The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-07-04
Sheri6an's School.


Court House on the evening of. June
27th, at. half past eight O'clock. One
of the largest CT owds, ever assembled
in that ,capacious Court room, was
present to greet and encourage the
young men and boys in their last ap.
pearance as pupils in the scholastic
year drawing so nearly to its close.
The room was brilliantly illuminated
and the decorations upon the. wall,
railing Of the bar and tables present
ed most beautiful scene. No Won
der success crowned tho efforts of the
youthful speakers when-wbo could
not succeed amid such brilliant dis
play of flowers, of atTectionate regard
Of .kindred and Of such a Inanifesta-
lion Of deep concern by an entire
community of friends to education.
At half past eight o'clock the exer-
cises were opened with prayer by
Rev. o. A. Darby, and Mr.. II. &C..
Sheridan, the Principal, after reques-
ting the audience to remember the
speakers were but boys and many of
them children, and engaging the sym
pathy of their hearers, introduced
the speakers in the following order:
L Don't know what TO say; by
Marshall Murray. :
2 The Dead Child's Ford j; by Hen
ry Boliver.
3 An Appeal; by Gussie Kohn.
4 The Atlantic Cable; by Louis
Link.
5 Close Of School ; by George Cor
nelson.
IS The Village Blacksmith /, by
Charlie Fischer.
Z Rilleman's Fancy Shot; by Robie
Izlar.
8 The Flesh Brush; by James L.
Rush.
9 Ye Winged Winds; by Richie
Pike.
10 Truth; by Alexander Brunson.
IL Truth and Honor; by frankie
Wilcock.
12 Sword of Bunker Hill; by
George Bolivcr.
l3 The Sword by Shellie Scoville.
Il Conquered Banner; by Morti-
mer Glover.
Is Jack Frost by Johnnie Danner.
i6 Soldiers Dream; by Wesley
Brown.
II Never Give Up; by Johnnie
Perryclear. ~,
IS Burial of Sir John Moors; by
Freddie Dantzler.
10 Tribute to the Brave ; by Mari
on Danner.
20 Curfew shall not ring tonight !;
by Joseph Link.
21 Suffering of the South by Hen
ry Ii. Brnnson.
% South Carolina; by Maxcy G..
Bryant.
23 Return of British Refugees; by
Elliott Strauss.
"a Eclipse; by Gussie Kohn and
John Perryclcar.
20 Contrast; by Euclin Reeves.
26 Criminality Of Dueling; by
Capers Bull.
27 Lees Surrender; by Charles B.
Glover.
28 Massachusetts and South Caro-
lima; by George Nj. Collier.
29 The People always Conquer;
by Edward Scoville.
80 a New School; by Marion
Danner, Joseph Link and Henry
Brnnson.
81 Respect for the South by Peter
&. Brunson.
80 The Baron's last Banquet by
Harry Dawson.
33 Duties Of Southern young Men
by Asbury II. Williams.
81 Our Country (OriginaD; by
Henry S. Wannamaker.
s5 Valedictory (OriginaD by B.
II. Moss. =.
sc Debate by II. S. Wannamaker,
A. II. Williams, 3, II. Moss, E. SEQ
vile, q. d. Bull, G. nj. Collier, PC.
Brunson, II. II. Brunson, W. G. Bry-
ant, Harry Dawson.
MARSHALS-E. Scoville, A. H.
Williams, p. G. Brunsons G. Il. Glov-
er.
at proper intervals between the
sets of speakers the Orangeburg
Quintette Club furnished most de-
lightful music which was a very en-
joyable variation in the exercises of
The evening.
Discrimination here is ont Of order
yet we will express our opinion, with
no claims 20 impartiality however,
based upon the almost universal judg-
ment of visitors, chat the pupils with
ont n single exception acquitted
themselves well and reflected much
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