The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-06-30
PICNIC 1NH EXHIBITION.


The Closing Exercises of n Prosperous
SCHOOL, -Cretlitable Examination.- Inter-
esting Speeches and u Right, Royal Din
ncr.
1t was'our good fortune to be pres
ent at the exhibition Of Miss. G.. j..
sh9lt2n's school at Simpsons Turnout
on last We{anesdpyn lfc 9th inst. A
regular programme had been prepared
for the occasion and the exercises in
pursuance of it were elegantly and
gracefully conducted by our popular
and dignilicd school commissioner.
After an appropriate prayer by the
Rev. !. d. Iluygims, tf that co mmu-
nifty, tho examination iii the various
branches were begun and continued
during the whole Of the, forenoon. In
character they were thorough, rigid
and searching, and the accuracy and
efficiency displayed were alike credit
able to teacher aud to pupils.
The toughest ordca! over, all hearth
ly partooll Of the Splendid aud tempt
ing rcpast so lavishly prepared, and it
+ necdless to say that this interesting
tcatnrc Contributed 10 little to the
success of the occasion. =. 49,, 49,.
, The Ladies' Sewing Society lad a
stand with cake and lemonade in the
afternoon for the- bepcft of the church,
which was well patconized.
The following is the programme of
the afternoon exercises:
:; SPEECHES.
EindGp"-Thomas Smart.
"Spring"-Jamcs Guuncll.
AlwavssSpeak the Truth"- Reuben
richardson. .:
calm Higb"-Willie Nelson
"Young Spcakcr"-Fra,k Brown.
l.. "rho Light ut IIouc" - Alberta
Dunlap-T'x -.
Conc By One"-Eliza Taylor.
"No God'-Mary Richardson. q,
'Dare and Do"-Anna ITuigood.
"Dcservc It"zrNora Dunlap.
"Voyagc Of Litc"-Firgiuia Christ
'|Be Firm"-Kate Christmas ~
"God Made All Things"-Eliza Mel
sonG" -.
"Field Daisy"-Janie Brown.
"rhrce Yoices"-Susie Gunncii.
'!IInRPiiicss s"-Jessie. HARRISON.
"Checr Up, My Friclids" Bessie
DIAI0uUES.
"The Scasohs''- Eliza Nelson, jamie
Brown, Jessie Harrison, Bessie Ilarri-
son. ,j..,,
;"Littlc Folks OH ona-Jcssic ia J liar
rison, Bessie Harrison. ~:-,.> '.." :.
"Not Worth Knowing''-Thomas
Smart, Jesse Hbmpllries.-, =. ~.
"Discontcntcd.' .'Girls"-Susie Gun
ncH, Kate Christmas.
"The Swallow and I"-Susio Gun
nell Jessie Harrison.
"School-day Charade"-Alhcyta Dun
hp, Susie Gunncll, Eliza Nelson, l1iz-
zie Paul, Jessie Harrison, Reuben
Richardson. "...
"Good Maxims"- Thomas Smart,
Elliott Kennedy, John Uumphrics,
Jesse lIumphrics, Willie Nelson, Rcu-
ben Richardson, Albert Richardson,
Frank Brown, james Gunncii, john
Perry.
"Attcr Fashion, Alberta Dunlap;
Nora Dunlap, Eliza Nelson:
".The I)olls'-Willie Nelson, Eliza
Nelson, Susie Gunnell, Thomas Smart.
ga Glad Surprise"- Mary Richard
son, Eliza Taylor, G.. j.. Shelton; Anna
llaigood, Reuben Richardson, Frank
Brown. - 81:
".Alice's Party"-Susic Gi,nihcll, Jcs-
nell, Jessie Harrison, Bessie Harrison,
Lizzie Paul, Elliott Kennedy.
"School Girls"-z Mary Richardson;
Virginia Christmas, Thomas Smart.
"Curing the lnvaliu"--A Marry. .lllch-
ardson, Nora Dunlap, Eliza Taylor,
Kate Christmas, Virginia Christmas. =
Enlightened ut Nothing" = Bessie
Harrison, Jessie .Istlrisen, Sdsio G un-
nell, jamie Brown, John Iiumphrics.
;. "Bonrdilig 'Round"-Nora Dunlap,
Eliza Taylor, Kate Christmas, Susie
Gunncll, VII lie Nelson, Reuben Rich
ditlsoh3 Frapk BROWN .,. :.
1'The Censtls Tnkcr"- Thomas Smart,
Alberta Dunlap, Nora Dunlap, Eliza
Taylor, Jesse Humphries. .
The entire programme was interest
Ing and entertaining to tho end. The
participants Acquitted Themselves liand7
somely inaccd. Among the dcclaimcrs
Misses Alberta Dunlap, Nora Dunlap,
Susie GunnclI, Mary Richardson and
Bessie Harrison and Master Thomas
Smart deserve SPECIAL mention.
Prizes for obscryance Of the rules,
close attention to study and punctual-
lily weEo awarded to the following
persons, to-wit: THOMAS Smart, first
prize; Nora Dunlap, second prize ;
Mary Richardson, third prize; Eliza
Nelson, fourth prize; james Guhncll,
fifth prize. ..:.
Addresses were made during the
afternoon by Mcssrs. O. W. Buchanan
and, g. A. Douglass, of Winnsboro.
The vaIcdictory address by ,Ntastcr
Thomas Smart brought the; exercises
Of the day to q close and tho young
orator displayed talent of no mean
ofdcf. =, 49,, z....