The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-15
TUESDAY. JUNE Is, 1856.
The Abbeville High School.

II Abbeville High School.
The closing exercises of the Able.
vile High School were witness.
ed by a large crowd in the Court House
on Thursday evening. The exercises
were divided into two parts. The first
part OF the evenin6 was devoted 10 the
execution Of the following programme :
Debate-Subject, (which confers the
greater benefits, Wealth or Content
ment." Affirmative : Masters Thomas
Parker, Lambert White, James Perrin.
Negative : Fraser Livingston, James
Cothran, Andrew Edwards.
French composition-Subject. "Lu
MemotI'e." Written by Miss Annie
Hemph.ll, G by Capt. Bonham.
hecItation-~The Conquered Banner.n
Master Andrew Wardlaw.
English composition-"Romance and
Reality" Written by Miss Jennie lei
gler, read by Mr.. Willie Thompson.
kecitatlon-"Guilty or not guilty o.
Master Walter Visanski.
Latin composition-"ArS SLUlenai."
Written and read by Master Thomas
Parker.
The committee appointed to decide
the debate reported their decision in
= OF the negative, saying however,
that the vote stood seven to five in favor
of the negative.
The pupils all did we'll. We would
mention the recitation by Master Wal
ter. as showing unusual power Of decla-
nation.
:" ART II.
This consisted Of a play by the small
er children Of the School entitled the
"Sleeplng Princess" The play opened
ny an address from the King OF Dream
land, in which he announced the birth
OF u baby princess and issued Il procla-
nation for a grand christening feast, to
winch the fairy queen Titania and all
her train were invited. In the midst of
the feast, appears Malacina, a wicked
larry, and in revenge for not having
been invited to the feast, condemns the
infant princess to die by a wound from
q spindle. The queen appeals to n
tania to break the charm. but Titania
declares her inability to do so. but
promises to turn aside its HARM" The
princess she says will have to sleep an
hundred years, but ut the end of that
time will be awakened by Prince Charm
ing Iltania %counselS the breaking of
wheels, aud the Punishment of all shin
ster'. The Princess on reaching the are of
eighteen, loses her way when out walk.
ing, and wanders into an old garnet.
where she finds an old dame. Tabitha'
spinning. She wounds herself when
spinning and immediately falls into an
enchanted sleep. Queen Titania puts
oil her friends to sleep also, and at the |
enc OF the hundred years, the Princess
ana her trends are awakcd by Prince
Charming. 80. W.
Below we give the caste of charac-
ters: ALL of the pupils acted their parts
well, but it was the universal verdict
That Miss. lizzie Marshall, in Malacina,
could not be surpassed.
DRAMATIs rERsoNR.
Somnoicnicus, King of Drcamland-Mr j. !
Domino, Queen--Miss Edna Tusten.
IrihcesS, Arabella-Miss Agnes Quarlcs.
Grand Chamberlain-Mr. Masoi DnPrc.
nrince Charming-M Mr.. is. Cothran, Jr.
White ~ ""''
Elfnella-Miss Florence Templcton.
Rosalinc-Miss Jennie Perrin.
Lucina-Miss Mamie Perrin.
Meiodis-Miss Mamie Lee.
Violseta-Miss Florence Henry.
M~alicina-Miss Lizzie Marshall.
Other Fairies Misses Ida Hammond, An
ME Henry, Ida Miller, Gussie Caughman, Ur-
sula Wasmansky, Grace Smith, Mabel Tus-
ten, Annie Buorman, Matte Mann, Eva KIRBY.
tlorlde Calhoun, Willie Calhoun, Jennie Per,
I'm, Lucy White, Violet Jordan and Lula
Hughes. N
Heralds-Robbie Perrin and Coulter Cath
ran. WV"
Courtiers-Mustcrs Thos. Parker, Andrew
Edwards, Henry Livingston, Thomas Thom-
son. Andrew Wardlaw, Charlie Hammond,
frank Parker, Arthur Hammond, Walter
visanski, Lewis Perrin, Foster Kirby md
Miles Brooks. "A
Court Ladie'.Misses Addie Russell, Jen-