Savannah morning news., 1886-06-19
sANDERsvILLEs HIGH SCHOOL.
A Big Crowd Turns Out to Hear the
Commencement Programme.

commencement Programme.
SANDERsVILLE, GA, June 1S.-Despite
the intense heat of last Tuesday an inn
mense crowd filed Watkins Rail in at
tendance upon the closing exercises OF the
Sandersville High School, both in the fore
noon and at the evening entertainment.
The average attendance has been 10 pu-
pills. upwards of 200 having been enrolled
during the term, and in the endeavor to
bring forward all in some manner, the
programme was rather long, but never
tedious, being happily interspersed with
music, drills, charades, a woodland scene,
Chinese dance, etc.
Four graduates received their diplomas
at the hands of DR.. Horatio n. Hollifeld,
who accompanied the presentation with
complimentary remarks in his we'll
known eloquent manner. The graduates
are Misses Mary Kittrell, Nora Cohn and
Gussie Joyner, and Mr.. Harry Evans.
At noon Col. S, G.. Jordan delivered a
short but eloquent, appropriate address,
at the conclusion of which he presented
the prizes to the winners. who had made
the highest average of scholarship.
First Grade-First prize, Miss Mary
Kittrell; second, Mr.. Harry Evans.
Second Grade-First, shared by Misses
Rosa TaliaferrO, Mary Martin and Matte
Harris.
Third Grade-First. shared by Miss Sal
lie May Burnett and Master Dan Harris !;
honorable mention of Misses Jewel John
ston and Carrie Roberts.
Fourth Grade-First. shared by Misses
Nora Hopkins, Clara Robson and Master
Byrd Lovett; honorable mention, Matte
TarburtOn and Annie Harris.
Fifth Grade-First, Emma Lawson !;
second, Claudia Martin; honorable men,
ton, Bessie Sparks and Ernestine Davis.
Sixth Grade-First, shared by Lizzie
Harris and Maud Hollenbeck: honorable
mention, Pauline Johnston, Lizzie Chap
man and Matte Robson.
Seventh Grade-First, shared by Addie
Lee Martin and Eddie Cohen; honorable
mention. Edith Lang, Deanie Joyner and
Hattie Weldon.
Eighth Grade-First, to Zettie DurIOo
for highest average; special prize to
George Chapman; honorable mention,
Alice Hollenbeck and Mamie Sparks.
Ninth Grade-First, ,GaIner Summerlin; (;
honorable mention, Eddie Sullivan.
The two Peabody medals were won by
Miss Mary Kittreli IN the High School de-
partment and Miss Emma Lawson in the
Grammar School.
The recitation OF "Dukite Snake -
''The Fire." and ''Asleep at the Switch, :"
by the sweet girl graduates, Misses Kit
tFell, OOhH anu JOYner, were rendered In
superb style, and the vaIedictorian, Mr..
Harry Evans, won golden opinions by the
happy manner Of his farewell speech.
Master Gamer Thigpen in the song,
"Melican Man." carried the audience by
storm.
At the beginning of the entertainment
your correspondent prepared to note such
young folks as acquitted themselves well
enough for special mention, but his list
grew so long that he was forced to aban-
don it.
The corps of teachers have acquitted
themselves of any possible charge of in
difference, negligence or incompetency,
and should be proud of the results of their
labor. They have been in office some
years, and are:
Prof. William Hugh Lawson, principal,
assisted by Miss Alice Hodnett in the high
school department; Miss Ella Mitchell,
intermediate; Mrs. c. G. Parsons, gram
mar school; Miss Maria b. Haynes, pri-
mary. The year has been pleasant to all
concerned, and eminently a successful
one for the school in pvarv Darfiaular