Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-06-09
For the Orange County Observer.

For the Orange County Observer
Mn. EDITOR 1t was my pleasure
On Friday the 25tk ol,imo to attend
the closing exercises of Mr., Z. Il.
Bowl,ng's school q. Bowling's Acad.
envy, Durham county, \. c. 10
early morn the weather WIS exceed
ingly threatening, but ere the hour
arrived for the order Of the day TO
begin, the clouds bad scattered and
every thing again looked cheerful.
Quite a large crowd assembled from
The surrounding country TO partici'
pate in the pleasure OF the occasion.
Everybody seemed to be in high
life and great expectancy, and |
think | voice the sentiments OF all
when | say they fully realized their
expectation. The exercises were
opened with prayer by this writer,
after which came the address OF vel
come by Mr.. Walter .. Clark, (which
to eay the least OF it was indee' :'ne,
and made all feel very niue a:
home. Then came the declamations,
Ola ogues and essays, all OF which
were we'll rendered. 'Iwould afford
me much pleasure to speak Of each
participant by name, as we'll as their
subjects, but time and space will not
permit, therefore | a mention only
a few. The "Farmers Experiment."
SO Admirably rendered by Master II
Lus,er Bowling, impressed US with
the fact that in HIM were the elel
men,s Of an orator. The essay on
"Dixic's IIeroines," by Miss Leila Il
Hall, was indeed fine, and won tor
her not only the admiration Of those
present, bu. the prize tor the best
read essay. The dialogue titled
The Old Man and His Darter," SO
admirably rendered by Messrs. j. F..
Co,hran and JOS. Is. Bowling, Misses
Alice Cothran and Corinne Bowling,
convulsed the audience with laughter.
The defamation by Mr.. Jos. Bowl
ing, subject "Mnslc and Mules
was wei! delivered and much en-
joyed. The essay 90 Music" by
Miss Cor.nne Bowling was very
good, and impressiveiy read. MIR.
j. r. Cothrans speech on the "Evll
Eject of Wh,skev," was a rare treat
and so we'll delivered that We were
impressed with the tact that We were
listening TO an orator who was in
deed master of the situation. The
VaIedictory, by Mr.. Jos. B. Bowling
was very touching and brought te
Il mind the day when We badt
adleu to teachers and schoolmates a
Fairfield Academy. The morning
, exercises being concluded we took
recess OF an hour or two during
which time 3 most su nptuous dinner
was spread, and all partook to theil
satisfaction. This part Of the Pro
gramme being ended, we re Assem-
bled under the beautiful arbor t(
await the treat then in store for Us
AT the appointed hour, Mr.. Simeon
} Bowling IN a few appropriate re
I marks introduced the orator of tn,
day, the Hon. X. w. Winston, o
Oxford, N. c., who delivered an ap
propriate and we'll timed address
r sparkling with wit and fine though,
: us se'os 10 undertake even al
outline OF the address, and we vii
SIMPLY add it was as fine as we eve
hand IN or rn, ~ tk;, -l
The time for delivering the prize
having arrived, MIR. Winston an
nounced the successful contestants
:, and in a few well timed remarks de
lvefed a beaulliu! gold medal t
Miss Corinne Bowling, an elegan
%s,lve. medal TO Mr.. JOS. Is. Bowling
: and a handsomely bound book L
+ Mr., Frank Bowling as a reward TO
: lh,lr proficiency III spelling. Ih,
writer then IN IA few Driet remark
" delivered an elegantly bound vol
nue OF Byrons pocms TO Mr.. !. +
, CotfIran as u reward Tor his incl
! decia'med speech. The Rev. T. l
'riooDe, 10 a short. but i%nstructiv,
speech, delivered a beautiful auto
:, graph album 10 Miss Leila II. Hal
r as > reward for her splendid etfor
=, III COMPOSITION reading Thus ende,
one OF me most enjoyable orcaslo,
+, twas ever my pleasure 10 attend. Il
c"ncl"sion, let me say that Nj
Sowing, the worthy Principal. de
j, serves nuch credi, tor his ability i,
building up t~irst-clsss school AN,
arranging tor q Commencement.
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