The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-09-25
Wa1ker.s1cElmoy1e School.

Last Thursday evening, September 10th,
we had the pleasure of witnessing the
closing exercises of the summer session of
Walker. McElmoyle school At o'clock,
the hour appointed, the house was filled
to o>overfcwing with the friends and
patrons of the school. The exercises were
commenced with song and prayer. Then
followed an essay, songs, recitations and
speeches. Everything moved liked clock
work. The children and young peo-
pie seemed thoroughly to understand
their respective pieces, and when they
were called for by the Chairman, Master
George Blassingame, they assembled the
rostrum, and, without any prompting.
spoke, sang, or recited as though, to them,
it were thing of daily occurrence. It
was really refreshing to see the heartiness
with which the children engaged in the
exercises. Even the little children re.
cited their gems and sang, apparently,
was nothing light or trifling about the
whole affair. Care and taste was dis.
played in all the selections, and many of
the pieces would have done credit to much
older pupils.
The instrumental music was furnished
by Prof. Reeves, who has been teaching
music in the school, and to whom much
of the success of the evening was due.
The annual address was delivered by
Hon. Charles Fl. Carpenter, of Pickens.
His pleasing and instructive speech was
we'll received by all.
The closing scene, though common in
some respects, was rather unusual. It
was the marriage OF Mr.. j. r. Newton Of
Anderson, to the assistant teacher, Miss
Lucy Ellis of Pickens. The wedding
had been planned as surprise to the
school, but some how the affair leaked
out, so when the time came for the bridal
party to enter every one was in eager ex-
performed by Rev. T. G. O'Dell.
This ended very enjoyable entertain
ment at Walker -McElmoyle. The only
drawback to the pleasures OF the evening
was the oppressive heat which, Of course,
no one could help. The exercises GER
tainly reflect credit on the teachers, and
should be gratifying to the patrons Of the
school. This community has long been
in need of a good and permanent school.
This need is now being realized. The
Trustees of the Walker. M cElmoyle prop.
erty have been fortunate in securing the
services of Miss Olivia Newton, whose
reputation as teacher is well known to
the readers Of the INTELLIGENcER. She
has gone to work, and is laboring with
marked success to build up the school.
During the last term she had sixty pupils,
and the number will, doubtless, be
greatly increased by the next session.
Our people are slow to take hold of good
thing, but they are beginning to appre.
ciate the efforts OF Miss Newton. They
have only TO unite in supporting their
teacher with their sympathy and patron.
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schools, of the kind, in the country. ALI
parents cannot send their children off to
boarding schools, but all who live in
reach Of Walker -McElmoyle can give
their children good training, and when
they entrust them to Miss Newton they
may rest assured that they are under the
care of competent, christian teacher,
who will use every means of training
them for the duties and responsibilities of
life. j. D. M.
1fajors, S. G., Sept. 1G, 1890.