The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-05-21
CLOSING EXERCISES
OF WINSTON GRADED SCHOOL
FRIDAY NIGHT.

OF WINSTON GRADED SCHOOL
FRIDAY NIGHT.
A Large and Cultured Audience Hon.
ored the Occasion and Showers of
Applause Greeted the Participants.
The closing exercises of the Win
ston Graded School were held in their
handsome and beautifully ornament
ed Assembly Hall Friday night. There
was assembled large and cultured
audience, and many were unable to
secure seats or standing room. The
exercises were presented under a select
and well arranged programme
which gave brilliant variety to the
charms and delights of vocal music,
pleasantly interrupted by the an
nOuncement of distinctions, presenta-
tion of prizes, awarding of certificates
of graduation, etc.
At $50 O'Clock prayer was offered
by Rev. w. C. Norman. The musical
feature was commenced by a choral
selection from Mozart, "Gloria-
Twelfth Mass participated in by
class of so. This was pleasantly ex-
| ecuted and called forth repeated en-
| cores.
At this juncture, Supt. Blair an
| nounced that the speaker who was to
have delivered the annual address,
Mr.. E. A. Alderman, of Goldsboro, was
unavoidably absent, being at the time
quite i'll with fever. The announce
| ment was received with profound re-
| gret; this feature, however, was val
uably supplemented, later in the
evening, by timely remarks from
Messrs. Clement Manly and W. A.
Blair.
One of Mende'ssohn's most difficult
and yet most charming vocal trios-
s'Lift Thine Eyes-Elizah. was rem
dered by Misses Lillian Crutchfield,
Lizzie Crawford and Mamie Wood.
A shower of applause was here the re-
ward of a delighted assembly.
| Clement Manly. Esq, next stepped
to the front, and in his usual grace
full and ornate style spoke of the rap.
id advancement of educational inter
ests. .co-extensive and co-existive with
the natural advancement of other
interests, and the consequent better
adaptation of the practical sciences
His remarks were well put and time
| ly, at the conclusion of which he
awarded the prizes as follows:
The H. Montague Scholarship
Medal to Miss Lou Gorrell. This
medal is presented annually by Mr..
H. Montague, of this city, and is a
large and very handsome gold
trophy. AS a token of parental es-
TEEN for the high position taken bv
Miss Gorrell, she was further pre-
sented with a gold watch from her
parents.
The gold medal offered by the
Standard Music Company, to Miss
Lillian Crutchfeld
The silver medal given by Mr.
Brown, the music instructorfto Miss
Mamie Wood.
The book for excellency in music,
given by Mr. Blair, to Miss Lizzie
Crawford
Master Hugh Paylor was the sue.
cessful competitor for book offered
by Prof. Bickett, of the seventh grade
and was presented with a copy oi
Shakespeare.
A gold pen was awarded to Miss
Sadie Biting for her high stand in
school.
Special mention was here made oi
a gold watch presented Christmas tt
Miss Ethel Foust for best marching
and best attendance in her grade.
The Grand Honor Roll, compris
ing the names of students who ha(
been on the roll of honor four consec
utive quarters was read as follows
Second Grade: Rebecca Glenn, Tub
Rose, Berke Adams, Mamie Coble
Eva Poindexter.
Third Grade: Thomas Foust, JohI
Blume, Stella Phelps, Laura Davis
Lee Davis.
Fourth Grade. Ethel Foust, Carrie
Crutchfield, G. Norfeet, Powell Dob
son.
Seventh Grade: Hugh Paylor, Bal
lard Grinder, Cora Brewer, Georgi
Murphey.
Ninth Grade: Lou Gorrell.
: "Parla," a vocal selection from
, Arditti, was next rendered gently an
charmingly by Miss Lillian Crutch
field. There was an exquisite tender
, ness in her singing and it's gentle in
fluence rested on all who lisCeneC
This was indeed charming and tn
audience applauded.
The diplomas, II in number, wer
; presented by Mr. W. A. Blair. Pr
iiminary to their presentation MI
l Blair spoke feelingly of the .s'by gon
9 days" when he was associated wit
this class; when he walked anon
: them-talked among them and learl
, ed to love them. He wished for theI
the blessings of a long and eventf'
: life with the heavenly Injunction I
4 "weli done" at last.
! The "Class Song" followed, aftt
= which the doxology was sung by tt
: entire audience and the benedictio
n pronounced by Rev. E. p. Davis.