The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-06-11
Closing Exercises OF the Honea Path
School.

The people Of Honea Path and sur
rounding country always look forward to
the Commencement exercises of the
Honea Path High School with the bright
est anticipations, and they are never dis
appointed. After very prosperous ses-
sion, the School closed last week with its
usual services, and, as usual, attracted q
large crowd OF visitors. every one OF whom
enjoyed the occasion to its fullest extent
The exercises began on Thursday evening,
but owing to the pressure of business we
did not reach the village until Friday
morning. We spent the day and night
there, and witnessed the remainder Of the
exercises.
On Thursday evening the Palladian
Literary Society, which is composed OF the
young ladies Of the School, celebrated it's
first anniversary. Miss Jenn lie Shirley,
President OF the Society, presided with
ease and grace. The following was the
program for the evening:
Salutatory-Miss Rosa Eskew, Grove,
8. G..
Chorus-Evening Bells.
Recitation-tThe Travelled Parson,"
Miss Lille Harrison, Fairview.
Reading-"B soliloquy," Miss
Bessie Shirley, Honea Path.
instrumental Duett-"Lauterbach,"
Misses Zula Brock and Leora Harper.
Recitation--"The Painter of Seville"
Miss Leila Moore, Honea Path.
Vocal solo-"Maggie May" Miss Eta
Latimer. Honea Path.
Observation-Disclosures in the Camp" Miss
Lille Shumate, Honea Path.
Reading-"Uncle Daniel" Miss Attic
Major, Honea Path.
Vocal Quartette-"Slow Fades the
Evening Light"
Recitation-"How Jane Conquest Rang
the Bell" Miss Ettie Lattimer.
instrumental Solo-"Old Black Joe"
Miss Zula Brock.
Valedictory-Miss Bessie Thomas Able.
vile.
On Friday morning the building was
again crowded to its utmost seating ca.
pacity. The exercises began promptly at
10 o'clock, and the program consisted OF
speeches and recitations, interspersed with
sweet music, by the pupils of both sexes
of the primary department. At the con-
sioner Wardlaw delivered very interest
ins address, his subject being "Sticka-
bility." He urged the boys and girls to
choose some honorable avocation, and to
stick to it through life. It was very ap-
then taken for dinner.
In the afternoon the annual address be-
fore the Pierian and Palladian Literary
Societies was delivered by Rev. ]. A. Cliff
ton, Of Greenyille, his subject being "the
dignity of man." which he handled in an
able and interesting manner. Then came
the delivery of prizes, as follows: Schol.
arship-for the highest average in school
during the year, Miss Bessie Thomas; /;
gold medal-for the next highest average,
little Katie Hudgens; for the greatest
number of headmarks during the year,
Master John Moore; for the most i'm.
provement in writing in the primary de-
partment, and for the best written exer-
cises in school during the year, Miss Eula
Donald.
Friday evening at 81 o'clock the second
anniversary of the Pierian Literary So
ciety was celebrated. Our young friend,
Clarence J. Brock, President of the Soci.
ETY., welcomed the audience in few re.
marks, and introduced the original orator,
Mr.. l.. P. Brock, whose speech was fol.
lowed by declamations from Messrs. j. G..
Payne and Jerry Mckenzie. The debate
was next in order, and the subject, IRE.
solved, that foreign immigration is bene-
fetal to the United States," was ably dis.
cussed by Messrs. W. B. Ezell and M. a.
MCGEE in the affirmative and Messrs. W,
H. Pepper and W. c. Sharp in The mega
tive. The deciding committee decided in
favor Of the negative. The exercises were
interspersed with some fine music. This
closed an inter esting occasion.
Prof Watkins, the popular Principal,
was untiring in his efforts to make the
occasion interesting to his patrons and in
structive to his pupils, and we'll did be
| succeed. Everything passed of without 9
hitch, and many compliments were paid
the Principal and his pupils. Honea
Path has one Of the best Sigh Schools in
the Stale, and her people have right to
be proud of it.