The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1892-06-23
THE LAST NIGHT
OF HARDWOOD SEMINARY. COM.
MENCEMENT EXERCISES.

1 Wednesday evening Of last week closed
The exercises Of HARDWOOD Seminary by the
kindergarten and Primary classes
Prayer was offered by Rev. J. A. Wynne
Instrumental duet by Cora Cheney and
Maria Brumby ,
Instrumental music, war March, by
Mary Reynolds
kindergarten class favored the,audience
with song. "JohnAie's Trade"
Instrumental music, by Blanche Barnes.
instrumental music by Emma Wallace.
kindergarten class song, The Clock I"
! Instrumental music, by Jennie Glover.
Then the blooming "Sunfowers' ren>
dered splendid little play, Rotations and
songs all combined.
Prof Stewart then presented the prizes
as follows:
the FIRST honor, Senior graduate, Miss
DOVE Blair. Her brother, Col. d. W.
Blair, presented her gold medal as tes>
timonial of his appreciation Of her work
The Senior Medal for scholarship, given
by Mrs, S. D. Hsrwood, awarded to Miss
May Gober. eF
The Senior Essay Medal, giyeh by The
A. P. B:antley Co., was awarded to Miss
Marielle Nesbitt.
h Senior Instrumental Music Medal, given
by Col W. R. Power, was awarded to Miss
May Gober.
Junior Essay Medal, given by Mr.. A..
7. Leake, was awarded to Miss May McIn
.tosh
Junior Elocution Medal, given by Mr..
I. W..Glover, was awarded to Miss May
Mcintosh.
First Year Elocution Medal, awarded to
Miss Mary Reynolds.
Drawing medal awarded to Miss Jennie
Glover.
Art Medal, given by Mr.. B. R. Legg
was awarded to Miss Leila Handy.
Intermediate Music Medal awarded to
Miss Jennie Glover.
Roll OF Honor Pupils for ten months:
Senior Class-Misses Blair, Gober, Nc
Kinney and Nesbitt. Miss Nesbitt has been
on the roll of honor tor three successive
years.
Junior Class-Miss Louise Schilling.
First Year Class-Miss Lottie Lou Mur~
ray made the highest average Misses Jen.
ME Glover Elma Reynolds and Della Hill.
Observation-Disclosures Maria Brumby,
Cora Cheney and Mary Reynolds.
Primary-Misses Jennie Gibbes, Nita
Money, Eva Gobe-, Ruth Northcutt, Em
ma Wallace, Corydon Hames, Laura Shu
CART, Maud Foster and Mary Dean Towers.
The Senior Debate, Resolved, That
the present convict lease system of Geor-
gia should be abolished" was decided by
the judges in favor of the negative. The
Affirmative debaters were Misses McClatchy
and Nesbitt. Negative, Misses Mckinney
and Blair.
During the ten months, Miss Leila Ham
By was without tardy or absent mark,
showing fine record
At the conclusion of the exercises, Judge
George F. Gober, chairman of Board of
Education, announced that the Marietta
public schools would be opened on the
frst day of September without doubt.
The superintendent and teachers would be
elected very soon and the system inaugu>
rated.
The Male Academy building has been
secured for the white males, and build
ing for the colcred had also been secured.
Negotiations for HARDWOOD Seminary build
ing were under way, but whether the Board
succeeded in getting this building or not, q
building would be secured and the system
inaugurated and that the Board was in
earnest about it.
The Board met Friday and elected Prof.
]. &. Stewart superintendent at salary
Df 81 200 per annum.
OLIVE SPRINGS.