The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-15
OUR PROSPERITY LETTER
The Commencement at Prosperity High
School-Othe: Matters.
Correspondence Herald and News.


School-Othe- Matters.
CORRESPONDENCE Herald and News.
PROSPERITY, June 13.-The exercise:
of Prosperity High School closed Oh
Thursday night. On Friday evening
the stockholders met-transacted their
business-adjourned, call a meeting OF
the trustees, who in like manner trans
acted their business without a jar, and
unanimously elected the former tea
chers, Prof. Z. O. Counts and Miss
Bessie Wheeler. Quick work, that,
and something hitherto unknown i'll
the history of this school, and which IS
another incontroverable evidence OF
the entire satisfact cn these teachers
have given their patrons.
On Wednesday night the annual
address was delivered by G.. w. Welch,
Of Houston, Texas, before large and
appreciative audience. The speaker is
a graduate of Newbserry College, and is
the father of Prosperity High School.
He began by naturally recurring to the
pleasant memories and scenes which
occurred during the progress of build
ing and placing of the school on a high
plane of morality and culture The
speaker, in his impressive STYLE then
launched forth in his subject urging
with much emphasis the great import
ance of connecting an Industrial branch
of the school for the development of
the students physical nature as we'll as
that of his mental qualifications. He
argued with mucl force that. for a
man or woman to reach the highest
pinnacle of usefulness, it was essentially
necessary that the physique be deve-
loped, and the hand and eye accurately
and studiously trained. He laid down
many apt propositions and truisms in
support Of his theories. One only will
be mentioned here. If an highly edu-
Gated mind in feeble body is capable
Of great things, how much greater
things could that man accomplish if
that great mind had its abode in a
healthy we'll trained and developed
body?
Prof. Welch has accepted the position
to fill the chair of Physics in Clemson
College, and will therefore become a
citizen of South Carolina again, i. e. if
Tue COlleSe ever o pens.
On Thursday nj ght the closing exer-
cises, and exhibition, were of an exceed
ingly high order. Every available space
in the building was occupied, and q
great many gentlemen had to be salts
| fed with standing room outside near
| the windows. The music was sweet
and exhilarating.
The exercises consisted of declama-
tions, dialogues and songs and music.
The students all acquitted themselves
with much credit and excited the admi-
ration of the packed audience, who on
their part preserved good order and
gave strict attention throughout, not
withstanding the sweltering heat. 1t
would be an act Of injustiae, were spe-
cial mention net made of Miss May
| Dominick in her recitation of "Class
History" Miss Rosa Wyse in MADAME
| Goodrich" Miss Gertrude Simpson as
yankee Aunt Miss Lula Moseley as
"Queen Of the Fairies" and Miss Anna
Traywick in her "Prophetic Visions of
the Future" While all were good, the
parts acted ard performed by these
young ladies were grand, yes, bordering:
on the sublime. The "Three Little:
Todies" was splendidly rendered by
three very small girls. The Bali
Song" "Waiter Song" and Building
Song" by the infant class brought
down the house. From the beginning
to the close Of the exercises, there was
not single ba;k or error made. This
is something remarkable in school of
ninety-seven scholars, and shows that
great care and much pains had been
bestowed on the classes by the teachers.
In fact too much credit cannot he given
Miss Bessie Wheeler, the efficient assis-
tant teacher, for her untiring zeal IL
the thorough preparation of the classes
for the public exhibition. Her prepara-
tions were all marked by precision and
thoroughness Of high and commenda-
BILE standard.
Tie scholastic year has closed and
everybody is happy and serene. The
students-beceuse they have rest rom
books and blackboards. The patrons
because they are proud of the marked
improvement Prof. E. O. Counts and
Miss Bessie Wheeler, have made on
their children. The teachers-because
they rest from. their labors. The people
at large. congratulate themselves upon
attending one of the best, if not the
best-closing exercises of Prosperity
High School.
It would require too much time and
space to mention the names of the
visitors here last week during the closing
exercises of the High School. Suffice
it to say that all were Hospitality en-
tertained, anC returned to their homes
happy and serene.
Thanks to the State Executive Com
mittee for putting Newberry's cam
paign day so late as August, 18th. Put
the evil day eff as long as possible.
Miss Carrie DeWalt and Bessie Tray
wick, have finished their courses at
College and are full graduates. The
former at Staunton (Eirginia.) Female
College and the latter at Columbia
Female College.
Miss Essie Wysa has returned home
from Hagerstown Female College.
This was her first year there.
Miss Mary Traywick, daughter of
Rev. J.B. Traywick, has been unani-
mously elected, by the Board of Trus-
tees of Colurabia Female College, to the
position of Assistant Teacher of rnathe-
matics and English. This was genuine
surprise to Miss Traywiek, she having
made no application for place, and is
a deserved compliment to her ability
and usefulness. She occupied the Sc
fond place in Prosperity High School
for one year, at end Of which she was
reelected for second term, but her
health at that time, was such as to
folce her to decline an acceptance. We
regret that Miss Mary Is going from
among US, but are truly glad that she
is going to occupy position Of honor,
of dignity and Of usefulness. We are
confident that she will in her new
sphere dc credit, not only to herself,
but to those who have conferred the
honor upon her, and to the institution
to which she is going. She is gradu-
ate of Columbia Female College. and
we know she loves her Alma Mater.
She posses true Christian character,
She is gentle, kind, meek aud lovely,
all of which 60 to make up true great
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