The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-09

Pearl Hardee, Ida Fields, Myrtle
Harper, Florence Hadley, Ella Keel,
Florence McEachern, Maggie Nc
Eachern, Flora McKinHon, Mary
Mcqueen, GussIe McIntire, Emma
Simmons, Annie Blount, Blanche
Draughan, Kate Williams.
Also certificates of proficiency
were awarded the follwing in cer>
tain departments
Misses Marie Shaw, Minnie Rec,
Alma Dawson, Leah Koonce Myr-
| tie Gunter, Ina Kinsey, lone May,
Blanche MurchlsoD, lola Anderson.
Prot. Klnsey made some touching
remarks to the graduating class, re-.
ferrlng to the beautiful motto which
they had arranged across the rear
of the rostrnm in quite an artistic
manner, which read, "The class of
'92. Not Finished but Just Begun
He told them that truly their stud
les were not finished, but had just
brgun; and with parting benedic'
ton he dismissed them.
AT NIGHT.-LOng before the
hour for opening the exercises the
chapel was packed to overtlowing
, and many came who could not be
seated.
The programme was long but so
interesting that the crowded audl>
ence were quiet throughout, and
the rounds of applause and the fIe
. quent encores evinced the high ap.
, probation of the sweet music and
8 the thrilling recitatlons. While
3 every one acquitted herself with
3 great credit to herself and the in
stitution, we make special mention
= OF "Nlgnt on Shiloh" by Miss
E Blanche Murchlson, and "The Cnal
(: lot Race" from Ben Hurr, by Miss
d Eva Kinsey.
The elocntion of the young ladies
= was very fine and the singing wal
= beautiful and showed how thorough
: had been their training in thu
l. voice.
e The entire programme of thu
evening was admirably arranged
q and the rendition in many respect
approached perfection.
81 At the conclusion of the exercises
l. President Kinsey made some state
o ments concerning the work of thu
e year and said that it had been tn,
most prosperous year IN the histor,
e of the school.
PRESIDENT KINsEY.
Il While it would be interesting t
Iprlnt the programme of the com
mencement in full, we think /
worth more to the cause of educa
|
school, its history, it's president an
ITS teachers.
y, Prof. Joseph Klnsey, the pres
dent OF Kinsey Female Seminary
: was born in Jones comfy, N. O.. il
1913. He was at an early age pre-
pared tor college and entered Trin
~ ity College under promising clrcum
stances. That dread calamity, wal
which cut off the hopes and pros
poets OF SO many thousands Q
iyoung men North and South, blast
ed for time the hopes of thi
:, young student. True to his patri
, otto impulses, he laid aside hi
books and turned from the quie
. life within college walls to the no
excitement and perilous scenes O
the battlefield.
- Through those four years O
bloody strife young Kinsey wa
true to the cause he espoused.
And when it was all over he re
= turned, with thousands of others, t.
start life anew with that strong in
dlviduality which has marked tn
course of 20 many Southern boy
who have risen to distinction an
y great usefulness. MIR. Klnsey turn
ed his attention to teaching, took !
as his profession, and has been pei
sistently pushing his work eve
y since. Among those whom he frs
j. trained may be mentioned Ex-COI
r gresham F. Nj. Simmons, of Ne,
,r Berne, and Col. A. c. Davis, tn
D. very successful principal of Davi
school, which made it's reputation
le at LAGRANGE, hut has recently NOV
a ed to Winston.
o. Mr.. Kinsey is one of the tor,
Is teachers of the times, and added t
E to the natural aptitude for teachln
c. and managing q school, he has
most genial disposition, a pleasan
e word and hearty welcome 70
G every one, and an energy that skip
ned Gfailure'' and all its sDnonv