Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-05-26
IJR DENNY BUDGET.
CLOSING EXERCISES OF
MR.PEURIFoY'ss SCHOOL.

CLOSING EXERCISES OF
Mk.PEURIFOY's SCHOOL.
Speeches Made by Messrs. Lanier,
atson, and Hill.-Col. Bob
atson's Ringing, Logical,
land Captivating Words. =.
M EDITOR The refreshing
and nch-needed showers of the
pasts week have enliyened the
spirits of the farmers 'and added
yigoEito the ploughman's song.
While the islands" of cotton are
stinpoor, corn is looking we'll and
thesgrain crop promising.
Tie closing exercises Of the
Denhy High School, for which ex-
celRnt preparation had been made
boM for an elaborate display on
the part of the scholars and for
the comfortable accommodation
of tie spectators, took place Thurs
dayIevening, May 18th, followed
byG8 delightful picnic on Friday.
b the stage, which was beauti-
fully decorated, were, besides the
PHAcipal and pupils, Rev. A. F.
BerSy, School Commissioner Hill,
thssMessra, Coleman aud Mrs. DR..
EIlthese latter having kindly
coasented to furnish music..for. the
!. .e'yg'eaaing. y
The exercises were opened with
a short but eloquent prayer by
Re#gMr. Berry.
Nth credit to the school, to the
pfids!of the patrons epd the de-
.ligM of the large audience was
carfied out the interestings pro-
gnHme, consisting of speeches,
recItations, and dialogues.
Te music was superbly sweet
and Genchanting. Indeed its sweet
neAsurely rivalled that made by
oraheus Of old whom he was en-
de&oring to rescue the unfortu-
naH.loved one of his bosom from
PlHonic regions.
Prof Peurifoy will now rest a
season from his labors. This will
be The more enjoyed as he is as
sprall. l,oth by word ana act 'nai
s;sN.ssl. iiaa heen highly satss-
!: a'r 1sy. tne dhY .or t'ie l''f''atc.
va, an 3oe,ii 0;'~
The I@port thai @oi ;5o5 7. 2isa3'
you'd be pr cent and wouEd sp':ills
brought out yne whole community
Rev. Mr.. Berry being called up
on, made a brief but pointed ex-
temporaneous sddress on the in
creasing importance of general
education.
Mr.. Hill being introduced re.
viewed with pleasure the county
school-work, saying, among many
other encouraging things res spect-
ing the interest now being man
ifested throughout the country on
the subject of education, "that
whereas four years ago there were
only three schools in the county
that ran longer than the public
time, now there were 26 running
from eight to ten months"
1.-THE above is given purely iron
memory and as we understood it
We may have misquoted in som
respects.
Col. Watson was Introduce
next. While he is not so long
winded as some to whom we hav
listened, yet his common sens
way of saying thing and hi
honesty and manliness of eS
preston carry with them sur
conviction.
; he began by saying that "a
Though we had a cloudless sky tc
day, nevertheless a cloud of III
creasing blackness was overhang
; ing our State" He produced fact
and figures showing that the nj
groes were never more earnest an
, persistent in their efforts to obtai
! an education, and unless the whit
people of South Carolina awoE
!. from their lethargy on the subje'
of more universal education, tt
4 doom of the State was sealed. III
n whites are too Indifferent on
subject of suoh vast import. Viii
Q hewas not in favor of tearing dow
any school, yet was glad the pc
pie would soon have a school tn
would prove blessing to mar
with limited means. While II
TI,;rors;t,, bod history of Whl(