The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-05-25
The lei. Montague Scholarship and
= Standard Music Company Music
Medals Awarded to Misses Wood.
Miller and Wilson-The Salem
Academy scholarships.


with song entitled ''Oh! Wales With
Sunlight Smiling"
In a few brief but beftting
words A. II. Eller, Esq, introduced
Rev. Charles Z. Taylor, president of
Wake Forest College, who delivered
the annual address.
In his opening remarks DR.. Taylor
said that twenty Yeas ago he rode
through this section and passed by
ForSyth's old courthouse. AT that
time Winston was small hamlet.
But her growth since then has
been wonderful. She has Joined haLdS
with her venerable sister, old Salem.
/ have had the pleasure of visiting
Winston several times since then, and
I have always had an admiration for
her vim and aggressiveneSs. Disas-
trous CONGREGATIONS have recently Wis
tied the town-such cOnflagrations as
would down almost any other town
but Winston continues to grow and
prosper.
.'The Twin-City furnishes US with
an object lesson for the new South.
Citizens. | congratulate you upon all
these things. But | congratulate you
more on your educational interests.
The venerable Salem Female Acade-
my is more vigorous today than ever
in her history. Then comes your
magnificent system of graded schools
| congratulate you upQn~~fff these
things beca Use ed dcdti0n isrthe hope Of
NeW North Carolina. Would to God
Nd in every hamlet in the State
such a school as You have in Win
stOn.
1--WE make very great mistakes
sometimes. There is no education in
the world that will take the place Of
common sense. a fool educated will
be a fool still"
DR.. Iaylor'S closing remarks were
addressed to the parents. He said ::
PUT what money you have into the
education of your children. Give
| them the best education possible. DO
| this for the sake of your town and
State, and above all, fer the sake Of
your children"
was very creditabIy rendered by Misses
| Mamie Wood. Lessie Alspaugh, Ber-
| tia Miller and Sallie Wilson, members
| of the senior class.
| Owing to the absence from the city
| of Hon j. G. Buxton, e. E. Gray,
Esq, presented the medals to the
| graduating class, composed of the fol-
| lowing ladies and gentlemen:
Misses Luella Leak, Mamie Wood,
Lessie Alspaugh, Bertha Miller, Der
| tina Lloyd, Matte Richardson, Dora
Anderson, Florrie Brown, Cora Brewer,
| Bessie Blum; Messrs. Fletcher Bailey
| and Robbie Follin
| Mr. Gray's presentation address was
both able and appropriate.
The Athletic medals were presented
! by Rev Robt. E. Caldwell. He said
that education could be classified IN
! der three headingS-the head, heart
I and heel.
! The prizes were handsnefs little gold
4. uuouons and were 0iTen by several cit
| liens. The donors and successful Con-
testapts are as follows:
First prize on 100 yards dash, by
! Willis E. Hall, won by Fletcher
| Bailey.
One mile run, won by Edward Will
liams, prize of II. j Reynolds.
| Prize of A. H. Eller on one-half
mile run, won by Leo Vaughn.
Two hundred and twenty yards
dash, prize of H. III. Reynolds, won by
| Fletcher Bailey.
One hundred yards dash, won by
Ashton Glenn, prize of Mayor Ker-
ner.
Shoe race, won by Harry Reid, prize
of Prof. l.. NJ. II. Reynolds.
| Egg race, won by Robert Follin,
| prize of Association.
Running broad jump, won BY Burta
| Edwards, prize of Association.
Columbian medal, prize of the Ath-
| letic Association, for small boys one
| hundred yards dash, won by Paul
Wommack.
After the rendition of the class song
| by tie graduates, President G. d. Nc
| liver. of the State Normal School, of
Greensboro, made an interesting adj
dress before presenting the I'll. Mon
| tague scholarship and Standard Music
| Company music medals. During his
remarks he referred to his connection
with the Winston schools, being a
member of the first faculty of the
| West Winston school. He also refer
led to the success which each mem
| Der of the various graduating classes
| had attained in life. He said that no
representatives in the school over
which he now presided than the four
young ladies who were attending the
Normal from Winston.
The scholarship medal for the high
est general average in the class was
awarded to Miss Mamie Wood, daugh-
ter of Mr.. w. w. Wood. Miss Bertha
Miller, daughter of Mr.. G.. E. Miller,
was awarded the first prize, and Miss
Sallie Wilson the second in vocal mu-
sic. Miss Leslie Alspaugh, daughter
| of Col. j. w. Alspaugh, was also
awarded a handsome book for profici-
ency in vocal music.
Two prizes were awarded for prof.
cheney IN physiology and hygiene. The
first was given by friends of the
school and was awarded to Miss Pow
| ell Dobson, of the seventh grade. The
second was given by the physicians of
| Winston on physical culture for orig
| inal researchnjn physiology. Edward
Lockett, of the same grade, was the
successful member of the class. The
presentations were made by Rev. Il. G..
Broughton.
Miss Bertha Miller, of the ninth
grade, and Frank Miller, of the eighth
grade, were presented with handsome
| books, given by Prof. l.. NJ. III. Rey-
| nolds, for superior work. in the depart
ment of physiology.
Little Marion Revelle and Billie
Whitaker were each presented with a
copy of the New Testament for care
and neatness in written work during
the year. The prizes were the gifts of
Miss Thornburg, their teacher.
Miss Whitaker, teacher of the third
grade, gave beautiful little ring to
| Rosaline Page for general excellence.
SuperintendeHt Blair next read the
grand honor roll for the year az fol-
| lows Misses Lessie Alspaugh, Nam
ME Wood. Bertha Miller, Ethel Foust,
Carrie Crutchdeld. Ida Parrish, Flor
ence Hicks, Gertass Jenkins. Rebecca
| Glenn, Jane N. Smith, Georgia Pc
gram, Lizzie Riyes, Violet Alspaugh,
| Ruby Woollen; Messrs. Burta Ed
wards, Doughty Stockton, Thomas
| Barber. Lewis Dull, Willie Osborne
Superintendent Blair next announc-
ed the members names OF the gradu-