The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-06-07
Closing Exercises Of the Bolton High
CchnOl

1t was our good pleasure to witness the
closing exercises of Belton High School,
which took place in Stringers Hall, in that
village, last Friday evening. The exerci-
ses began shortly after o'clock, and when
the curtain rolled up the Hall was crowd
ed to it's utmost capacity, many persons
having come from the surrounding conn-
try. The exercises opened with prayer by
Rev. II. Turner Smith The program was
announced by the Principal, Prof. Smith,
and was as follows:
Gathered Once More-Chorus-3 little boys and
Mama's Little Helper, Susie Smith.
Rosebud or Thorn, Olive Latimer.
Perscvere, George Campbell.
We Little Boys Will Grow, Orr Bunton.
Calisthenic Drll-twclve girls.
An April Joke. Mamie Madden.
Wishing, Anne Latimer.
The Complaint Of Little Boy, Jimmie Smith,
Grandpapa's Spectacles, Mamie Clinkscales.
Rover In Church, LOWE Nc .avid:
The Boys We Need, Clarence Clinkscales.
Books Daisy Vandiver. ;
Speech of Little Boy, Rex Rice.
Evening at the Farm, Alma Smith.
The First Pocket, Minnie Madden.
Live for Something, Blair Rice:
Drifted Out to Sea, Annie Griffin.
He Doeth his Aims to be Seen of Men, Neva
Martin.
siii The First Settlers Story, Miss Idelle Rice.
Appeal In Behalf Of Greece, A. Vaughn.
Browns Mistake, Miss Jessie Geer.
Music.
Popular Interest in Elections, Floyd N. Cox.
A Hundred to Come, Miss Louise Horton.
dyantages Of Education, Fred ". Campbell.
Woman Is Rights, Miss Maggie Clinkscales.
Declaration Of Independence, Millard Grubbs
Inquiry, Mias Mary Horton.
Music.
The South-its Present. its Past, its Future
Entertaining Big Sisters Beau, Miss Mamie
POore.
How he Saved st. Michael's, j. Edwards Poore
Music.
Chorus, by number of girls.
Valedictory, John S. Pinson.
Many of the children taking part in the
program had never been on the stage be-
fore, and showed, by their songs, recita-
tions and speeches, that they had been
trained by master teachers. Miss Ida
Stringer, the accomplished assistant
teacher in the school, presided at the piano
during the evening, and rendered. some
fine selections of music, which added
much to the program.
At the conclusion of the program, Prof.
Smith stated that, at the beginning of the
school term, Mics Stringer had offered a
book as a prize for general excellence
among the pupils of her department, and
that he had offered five gold medals, one
for general excellence, another for decla-
nation, the third for composition, the
fourth for letter-writing, and the fifth for
elocution. The compositions and letters
had been written in the echool room, and
had been referred to q committee to award
the medals. A committee had also been
selected to award the medal for declama.
ton. The Committee. III the meanwhile,
had retired, and in short time came in
with their report. Rev. II. Turner Smith
then stepped forward, and, after some re
marks, presented the prize book and gold
medals 10 the successful pupils, as follows:
The book, for gen eral ex cellence, to Mas
ter Clarence Clinkacales; me1ai, for gener-
al excellence among the larger pupils,
Miss Mamie Ponre; for elocuti0n, Miss
Mamie Clinkscslea; for defamation. Mas
ter Warley King; for composition, Master
J. Edward Poore: for letter.writing Miss
Alma Smith.
It vas about 12 o'clock when the bene-
diction was pronounced and the audience
dismissed. The teachers and pupils were
warmly congratulated, and the latter were
the recipients of many lovely flowers.
The good people are fortunate in having
such man at the head of their school as
Prof. Smith, and We are glad to know that
they propose to erect him new and more
conmodious school building In the near
future.
On Saturday afternoon, Miss Keely, Of
Williamson Female College, who has
been teaching class in painting and draw
ing in Bolton, gave an exhibition of some
of the work Of her pupils. We had the
pleasure of taking a peep at many OF the
pieces before the exhibition opened, and II
we are any Judge, We think all the mem
bers of the class have considerable talent
in painting and drawing, and they should
continue to cultivate it.