The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-07-04
SCHOOL EXHIBITION.
Beautiful and Happy School Girls
and Bright Manly Boys Entertain
The Large CrOwds.--Suceessfa
Teacher.

Greenwood, 8. c.. June 81, 1894.
Inc school exhibition at Cokesbury las'
Friday evening under the able management
mnsical and primary departmenta' OF the
Cokesbury Conference High School was quite
brilliant affair.
When the time had arrived for the exer.
cises u begin, some five hundred people from
Greenwood. Laurens. Ahbeville. Hodges
Coronaca and the surrounding country were
assembled in the spacious and beautifully
LIGHTED hall OF the school building.
They had heard OF the far famed reputation
Mrs. NOVEL; had made as teacher, and OF
her most successful and animated enter.
taLnments given at other places.
may it be said. that their most sanguine e1'
pectations were more than realized.
For fully an hour the audience was held
almost spell hound. Beautiful and happy
pirate costumes took part In the program ar
appears below:
Song of the Little Faries-,By Miss Alice
Connor and Miss Lois Norris In costumes
glittering with silver tinsel.
French Poam-By Misa May Smith.
Cantata-Strange Visitors or Meeting OF
Into this Mrs. NOVEL; introduced the new,
beautiful Tamborine March and Drill, which
was received with enthusiastic applause.
The play was highly animated through
out, and the rendering Of the different paris
The performers were several times ap.
plauded.
LIST OF PERFORMERS.
Miss Rosa Hart Miss Ethel Copnor, Miss
Xena Hart, Miss Mamie Vaughn, Miss
Georgia Graham. Miss Corrie Hart,
Miss May Smith. Miss Lutte franklin, Miss
Ellen Norris. Miss Katie Connor, Miss Eve
lyp Merrimon, Miss jamie Agnes Connor,
Miss Carrie Lee, Miss Alice Connor: Miss
Lois Norris. Master Whit Connor. Master
ter Greig Vaughn, Master Grinkie Graham,
Vaughn, Master William Mckenzie.
Mrs. Novel; presented gold medals TO
Miss Mary Norris and Master Parker Con-
ber of hours, Miss Norris End medal for
practice aud Master Parker Connor for sue
cessfuI mastery OF difficult music.
der OF the evening was spent in eating de-
licious ice-cream. drinking excellent lemon
sde and In pleasant and entertaining conver
sation-lads, lasses and lovers making the
The cultured and hospitable people Of
Cokesbury were certainly fortunate in secur.
Ing the services Of Mrs. NOVEL;.
She is q lady Of rare literary attainments,
consistent Christian woman, an expert.
enoed and successful teacher, being
her efforts she has won the love OF all her pu.
pills and has gained the highest esteem OF all
who know her. Talented Miss May Eve
correspondent OF the Augusta Chronicle, An-
gusta, Ca, In an article contained 10 vol.
nme entitled "The Noted Literary Women OF
merited compliment TO Mrs. NOVEL;.
From all parts OF the country she has re-
ceived numerous complimentary press no.
uces OF her work.
Being the descendant of q wealthy and
influential family OF high social standing,
she was given every educational advantage
possible.
After completing her education she trav.
eled extensively throughout various parts OF
the country. Since then financial reverses
have left her alone to support BY her own
labors herself and her two little boys one OF
whom has been afflicted from infancy. Yet
under all these circumstances she continues
unmurmuringiy TO igt the battles OF life and
to make for herself wherever she goes many
friends alike among the rich and the poor
and TO have an abiding faith IN Him VINO
Is the giver Of all good gifts. N. o. Pyles.