The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-06-06
The Graded School Commence.
m6nt.

The closing exercises of the Graded School
were held in the Assembly Hall on last Fri
day morning. at IL o'clock, with an audience
present that could aot begin to 6nd place 10
the building. In fact, almost as many were
unable to gain admittance as those who did.
The large crowd present demonstrated two
facts very clearly That the Graded School is
a popular institution and has the friendship
of the community and that future commce-
ments must he held in some larger hall where
all who attend may 6nd seats. 1t is safe TO
predict now that the New Opera House will
he filled to overaowing when the next COM
mencement is held.
The School building was thrown open at
10 40 aud the school children marched to
their class rooms. where they remained while
the audience was being seated. At II
o'clock the school marched into the Assem-.
bly, Hall. and the program as follows,
carried out:
Opening Song: Sd Grade-Chorus by
School.
Salutatory and Essay. ''Tbe Elements
of Suecess''-Miss Emma W. Mood.
Violin Solo-James Merris, 9th Grade.
.Recitation-"Dea,h of Stonewatl jack
son,"-Oclavia Hill.
Dairy Maid Drill-Twelve Girls from
Fifth Grade.
Recitation-.'Keutucky Belle"-Miss Glenn
mie Fuller.
Minuet-NelIie Eppersop, Second Grade.
Mother Goose Drill-First Grade.
Valedictory and Essay-.Beyond the Alps
Lies Italy Miss Bessie Lee.
Presentation of Medals to Misses Bessie Lee
and Emma W. Mood, by the Hon. Altamont
Moses, Chairman Of the Board of School
Commissioners
Award Of Diplomas Ito Graduates /:
Misses Bessie Lee, Emma w. Mood and Paul
iue GaiIlard and Messrs. Dinkins Spann and
Larkins Jennings, by Superintendent John B.
Duffe.
Farewell: Song-By the School.
The exercises were interesting aad success
full. The essays of Misses Lee and Mood were
unusually exce!lent-Aiss Lees in particular:
Her style has the qualities of purity and
| directness, which, united with an ease and
facility of expression and sincerity of senti-
meat, made ''Beyond the Alps Lies Italy,
something higher and stronger than the
usual vaiedictory.
The record of the graduating class is re-
markable. Misses Lee and Mood have been
on the Roll of honor every month since they
entered the school, and their average for the
past two years has been SO $40 and SO 7-20,
respectively. None of the class have been
tardy or absent, with one exception on &C.
count of sickness. When it is stated that
Messrs Spana and Jennings live several miles
in the country the record will be recognized
as more remarkable. There is one fact, how
ever, in which The people of the city can take
little pride, and that is, that both of the
young men receiving diplomas live beyond
the city limits. Out of the whole class only
these two persevered to the end.
The following is the Yearly Roll Of Honor,
which requires an average of at least IS per
cent on The years work:
10th Rrade-Misses Bessie D.. Lee and
Emma W.. Mood.
9th grade-Miss Susie Dickson, Mr.. W. D.
Barrett.
8,h ~grsde-Dsisy Hatfield, Beulsh Lyman,
Mamie Dinkins, Fannie Sumter.
7th grade--Clemmie Fuller, Emmie White
more.
9Th grade-Lizzie Hurst, Ages Hudson,
Rosa Mood, Gussie Keels.;
5tb grade-Minnie Brown, Sallie higgins,
Sallie Lenoir, Marie DaRant, Annie Warren.
4th grade-Christine McKagen, Robbie
Sanders, Cecil Wilson.
Bird grade-Rosalina Norris; Armids Moses.
2nd grade-Luls Windham, Afford
Drayton.
lst grade-Edward McCutchan, Guignard
Jones, Edward Lowry.
Wednesday and Thursday were public days
and q large number of visitors were present
and visited the various grades and inspected
the work of teachers and pupils.