Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-07-04
Poverty Hill, S. G.
For the ADVERTISER.
The Day at Parksville--Another
Account of the Commence
ment at the ParkSville
High School.

al activity and progress of our peo-
pie, not one, we venture to say, has
been held in the State that attain
ed to o higher degree CT excellence
or that reflected greater merit on
teacher and pupil, than that of the
Parksville High School held on
the 24th.. and 25th ultimo; and it is
about it and Parksville and her
good people, that we wish to "talk
bit"
Parksville, the capital of western
Edgefeld, is CHEEKY, beautiful
young town, full Of energy and bu-
siness push, and is literally the
birthplace of unbounded hospi-
tality and virtue, AID the residence
of religious thought and education
al progress. Her cultured, refined,
and generous citizenship, her many
churches presided over by men of
able minds and noble christian i'm
pulses, her school, a perfection of
all that the word implies, the ex-
ceedingly high and pure tone of
her society, fully attest that this is
SO. To attempt to describe the
pleasures, intellectual and social,
that those enjoyed who attended
this commencement would be an
idle task; incomprehensive, grace,
brilliancy, and gh-hearted hospi-
tality, it can never be surpassed.
The schools in charge of Miss
Willie Hudson as principal and
Miss Bertie Respess as assistant,
ladies not only conspicuous for
literary culture and scholarship,
but ripe in experience. Apprecia-
ting that how to teach is a graver
question than it's results how to
learn, they have well fitted them
selves for their high and honora-
BILE calling, and under their con-
troll Parsswille has a school of
which any people might we'll feel
proud. The; school building is
new, large, two stories, admirably
arranged ; and is another evidence
of the fact that this people are in
earnest in this matter and are
using energy and money in foster
ing home education, the true foun.
dation in the race for educational
advancement.
The commencement was begun
on Sunday by a sermon from DR..
Fitzpatrick, a distinguished divine
of Georgia. A large and appreci-
ative audience greeted the speaker.
His discourse, simple in style yet
elegant and pure in diction and
practical and helpful in thought,
entirely captured mis- hearers.
In the afternoon the young
folks gathered in the Baptist
church, and religious exercises,
consisting of short talks on prac-
tical subjects by DR.. Fitzpatrick
and others, and vocal music, were
conducted for an hour or 30.
A peaceful night intervenes, and
happy visitors slumber under the
hospitable roofs of Parksville and
the surrounding country. To-mor-
rows sun is to herald the hap
piest day of all this gladstone
time. Early, too early for our
heavy eyes, the streets of the fair
little town are all hustle and ex-
citement, and soon a mighty rush
is made for the academy building
where tho closing exercises are to
be held under the management of
that sterling and worthy citizen
Mr.. T.. F. Dorm assisted by others.
The vast throng is seated and af-
ter prayer, the little folks began
their declamations.
The pieces were we'll chosen and
of high literary merit, were ex-
ceedingly well rendered.
At eleven o'clock, DR.. D. A. ).
Boil, the gifted and prominent
young physician, in a happy style
introduced as the orator of the oc-
casion, Hon. J. G.. Sheppard. Mr..
Sheppard appeared at his best and
made an address worthy of the oc-
casion, and worthy of his big brain
and patriotic heart.
After the sumptuous dinner the
crowd, well filled, returns to the
school building and the older pu-
pills declaim. They acquit them
selves one and all splendidly and
give full evidence of thorough
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