Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-05-28
The Closing Exercises of the GoldsboI o
Graded school: Other Incidents
Connected Herewith.

Graded School: Other Incidents
Connected Herewith.
4 sea of anxious faces watch
ed the great curtain as it was
slowly rolled up in the Messen-
ger opera houseF'ridaynight. The
scene that followed caused many
hearts in the large audience
present to swell with pardon
able pride. The graduating class
of the Goldsboro Graded School,
consisting OF eight blushing
maidens Ind three gallant youths,
made their appearance from be-
hind the scenes, the girls coming
in two by two, all dressed in
white, and carrying equisite
bouquets o. flowers, and the boys
in the rear The eleven grad
yates took as many seats that
had been placed 10 a half circle
on the left wing CT the stage,
while on the opposite side sat
Profs. G. II. Winston, J. I.
Foust and H, G. Connor, and
Hon. G. B. Aycock.
The exercises of the evening
were opened with fervent and
eloquent prayer by Rev. F. d.
Swlndell, after which Prof
Foust greeted the audience and
announced that histories Of the
school had been written by mem
bers of the graduating class and
submitted to q committee, who
selected the one written by Mr..
w. Frank Bryan as the most ac-
curale. Mr.. Bryan then read
from manuscript TO the listening
aue ience the history Of the
school compiled by himself.
When he finished there was great
applause and large bouquets
from the audience were shower d
at his feet.
Prof. foust III a happy manner
introduced the orator of the oc-
easion, Prof. G.. II Winston,
president of the University of
North Carolina, who spoke upon
The Influence Of the Goldsboro
Graded School Upon Education
in North Caroliua. His remarks
were frequently interrupted by
deafening applause. His words
of praise for the school were as
sweet melodies falling on the
ears of the audience, whose
hearts we're tuned in accord,
His speech was full of encom>
iums of the school, and was a
comprehensive review Of it's
able and proficient superinten>
dents, principals, teachers, and
boards of trustees from its be-
ginning, fifteen years ago, to the
present time. Prof. Winston
compared the school attendance
and the per capita cost when iJ
was private institution 10 the
same tuilding TO the present
large enrolment of pupils and
the insignificant cost. His en-
lire speech was replete with en-
nobling sentiments, clothed in
ornate syliables aud terminating
in felicitous climaxes. His noble
appeal to the graduating class
was impressive, and must have
carried to their hearts inspira-
ton and made their pulses beat
wildly with lofty ambition.
After the eloquent address Of
Prof Winston, Prof. Foust in
troduced the chairman of the
board of trustees, Hon. q B.
Aycock, whose duty it was to
present to the graduating class
the diplomas. Mr.. Aycock arose
and said some very encouraging
words about the school, and then
turned to the class and in i'm
pressive tones made them all ell
oquent appeal to use the in
struction that had been so freely
given them by the people of
Go]dsboro for the upbuildipg of
the community and for the en-
lightenlnent Of others. He then
delivered to each one their GER
tifcateS IF graduation.
The following comprise the
class: VIM. Frank Bryan, Hugh
Hunt Broadhurst, SaIlie Roena
Lee, Helen Hope Privett, Ella
Bradford Hyman. Mittie Pender
Lewis, Myrther Tull Wilson,
Cora Cornclia Dali, Virginia
Josephine Arnold, Evelyn Priv
ett, Hattie Anne Midyette, Wills
liam Clement Munroe, Jr.
Just at this juncture occurred
a pleasant incident not down on
the programme. Prof Foust ap>
peared before the footlights and
said in felicitous tones that that
public benetactor and philan
thropist Mr.. Henry We'll, Of this
city, bad placed in his hands the
previous afternoon $40 in gold,
to be devided between the young
lady and the young gentleman
of the graduating class who had
received the highest marks OF
scholarship. Mr.. F'oust said that
the foregoing stipulation would
entitle Mss Myrther Wilson and
Mr.. w. Frank Bryan to the hands