The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-06-08
COMMENCEMENT.
Bright Girls and Boys Of The City.

The Opera House was jammed OF
tuesday morning and evening at tn,
closing exercises Of tho Graded School
Ina chief feature OF the programm,
on Doth occasions was q contest for two
medals offered to tue first and last iv,
OF h grades for the best defamation
The medals are to be held by the win
ming grades until the end Of the course
and then contested for by individuals
DR.. w. III. Dial and Mr.. w. s. John,
son, two public spirited oitizens are
tho donors OF the medals. REGULATIONS
were given by members OF each grade
and the race was a close one the judges
having great difficulty in deciding the
awards, which finally fell to grade
nth OF the lower divisions, and grade
sixth Of the higher.
The young people who carried of
the honor for the fifth grade were
Rhett Babb, Jesse Xix, Vaughn Grit
ton and Lila Odell, the highest indt-
vidual average in the division being
made however by little Miss Annie
VI VIZ III X huC.
Misses Kate Eichelberger and Nellie
Bolt were the representatives OF the
sixth grade, the latter bright little
girl boing distinguished as making
also the highest individual average in
the upper division.
Col. B. w. Ball and Rev. Mr.. Jones
presented the medals and by way OF a
consolation purse to the unsuccessful
young elocutionists one OF the speakers
gave the fable Of the tortoise and the
hare, wherein the alert hare slept in
the race while his slow persevering
contestant reached the Judges stend
and won the honors and the bays.
Diplomas were then presented TO the
following graduates:
Misses Pauline Anderson, Lucia
Barksdale, Mildred Cox, Louise Richey,
Ella Roland, Blanch She'll and Thomas
Daniel.
The only essays from the graduating
class were read by Miss Mildred Cox,
Of Anderson, and Thomas Daniel, OF
Laurens, In both instances clever pa
pers and winning much applause.
superintendent Watkins and his
corps OF teachers have brought the
the school through another year of
satisfactory work.
Below Is given the entire programme
of both the morning and evening exer-
cises In which the names OF many of
the brightest boys and girls Of the city
appear, all Of whom did we'll and re-
iected credit upon the institution:
PROGRAMME.
Medal contest in Elocution by the five
lower grades.
Song by the grades.
Recitations--Mast Rhett Babb, 5th
grade; Miss Carrie Bess Vance, End
grade; John Arthur Mosely, 4th grade;
Margaret Powers, LIST grade; Pierce J.by,
Bird grade; Lila O'Dell, 9TH grade.
Song by the grades.
Lloyd Langston, End grade; Eliza
Caine, 4th grade; Frank McCravy, LIST
grade; Vaughan G%ritton, 9th grade.
Song by the grades.
"'eho' hia', Snu STaGe ina Little,
4th grade; Clyde Fowler, Bird grade;
Lalla May Dial, End grade Jessie Hix,
9th grade; Samuel Fleming, LIST grade;
Dudley Young, 4th grade; Louise Cope
land, lst grade; Josie Sullivan, 3rd
| grade.
Song by the grades.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Miss Nellie Bolt, 9th grade Mics No
ra Smith, 7th grade; Miss Lydie Miller,
9Th grade; Master. Ruben Pitts, 9th
grade.
Essay by Miss Mildred Cox, 10th
grade.
Music by the band.
Recitations-Miss Kate Eichelberger,
9th grade; NJ. John Kern. 9TH grade !,
Miss Rosa Lee Burton, 9Th grade; Miss
Lille Brown, 9th grade.
Grafton by Mr.. Thomas Daniel, 10th
grade.
Music by the band.