Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1897-06-01
Graded school commencement.


the pupils assembled from nine until one
o'clock, in the assembly room at the school
building, to witness the simple and appro-
pirate closing exercises. They were opened
with PRAYER by the Rev. DIR. Rumsey Smith
son. Then followed the announcement of
prizes, distinctions and promotions by Mr..
Wright Denny, the principal. The enroll
ment for the session has been three hundred
and ninety-two.
Mr.. Neel, the county superintendent, In
well chosen words presented five State diplo-
mas to those who had successfully passed
the course prescribed by the State. Those
receiving these diplomas were Miss Grace
Morriss and Miss Celia Cockrell, and Mr.. }.
Ed. Burns, Mr.. Kelly Beller and Mr.. Hunter
Beller. All who made general average OF
IS per cent. or more, were read as distin-
guished These were as follows:
Eighth grade.-Celia Cockrell, Grace Nor
riss, Mary Sheetz, Rebecca Williams, Lacy
Young.
Seventh grade.-John Briscoe, John Chew,
Chester Dunlap, Hendrick Daniels, Paul
Eby, William Phillips, Hall Kennedy, Eu-
gene Eby. William Daily, Agnes Morriss,
Bessie Mathena, Rosa Stonesifer, Lille
Tharpe, Lulie Weller.
| Sixth grade.-Stanley Shugert, Bessie
Dooley, Bee LaBoyteaux, Ida Mathena
Fifth grade.-Lane Alexander, Butler
Briscoe, Willie Bailey, Robert Dunlap
Stephen Dalgarn, Oscar Phillips, Sam Phil
lips, Mamie Butler.
Fourth grade.-Archie Mahoney.
Third grade-James Briscoe, Allen Phil
\ lips, Estelle Bane, Mamie Grim, Zoulu La
Boyteaux, Bessie Smith, Mamie Phillips.
| Second grade, A section.-Annie Griffith,
Nellie Eddy, Mabel Dooley.@
| B section.-Walter Alexander, Shannon
Gallaher, Theodore Shugert, Hattie Brown.
| First grade, section.-Hosmer Beller,
Eber Mathena, Mary Davis, R. Jenkins,
| Bertha Miller Sadie Howard, frankie Wall,
Laura Wyndham.
| b section.-Glen Fleming, Lee Jenkins,
Charles Lewis, Herman Sappington, Ire
mont Sechrist, Sallie Brown, Nellie Dorsey,
Rosa Small Peachie Young.
The following interesting facts and awards
concerning each grade were made:
First grade, B. section.-Neither absent
nor tardy, Agnes Stump, Peachie Young.
| No dement's, Rosa Alban, Edith Barr, Ollie
Bennett, sallie Brown, Margaret Donnelly,
| Nellie Dorsey, Katie Fidinger L. Jenkins,
Lillian Kent, Bessie Leonard, Rachel Mer-
chant, Blanche Painter, Mary Simpson,
Blanche Sewers, Peachie Young, Willie An
derson, Earl Bane, Leonard Bradfield, Clar-
ence and Frank Chapman, Glen Fleming,
G. Hodgson, L. Jenkins, Dean Leisenring,
Charlie Lewis, Charlie and Douglas Weller,
Pauline Phillips, Sadie Weller. Awards to
Agnes Stump and Peachie Young for pune
| tuality.
First grade, A section.-Neither absent
nor tardy Mary Davis, Nettie Moore.
Second grade.-Sadie Tillett, Ben. Shugerti
| No dement's, Mary Davis, Juliette Tabb,
Baker Hall,
| Second grade.-Walter Alexander, Ben.
Shugert Awards for attendance Bessie
Baker, Nettie Moore, Sadie Tillitt. For at
tendance and department, Mary Davis, Ben.
Shugert. For diligence and department,
Walter Alexander.
| Second grade.-Neither absent nor tardy,
Mabel Dooley. No dement's, Mabel Dooley,
Nellie Eddy, Annie Griffith, Mildred Phil
| lips, Maggie Shuttle. Celia Shuttle, Janet
Smallwood, Beulah Small, Essie Sewers,
Rector Garder Norman Weller. Not kept
in during the whole session, Annie Griffith.
Awards to Mabel Dooley, Edwin Baker and
George Morriss for punctuality.
Third grade.-Neither absent nor tardy
for four years. Jimmy Woody; during the
session, Estelle Bane. No dement's, Mary
| 0sbourn. Awards to Mamie Grim for the
greatest number of perfect Rotations andto
Jimmy Woody for punctuality.
Fourth grade.-Award to Bessie Walker
for excellent department.
Fifth grade-Neither absent nor tardy,
Mamie Butler (for four terms), Stephen
Dalgarn for one term. No dement's, Mamie
Butler Katie Shuttle and Terrill Porterield.
Awards to Mamie Butler for punctuality
| and general improvement, Butler Briscoe for
excellent scholarship, Stephen Dalgarn for
punctualitY and improvement Sam Phillips
| for neatest language and arithmetic papers
and for the highest marks in writing; Eu-
gene CIipp for the greatest improvement in
| writing.
Sixth grade.-Neither absent nor tardy,
Lizzie Cockrell and Stanley Shugert, leach
for two terms.) No dement's, Stanley Shug
ert and Lizzie Cockrell. Awards to Stanley
Shugert for scholarship and attendance;
Lizzie Cockrell for regular attendance and
good department.; Arthur Davenport for gen
eral improvement.
Seventh grade.-Neither absent nor tardy,
Agnes NORRIS and Louisa Hall. No demer-
it's Agnes Morr1ss Louisa Hall, Bessie Ma
thena, Lama Osbourn, Lille Tharpe, Belle
Smithson, Mamie Wood, Clara Beall.
Awards to Agnes Morris and Louisa Hall
for attendance. Chester Dunlap for compo-
sitfon. Ralph Burns for general improve
ment.
Eighth grade.-Neither absent nor tardy,
Laura Butler for four sessions Lacy Young
(three sessions Celia Cocllrell 1.-TWO sessions)
and Grace Morriss. No dement's, Celia
Cockrell, Fannie Hiedwohl Grace Morris,
Rebecca Williams and Mary Sheetz.
AT the monthly reading for May on Friday
the gold medal for elocution was awarded
Lacy Young in the upper grade and to
Nellie Eddy in the primary department.
There are many earnest workers in the
school who did faithful duty during the en-
tire term, as well as during the examinations,
and whose averages, in some branches, are
far up in the nineties, but whose general
average did not reach IS. These, according
to the prescribed standard, cannot be re-
ported distinguished" Many of these, we
are sure will be on the distinguished list
next year. There are other pupils who have
passed their examinations most creditably, |
in all except one branch, and in that one they
have fallen below the standard. All such
have been accorded the privilege of studying