The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-05-27

Lottie Miller, Miller Hinshaw, Lettie
Brown, Fannie Oliver, Florence
Hicks, Daisy Rothrock, Henry DWire.
DIR MYERS ADDRESS.
DR.. Chas D. McIver, President of
the State Normal aud Industrial Co .
lege, the orator of the occasion, was
/ introduced in fitting terms by Super
lntendent Blair, who also referred to
tue presence of another former teach
Ell in the schools, Prof. j. Y Joyner.
ALSO nov of the Industrial College.
Dr. McIver expressed great pleasu e
at being present and referred to his
, former association with the schools.
when he came here his first impress
sion OF he town was that there was not
brlck placed here for ornament onlY;
/ 1t was business straight through.
There were many doubling Thomases
as to the wisdom of the movement
| which called him here. 1t was not an
uncommon thing to hear objections to
being taxed to educate jones' chill
dren. He was glad that had passed
away. Now it is not Jones' children.
but WinstoG's children
He was pleased that this town says
the public schools shall be sustained
literally. He hoped the citizens
would not be satisfied to stop where
they are. The most pitirul thing IN
all history is Alexander, called great,
sitting down and weeping because
there were no more worlds TO con-
Quer. Every victory should be the
foundation step to something greater
During his address, the Doctor
gave words OF advice and encourage
ment to the graduating class. He
would nave them pursue their search
fer knowledge in higher institutions
He asked them TO make up their
minds that under no circumstances
will they eat the bread OF idleness. or
be dependent upon any human being.
The main points in Dr. McIver's
splendid address upon the great ques-
Llon OF education, we have the pleas
ure of presenting upon the second
page or our issue OF today and we
would commend them to the careful
consideration of every good citizen.
THE MONTAGUE MEDAL.
In beautiful and classical speech,
Mr.. j. Lindsay Patterson presented
the II Montague scholarship modal
to Miss Gertrude jenkins Mr.. Pat
terson referred to the fact that the
laurel wreath engraved upon the piece
OF gold was among the ancient Romans
and Greeks a symbol of victory in
peace and war. In more recent times,
those who won the mastery In elocu
tion or rhetoric had the laurel wreath
laid upon their brows. Today, in a
places the laurel wreath upon Eng
lands poet laureate. So now, in be-
half of a generous hearted citizen, he
had the honor of presenting this
laurel wreath to Miss Gertrude
Jenkins-a laurel wreath of victory,
not over her companions, but over
self. Finally, the successful con.
testant was admonished to sspress
forward for the prize of the high call
ing in Christ Jesus"
OTHER HoNoRs.
superintendent Blair announced
further honors, as follows:
Scholarship at Guilford College
Miss Lizzie Conrad.
Scholarship at the University
Henry DWire.
Mr.. Blair asked those interested
excuse him, on account of the late
ness OF the hour, from reading the
Grand Honor Roll, promising them
that it would appear in the daily
papers on Monday. This roll appears
elsewhere In today's SENTINEL.
The Superintendent stated that the
attendance upon the white schools,
the past year, had been 1856; attend
.ance upon all schools, ], SOP; number of
school days, 176; number of volumes
added to the Library, ZOE.
PROF JoYNER's REMARKS
BY invita- sion, Prof J. Y. Joyner In
dulged in a few appropriate remarks,
referring very tenderly to his former
connection with the school and saying
that q would ever carry the recOllec-
tion os the year spent here as pleas
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