The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-06-21
PAAROTP SCHOOL CLOSES.
SESSION TERMINATES WITH BRIL-.
LIANT EXERCISES.
Several Prizes Awarded as TestimO
mails of Merit. Professor
StapletOn Reelected.


After a most prosperous and success
full years work the spring session OF
the ParrOtt school came a close lasC
Wednesday night. The commence
ment exercises were success In every
way-Weather pleasant and audiences
large and well-behaved.
The exercises opened on Monday
night with prayer by Rev. M. b. l..
Binion. Rev. I'll. G. Brewton was TO
have delivered the address Of welcome
but was unavoldably kept away, and af>
ter a few words of welcome by Pro-
lessor StapleUon Mr.. Fred Bass,
one of the pupils, introduced the
orator of the occasion, Rev. A. j..
Moncrief. Seldom has an audience
the pleasure to listen to such eloquence
as fell from the lips of the speaker for
forty-five minutes. Mr.. MoncrIet, IL
will be remembered, won the John
Temple Graves medal for 0ratory IN the
Interstate oratorical contest In Allan
ia last year. He made use of the same
speech on this occasion that he dellv-
cred there, his subject being "Ihe
Contributions of the South to the
American Republic. His reference
to Washington and r. e. Lee, the two
greatest southerners, was particularly
we'll received.
On Tuesday morning Mr.. Moncrlef
spoke for few minutes on 1.-The Ideal
Character" in the course of which he
gave some excellent advice to the older
pupils.
tuesday night, after a number OF
class pieces, songs, tableaux, etc., the
Young ladies of the school engaged in
contest for a medal. The judges for
the occasion were Col. NJ. j. Yeomans,
and Professors Jason Scarboro and
Il. Z. Hoyl, all of Dawson. Mr.. co
mans, in announcing the decision OF
the judges, SAID they really felt that
eleven medals were needed-that being
the number contesting-b as there
was only one they felt compelled to
give it to Miss Pauline Kiryen.
For the boys contest on Wednesday
night the Judges were Messrs. E. L..
Rainey and w. :. poZier and Professor
T. G. HOyle. After the contest Pro
lessor Hoyle, with few pleasing re-
marks, announced the decision in favor
of Mr.. Lee S. Dismuke, after which he
presented the medals, to Miss Kir-
ven and Mr.. DIsmuke, as well as a
prize "a gold penn to Master Earl viii
liams, which had been awarded him tor
excellence in United States history.
The exercises each night were highs
ly enjoyable, all the pupils, from the
little tots to those of the senior class,
rendering their parts almost fault
lessly. The orations on Wednesday
night were exceedingly good in every
particular, and were delivered IN such
manner as TO bestow great credit
upon each contestant. Each speaker
acquitted himself like an orator, and
each well deserved a medal.
Music for the last night was furnish
ed by the brass band of Brentwood
which added great deal to the pleas
ure Of The occasion.
At the close of the exercises, which
were a success in every way and re-
fected great credit upon Professor
Stapleton, his accomplished assistants,
their pupils and the people of ParrCtt
and vicinity, Mr.. a g. Wright, chair
man of the board Of trustees, annOunc-
ed that the board had secured the ser
wees of Professor ~tapleton for the
coming year. It had been, previously
reported that Professor Stapleton
would not accept re- election, but fort
unately for Parrott's educational in
terests he reconsidered this deUermi
nation.
The prospects of the school for the