The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-06-12
OUR GRADED SCHOOL,
THE CLOSING EXERCISES HELD LAST
FRIDAY EVENING.
Eight Graduates Receive their Diplomas.
The OPP 'ra IIouas Filled to Hear tho
IntcreRtinE ExercIkcs

The closing exercises OF Boundary
street school were held in the opera
house last Friday evening, and uotwith-
standing the rain, The building was
hllcl to its utmost seating capaciJv
| with those interested in the exercises
| OF tho school ani the relatives and
friends OF the bright young gradu-
| atcs.
| The graduating class was compose d
OF seven young ladies and one young
man, as follows: Misses Bertha David
| snn Ethel V. Kinard, Carrie n. Maycs,
Slsle +. Summer, Bernice Todd, Pearl
West, FL Dora Williamson and VIM. nj.
Mayes.
Besides the members Of the gradr-
ating class there were seated on the
stage their fathers, trustees OF the
school, pastors Of the city aud repre-
sentativeS Of the press.
| The college string band very kindly
| furnished the music for the evening,
and it added very much to the success
| Of the exercises.
tiful scene was presented to the large
audience, the young lady graduates l.e-
ing prcttily and tastcfully dressed
in white, seated in q half circle around
the stage.
The exercises were opened with
prayer by Rev. NJ G.. G. Scherer. which
was followed by appropriate music, the
exercises being interspcrscd through
out with selections cXcc!lcnt!y rem
dercd by the young men of the college
superintendent Wallace then an
nounced each number on the program,
which was as follows:
Essay: Per Aspcra al Astra-Bcrtha
l.. Davidson.
Essay: Hopc--Ethcl V. Kirard.
Poem: y Drop of Water on It's Way
to the Occan-Carrie n. Maycs.
Essay: Progress Of Scicncc-Wm. NJ.
Maycs.
Class llistory-Sls. T.. Summer.
Essay: Better not to be ut all than
not to be nob(c-l'crncc Todd.
Glass ProphccS-pearl West
Essay: Girls: their Faults and Ideals
Ell Dora Williamson.
The essays all showed carrfnl rrrpu-
ration anI reflected much credit on the
young graduates. Each Of them read
in clear, distinct voicc ana in an cay
manner. They did wcl'.
The address Of the evening was de-
livcrcd by President Geo. b. Cromcr,
OF Ncwberry College, and he spoke ou
the subject, "Attcntion." 1t was fine
talk, fuii Of deep thought aud soAnd
advice and Carried force with every
ut.crance 1t was one Of those ad-
dresses characteristic only of Geo. b.
Cromer.
superintendent Wallace presented
tho graduates with their diplomas and
annoned that he had the pleasure of
presenting, without the knowledge Of
tho class that medal would be given, to
that student making the highest mark
in the school during the year. Miss
Ell Dora Williamson won this distinc-
ton.
announcements, and the audience was
dismissed with the bcncdction by DR..
McClintock:
NOT ABSENT DURING TDEsESSloN.
First Gradc-None.
Second Gradc-Sa Hayes, Morsie
Hayes, Maud Livingston.
Third Gradc-Bcssie kibler.
Fourth Grade - Rcnwick Carlisle.
Fifth Gradc--Robert Holmes.
Sixth Grade-Sadie Goggaus, John
Fulmcr.
Seventh Grade--None.
Eighth Grade-Nonc.
Ninth Gradc-Pcarl Gideon, Millie
Simmons.
Tenth Gradc-pearl Nest
OVER 90-AvERAGE FOR TIE YEAR.
Firsv Gradc--Robcrt Houseal, James
Smith, Hattie Herbert, Ethel Jones,
Rosalyn Ilipp, Fannie Parks, Catha-
rine Darlington.
Second Gradc-Vera Bclcher, Sara
Hayes, Era Kihler. Julia Jobnstone,
Ruby Goggans, Winnie Henderson,
Regina Williams, Malcolm Johnstouc,
Julia Kiblel, Tiila West, Maud Liv-
ingston, w. II. Tarrant, jr., May Fordc,
VIM. Green, ClyJe McCarley.
Third Grade-Claud Morris, Bernard
Shackelford, Paul Schcrer, Verna Sum-
mcr, Sallic Baford, Katie Suber, Ber.
nice Hoof Mary Wright.
Fourth Grado-Agncs Chapman,
Jackson Bowers, Junita Evans, james
Aull, Paul llalfacrc, Lalla Rook Sim.
mons.
Fifth Grade-Mattic Epting, Mary
Flynn, Edna lIipp, Carrie Pool, Rosa
lyn Summer, Nina Sigh.
Sixth Grade-Ethcl Bowers, Jolly
Davis, Camille Evans, Philip Flynn,
james Goggans, Louie Hunt, Lewis
Johnson, Teddic Mayhin, Julia Tarrant.
Seventh GrAdc-Caro Aull, Maize
Dominick, Lille Mann, Honie Neal,
Alice West.
Eighth Grade-Manie Hill, Lois
GOggans.
Ninth Grade-Mary Lou Bowers,
Pearl Gideon, Helen Hunter, Gertrude
Reedor, Leslie Taylor, Floyd Bradley.
Tenth Grade-None.
OVER 05--AvERAGE FOR THE YEAR,