The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-07-06
SOUTH SClTUATE.


Mrs. James Spencer was at her fathers
over Sunday.
Miss Harriet Nichols OF Hope is visit
ing at Rev. Fenner Jacques.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Rondeau's seven.
,eenth child was born last week.
Abner Wilbur and his two sons spent
Saturday night on ChepiwanoNet Islaud.
Harry Joslin, William Brown, and Fred
Jacques went 10 the shore Saturday night.
MIR, and Mrs. James Adams visited the
Misses Salisbury in Providence. Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. william Joslin we're in
Richmond on Sunday.
Mr.. Julia Brayton was AZ Mrs. Priscilla
Mathewson's over Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Knight visited
over the 4th Of July at Plain View Farm.
Miss Carrie Longbottom has been sick
with infammatory rheumatism for nearly
a month.
Mrs. John Paul Seinger Of Boston has
been making a visit with her mother.
She was accompanied by her two nieces,
who will remain all summer.
In the thunder storm last week the
lightning killed one OF Leonard Fields
COWS and struck a telephone pole in front
Of Eugene Wightman's
Misses Corrinne and Norma Almy OF
Providence have been making visit al
their grandiather's, Mr.. Philip Amy
Mr.. and Mrs. George AImy, Mrs. Celestia
Hathaway, and MIR. William Burlington
were also guests there on Sunday.
a few from here attended the gradu-
ating exercises at North Scituate, and
Miss Lena wightman aud Miss Annie
Jacques attended the exercises at Hope.
Miss Annie Jacques school at Potter
vile closed June 2ad, Miss Arnold's at
Richmond June 29,h, and Miss Mary
Wightman's at Rice City July 81.
The graduation exercises Of the South
Scituate school we're held in the Baptist
church last Friday at ten O'Clock, under
the direction of the teacher, Miss Lena
Wightman. The graduates were Flossie
Young, Nina Remington, Leroy Remiug
ton, Eddie Battey and Lester 1ertenshaw.
Flossie Young and Lester Bertenshaw
were unable TO be present on account of
being sick with measles. Their essays
were read by Lizzie Barden and Eddie
Battey. The church was very tastelully
decorated with flowers, ferns, Aage and
bunting, and long ropes Of daisies were
testooned from the chandeliers TO the
sides OF the gallery. The class motto wac
Onward" and was made i'm letters Of
evergreen strung across the front over the
platform. Mr.. Lawton, the trustee, and
a large number OF visitors were present to
listen to the following exercises, which
were very successfully carried out:
Singing. Commencement Day Chorus
prayer. Rev. Fenner Jacques; remarks by
MIR. Elber Card duet, Who will reap,
Mrs Barden aud Mrs. Slater; exercise,
Welcome; Her Answer, Vivian Hopkins;
essay, Companionship Of Books, Nina
Remington; exercise, Little Children
singing, Joy Bells, Vivian Hopkins; The
Little Peddler, Dollie Heaeyi essay,
Manufacture of Cotton Cloth Lester Ber-
tenshaw, (read by Eddie Battey); Inde
pendence Bell, July 4, I776, by Lizzie
Barden duet, FELL Mother I'll he there,
Misses Hopkins; What a boy can do.
Merle Young; exercise, Days OF the week
essay, inventions Of the 10Th century;
Leroy Remington; A Little Boys Speech,
Clarence Studley; singing, New Star
Spanged Banner; exercise. Action Song
Grandpapa's Spectacles, Emily Youngj
singing, Joy and Glsdness, Vivian and
Marion Hopkins; Johnny's Opinion Of
Grandmothers, by Merle Young; essay
Farm Life versus City Life, Fossie
Young, (read by Lizzie Barden) Blue
and Gray. Nina Remington flower exer.
else; singing, Raise the Song OF Tri-
umph essay, The American Indian. His
Past, Present and Future, Eddie Battey;
When School is Out, Dollie Healeyi pre-.
seutation OF diplomas, by the superin-
tendent; closing address, Lizzie Barden;
singing. America.
This is the frat time a class has been
graduated from this school. When Mr..
Elber Card became superintendent OF the
schools Of Scituate, he began trying dill.
erent methods to improve the schools.
For some time teachers meetings we're
held at regular intervals in different parts
OF the town. Mr. Card then graded the
schools and gave them prescribed course
Of study, which when completed and a
successful examination passed the pupil
Is awarded a diploma which entities him
TO enter high school. The examinations
are given by Mr.. Card and he requires
seventy.fye per cent, being five per cent