The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1900-06-07
Graded school commencement.

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Graded School C0timencement.
DR.. A. W. Stage, pastor Second Pres.
byterian Church, Charlotte, delivered the
baccalsureate sermon before the gradu.
sting class of Durham Graded Schools
Thursday night, composed Of nineteen
members-seven young gentlemen and
twelve young ladies. -
Commencement exercises were opened
with prayer. Friday morning, by Rev.
W. Q. Norman, pastor Trinity Church
The large crowd was welcomed In
fitting words by Prof. ]. A. Matheson.
Only three essays were read: 1.-THE At
tic, the Nurseryof Genius" by Miss Jean
Holeman. "Norlh Carolina's Place in
the New South" BY Walter Budd. Miss
Lizzie Muse, the youngest member of the
graduating class of 1900, read the vale
dictorg, "History of Expansion In the
United States" Miss Muse is the young
est graduate from the Durham Graded
Schools
| Hon T. w. Mason, of N. hampton
County, after being introduced by Hon.
| Fl. A Foushee in eloquent and compli-
mentary words, addressed the graduating
class. Mr.. Mason more than sustained
his reputation as one OF North Cardinals
most gifted orators.
After the presentation speech by Mr..
Plato Durham, prizes books were
awarded to Walter Budd, Bessie Proc>
tor. Eva Branch, Holland Holton, Sallie
Terrell, Herbert Kueffner, Myrtle Al
bright, William Muse, Abbott Lloyd,
Beale Faucet, Grin Lloyd, Quinton Hol,
, ton, James Blackwell, Pinkney Stroud,
E Mary Ruffin Green, Nellie Holton, Ed.
ward Sheridan, Eugenia Patterson, John
Markham,
Walter Budd also captured the Lalls
s Ruth Carr prize for the best literary
: essay.
o The Morehead $40 gold prize wal
awarded to Holland Holton.
= Miss Myrtle Albright won the priz'
Q given by Mr.. T. B. Fuller for highes
d general average In Fuller School. Sh
also secured the Scholarship Prize givel
by Messrs. s. q. Anderson & Co.
a The School Boards Latin Prize wa
won BY Miss Eva Branch.
? Mr. F. 4. Faller, Of the Graded schot
q Board, delivered diplomas to Misse
s Myrtle Branch, Nellie Stephenson, Min
nile Walker, Jean Holeman, Annie Viii
aker. Alice Hundley, Mary johnson
Josephine Mauney, Lizzie Muse, Lizzi
Rawls, Kate Wall. Daisy Fresland; A.
+ thur Bradsher, Walter Budd, Calyi
s Hicks, Ernest Tillett, Earl Jordan, Hsrr
(. King, John Walker.
,r Certificates Of distinction Mary Johl
II son, Lizzie Muse, Lizzie Rawls, Waite
= Budd, Calvin Hicks, john Walker, Cha
2 borne Carr. Curtis Richardson, Ey
~ Branch, Leila Beves, Emma Hunter, Be
I'd sic Dickson, Matte Sears. Eleanor Viii
lie aker, Annie Whitmore, Bessie White
III Mamie Goodson, Emma Foushe
: Blanche Carter, Fannie Hicks, IreI
Hicks. Luther Bsrbee, John Carlto
u Strother Freeman, Holland Holtol
Sc Robert Shaw, Portlock Wilson, Lew
le | Wall, Claud Hicks, Beulah Terrell, sa
at lie Fcrfsll. Sj1rnie Jones. Minnet
!, Woodall, Annie Anderson, George Far,
ing, Isabel Pinuix, Herbert Kueffne
~ Myrtle Albright. Sadie Hackney, Ann
Id Belle Gattis, Felicia Kueffner, Quintc
In Holton, Julia Albright, Florence Fit
q. gerald, William Muse, Audrey Grahar
!. Fay Heny, Haywood McCabe, Charl
- Billings, Abbott Lloyd, Kate Bowlin
Catherine Bryas, Isabel Jourdan, jam
Blackwell, Myrtle Leigh, Amy Mui
wv Pinkney Stroud. Nellie Holton, Villa
ry Anderson, Grin Lloyd.
ed Honorable Mention-Lizzie Muse, A
: nile Whitaker, Walter Budd, John Ws
= ker, Curtis Richardson. Eva Branc
Oh Leila Beyes, Bessie Dickson, Matte Sea-
n Annie Whitmore, Fannie Hicks, Hollal
Holton, Portlock Wilson, Robert Sha
sallie Terrell, Beulah Terrell, MINI
Jones, Bernice Gates, Mabel Cairo
no Florence FITZGERALD, Puma Owens, Qui
ton Holton, Nellie Holton. =
eo "The Old North State" was sung
a Miss Lizzie Taylor. the audience joint
IN. In the chorus. The effect was truly
: spring aud In harmonious accord vi
. the mornings exercises.
IN. Benediclion BY Rev. w. O. Tyree, pt
ms tor First Baptist Church.
nd The exercises, like the years wo
we're highly creditable and enjoyable.