Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1900-06-13
WINTHROP COM MENCEMENT,
.iass-Day and Graduating Exercises at
RoCk Hill

iHIee score ana nNe sweet girl
graduates" were seated on the stage
1t Winthrop Tuesday morning when
he hour arrived for the class day ex-
arcises. The graduating class was in
control of the situation and the pretty
exercises entertained the large gather
lng of friends from the city and from
different sections of the State: for the
parents of many of the young ladies
were present to rejoice with their
daughters in this the close of busy
but happy school life
The 81 graduates in the four years
normal course with the degree OF
bachelor of arts this year are Misses
Maggie Connor. Orangeburg: Ida Cor
bett. Hampton; Nellie Cunningham.
Beaufort; Ollie Elder. York: Inez Eel
der. Clarendon; Docia Folk Colleton:
Lulie Harvin. Clarendon: Cora Hug
gins. Williamsburg: Fannie Johnston.
Barnwell; Gertrude King. Aiken:
Edith Loryea. Orangeburg: Rosa Mel
ton. Orangeburg; Gertrude Mitchell.
Saluda; Jeanette Murdoch. Abbeville;
Janet Mcclure. Chester: Paris Neal.
Lancaster; Lucy Reed, Dorchester;
EloiSe Scaife. Spartanburg; Selma
N'hii ltN -NllNtI SUI. ElllIulc lnual.
Clarendon; Beulah Walden. Spartan.
burg; Mamie Wallace. Chester: Mary
Swafiield. Richland
Those who graduated with the de-
gree of Licenciate of instruction after
Il three years course are Misses Maize
Breland. Berkeley: Julia Gregg. Flor
ence; Milie Lynn Chester: Eva Ver-
dier, Beaufort Lydia Taylor. Lexing-
ton; Josie Platte. Berkeley.
In the literary department. full
course. with degree of bachelor of arts
the following finished the course: Ag-
mes Douglas. Chester: Louise Gille-
spie York Anita Hall. Chester; Ber-
tina Kirkley Sumter; Mayne Me-
Meekin. Fairfield: Cora McRae. Mar
ion; Lila Neal Anderson; Mary Alice
Reaves Marion; Scotia Reid. York.
Jeannie Sprunt, Yen. Fannie Will
SON York; Virginia Norris Anderson.
Miss Ethel WelbCru OF Anderson is
the only graduate in the department
of science, and Miss Edith Howard
Stewart Of Rock Hill has completed
the full course in music
There are quite II number OF special
students who have finished the
course selected by themselves and
were given certificates OF proficiency.
These are.
In SHnography and Typewriting-
Miss Willou Boyd Laurens; Miss
Sudie Mae Byrd. Darlington; Ada
Casey, Anderson; Mary Cummings,
May Ellison, Mary Sledge and Beulah
Spears
Miss Willie Southland. Union. cer-
tiiicate in industrial branches
Dressmaking-M Misses Mollie Bre-
zeale Barnette Miller, Margaret Trip
lette Lucia Bradley and Ella Parks.
Millinery Dove Ellerbe
Richbourg. Margaret Spears. Bonnie
Anderson, Mabel CrossweH. Mamie
McMeekin and Cora McRae.
Miss Eloise Robert Scaife of Spar.
tanburg. the class president welcomed
the visitors.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Smith of An
derson read the class history. n his
tory of which each of the 60 is prou
and the saddest page in which is IL
last.
Miss Inez Fullenwider Fielder
Clarendon read the class poem. a com
position which is credtable TO her ma
tive talents well trained
Miss Jeanic ID. Sprunt rendered a
piano solo in a delightfully."- easy and
intelligent manner, its sprign,Aness
adding to the effect of the last will
and testament of the class of 1900.
This instrument was not so doleful
after all. as it merely disposed OF the
whims and oddities and other chatteIs
of the seniors, bestowing them upon
those succeeding to the dignity of the
graduating class. This was devised by
the class lawyer, Miss Alice McRae OF
Marion.
The class prophecy followed. and
each of the sweet graduates blushed,
moved uneasily in her chair and
famed vigorously as the prophet,
Miss Rosa Lee Melton, drew aside Che
curtain of futurty and pictured the
fancied destiny in this life of each of
her associates.
Miss Scaife then feelingly bade the
class adieu and dismissed the audience