The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-06-13
SEVENTH GRADE.

the yearly Roll OF Honor, had .she
not been absent from sickness.
EIGHTH GRADE.
Tsidore Teicher.
The following pupils were neither
absent nor tardy during the year:
lst Grade, lst DivisiOn.-Albert
Carr.
2nd Division.-Murr Hall, Ray
mond Stansill.
9th Grade.-Hattie Sanders, Ver-
non Stansill.
7th Grade.-IIenry Moses.
Sth Grade.-Berta Winburn.
10Th Grade.-Miss Armida Moses.
Miss Armids Moses who won the second
honor medal was the salutatorisn OF the class,
aad that duty shs discharged gracefully
Her essay Was we'll written and the delivery
was excellent, her euuuicia tion being so clear
aud distiuct that each word could be heard
10 the remotest part Of the house
Com missioner Marion Noise performed the
pleasant duty Of awarding the second honor
medal TO Miss Armida Moses.
Then came Twilight Song" by double
quartsits.
Mayor Stuckey awarded the 6rst honor
medals TO Messrs. David McCallum and Cecil
Wilson. These young men tied for the 6rst
place 10 the class, and the School Board and
Superintendent Edmunds decided that the
ooly wsy out OF the dilemma wss to award
each OF them Q medal The tie was not
alone on the past year's work, but for elk
years their standing in class has been exactly
the same and IL Was impossible for their
teachers TO decide between them. Such
thing has never occurred in the school before
and u 10 not likely to occur again.
The certificates were presented to the Nom
bsrs OF the graduatiog class by Mr.. Ne,il
O'DonuelI, chairman Of the School Board.
The graduates we're Misses Augusta Folsom,
Bessie Gillepsle. Rosa G,llepsie, Armida
Moses and Sophie Richardson aud Messrs
Robert Graham, David McCsllum aud Cecil
Wilson.
The exposition of the class mo,to-"Labor
omoia vincir'-by Sup 4 Edmunds wac one
OF the most enjoy able features Of the evening
Nc. kdmnnds has devoted himself to bis pro.
fsssion With all Of the uess and ep,hu.
sissm OF an intensely earuess nature
aod the subject of his brief ad.
dress appealed to him with ne.
culiar force. and bic remarks came from
foil heart and mind that hes been traioed
BY experieocs. None knows better than be
the value OF patient and conscen ,ious work
and bic precept and example Rt together as
the complement one OF the other The result
has been seen 10 his success 20 Q teacher aud
10 the ioauencs he wislds over his pupils
HE speech Vas gem 10 thought and dictiou
and delivery, aod the beauty Of Il ell was
inssnsi6ed BY the fact that every person 10
the large audience knew that he spoke only
what he felt, that be hAs lived up to the
high standard be has cot for bimself, aud
that his pupils have been iuAuspced to real.
iss that conscientious labor 10 the only sure
road to success.
"rbe New Hail Columbis." song By
ihs school. concluded the 6rst half OF the
proGrsmms. While the curtaia was down
the Orchestra played 90 overture.
Part ii OF the programme began With o
sooR BY the school-Lullssy, BY Sullivan.
Thso followed tbs dsclsuatlons for the
gold medal offered aonuslly oy Nc. W.T.
Rhsme The declaimsrs were:
Cecil Wilson-"Banls Of Kings Noun.
TIL"
Robert Grabam-"Xiss Flora McF imsey '. :"
David hcCallum-"The Black Horse and
His Rider"
When the committee consistiog Of Messrs.
r. Manning, Juo. n. Kuiabt and q. g.
Osteso, retired to decide to whom the medal
should 10 awarded mixed double qsar,ette
sang the "Bostmao's Good night"
Tho "Class Criticism vas read by Miss
Sophie Richardson, who amused and enter.
tanned the sutieocs Witb . we'll written CON.
meotsry on the charactsristics, faults aud
toielss Of her classmates.
The 0eclaimsrs Medal Was presented by
Dol. Jno. u. Koieht. who, in announcing ,he
cor nittss's decision end delivering the
medal 10 Cecil Wilson, tho Successfui com.
pstitor. made few happy aud we'll timed 70
marks. He stated that the committee hrd
di6culty 10 arriving OF . decision, and, in
fact, the dscisioc was not unanimous and that
oil Of the committs regretted that there were
not three medals to award. for they would
have liked 10 give each boy medal, 90 we'll
bad each one acquitted himself.
The exercises we're brought TO close with
song by The school-"A Killers wooiog"
aod march By the orchestra.
NJ. D. l.. Rsmbo, who had charge Of the
musc and trained the children and directed
the singing, deserves . separate aud special
mention Tor the work be has accomplished.
The school 10 fortunate indeed 10 haviug 10
the faculty . mar who 10 not only Q teacher
OF aeilit, 10 class room work but 90 accom-.
plished musician, whose work for tho school
10 this special branch, outside Of bis regular
duty, has been Of iocalculabls valus. 30 has
Voluntarily undsrtakeo . work that 10 many
schcrls . special teacher 10 employed to do.
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