The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-06-14
AT WINTHROP.
cIass-Day and Graduating Exercises al
Rock Hill.

at Winthrop Tuesday morning when
the hour arrived for the class day eX-
ercises. The graduating class was in
control of the situation and the pretty
exercises entertained the large gather
ing 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 Fell
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
Shirley, Anderson; Emmie Tindal,
Clarendon; Beulah Walden, Spartan.
burg; Mamie Wallace, Chester; Mary
Swaffield, Richland.
Those who graduated with the de-
gree of Licenciate of Instruction after
three years course are Misses Maize
Breland, Berkeley; Julia Gregg, Flor
ence; Millie 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-
nes Douglas, Chester; Louise Gille-
spie, York; Anita Hall, Chester; Ber-
tha Kirkley. Sumter; Mayne Nc
Meekin, Fairfield; Cora McRae, Mar
ion; Lila Neal, Anderson; Mary Alice
Reaves, Marion; Scotia Reid, York;
JEANNE Sprunt, York; Fannie Will
son, York; Virginia Norris, Anderson.
Miss Ethel Welborn Of Anderson is
the only graduate in the department
of science, and Miss Edith Howard
Stewart of Rock Hill has completed
the full l-course in music.
There are quite a number of special
students who have finished the
course selected by themselves and
were given certificates Of proficiency.
These are:
In Stsnography 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 Southard, Union. GER
tificate in industrial branches.
Dressmaking-Misses Mollie Bre-
zeale, Barnette Miller, Margaret Trip
lette. Lucia Bradley and Ella Parks.
Millinery-Bessie Dove, Ellerbe
Richbourg, Margaret Spears, Bonnie
Anderson, Mabel Crosswell, 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, his
tory of which each of the Go is proud,
and the saddest page in which is the
last.
Miss Inez Fullenwider Fielder OF
Clarendon read the class poem, COM
position which is creditable to her ma
tive talents well trained.
Miss Jeanie D. Sprunt rendered a
piano solo in a delightfully."- easy and
intelligent manner, its sprigl.,.Iness
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 chattels
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 the
curtain of futurity 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
Co,,,L raroI;po NevS