The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-06-06
THE COUNTY SCHOOLS.
Interesting Report Of the Com.
mcnccmcnt Exercises at
Adams.

Adams.
EDITOR LEADER: To say that the
commencement exercises of the Lin
coin county public schools held at
Adams Camp Ground May 18th and
10Th were success, is a rather mild
way of expressing the delights of the
occasion. To give a detailed account
of all that was done would take too
much time, and would occupy too much
space IN your paper: so | will only
attempt to give summary.
The annual address by Rev. J. b. Law.
renee was a treat, both as to oratorical
and literary merit. The music furnished
on the first day and night was almost
entirely by local talent: there being a
regularly organized and drilled brass
band at ADAMS, known as the Auburn
Brass Band, besides those who play
the piano. On Saturday, Prof. Snyder
and number of teachers and pupils
from Whitworth College were present.
and delighted the audience with many
choice selections. some vocal. others
instrumental. The teachers meetings
on Friday and Saturday afternoons
were fairly we'll attended, aud much
interest manifested by those present.
Not all of the subjects published in
the program were discussed, for want
of time, but enough was done to show
that the majority of the teachers in
Lincoln county are taking the front
rank i'll their profession.
The concert on Friday night was a
feast for those who love mnsic and
delight to hear entertaining recita-
tons 1t seemed as if the people
desired that we laugh and grow fat"
for they furnished plenty of amuse-
ment and fed us bountifully
On Saturday morning, five graduates.
W. Morris Reeves. John NJ. Smith. Ber-
tina Albritton, Blanche Woodall, and
Ella Woodall, appeared on the stage
and read well composed essays. We
learn that there were others who fin
ished the required course of study but
were deprived of being present.
The Lincoln county teachers pres
ent, as far as we can call to mind were,
Prof's. J. W. Chisholm. t. L. Germany.
II. ID. McInnis, A. a. McAlpin, w. g.
Williams, Edgar Godbold. l.. u. Posey,
Misses Joicie Smith, Bonnie Dunn, Ber-
tina Buie, Halle Buie. Addie Smith, DC
tavia White and Mrs. Lula Maxwell
Just before the close of the meeting
Friday evening the following resolu-
tiOns were adopted:
Resolved, That we. the teachers of
the Public Schools in Lincoln county.
avail ourselves of this opportunity to
commend our present County Superin-
tendent, Prof. Edgar Green, for his
wise management of the business per
tanning to the free schools;
That, we specially commend him H.
for enforcing the laws governing teach
ers' examinations; q for his untiring
efforts to grade the schools and sys-
tematize the work in them, and 81, for
the judicious use of the school funds.
Resolved, further, That we unre-
servedly pledge to him our co-opera-
ton in trying to make our school still
more efficient.
At the close of the meeting Saturday
a resolution was adopted thanking the
people of the Adams Camp Ground
neighborhood for their hospitality to
the teachers and visitors; also vote
of thanks was extended to b. +.
Brister for conveying the teachers to
the neighborhood of Adams Camp
Ground from Bogue Chitto and return
over his private railroad.
There was a fine dinner each day,
and the people kept cool by drinking
ice lemonade and eating ice cream,
which were sold for the benefit of the
brass band. | suspect some of the
teachers will want to hold the next
commencement exercises at the same
place.
CORRESPONDENT.