The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-27
Sur,,nerton News.
Editor The Manning Times:

On last Friday afternoon people be-
gan to gather in this little town to Wit
ness the commencement exercises OF
the graded school, which sometime ago
it was thought was going to be as good:
if not the best that was ever had at this
place. For reasons unknown to your
correspondent the plans were changed,
leaving very little for the pupils 10 90.
About S o'clock a. N. the extra coacn
from Wilson's with Governor HeyWard
and some other gentlemen who accom-
panied him arrived here. The Gov
ernor was driven to the home OF Mr.. q.
C. Scarborough. where he was given a
reception.
About 10 o'clock the doors OF the
Methodist church were thrown open
and all that could, cot inside, and bug
gies were fixed at the windows to ac-
commodate some on the outside. The
children marched in and sang song
entitled ga Psalm of the Union" after
which PRAYER was offered by Rev. Mr..
Herbert. Hon. J. c. Lanham intro
duced Governor Heyward to present
the medals to the winners which he
did very briefly.
Full Ora raicates-Misses Sallie Ander-
son, Annie Coskrey. Louise Richbourg.
I Medalists : The Lanham Graduate
Medal was won by Miss Sallie Ander-
son.
The Faculty and Senior Room Medal
was won by Miss Annie Coskrey.
The D. 0. Rhame Medal was won by
Nora Jackson.
The Principals Medal was wor by
Irvine Belser.
Number OF pupils enrolled, l06.
The Governor and his escorts then
marched to the school building, where
the Governor took his place on the por-
tico of the building fronting about one
thousand people.
Hon. Louis Appelt was called upon to
introduce the Governor. He responded
and. though unexpected to him to
perform this office, he did so grace
fully and to the point. The Gov
ernor then began and for three
fourths of an hour he gave the audi
ence something to think over in the
future. among which were some enjoy
able jokes. He covered a lot of ground
and received considerable applause.
Hon. Louis Applet sat just to the
Governors left during his speech. be-
ing the only person on the portlco with
him.
The directors of the bank have, since
looking over three or four lots offered
them for the bank, decided to put it on
the lot offered by Mr.. Lanham, oppo-
site the furniture store OF Mrs. E. c.
! Tindal, and work on the building Will
begin at once.
Prof. E. P. Dahl and family left last
Saturday afternoon for their home in
Virginia.
Miss Ethel Cooper, one OF the lady
teachers, left Saturday for her home IN
the up-country.
I hope there is a prosperous future
for this school. but it cannot prosper
without money. I am believer in
';equal rights to all, and special privi-
leges to none" The increase in the
number of pupils last session made it
necessary TO have another teacher and
to pay for same The trustees put an
extra levy on each scholar, which | be-
lieve is all right, but when part OF the
patrons pay their quota and others dc
| nOt we cannot see tne equal rlgnCS III IL.
Maybe there are not many who have
not paid, but if a law is made and a
fractional part of the people do not
obey it, that is not equal rights. / dc
not mean to criticise any one, but give
US equal rights and let everything sc
on smoothly.
Miss Lizzie Scarborough, another o1
the teachers, left Saturday for her
home IN Darlington.
Mr.. J. J. Ragin, one Of Summerton's
staunch citizens who is now living in
Georgia, is here on a visit to his son.
Mr.. 5. C. Ragin. We wish he lived in
this place again, for ne is so jovial one
cannot be in low spirits about him.
Mr.. A. 7. Barron of Manning spen,
last Sunday night at the Tisdale hotel
H.
summerton, S. c., May 25, 1908.