Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-05-13

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who were not so fortunate that he give
the full proceedings Of the evening,
and also to say by way Of parenthesls.
that he has witnessed some college and
theatrical exhibitions that did not in
many respects come up to those ne
witnessed at the Wilkerson school on
the evening of May 9Th, 1903. For
about four hours the audience was
held spellbound, each moment present
ing interesting, new and oftentimes
side-splitting scenes.
We give below a copy Of the pro-
gramme and hope it will suffice:
1. Prayer by Rev. J: H. Simpson.
q. Opening song-"Oh, Come, Come
Away from LABOR Now" etc. by the
school.
8. Words Of Welcome-Miss Ola Chill
4. Recitation-"what the Freckled
Face Girl Said," Miss Lena Wilker-
son.
s. Recitation -"Nobody's Child" Miss
Ellen Stephenson.
g. Recitation-Dollys Birthday" MISS
Jemima Robinson.
Z. Little Boys Speech" Sam Wilker-
| son.
8. "A Boys Lecture" Daisy Bolin.
9. Recitation-"An Obliging Little Sis
ter" Miss Eula Wilkerson. :.
10. Bootblack Drill, by nine little boys.
II. Music-Young Recruit, by Misses
Hood and Robinson.
IL. Dialogue-Assisting HeZekfah - 3
characters-Hezekiah Spriggins, a
bashful youth, Tom Wilkerson; Ebe-
nezer Hunkerton, Tom Bruce: Je-
rusha Belinda Slocum, favorable to
Hezekiah, Miss Barbara Brown.
/ 13. Recitation-When Huldah Expects
Her Beau, Miss Annie Porter.
IA. Recitation-The New Church Or
gan, Miss Viola Brakefield.
IL. Song-Baby's Lullaby, by seven
16. settin' the Old Blue Hen," Lonnie
Bolin.
II. Arathusa's Ferment, Fred Brown.
| is. Music-Soldier's Quickstep by
Misses Hood and Robinson.
19. Dialogue, in scenes-From Punk
in Ridge; 9 characters-Jonathan
Scruggins, Mason Wilkerson; Mr..
Smith, Walter Wilkerson; Augustus
Simroy, a pretended English noble
man, who afterwards turns out to
be a highway robber, John Cobb;
Harry Clifton; Wade Buice; First Po-
liceman, Tom BULGE; Second Police
Jane Hopkins, Miss Bertha Cobb;
Miss Elizabeth Smith, Miss Barbara
Brown; Miss Anna Smith, Miss Ada
Cobb.
20. The Cruiser Dixie, Beattie Wilker-
son.
MgsiShDiSie' Sas5n5a;s by Misses Hood and
%. Speech-Ain't 1 Right, Eh?-Grov-
er Brown.
2s. The Hatchet Drill, by II little boys.
"a. Tableaux-Faith, in Red, White
and Blue, Jemima Robinson.
rs. Recitation-A Naughty Girls Life
26. Speech-An Annexation Of Cuby,
T. W. Wilkerson.
q Song-A Bird in the Hand, by
Misses Ola Wilkerson, Barbara
Brown and Mary Robinson.
Justice Of the Peace characters:
Justice of the Peace, John S. Will
kerson; Finian Packet, Claude Will
kerson; Eliza Ann Carter, Ella
Mitchell; Cicero Snowflake, the lit
tie niger witness, Beattie Wilker-
son.
20. Patriotic Drill, by II little boys.
Miss May Robinson.
81. A Flower Song, by girls.
80. Defamation - The Anglo Saxon
Race, by J. Mason Wilkerson.
33. Solo-"Father Come Home" Miss
Barbara Brown.
"a. Tableaux - Liberty, Peace and
Prosperity, by Misses Ola Wilker-
son, Ellen Stephenson and Mary
Robinson.
35. Music-Shiverliers March, by Miss
es Hood and Robinson.
36. Speech - Lecture on Woman's
Rights, by T. A. Wilkerson.
81. The Flag Drill, by II girls.
38. Dialogue-Master Of the Situation
colored man who liked his morning
dram, VIII Wilkerson; Eveline Di-
nah Jefferson, wife Of Poppey JEFF
ferson, Tom Wilkerson, dressed In
woman's clothes; Peter Washington,
neighbor, Morgan Wilkerson.
All the exercises were we'll conduct
ed. The pupils showed that great care
had been taken to equip them for their
respective parts. It is the general ver-
dict Of competent judges that the ex-
ercises could not have been more in
teresting. Some Of the scenes. were
side-splitting in their rendition and 1t
we'll as the pupils, to say that they
deserve great credit for the manner in
which they have acted to make this an
ideal school entertainment. Every
body speaks in the highest terms of
what they saw and heard and the
teacher has the satisfaction of
knowing that she has won the admi-
ration, not only Of her patrons and pu-
pills, but Of a large circle Of friends
outside.
1t is due Miss Barbara Brown and
Mr.. John Cobb to make special men,
tion Of them in this connection, in or
der to show what diligent young peo-
pie can do when they try. Mr.. Cobb
was not pupil, as most or all of the
others were, but he took a part in one
Of the most interesting plays, and after
plowing all day would walk three
miles at night to practice his part,
which he played with the skill of a
veteran. In No. 19 he personated Au-
gustus Simroy. who Is first imperson-
ated an English nobleman, but at last
he turned out to be highway robber.
This was enacted in five scenes, COW
ering In all tWenty-seven pages Of
closely printed matter. Miss Barbara
Brown. to whom much praise Is due,
took one of the parts after she was
already taxed with other pieces. She
threw herself. soul, mind and strength
into the play and acted her part nobly,
as did all the others, to whom too
much praise cannot be added for the
way they conducted themselves on this
long to be remembered occasion.
The people Of Western York have
great reasons to congratulate them
selves upon the auspicious outlook.
Their school facilities are just what
they have made them-equal to any
and inferior to none.
No LONGER A MAGNATE.-The career
Of former Senator John L. McLaurin
as a steel and railroad magnate has
heen quite brief. Some weeks ago it
was announced that Mr.. McLaurin had
large interests in the Brunswick and