The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-11-23

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whom it should honor in ''christening'
its tree. This resulted in the follow
ing honors being ascribed, the prefer
ence of each teacher, whatever 1t
might have been, treated, in each case,
as of no avail:
First grade "Moses Levi"
Second grade :" George Washing
TOM
Third grade-"Francis Marion. .
Fourth Grade-''Robert E. Lee"
Fifth grade: :Stonewall Jackson. +"
Sixth grade-'sWilliam Mckinley"
Seventh grade-'DuncanChnch Hey
ward"
Eighth grade-''Eva Browne twho
died during the past SUMNER
Ninth grade-s'E. J. Browne"
Tenth grade-"Clarence E u g enc
Boyd"
Note. ("Judge Parker" was popular
Arbor Day appellation up to Novem-
Der Sth, when opinions changed snsAt-
Ivy
school assembled in the hall where an
encouraging number of interested pa
rents and friends had gathered for the
public exercises of the day. The SUI
perintendent, Mr.. Clarence e. Boyd,
opened program by stating the object
of the occasion and reading the Act OF
the Legislature relative to the ooserV-
ence of Arbor Day. He also expressed
the pleasure which the school felt at
having the parents and visitors present
and thereby brought into closer rela-
tion with the schools work. The fol-
lowing program was then rendered.
PROGRAM.
l. Bringing in the Sheaves"-School.
,. Scripture Reading, led by Assistant super
intendent E. J. Browne. ,,
8. Selected Gems-Edwin Harrington: vary
Mcleod. Lucy Wilson, Preston Thames.
Lee Ridgill-Second Grade.
!. Recisatlon-"Whatd do We plant '-MeLaurln
5. RecitationN"Arbor Day"-Eva Dollard-
Sixth Grade.
s. Selection-"The Origin and use OF Arbor
DayCsra BarynwTsase GEsae Gerald
Milton McIntosh, John Minis, Char!eE
Sprott-Fourth Grade.
s. Recitation-'The Palm and the Pine
margarine Reardon-Fifth Grade.
Harviu-Ninth Grade.
10. Sons-"The Brave Old Oalk"-School.
II. Recitation-'The Little Pine trees frees he
ward"-Mabel Rrowne-SeTenth Grade.
-. Recitation-"I Used to Kill Birds''-Archle
Rogers-Seventh Grade.
ls Recitation-'.The Palmetto Tree"-Martha
Dayis-Eighth Grade: So, 60.
Il. Recitation-"With Dad o Boilin Sap :
Grady Bowman-Sevelth Grade.
Is. Song-..The Grand Ola aTrees"-School.
l6 Address by Mr.. Charlton DuRant
| II. Song-"America
A strong feature of the program was
the Arbor Day address of Mr.. Charlton
DuRant, synopsis Of which is in
cluded among the details of these exer-
clses. The speech could not have been
more approximately worded or the
subject matter more strikingly present.
ed. as the orator of the occasion laid
much emphasis upon the teachings OF
the day and pointed the pupils to the
one ideal of beauty in all the form OF
nature about them.
It was announced by Supt. Boyd that
FIVE additional trees would be planted
very soon and that, upon unanimous
vote of the school, they would be named
in honor of Maj. Abe Levi, Mr.: Joseph
Sprott, Mr.. D. NJ. Bradham, Trustees,
and The MANNING TINES Mr.. Louis
Appelt, Editor) and The Manning
Farmer (Dr. A. S. Todd, Editor
Upon an expression of thanks by the
SUPERINTENDENT to the visitors an>,
trustees for their presence and interest
and especially to Mr.. DuRant for his
inspiring grafton, and the pupils march
ed down 70 their rooms and then were
dismissed according to usual custom
from their lines in front of the build
|ings.
Summing up the various incidents,
formalities and exercises OF Arbor Day.
it seems to have been the general ver-
dict that the celebration at the Moses
Levi Memorial Institute had been an
unqualified success.
SYNOPSIS OF ADDRESS.
Mr.. Principal, Ladies and Gentlemen,
and Pupils of the Moses Levi Mem
orial Institute:
In beginning my remarks would
like to congratulate the teachers OF
this Institute upon the most excellent
training which they have given the
pupils under their charge. In the eH-
ercises Just passed the children have
acquitted themselves admirably and l
feel that it is only proper for me to
voice what am sure are the sentiments
of those present, when l say that we
thank the Principal and Teachers for
the careful and thorough training OF
which we have seen evidences this
morning.
I had never realized how many chill
dren there are attending this school,
although I have often seen them at
play and on their way to and from their
homes. You have great responsible
ity, as in these children are many and
great possibilities for you to develop,
and we are glad to see the evidences OF
YOUR careful daily efforts. Should your
efforts seem vain and you should be
discouraged bid you draw encourage
ment from Arbor Day and the thoughts
which it provokes, that the results OF
child-trainine are hidden in the future
and that if the work is properly done
good results are sure to follow. 1t Is
like the planting OF seed, IN that the
results while perhaps not Immediately
apparent will show in after years:
The education of children is like the
planting of tree, in that the labor is
expended in the hope of future re-
ward and great deal of time, and
money. and effort are expended in the
cause of education in the hope that the
reward will come in future years in a
higher standard of citizenship and IN
men and women whose principles and
character are better than gold and
more desirable for country than any
material prosperity, however great.
Actuated by these motives, our State
has ever, to the limit of her resources,
provided for the education OF her sons
and daughters, and I am glad to see
that greater efforts are being made
now than ever before to provide good
education for every child IN South Car
DINA. I trust that there will be no
backward movement in this matter,
but that there will be a steady advance
until we have schools open to every
child for nine months OF every year,