Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-05-17
THE WILkERSoN SCHOOL.
Interesting Closing Exercises Last
Thursday.

Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
ETA JANE, May 13.-Yesterday your
had the pleasure Of at
tending a picnic occasion at the Will
kerson school house near Hickory
Grove. About $50 people, including all
ages, were present. A suitable pro-
gramme was prepared for the occasion
and every detail Of it was carried out.
Rev. P. B.. Ingram was master OF GER
emonies. and we'll did he discharge his
duties as such. The school room was
beautifully decorated with flowers and
the pictures of eminent men in both
the civil and military history of our
country as we'll as other nations. In
fact the interior of the building showed
that everything that tends to improve
the educational, industrial and moral
growth Of the young and rising gene
ration had been fully considered in
planning for the occasion.
The following is the order of the ex-
ercises:
l. Prayer by Rev. J. L. Oates.
.. Music-"Nearer My God to Thee"
rendered by Prof. S. B. Lathan's
3. Address of welcome by Rev. P. B.
Ingram.
4. Address by Rev. ]. L. Oates; topic,
"The school house the bulwark of
the nation"
5. Music by Prof. Lathan's band. >
s Graphophone music-"Asleep in the
Deep" (The graphophone was in
charge of Prof. w. T. Slaughter).
I. Address by Rev. P. B. Ingram,
which he concluded by introducing
Superintendent of Education John
E. Carroll, who arrived while Mr..
Ingram was talking.
Mr.. Carroll made an excellent talk
and told much of the work Of educa-
tion as it is now being carried on In
York county. A synopsis Of his ad-
dress would doubtless be Of much in
terest to the readers of THE ENQUIRER,
but space forbids our reproducing it
here.
s. Music by Prof. Lathan's band.
9. Intermission.
10. Music by the band and graphic
phone.
II. Address by Hon. T. F. McDow.
12. Music and adjournment.
It is unnecessary to say anything
about the spirit of the occasion. The
people of Western York
both male and female-are noted for
their enthusiasm in every good work
as we'll as their unStinted hospitality
in their homes.
Dinner in abundance was spread on
the grounds, and after Rev. Mr.. In
gram invoked the Divine blessing all
were most cordially invited to come
forward and help themselves, which
they did, and though much was wasted
there was more than was necessary
to feed the crowd.
Throughout the entire day your cor
neither saw nor heard any
thing to mar the pleasure Of the oc-
caSion. The speakers were full of fun,
as we'll as earnest in what they said.
They got the very best attention it was
possible for a crowded house to give
them.
Much innocent pleasure was derived
from the speakers often referring to
each others good looks, etc. Mr.. Nc
Dow reached the climax when he call
ed for hand primary to decide wheth-
er Rev. Mr.. Ingram or Mr.. Tom Whis-
onant was the best looking man. He
wished the ladies only to vote, but many
Of the men voted too. When Mr.. Nc
l)OW Cdll0u LOT lIlOSt WIZ Vhi.
Ingram the best looking man of the
two to please raise their right hands
only a few hands went up. When he
called for those who thought Mr.. Whis-
onant the best looking man Of the two
to raise their right hands, not quite so
many voted. But when he called for
all who thought neither Of them as
good looking as they ought to be to
raise their right hands. nearly every
hand in the house went up amidst a
roar of laughter in which none enter
ed more heartily than the rivals them
selves. A collection was taken up and
q sufficient amount raised to secure a
library for the school.
The teacher. Miss Bessie Peacock,
has right to congratulate herself on
the result of her work at the Wilker-
son school this year. We had the
pleasure last year. of writing up for
THE ENQUIRER, the proceedings Of the
entertainment given by Miss Clara
Flemming's school. and we congratulate
the patrons of the WilkerSOn school
upon their success in securing such
competent teachers to look after the
educational interests of their children.
Hon. T. +. Mellow has offered a gold
medal to the scholar above twelve
years of age. who makes the best av-
erage record mt the Wilkerson school
next year. Who the winner will be it
is now i'm the scale of uncertainty to
say, but we shall look forward with
much interest to the result of the con-
test.