The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-08
Auburn fii6h School.

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The Auburn High School, at
Auburn, Miss, has just closed by.
fan the most prosperous session
in the history Of the school.
The commencement exercises
began Thursday afternoon at 4:30
o'clock with a contest in music fol
a gold medal. Miss Mamie Magee
was the winner Of the medal;
and, therefore, the the representa-
tive in the beat contest. Miss
AIRY Carruth aged seven years
was selected as alternate. Her
playing was regarded by every
one as phenomenal for one of her
age and quite a bright future is
predicted for her by her many
friends.
The music contest was very
good indeed; and it was credit
to the music teacher, Miss Mary
B. Byrd, of Brookhayen. The
contest was proof of Miss Byrd's
energetic work and efficiency.
There was also q contest in
defamation among the small boys
Thursday afternoon, and each lit
tie fellow gave promise of MAX
ing an excellent speaker; espec-
tally James Ferguson and Prem
tiss Wood. Prentiss Wood was
the winner. On Thursday night
was a contest in debate. The
question was: Resolved, That
the United States needs no Stand
ing Army. Affirmative, HI. f.
Wilson and Vince Williams; Neg
alive, Dan Bufkin and Henry.
Magee. The negative won the
question and Homer Wilson the
medal. The question was ably
discussed and each speaker reflect
ed great credit upon himself and
the school, D
On Friday night was held the
contests in elocution and senior
defamation. Both of these con-
tests were very good indeed and
exceeded anything generally seen
outside of city schools and col
leges. There were seven, contes-
tants for the elocution medal and
six for the defamation medal.
After much deliberation and care
full consideration, the judges
awarded the elocution medal to
Miss Ella Godbold and the decla-
nation medal offered by Auburn
Mercantile Company to d. w.
Bufkin, of Barlow, Miss.
The medal for improvement in
music was gwen to Miss Bessie
Godbold; the one for application,
to Mabel Carruth. And the Homer
G. Byrd memorial medal, offered
by Miss Mary B. Byrd, was won
by Ally Carr nth for excellence in
Primary music.
The medal for scholarship was
offered by the c. Atkinson Co.,
of Summit, and was won by Hen
ry Magee, Of Auburn. "A pen
manship medal was offered by
Randolph Evans, of Summit, and
won by Florence Westbrook, of
Auburn.
Saturday morning at 1880 the
audience was called together in
the tabernacle, where the primer
pal delivered his annual address.
In the afternoon Rev. 0. w.
Bradley, of Millsaps college, de-
livered the annual address. His
subject, 1.-The Nations Charge to
the Southern Citizen" was one
that appealed to every one pres
ent, and so mastery did he handle
it that almost breathless attention
was given throughout the entire
address.
Henry Magee delivered the ad-
dress in behalf of the school,.
Miss Bessie Godbold was valedic-
torian; but she was providentially
kept from reading the valedictory,
which Rev. ". j. Ferguson kind
~ did.
Rev. j. 7. Leggett, of Utica,
preached the commencement SER
mon to an audience of 1000 peo-
Iple. His sermon was pronounced
one of the most scholarly, yet
spiritual ever heard in our taber-
nacle. His theme was the I'm
mutability of Christ"
| The Auburn High School now
is second to no rural high school
in the State. They have re-eIect-
ed the principal, Prof. w. B. Hogg
and will employ five assistants for
! a nine months term. Boarding
accommodations are being arrang-
ed for sixty boalders; and if the fu-
ture keeps step with the past.
Auburn will have a school OF
which not only the county but the
Estate may justly boast.
SMITH
The Leader wishes to congratu
late Auburn and Prof. Hogg up.
on the success attained by the
High School, and hopes that The
future will be even more brilliant
than the past. Good seed ha:
been sown out there through /
number of terms past.
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