The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-06-08
An Institution Worthy the Fostering
Care of Lexington County.
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An Institution Worthy the Fostering
Care of Lexington County.
That Lexington has in recent years
made wonderful strides in the march
of progress is apparent to the most
casual observer. It's material growth
has been encouraged and fostered to
o remarkable degree and the result
has been very satisfactory to those
who have been active in wroughtipg
so great change. There is also
another interest which is now, and
should have all along, attracting the
attention and receiving the patron
age aad encouragement of the people
of this school district. We speak of
its educational interest. There is DO
question about this interest being an
important factor in developing and
bringing forward our material pros
perity.
The Palmetto Collegiate Institute
has done, and is doing, and will con-
tinue to accomplish noble work in
our midst. There have gone out
from it's walls boys and girls who
have made their impress upon the
future of our county and State. But
it's scope can be widened and its use
fitness for good enlarged and greatly
increased by an united effort on the
part of it's friends and patrons. As
an institution of learning it ranks
second to none in the county and is
surpassed but by few Institutes OF
this class in the State. Its faculty
ranks high as teachers. Splendidly
equipped by educational ability of an
usual high order, Prof. O. D. Seay, A.
b. is the principal; is a graduate OF
Nswberry College and it is due in
large measure to his tireless energy
and undismsyed perseverance that
the institute has attained to its high
standard of excellency and has proven
himself to be the very person for the
place he has so long and scceptably
filled. A comparison of facts end
figures before and since his manage.
raent of the institute began may not
be out of place:
Enrolment six years ago 125.
Students enrolled session 1903 /,
hkk5; States represented 2, counties 6.
aduates, Highly distinguished for
aolarship 1; Distinguished for
Iolarship Is; Distinguished for at
dance IL; Teachers six years ago
Teachers for 1904. 6; Boarding
pills six years ago, none; Boarding
pills 1908 4. 70.
Observation-Disclosures, Sth grade:
Eollie Harman, Luvie Craps, Della
Earman, Johnnie Ballentine.
Honors-9th Grade: Chalmers
Wessinger, Josie Smoak, Kate Shull,
Carrie Corley, Bertha Kleckley,
Arthur Ballentine, Sammie Wes-
singer.
Scholarship-Highly distinguished
9th grade: Chalmers Wessinger.
Distinguished for session: Josie
Smosk, Eunice Wessinger, Anna
Derrick, Caro- E6rd, Kate Shull.
Distinguished for term: Carrie
Corley, Arthur Ballentine.
Distinguished for session, 9Th
grade: Ernestine Graichen, Patsy
George, Eula Clark, Beulah George.
Distinguished for term: Ole Crout,
Frank Lown.
Prof. James H. Hope, Principle OF
the intermediate department., comes
from the classic halls Of Newberry
with the more prossic, but none the
less important training of Glenn
son, and ia scholar of high. attain
ments and is admirably fitted for the
discharge of the duties of his depart
ment.
Miss Mary Wingard, A. B, Wal
halla Female College, is in charge of
the advance division of the Primary
department, is we'll qualified for the
work she has undertaken, and her
taithfulness and devotion to it has
placed her in the foremost ranks of
the educational interest of the county.
Miss Mary Henry graduated from
the Institute, and as recognition Of
her learning and her pre-eminent
ability for the work, has been made a
teacher in her alma mater, and is in
charge of the second division of the
Primary Department. Under her ju-
dicious training and careful instruc-
ton the children under her care have
made wonderful advancementin their
studies. She is destined to make her
mark high up in the world of letters
and she closes the session with the
love and confidence of her pupils.
Mrs. Fannie Roof, who has super.
vision of the musical department is 8
highly gifted lady and her pupils are
recognized by exquisiteness of touch
and expression, as we'll az in time and