The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-06-08
union GRADED SCHOOL
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EXCELLENT PROGRAMME NICELY
CARRIED 0UT-H0N. J. f. ELLERBE
ASA COMMENCEMENT ORATOR.


routed Seen Green. "..Crops are now
in flourishing condition.
Cadet Ernest Tallevast and his
sister, Miss Rosa, are at home fol
vacation from the Welsh Neck High
school,,
Miss Mary Mcdonald returned t'
her home near Georgetown Sunday
after spending few days with heI
friend, Miss Ida Waluron, of thi'
section.
Mr. Tomme Steele returned home
Friday, after spending several weeks
in the CITY on the Sampit.
Last Saturday party of about
twenty-five or thirty from this and
adjoining neighborhoods enjoyed i
good old fashioned "fsh fry in ths
Swamp at McCants' lake. This
was IL day that was heartily en9 Eed
by every one present and how se
could it have been, with plenty Of
fish and lots of other good "rations'
and just enough mosquitoes to keep
us from imagining that We We're by
the sea shore? Our little picnic
grounds were beautifully adorned
with earth's fairest flowers and their
gallant admirers, with just enough
"old felix's" to keep order. Late in
the afternoon we assembled at the
pleasant home of Mrs L j Nesmith,
and enjoyed some nice, cool water
and sweet music.
1t WIS the good pleasure Of the
writer to attend tle commencement
of the Union Graded schoo! at
Rome last Friday. The day was an
ideal one. Soft, fleecy clouds tloated
lazlly high up in a clear, blue sky
and nature seemed TO smile approval
upo1 the suspicious occasion. A
large crowd was present to enjoy the
hospitality of the good folks of Rome,
who seemed to use every effort to
make the day one Of pleasure fol-
their visitors. The programme was
an excellent one and nicely carried
out, as l haven't Il copy l cannot
give the details. The welcome ad-
dress by Furney Hemingway was
rich, rare and racy, eliciting loud
applause and hearty laughter, Fur
ney is funny boy and said fun
ny speech.
The most in teresting number of
the programme was the debate. The
query was, SIS "a Man of Thought
cf More Benefit to His Country
Than Man of Action?" The af
firmative was represented by Furney
Hemingway and Elise Rollins, and
the negative by Bessie Snow and
Sadie Waldron. Each of the de-
baters made u good effort and brought
out some strong points, but the
Judges decided in favor of the mega
tive side.
Daisy Brockinton's Essay on
Man" was heartily applauded, but
We think Miss Daisy was too hard
on the poor inoffensive man; her
"mamma" should "chastise' her.
All of the children did remarkably
well, rejecting credit on their teach
ers and the school.
After dinner we had the pleasure
of listening to a masterly address by
Hon j E EIlerbe, whose subject was
"Country Schools. This is an i'm
portant subject and Mr. Ellerbe
made a fine speech. When MIR Ell
lerbe closed, Editor Josiah Doar of
Georgetown was introduced as the
next speaker. Mr. Doar said he in
tended to make "a "big speech" but
Mr. Ellerbe had said just what he
might have said, 50 he would do like
"Pat" did when he was asked to
speak once. Pat GOT up and said:
"Falth, and these people must
think car speak or they would
not have asked me and, now rather
than disappoint them, III keep my
d--u mouth shut" Prof Ken
nsdy then made short talk and the
crowd was dismissed.