Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-05-19
BETHANY HIGH SCHOOL.
Closing Exercises Interesting and Sue-
cessful.
Corresnondence Of the Yorkyille ENQUIRER.

Correspondence OF the Yorkvile ENQUIRER.
BETHANY, May 1S.-The closing ex-
ercises of the Bethany Presbyterial
school began on last Sunday evening
with the annual sermon to the stu
dent body, which was preached by
Rev. ]. NJ. Garrison of Kings Noun
tain. N. c..
MIR. Garrison took his text from
Mark /, ii. The main thought of his
discourse was a call to service and
what is the highest service In life.
The declaimers' contest took place
on Monday evening at s o'clock, and
was participated in by the following
young men: P. c. Goforth, ]. T. Nc
Fadden, w L. Smith, F. G. Hunter, r.
b. Oates, A. B. Glascock. All of the
young men acquitted themselves hand
somely, showing preparation and
ability. Mr.. F. C. Hunter won the
medal.
In spite of the threatening weather
which fortunately gave way to pleas
ant conditions, quite a large crowd
assembled Tuesday afternoon to hear
the debaters' contest over the question
whether Cuba should be annexed to
the United States" Messrs. Hugh
Pursley and P. c. Coforth upheld the
affirmative and Mossrs. Frank McGill
It
committee decided In favor Of the neg
ative and awarded Mr.. Hunter the
medal that had been offered to the
best debater.
The people began TO come In from
all sections early Wednesday morning
and by 10 o'clock there was large
crowd from all parts Of the county To
hear the annual address by Hon. c.
H. Mebane, eX-superintendent OF ed
ucation of North Carolina. Mr.. Me-
bane is a man of large experience In
educational work, having served as su-
perintendent of education in his state
for four years, and is a teacher OF rare
ability. He made an earnest, elo-
quent appeal for universal education
He appealed to fathers and mothers
to make every sacrifice that might be
necessary to educate their children, and
he appealed to young men and young
women to prepare for life and life's
work by training their minds. His
appeal to young men to be honest and
to be economical was most impressive
1t was one of the strongest and most
practical speeches that has ever been
heard in this neighborhood.
The exercises of the graduating
class took place In the afternoon. The
personnel is as follows: Elizabeth
Newman Faulkner, Miriam Lima
Whitesides. William Jackson McGill
Andrew Moffatt McGill. Their ora
tions and essays were of a high order,
creditable alike to themselves and the
school.
At the close of the exercises, Prof.
]. D. Huggins, the principal delivered
to the graduates their diplomas, ac-
companying the same with appropriate
remarks.
The medals were delivered by Mr..
Mebane, the two already mentioned to
Mr. f. c. Hunter and one to Miss
Rachel McGill for excellence in per-
manship.
In closing, Prof. Higgins reviewed
the years work and made some i'm
portant announcements for next year.
New and larger buildings will be erect
ed during the vacation, and the school
will be i'm a position to give better
service and do better work.
The growth and progress of the
school up to this time has been lit
tie short of rrmarkable: but those OF
our people who have come to know
Prof. Huggins. can very well under
stand how the institution has only
started to make a beginning. From the
wonders he has already accomplished.
our people are not inclined to put any
limit on his capacity.