The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-06-13

ness of the contest. The medal was
presented by Mr.. Lee Myers, who won
it last year, assisted by Rev. c. NJ.
Zwingle Miss Stanley will present
il next year.
An amusing number following the
contest was an personation of Joab
Johnson, Esquire, Of Punkin Center,
by Mr.. Roy Egger. Roy has in him
the making OF a first-class comedian.
Rewards for good work were given
to Misses Annie Ussery, Mary West,
Emma Thixton, and Ruby Egger.
Miss BERTHE Stanley impersonated
Josiah Aliens wife in a natural and
interesting manner.
Miss Margie Simmons told of her
Experience With a Refractory Cow"
in an admirable manner. The i'm
provement made by Miss Simmons
shows that she possesses elocutionary
talent.
Miss Maggie Ussery played her part
like an experienced actress.
Chas Edgewood, Sam Myers, At
we'll Egger, Len Egger and Clarence
Werner deserve special mention.
Mrs. Ussery was perfectly at home
in the teachers chair.
Three medals will be offered in
this contest next year.
The closing exercises were of a
high order and credit to the school.
Caledonia has high school of which
to be proud. The school has improv
ed wonderfully during the last ses-
sion of eight months. Some of the
improvements we have noted are: A
new room. new furniture and black
boards, an enrolment of ia, an in
creased average attendance, and
fifty dollar library, besides maps and
other needful things.
The work done in all grades has
been most excellent, and the patrons
and pupils don't fail to show their APP
probation of their teachers.
The rewards in the primary room
for the highest number of headmarks
in spelling were awarded to Lucille
West. Lucille Walters, Lottie Egger
and Rosa Brock. Among those that
might be mentioned for doing fine
work in all their classes were Edwin
Darnen. Fred Darnell, Ozzie Law
renee, Ollie Nix and Zula Givens.
We predict bright future for our
school. and it is sure to be a grand
success with Prof. Thixton and Mrs.
Lena Ussery as the principals. We
hope in the near future TO have a
new, modern brick school building.
We hope to have new school board
ing house completed by this fall, and
which will be in charge of the pro-
fessor and his wife.
Messrs. c. E. Mize and T. o. Caine
two of the prominent business men Of
Hamilton, were in town attending the
closing exercises of the school.
Mrs Matte Henderson and Mrs.
w A Stone were welcome visitors
in town Friday, attending the closing
exercises of the Caledonia school.
Mr and Mrs. J. l. Guyton. of Col
, umbus, were numbered among the
WeICOuc NlSllOIS III 10" Il L AAOdS"
Prof. ]. T. Spann, of Mt. Vernon
high school, was mingling with old
time friends Friday. Come again,
Jim: you always bring sunshine.
DR.. j. W. Thomas had a profess
sional call to Aberdeen last Friday.
We were glad to have one of our
old-time friends in our midst last
week, Capt. d. d. Stephenson
In next weeks paper We will give
the program of the fifth Sunday an
nual singing at Flint Hill.
Don't forget the singing next Sun
day afternoon, the 18th, at the Chris
tian church in Caledonia, by Prof. G.
A. Pullen's class of sweet singers
Mr.. r. A. Noah, a prominent far
mer of Lacky. Miss, is in our COM
munity selling one of the most use