Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-05-22

greatly TGuuCGu. lIct SHO PA'oOiN
rolls be purged Of deserters.
S. C. C. I. Commencement.
The 1902 Commencement Has Been
Largely Attended and Thor
oughly Enjoyed.
Tie music school OF the South
Carolina Co-Educationai Insti-
tute has become the alma mater
of a number of graduates, but
probably Miss Gorge Poore VIII
gave her recital On Tuesday
evening of last week may be con-
sidered the most brilliant pianist
going out from the school. The re-
cital delighted the audience
and the Edgefeld pec-
pie were only sorry that Miss
Poore could not remain in Edge
field, and give to our town the
benefit of her talents Being a
senior she bids farewell to Edge
field atthis commencement as a
leaving a record of most
faithful and thorough WORK dur
ing her three ears studtnt lite IN
Edgefeld.
Graded School Exercises.
Thursday evening the children
Of the graded school were greeted
by packed audience to enjoy the
Operetta prepared by Miss Nick
les and Miss Dicks for this occa-
sion. The principal characters
Matte Pattison, Eloise Lake, Will
liam QUITS, Francis Sheppard and
Benjamin Grepeker and Aldrich
Cheatham, Helen Tillman, Tbel-
ma Bailey, and Glover Tompkins,
carried off many honors. The other
fairies and gnomes did what was
of them and looked pretty
odd and quaint as the
occasion required. This commence
ment of the graded school is al
ways one of the most attractive
evenings of the season, and was
no less SO this year.
Oratorical Contests.
Friday evening was the occa-
sion for the annual oratorical con-
tests. The evenings entertainment
was happily interspersed with
A vocal solo by Miss Grace
Frier, who has already won the
golden opinions for herself dur
ing her stay III Edge6eld; quar-
tette by Misses Attaway, Grace
Frier, Sadie Minis and Royal
Peak; a solo by Miss Ellen Nc
Kie, another quartette by Misses
Nadeene Smith, Maysie Mays,
Kathleen Glover and Ellen McKie
The contestants in the elocu-
tion class for the medal present
ed each year by Mr.. W. H. Tur-
ner was awarded Miss Nadeene
Smith, much talent being dis
played also in reading by Misses
Grace Frier and Lois Cain.
The judges in this contest were
Gen. T. w. Carwile, Capt. N. G.
Evans and Hon T. G.. Talbert.
The members of the Freshman
class contesting for the ]. c.
Sheppard medal were James L.
Taylor, Elliott Simkins and Jas
L. Boles. The judges bestowed
compliments on all three of the
young men, but awarded the med.
al to Elliott Simkins. The judges
were Messrs. j L. Minis, w. H.
Turner and w. E. Lott.
Capt. N. G.. Evans since the
school has been established in
Edge6eld has offered a medal
each year to the lest orator i'll the
Sophomore class. Cadets Walter
Black. K. R. Humphreys and NJ.
Gary Satcher became aspiranfs
for this honor. and did credit to
themselves. The medal, however
was presented by B. E, Nicholson,
Esq, to M. Gary Satcher, the
other judges being A. S. Tomp-
kins, Esq, and Capt E. H.. Folk
Exercises on Sunday.
The baccalaureate sermons de-
livered in the college are always
heard by large and interested au-
diences. Sunday morning was no
exception. DR.. James H. Thorn
well of Fort Mill, a Presbyterian
minister of distinction, preached
a sermon full of tenderness and
beauty. One man in the sopgre-
CATION remarked afterwards, ''If
| could hear a sermon like that
every Sunday / would be a good
man." The music of the OCCASION
was good. especially a vocal solo
BY Miss Williams, The Lord i
my Ligh' and my Salvation"
Sunday evening DIR. Th )rIiw"ll
was invited to preach the sermon,
bef, re The Y. NJ. G. A. and Y. W.
c. A. of he college. This di<-
course was very much spar ciated
BY those who heard it, and CON-
ment, d OH with enthus asn.
The School of Music.
The tchnol of music of the
Sor.h Carolina Cu-Educ ltionn