The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-05-21
DR.. DIXON'S STRONG ADDRESS.
Closing Exercises Of the Graded
School.

Graded School. A good audience
was present despite the downpour of
rain at the hour for gathering.
The audience was led in prayer by
Rev. G.. W. Phelps. Superintendent
Wilson presented prizes as follows:
In Miss Ferrell's Ninth grade prizes
were awarded to those who had made
over 80 in every study during the
year.
The winners of these prizes were
Misses Sallie May Josey and Emma
Purvis. Also in this grade prize
was awarded to the student who had
made the most Improvement during
2he year. This prize being awarded
in the Ninth grade, it of course was
won by some member of the gradu
ating class, and as Prof. Wilson stood
before the class with the prize ready
to present it, hope beamed out from
every countenance, for none knew
to whom the prize was to be award
ed, as Miss Terrell had not given out
the information. Finally Prof. Will
son announced that Miss Minnie
Hopkins had been the successful con-
testant, and she was the happy re-
ciDient.
1t is custom for the graduating
class to present a picture or bust to
the school, and for the class on this
occasion Prof. Wilson presented the
bust of Cicero.
Mr.. E. E. Hilliard presented d.
plomas to the graduating class.
The members of the class are: Misses
Annie Lawrence. Minnie Hopkins.
Mary Taylor, Emma Purvis, Estelle
House, Sallie May Josey and Masters
Percy Tillery and Richard Josey.
Superintendent Wilson read the
following records for attendance:
NEITHER ABSENT NOR TARDY DURING
THE FALL TERM.
| George Braxton, John Josey, Mary
| Whitehurst, Fannie Edwards, John
Edwards, Louise Darden, Myrtle
Wilkerson, Louise Kitchin, Josephine
Tillery, Hattie Weeks, Laura Clark,
Estelle House.
NEITHER ABSENT NOR TARDY DURING
THE SPRING TERM.
Claude Parks, Bennie Woodland,
Arthur Whitehurst, Lydia Josey,
Eunice Parks, Virginia Tillery, An
ME Harper, Alice Tillery, Jimmie
Shields, Katie Bell, Eva Moore,
Sherwood Allsbrook, Louise Josey,
Verna Leggett.
NEITHER ABSENT NOR TARDY DURING
THE YEAR.
Ernest Davenport, Alice White.
hurst, Mary Pittmann, Reba White
hurst, Edward Tillery, Jimmie Elem
ming, Elmyra Jenkins. Kelley Jen-
kins, William Josey. Matte Josey,
Louise Futrell, Olivia House, Eddie
House, Carleton Walston, Richard
Josey, Sallie Josey.
Rev. c. A. Jones, in few we'll
timed remarks, introduced the speak
err of the evening, DR.. B. F. Dixon,
State Auditor.
DR.. DIXoN'S ADDRESS.
DR.. Dixon is we'll known in every
county in North Carolina, and has
delighted audiences all ever the
State, from the mountains to the
sea. In appropriate terms he spoke
pleasantly Of Halifax county and ex-
pressed pleasure at being in the
county again.
i From the first sentence he rivited
the attention of his audience and
held it throughout.
DIR. Dixon is peculiarly happy in
the recital of amusing anecdotes ap.
propriate to point the truth in hand
and he was at his best in this respect
before his Scotland Neck audience.
| Coming to the subject of his ad
dress, he spoke for the people Of
North Carolina from the viewpoint
of Heredity, Environment and Edu
cation. In strong, forceful fashion
he made bold the declaration that
the people of North Carolina are the
very best by blood and inheritance
He said that there is no people or
earth of so pure blood as the people
of the South, and that the very best
of them are in North Carolina.
The environments of the people oil
North Carolina are also of the very
; best. There is no place in all the
world so favorable for the proper
rearing of boys and girls as the
country, and North Carolina is
strictly country" State. The alb
: sence Of large cities makes NORTH
Carolina peculiarly we'll fitted fol-
the best training of the young.
In education, the speaker said
North Carolina is not yet in the fore
, front. hut with the great strides