Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-05-26

The closing exercises of the Charles
Town Graded and High School on Mon
day, May 25th, were the most enjoyable
the school has had for many years,
going off with spirit and snap that
made even the warm day bearable.
The School Board, DR.. Hopkins, who
conducted the devotional exercises, and
many parents and friends of the
children we're present.
The chief features of the exercises
were the delivery of gold and silver
medal for the two best compositions on
the life Of General Robert e. Lee,
given by the Lawson Bolts Chapter Of
the Daughters of the Confederacy the
delivery of the C. w. Brown Penman-
ship Medal, and the delivery of the
High School diplomas to the three
graduates.
MIR. Ralph Milbourne's essay on Gen.
Lee won the gold medal, and as he
read it, all gave it the close attention
which such a well written, truly APP
preciative sketch of our greatest hero
deserved. The silver medal was award
ed to Stanley Woody, of the Fifth
Grade, for the best compositian in the
lower grades. Others were honorably
mentioned by the Daughters of the
Daughters of the Donfederacy. Among
these were Elizabeth Green's, Anna
Wysong's. Craighill Perry's, Richard
Luke's, Pondo Hatton's, and George
oysters. The Daughters of the Con-
Ifederacy reported themselves surprised
\pleased to see how much reading
cen done by all grades on the
life of General Lee.
The graduating essays of Miss
Pauline Phillips, Miss Katherine Hal
and Miss Katie Leslie showed hare
work and great deal of thought.
They were well written, interesting
and greatly enjoyed by those present
After the reading of their essays Mr.
Denny in few well chosen words
commended the young ladies for theil
past faithfulness and perseverance
Reslie has not missed day from
)r the past ten sessions, ane
1all for the past two, and Miss
Philips only when unavoidably de
tanned by sickness He then urged
them to give their best to the world al
they are leaving he school to take up the
duties of life.
Mr.. Charles johnson delivered the
Brown medal for improvement in pen
manship to Mabel Baker, of the Fourth
Grade, and awards from the sub-com
mittee to Shannon Denny, of the Sec
ond Grade, and Emma Louthap, of ths
Sixth, for marked improvement.
All who recited did well and gave
pleasure to the audience, but Arthur
Ranley, Anna Wysong, Irene Gollady
Rosa Gray Strider and Frances BRADLEY
deserve special mention, also Adrian
Wynkoop or his clear utterance of Shy
locks speeches in the scene from 'Th'
Merchant of Venice"
The singing was unusually good ant
heartily joined in. owing to the gooc
training the children have had for tn.
past few weeks by Miss McCotta, o.
Powhatan College.
The speech of DIR. Hopkins on tn,
presentation of the Daughters of the
Confederacy medals, emphasized thu
purity, goodness, gentleness, and con
sideration of his mother which Genera
Lee showed in his boyhood, and urget
the boys to take him as pattern, ant
to remember his high sense of honor ant
scorn of money dishonesty gotten, a!
they grow to manhood and become
voters.
The members of the School Boart
showed their interest by all being pres.
ent. Especially were the friends Of
Mr.. Beavers glad to. see him back from
his trip to Florida. We hear he cut
his visit short in order to return ir
time for the closing exercises of the
C. G. and H. S.
Following are Distinctions, &c:
The following were leaders in Their
respective grades
Third Class-Pauline Phillips.
Second and Third Glasses
Woody.
First Glass Neill Baylor.
7th Richard RELY.
6th-Marie Phillips.
5th-Ethel Henkle.
Emmett O'Bryan.
3rd-Logan Shut.
2nd-Thelma Brown.
Virginia Boxwell.
1B-Lillian Wagner.
The following pupils were neither abb
sent nor tardy for the entire session.
The mineral after the name indicates
the-number of sessions.
High School-Katherine Hall, (2) Ka-
tie Leslie Q0), Arthur Woody (10),
Eva Phillips, Gerard Phillips, Annie
Gruber.
7th-Nellie Manuel(2), Richard Rely
6th-Ruth Clipp, Marie Phillips (3).
5th- Stanley Woody (3), Kate Quick.
4th-Frances Bradley ~, Grayson
Smith, Genevieve Pittman, Irene Cola
day (2).
3rd-John Luke, Logan Shut, Mamie
James, Ethleen Quick.
2nd-Poisal Birkett, (2), Thelma Bir-
kett. Omer Rouzee.
1A-Arthur Rouzee(2).
1B-Elizabeth Jones, Helen Phillips,
Beatrice Bates, Nellie Pittman, Marie
Pittman, Dick Birkitt.
PROGRAM MAY 1908, $50 A. M.
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT.
l. Opening Exercises.
2. Hymn. "Give Thanks.
g. B Section Promotions.