Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-05-05
EUREKA HAPPENINGS.

Mrs. David Sasser, of Goldsboro, is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Missouri Vel
verton, this week.
Quite a number from Eureka at
tended the district conference at Stan
tonsburg which convened April %, 29
and 80.
Miss Annie Grow, of the graded
school faculty returned to her home
in Goldsboro Saturday.
Miss Susie Sauls, of Wilson, at
tended commencement this week, and
stopped with her sister, Mrs. w. j.
Yelverton.
Miss Leila Martin returned from
Wilson Wednesday. where she attend
ed the marriage of her cousin, Miss
Eta Paschal.
Messrs. Charlie Benton and Henry
Paschal, Henry Woodard, of Wilson,
attended commencement.
The Pikeville and Eureka baseball
teams played a match game on COM
mencement day which resulted in
Pikeville defeating Eureka by a score
of 12 to 3.
The faculty of Pikeville High School
attended the concert on Wednesday
night.
The first annual commencement of
Eureka Graded School occurred on
Wednesday, April %, but the real
commencement began on Tuesday af-
ternoon, when the efficient and much
ulty and students to lemonade and
such good lemonade and such a guam
tity of it, and how all did enjoy it, es-
pecially the little folks.
Wednesday morning dawned cloudy,
but by ten o'clock the sun was shin
and not a cloud marred the exercises
of the day or night.
The exercises Wednesday morning
consisted Of recitations and declama-
tions interspersed with music by the
talented Miss Susie Sauls, of Wilson
but who was born and reared in En-
reka; no one has ever listened to
more sweet and enchanting music
than was rendered by Miss Sauls that
day.
At ten o'clock Supt. E. T. Atkinson
made a short and impressive talk in
which he congratulated the faculty on
their excellent work during the year
after which he introduced Supt.- E. A
Woltz, of the Goldsboro city schools
1t is impossible to do justice to Mr.
Public Education" 1t has never beer
our privilege to listen to a more mas
Jterful address. The audience was
held spel1bound for nearly an hour
and each and every one was sorry
when he ceased, although it was pas
the dinner hour. We wish every mar
and woman in Wayne county coult
have heard Mr.. Woltz's address.
think every one who heard that ad
dress will be made better and havt
higher and loftier ideas in the future
The dinner was just a one as Eure
ka people always have, and how ever.
one did enjoy it, There was plenty an,
an abundance left.
The annual concert began at eigh
O'Clock, and consisted of songs, drills
a flower festival and a short play. TIL
children did much credit to them
Iselves and the teachers. Music wa
furnished by band composed of MI
J. B. Exum and son, John Burt an
Mr.. Frank Sauls, on the violins, an
Miss Susie Sauls on piano. The mn
sic was such as you might expee
from these talented people. And W
extend many. many thanks to them.
Every one pronounced this, thesfir:
annual commencement, success, an
say they will look forward each yea
to Eureka Graded School commenc,
2 ment.
/ The same faculty has been aske
a to have charge of the school for tt
t coming year.
: Mr.. A. A. Miller, of Goldsboro, can
d down with Messrs. Atkinson al
: Woltz, and at the noon hour took tt
s picture of the building, the teache
e and students.
MAGISTER
Eureka, April 80, 1909.