The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-04-25
COMMENCEMENT EXERCIS-
ES.
Drum High School Commence
ment Attended by Large
Crowds-Excellent Addresses
and Exercises Well Carried
Out.

;Reported fer The Robesonian by Lee Correll, of
the tenth grade of the Lumberton graded
SCHOOL,
The closing exercises of the
righ school at Orrum, Prof. S.
2. Wilson, principal, were held
Thursday evening and Friday
and were attended and enjoyed
by large crowds. Thursday eve
ming the following programme
was rendered:
PROGRAMME.
/. Song 'PrettySummerFlow-
ers. Mrs. Walton. Primary
Grades.
2. Duet - March of the
Dwarfs. Hoist. Misses Docia
and Athesia Powell.
3. Drill - New Tambourine
Drill" - Rook. Sixteen Little
Girls.
4. Play" "Gadsby Girls
Characters.
JosephParker, Mr.. BroughtonNye
Morris Young Enoch Mcconnell
Richard Stanley Bert Ivey
MabelParkins MissFloraCarlyle
Esther Carol Tommie Nye
Grace Chester Maggie Graham
Mrs. Dodge Agnes Stroud
Macmillan Gadsby Mr.. I.P. Gra-
ham
Steve Carl Nye
5. Recitation - Aunt Cindy's
George Washington" Miss Lii
han Humphrey.
6. Solo = Hunting Song" -
Mendelssohn. MissTommieNye.
7. Operetta Boating Party"
--Boardman. Sixteen Girls.
8. Monologue - ''Dr. Sprouts
First Case - Griffith. Mr..
Worth Hatcher.
9. Solo, = Invitation to the
Dance"Weber. Miss Flora Car
lyle.
10. Pantomime-"T "TheHoly City,
Adams. Several Girls.
Exercises opened Friday morn.
ing with song by the audience
after which Maj. Al. McKinnon
of Maxton, was introduced by A
J. Mcconnell. Mr.. McKinnor
delivered an interesting addres!
on Agricultural Education anc
the Need of It."
At 11:3O o'clock Rev. L. R
Pruit. of Charlotte, preached
sermon on Love-" making sew
eral good examples of living
what we should live for, ou
highest ambitions, etc. Mr.. D
P. Bridgers offered prayer an
the services closed with a song
Holy Zion," and benediction b
Rev. l. P. Hedgpeth.
Public dinner was served
1890 and at 2:3O p. m. exercise
were resumed by song by tn
school.
Prof. John B. Carlyle, of Wax
Forest College, introduced by |
P. Bridgers, delivered an exec
lent address on Larger Life.
He told how the man who cult
Yates the physique alone becom'
a brute, fit for a brute's wol
alone, and the man who cult
Yates the physique and lntelle
alone might become brute, Gu
ming, crafty and daring; but Il
man who cultivates the physics
intellectual and spiritual body
harmonious proportion andsyme
rical fashion becomes Gods q
rious handiwork-a man. Wi
vision clear, with body stron
with heart upright in the endo
ments of kingship and the qua
ties of royalty, the humblest c
izen of Orrum may 60 to t
ballot-box in November supe
or of Edward VII, upon who
princely domain the sun nev
sets. He told what life is a
gave it from the standpoint
the partisan, the miser, t
voluptuary and the soldier, ma
ing beautiful comparisons
each with life in les reality.
told of the achievements OF
past, eliminating in the openl
years of the 10th century, and a!
ed the question what the migf
julius Caesar would do were
to see Bleritt cross the Engl
Channel to-day in 25 minu
when it took him so many d:
and the lives of so many men
accomplish his great end.
made like examples of Socrat
Cicero, CHINA and Demosthen
He closed his address by max
an appeal to the people to
prove the sanitary side of i