Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-06-24
CLOSING EXERCISES
OF HIGH ORDER
Finals of High School and the
Literary Society Award
of Scholarships, Etc.


the High School took place On Mon
day evening The Jefrersonian Liter
airy Society gave an interesting en-
tertainment. The exercises opened
with prayer by the chaplain, Rev.
G. 4. Brown. MIR. j Joseph A. Leslie, Jr.
President of the society, made nice
and appropriate address of welcome.
Misses Marea st. Clair, Mary Pres
ton, Ellen Scott rendered nice selec-
lions of music. Mr.. Lindsay Nc
GUire gave defamation, we'll rem
dered. Miss Dora Kelly read an es-
say ON Burke's Garden" detailing
many interesting facts in regard to
the settlement, beauty and richness
Of this famous community. Miss
Elizabeth Hall and Margaret St.
Clair gave readings which were well
received. title Miss Geraldine
Kendrick brought down the house
and took the audinece by storm with
recitati)ns, remarkably we'll render
ell for one OF her years
Interest centered chiefly, perhaps,
in the debate, which followed, par
ticipated in by half dozen OF the
giants of the society. The question
debated was, Resolved, That Mod
ern Civilization Owes More To G Greece
than TO Rome. The boys were lined
up as follows: Ailirmative-Theo
doTe Pobst, Earl Kendrick, LapSIey
l. u
Robert Brown, Kenneth Patty. The
decision was i'm favor Of the negative.
The question on both sides was re-
markably we'll discussed by these
embry Onic orators. The speeches
showed that the boys had read his
tory 10 some purpose. The negative
side WAS dealt what seemed TO be a
solar pleXus by the Affirmation, viz /:
that Rome got her ideas and funda-
mental principles of all the arts and
sciences, ETC., from Greece, but re-
torted with telling effect by showing
that the civilization of Greece was
declining if not entirely eirete and
dead when Rome began her sway,
and that we are indebted TO Rome for
many of our modern ideas, including
Christianity, for, is not one Of the
chief epistles of the New Testament
written to the Romans? The contest
was sharp. swords clashed and sparks
flew.
The young fellows acquitted them
selves creditably indeed, but what
ever of inspiration they received from
the audience was not due to the pres
ence and encouragement of their. par
ents and patrons Of the school. Most
OF them were conpsicuous by their
absence. II they were interested i'm
the performances of their children
they seemed TO think that the best
way to show il was by staying
away. Perhaps they feared their
presence would embarass the per-
formers. At any rate, they were not
present at this closing exercises of
the Jeffersonian.
The exercises of the graduating
class occurred on Tuesday evening,
and the address to the graduating
class by Prof. G. l.. Byrcm, OF Roam
Oke, former principal of the
school.
The graduates, Miss Dora Kelly /;
MessIs. Kenneth Patty. Robert
Brown, and Lapsley Carson read
the following essays: Miss Kelly
Pictures; Mr.. Patty-Character Mr..
Mucsey; Mr.. Carson-Am-
bition. The essays were interspersed
by vocal and instrumental music, by
Misses Mary Moore, Marguerite
Steele, Chloe Carson, Marie Nc
Nulty, and Barns Moore.
The essays by each member of the
graduating class were well prepared,
and we'll received by the audience.
Prof. Bryom's address, which was
more In the nature of good. sound
advice. and urged the graduating
class and all other pupils of the
education, showing where an educat-
ed man and woman always stood
higher in business, professions and
other calIings than those who were
not educated.
The scholarships which are given
the High School here, were awarded
to the following: University of Vir-
ginia-Lapsley Carson; Washington
and Lee-RobeIt Brown; Elizabeth
College, Charlotte, n. c., scholar.
ship for four years--Dora Kelly.
A long list of pupils of the school
who obtained distinctions In theil
studies, and those made an average
of 95 or more In their final exami
nations were read by Professor Car
son.