The Robesonian., 1910-05-16

PHIL DELPHUS HlG
SCHOOL.
Delightful Exercises Mark Close
of School Year-A Plea for
Better Preparation of Boys
and Girl.-Dr. Hills Agricul-
tural Address Big Picnic Din
ner.
The closing exercises of the
Philadelphus hien school, near
Red Springs, began Thursday
evening and ended Friday eve
ming, and it is needless to say that
the occasion was success, for
that is what it was in the fullest
meaning Of the word. The exer-
cises Thursday evening began at
$50 o'clock and consisted of in
strumental and vocal music, with
dialogues, etc; Friday there was
music by the school, presenta-
ton of diplomas. annual address,
big picnic dinner and agricultural
address: Friday evening a play
THE Noble Outcast' was pre-
sented.
A representative of The Rob-
esonian had the good fortune of
witnessing and participating lat
dinner) in the doings of Friday
and the only cause of regret is
the missing of Thursday and Fri
day evenings exercises: but that
which it was this scribe's for
tune to witness it is impossible
to mention except in the briefest
way. 1t was a season of much
doing. The Macs by the score
and many others of the good peo-
pie of upper Robson Cor, as
| Messrs. J. N. Buie and Paisley
| Nc MILAN would say, North
Robson and, by the way, these
gentlemen were present in full
bloom) were present to take a
handshake in all that came to
pass.
But to come down to the exer.
cises of Friday, things were tart.
ed a-going about II o'clock with
some music, after which the pre-
sentation of diplomas took place,
The diplomas were to have beer
, presented by Mr.. Thomas L. John.
. son, - Iumberton, but he wa:
absent and Prof. ". F.. McCan
). less, principal of the school, call
ed upon Mr.. M. G. Mckenzie tt
, perform this task, which he die
: with much grace and ease. Ths
following received diplomas a:
graduates: Misses Maria McMil
Ian, Eta Mcleod. Ella Mckay
+ Lizzie Jones. Ruby Terry, Isabe
Mckenzie and Virginia Mcneil
: Messrs. Edwin Stewart, Davi(
= Mop. Macarthur and Peter Nc
Kay. Of those who received di
! plomas special mention was made
= Of Miss Virginia McNeill becaus'
of the fact that she didn't miss
:, single day from school during tn
year. Prof. McCanless next in
troduced Prof. Jos. E. Avent,
, superintendent of the Goldsbort
- j, schools, who delivered the annua
literary address. It was a gen
and it is cause for regret tha
! the speech can not be given her'
= = in full. Prof. Avent's principa
. argument was for a better pre-
. paration of the boys and girl
J from an educational standpoin
= in order that they may be able t.
- battle successfully with the prob
- lens that are sure to confron
. them in the great progress an(
y development Of the country. H
q said that a man going out to Gu
= hay wanted sharp blade, and
. good results are to be expecte'
Of the children their minds mus
= be sharpened with that which
- - can only come through a practi
: cal education. He used sever
- al illustrations in an effort t
q show the value of an education
n stating that the earning caps
~ city of an uneducated man
81 per day and the educat
ed s2.75 per day: and he show
o ed by calculation that every da
a student spent in school is wort
so. Prof. Avent had much
If say about the Great "State {
Il Robeson." He said that ]
le years ago she didn't have a ban
e and today she has II. 1.and that I
2 had been informed that they al
1t all doing we'll; and he said flu
l.