The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-05-23
FAIRMONT COM MENCE-
MENT.

OTaded OcnOOl NlOSeS Most Suc-
cessful Year in History-Fiirst
Graduating Cls IS High Re-
ments-Agricultural Ad-
dress - Baseball and Racing
Meet.
The last day of commencement
of the Falrmont graded school,
baseball and horse races were
attractions which caused a great
crowd of people to gather at the
good town of Fairmont Friday.
Commencement exercises of
the Fsirmont graded school, Prof.
J. NJ. McNaull, principal. began
Wednesday evening with a musi-
Gale. Thursday evening there were
two contests in the school audi
torium-one declaiming contest
by boys from theEricLiterary So
ciety, another a recitation contest
by girls from the McIver Literary
Society. Medals were offered by
the two societies for the best de-
clamation and recitation. Miss
Eva Thompson aud Mr.. Gary
Mitchell were the winners. The
declamations and recitations
would have been a credit to any
school, all acquitting themselves
exceedingly we'll. The medals
were presented by Rev: C. w.
. Smith. pastor of the Methodist
church IF Fairmont. The exer-
cises Ware opened by an instru-
. mental solo Dy Miss Alice Gallo
way.
The first attraction Friday
morning was a game Of ball be-
t tween Boardman and Fairmont,
Fairmont winning by the score
; of 6 to 2. Rain delayed the ball
game and on that account the
: agricultural address, on the pro-
l gramme to begin at II o'clock,
was delayed for more than an
5 hour. DR.. H. @. Q.Alexallder,pres-
t ident of the State Farmers Un-
e ion, was expected to deliver this
E address, but he found is impos-
a sible to be present and his place
e was fil'e9 by DR.. Templeton, Of
a Cary, vice president OF the State
e Farmers Union. DR.. Temple
a tons address was highly com
s mended by all who heard him anc
g this reporter regrets that, as ir
the case of the exercises at Rec
Springs Wednesday, rain delay
,, ed his arrival and he missed it. Dr.
Templeton spoke of the work at.
l. tempted bv theFarmers' Alliance
and the failure of that organiza
. ton and told of some things start
= :, ed by that organization that have
l. been carried to successful conclu
L sion by the Farmers Union. Th'
!. speaker was introduced by Pres
n ident w. S. Cobb, of the Count.
y Farmers Union, Mr.. Cobb being in
l. troduced by Prof. McNaull. Afte
4 DR.. Templeton's address Prof. J
e R. Poole, county superintendent
of public instruction, spoke brief
Il. q. ly of his recent tri to Littl
u Rock, Ark, where he was sen
D. by the county board Of education
to attend a conference on agrlcuI
tural education.
Commencement closed Frlda
s., evening with the graduating ex
ercises. presenting of diplomas
r etc. This was the first class eve
~ ~ graduated in the history Of tn
~ ~ school, the graduates being Misse
81 Rennie Floyd and Lucy Stephen
". 1o and Mr.. Forbis Thompson. MI
IN Thompson will enter Trinity Co
ct ct lege, Durham, next fall, and Mis-
= ! Floyd will enter the Presbyteria
-, ~ College in Charlotte. Miss Stepf
~ ~, ems has not yet decided whs
ba ba college she will attend. Tf
,,r ,n work required by Prof. McNau
,e e for graduation meets the requir'
~ ments for entrance at Trinlt
College, which are as high as ar
8. college in the South; SO the:
'S' graduates will have no difficult
& in entering any college they ms
INT select.
The Fairmont graded scho'
Ter has had most successful yea
The enrolment reached 23:
breaking all previous record
ur- and the average attendance W
he also much better than ever b
Lhei fore. The pupils held out mo
RS. faithfully than usual to the clio
ave of the school, and more lntere
ten was taken in getting promotl
his cards.
Mr.. c.. M. Barker, Of the Eas
- FURNITURE Co. Of Lumbertt
but placed Prof. McNaull and
,oa rol,,ol ,,rdar rroat nhliuat IONS