The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-08

Iot qualification. The following IS the
program:
Music. Miss Bowman.
Music. Miss Appelt.
Debate.-Query: Resolved. That For
eisn Immigration TO the l. S. Should
be Further Restricted By the !mposi-
ton of "a Educational Test.
Affirmative ........E .Eughey Tindal.
Negative. Maude Sradham.
Musi. Mrs Cooper,
Margaret Cooper.
Affirmative ... ..Madge Wood.
Negative. .Bennle Fulton.
The Star SpanSled Banner. Quartet.
Music Miss Brockintoo.
Apdress and Presentation Of Diplomas
......E4a. George B. C-omer.
Class Sons-..Annie Laurie. Quartet.
Delivery OF the Melton Medal.
Oliver O'Bryan.
The Tencysoa Poems-a prize ......
Charlton DuRant.
The Reuben 3. Loryea Medal-Giris
.th Grade. Mr.. Harry LeseSue.
REPORT.
Old Black Joe.... Quartet
We regret very much that We are un-
able TO give 70 our readers Or. Geo. 3.
Cromer's delightful address, the effort
was made 70 ge, from him manuscript,
then be was requested 70 give q synop-
Sis, but he had no manuscript, and being
in great demand all over the State for
such occasions, be was 100 fosy 70 even
write ou. synopsis, hence he LETT Us
high and dry upon the sands Of disap-
pointmenc, for his address was such an
one. that We should have been delighted
70 have reproduced it for the benefit q.
our many readers, especially those who
could not be present TO hear 1t. Doctor
Cromer is AT home % the platform, be
was a teacher, then ao Instructor IN q
college, later . professor. and finally
the President OF the same college, the
Newberry college one OF the colleges II
the State that has sent out many OF the
brightest micds IN the country. The ad-
dress treated OF high ideals, the kind OF
citizenship which goes 70 make State.
He laid eSpecia! stress ipoa the power
of education, and told many humorous
anecdotes, all Of which had fitting
place in his wise and beautiful utter
ance
The judges for he debate were Hen.
John S. Wilson. Charlton puRaot, ESQ.
aod S. Oliver O'Bryaa. ESQ Judge Will
son IN appropriate words announced
the decision, and also in q happy vein
presented 20 Benaie Fulton the prize.
Eve dollar gold piece. for the oes,
style OF delivery. But 10 order TO give
our readers the function IS seen by
another, we herewith reproduce wha;
the correspondent, OF The State gave 70
his newspaper:
Manning, June 5.-The closing ex-
ercises OF the Manning graded school
were held in the large auditorium OF
the graded school building last nigh:,
whom diplomas were given 70 II gradu-
a,es, i've girls and six boys. l, IS SIN
gular this ratio was maintained very
closely Throughout, the report made by
Superintendent, ]. c. Daniel. For in
stance. there was to:a! enrolment OF
3l3-l55 girls and 25S boys: not tardy
during the year, l3S and i35 boys:
neither absent nor cardy, ID girls and
Is boys. The debate las, night by four
members OF the graduating class was
participated in by boy and : cir; on
either side. Altogether. !, seems that
this is typical coed institution.
The program last night included sew
era! charming musical numbers, piano
renditions Of exceptionally high order
by Mss Bowman. Miss .Appe!t, Miss
Brockinton and Mrs. and Miss Cooper,
and vocal selections by ! male quartet.
The subject OF the debate was: Re
solved. That foreign immigration &c
the L. S. should be further restricted
bv the imposition OF 90 cducaaona!
test" Hushey Tiodal and Madse Wood
spoke on the affirmative SIDE, while
Berrie Fulton and Maude Bradha:n
argued for the negative. The ceciSioa
was given n favor o. the negative. aHc
Bernie Fulton was awarded the prize
G. five dollar gold piece for the oes'
delivery, but all the arguments were o.
unusually high order.
The feature OF the evening was :
scholarly address by D-. Geo. Is. Gro
uer of Newberry, whose subject was
The Call o; The State" He WAS intro
/ 6uced by Senator Louis Appe!t, anc
held the vas: audience for 2 hall hour
ID rapt attention.
The Melton medal was delivered by
IS. .. O'Bryan 20 Hushcy Tindai: ,hs
Tecnyson poems prize was delivered D,
lCharl,on DuEant 10 Edna Blanchard:
and the Reuben Is. Loryea media! !o'
the bes; scholarship amoSg the girls
o; The seventh grade WAS delivered b,
Harry LeseSnc 20 Miss Lrcy Wilson.
/ Vt the close o: the exercises Maj y
Levi, Chairman o! the board OF trustees
wade al iotor,nal o; the school worr
for the year just closed, saying II wa
the best In the history OF the Schco!
,ha, the Schoo! DOW ranks among III
best in the State, and that student
who complete the course here arc I'd
mi:tet 10 aay college in The State with
out further examination. He anuouac
GO that SO satisfactory had been III
work done tina. al the faculty had bee:
. reelected, eXccp, one young lady teach
err. who was rot az applicant for re
election and tha, Il WAS with re!uctanc
that she was allowed 20 30 elsewhere
Major Levi said finally that I proooS:
, ton would soon DC submitted 70 n
voters OF the schoo! d!>:rlc. 20 levy u
addit;ooai mills high school tx !;
meet tie expense o: the Increased taci!
tiles and efficiency OF the school.
on Sunday Morning the Schoci aud: