The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-05-26
SCHOOL CLOSING.

SAE1O/l SA1SAlNos
Commencement at Rowland
High School-Excellent Ex-
ercises and Good Speeches
An Institution to be Proud Of |
Personal.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Rowland, May 25-Miss May
Stewart, of Carthage, is visiting
her sister, Mrs. w. A. Evans. =
Miss Sallie Graham attended the
commencement at Farimont last
week. Miss Ruby McCormic,
who has been attending Green's
boro Female College, came home
last week. Mr.. John McArn and
Miss Bess McCormic spent Sum-
day in Clio, -MissJewellBal-
lard, who has been attending Ok
ford Seminary, came home last
Saturday. Miss Ruth Smith, of
Fayetteville, is visiting relatives
in town. Miss Sarah Hamer, of
Hamer, S. C. lis the guest of Miss
Margaret Mcqueen. = Messrs.
Ernest Wooten and Robert Black
we'll spent Sunday in Maxton.
Miss Kate Johnson, of Clarkton,
is visiting her brother. Mr.. A. c..
johnson.
Rev. w. H. Moore, D. D., of
Rockingham, spent Sunday at
the Methodist parsonage. He
held the second quarterly confer
ence of Rowland curcuit at Gen.
tenary Monday morning.
The commencement exercises
of Rowland high school were
held last Monday. In the morn
ing at HOO o'clock the exercises
began with a beautiful piano duet
by Observation-Disclosures and Mary
Burke Cooper, after which Prof.
J. B. Carlyle, of Wake Forest,
delivered an educational address
taking as his subject, Man: His
Dignity, Development and Destj-
n.y." Before going into his sub
ject, he made some preliminary
remarks in which he spoke Of the
wealth of our Nation, State and
county. What he said about Robe
son was enough tc make the
heart of every Robesonian
swell with pride. Mr.. Clar.
ence Poe, Of Raleigh, was
expected to deliver an agricultu
raj address that evening, but
owing to sickness he could mo-
come. We regret not having
him, but at the same time wer'
fortunate in having three othe
speakers VINO were equal to tn
occasion. After a piano tri'
by Misses Bessie McCormic, Mar.
BurkeCooper and Lucille Straugh
on, Supt. J. R. Poole, of Lum
Der: was introduced and mad
a few remarks, congratulatini
the school for the work it ha
done during the past year, an
offering words of encouragement
His talk was helpful and in
structive.
Mr.. w. s. Cobb, of Lumbe
Bridge, president of the Farm
ers' Union of this county, wa
then introduced. He spoke Q
the work of the Farmers Unior
what it is, what it has not don
and it's prospects for the future
Mr.. Cobb can not only plough
straight furrow, but he can max
good speech as we'll.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Cobb
talk, another trio was rendere
by Misses Cooper, Nj
Cormic and Straug h o n
Mr.. G.. B. Mcleod, of Lumbe
ton, was then introduced. and /
delivered an eloquent address c
agriculture. He discussed tt
need of better agricultural trail
ing for our boys and deeper stuC
into the arts of domestic scient
for our girls. His address w;
Iull OF enthusiastic, anu no uOu
aroused enthusiasm in his hea
ers.
The last part of the evenil
exercises was given to the gra
uating class. The first diplom
that have ever been given fro
this school were presented
Prof. Herbert to a class of 81
The following received diplom;
Misses Matte Johnson, vailed
torian; Fannie Robertson, prop
etess; Bessie McCormic, po,
HattieJohnston, historian; Mess
Robert Crawford, salutatoria
and Wiley Afford. Mr.. Mex
Peasants, not having finish