The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-06-03
CLOSING OF
PUBLIC SCHOOL
ONE OF MOST SUCCESSFUL YEARS
IN HISTORY OF SCHOOLS AT
LockHART TERMINATES WITH
EXERCISES.


Lockhart, June 2.-One of the most
successful years in the history OF the
public schools of Lockhart came to its
close in an exhibition given by the
pupils on Friday night last, in the
school house at Lockhart.
Preparatory to the exhibition the
large recitation room of the school
had been tastefully decorated by the
teachers and pupils with green foliage
and American flags, the latter giving
national and patriotic aspect to the eX-
ercfses which was augmentef by sew
eral numbers of the evenings pro
gram
The exercises were scheduled II
open at O'Clock, and long prior to
that time, the audience room was
filled>by the interested citizenship of
the village, so that when Master Gallo
way Hundley delivered an address of
welcome, the room was taxed to its
full seating capacity, standing room
was at premium, and considerable
overflow audience stood without the
doors. The number present may be
conservatively placed at three hun
dred, and fairly represented the homes
of the community.
Speaking in a general way, it is
cises passed off successfully, because
Lockhart has habit of doing success
fully whatever it undertakes. and the
children on this occasion but gave new
evidence of their capacity to excel In
scholarship and matters Evolutionary.
There was, however, much in the
evenings entertainment and the years
school work so brilliantly brought to a
close, worthy of thoughtful considera-
ton and self congratulation on the
part of all Lockhart, and not merely
the parents and pupils that took part
They have reason toNbe proud that in
so young community and in so short
time, their schools should have
reached such a high standard of excel
| lence as the schools work shows has
been done.
They have reason to be thankful to
| the public spirit of those in authority
and particularly to the intelligent in
terest and oversight of the school trus.
tees, Messrs. w. s. Harlan, H. G.
| White and R. H. Trammell, that such
| liberal opportunities are offered for
the training and education of the
! youth. which are far superior to the
facilities and opportunities ordinarily
| found in a place of this size and par
| ticularly in saw mill village. But
more worthy of note is the sense Of
! responsibility and duty on the part o.
| parents displayed in their zeal to have
their children take advantage of their
opportunities, and in their cooperation
with the teachers in furthering the
work of the school.
\ glance into the faces Of proud
parents whose children were taking
part, the happy faces of the children
| themselves, and the care and taste
with which the children were arrayad
| for the occasion were all evidences
that the school and the school work
| has been doing much for the citizens
| of Lockhart, and above that, has been.
doing much for Lockhart itself in
| giving to it's citizens feeling of Local
pride, political unity and community
| Individuality which is bound to result
in further civic improvement in the
| future.
The work of the teachers, Mrs. F.
c. Hundley and Mrs. J. l.. Mcleod
during the year and in prepal alton TO.
the closing exercises cannot be too
highly commended. Their efforts in
their pupils behalf were untiring and
| in a large measure reaDed their
merited results, and will always be
cherished with fondest memories by
those in whose behalf they labored.
! All the pupils were worthy Of praise
but Miss Ollie McMurray should be
particularly mentioned, in that she
was the winner of a prize offered to
that pupil who should excel during the
year in scholarship, in the advance
made in scholarship and in punctualty
of attendance. The principal an
nounced that this prize was fairly
won by Miss McMurray and that none
questioned the business of the award
to her.
Following the address of welcome,
the school sang that song so dear to
all southern hearts, Dixie after
which little Miss May Jordan told
! WhY she WAS glad she was q little girl