The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-05-28
HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT
DISCLAIMERS CONTEST AND
PRIZE DRILL LAST NIGHT.
Diplomas viii BE .iWarticd a Class Of
Thirty-Scycn Tonight Exercises
Most Interesting and CreditabIc-
superintendent Commended For
His Good Work
From The Daily, May &c.

school affairs in Sumter was indicat-
ed last night, when a full house saw
the curtain rise at the theatre on the
flrst night of commencement. The
pupils Of the eighth, ninth and tenth
classes were seated in semi circular
form, while in the centre of the stage
at parade rest stood the squad of sew
en- who We're to drill for the medal.
AT the back of the stage were seat
ed the Sumter Band.
An invocation was offered by Rev.
M. w. Hook of the Methodist church.
After selection by the band the drill
began. The contestants, chosen by
elimination from the entire squad in
preliminary drill, were Alva Rich
ardson, Hammond Bowman, Leon Le-
Grand, Wilcox DesChamps, George
Bultman, B. c. Wallace, Jr., and VIM.
Kinard. The judges were Capt. Doar.
Major Yeadon and Mr.. Jas. Graham.
The commands were given by Com
mandant Scott, and Cadets Captains
Stansill and Cooper. The drill was
after few rounds narrowed down
to Richardson and LeGrande, and af-
ter a hard drill Richardson was final
ly left victor. Both young men did
their parts exceedingly we'll.
After the drill Mr.. Neill O'Donnell
of the school board delivered the
medal to the victor in his usual happy
and graceful manner. In his talk he
read a letter from President Mitchell
of the South Carolina University in
which he commended the boys who
went to Columbia recently for their
appearance and conduct while there,
and Mr.. Edmunds for the excellent
work being done in the school here.
Sumter was the first high school to
put on the military feature.
After a band selection the declaim
ers for the Rhame medal spoke in the
following order:
Henry w. Grady-Robert Brown.
lTdlCOE-FTanK
Chandler.
Music-Band.
Americas Uncrowned Queen
Hammond Bowman.
Irish Aliens and English Victories
William Reynolds.
Music-Band.
The Night Before Execution-Fred
Nigels.
The Unknown Speaker-Bean Scott
Music-Band.
Spartacus to the Gladiators-Wn-
liam Marshall
The Rear Admiral-William Winn.
Music-Band.
The following is the programme for
tonight:
Invocation.
Hymn.
Words of Wecome-Miss Teresa
Chandler.
Music-Hark to the Mandolin.
Friends and Friendship-Miss Belle
Harper
Music-Speed On.
What Might Have Been-Miss
| Maggie May Scale.
Music-The Call.
The Necessity of an Education
Miss Anna Cuttino.
Music-Gently Fall the Shadows.
The Pleasure and Profit of Read
ing-Miss Helen Beaumont.
Music-Professor Schumacher.
Words of Farewell-Miss Mamie
Bradford.
MuSic-Band
Awarding Medals for D. A. r. and
U. d. c. Essays.
Music-Band.
Presentation of Diplomas.
Concert by Band While Flowers are
Being Distributed.
Awarding Declaimer's Medal
MuSic-Band
CLASS OF 1910.
Helen Lee Beaumont
William Hammond Bowman,
Mary Elizabeth Bradford,
Villa Chandler Brogdon.
Reida Brown,
Robert II. Brown,
Edwin B. Boyle,
Herbert F. e. Bultman,
Laurel Ruth Carr,
Eugenia Anna Cuttino.
Teresa Margaret Chandler.
Francis William Chandler,
julius Albert Cooper,
William Eugene Cuttino,
Harry Augustus Davis,
Marion S. Davis,
Henry Noble Dick,
Annie Belle Harper,