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

proud OF having his words, so eloq ueut!l
placed, received with such Z uuaniInit,
OF qualification. The following is :he
program:
Music c... -. .....NiSS Bowman
MUSIC. MISS ;hppe!e
Debate. Resolved. That For
eigo Immigration 20 the l. > Saoa!c
be Further Restricted by the lmposl
tion of sa Educational Test.
Affirmative .Hughey Tindal
Negative. Mau6e B-adham
Music. Mrs Cooper,
! Margaret Cooper.
Affirmative ..... ..Madge Wood.
Negative .Beunle Fulton.
The Star Spaosled Banoer.. Quartet
Music. Miss Brockintoo
ApGcess and Presentation OF Diplomas
...... Hon George 3. Cromer,
Class Soas-''Annie Laurie. Quartet.
Delivery OF the Melton Medal.
Oliver O'Bryan.
The Tennysoa Poens-a prize.
..............Charlton DuRant.
The Reuben B. Loryea Medal-Girls
9Th Grade. 49,. Mr.. Harry Lesesne.
REPORT.
Old Black joe. Quartet
We regret very much that We are un-
able 70 give 70 our readers Dr.. Geo. S.
Cromer's delightful address, the effort
was made TO &c, from him manuscript,
then be was requested 70 give synop-
sis, bu, he hat no manuscript, and being
in great demand al over the State for
such occasions, he was TOO foxy 10 even
write out synopsis, hence ne left US
high and dry upon the sands OF dlsap-
poincmen,, for his address was such an
one, tha, we should have been delighted
70 have reproduced il for the benefit o!
our many readers, especially those who
could not be present 70 hear IT. Doctor
Cromer is at home on the pla,torM, ae
was teacher, then 80 instructor IN g
college, later professor. and nna.!y
the President OF the same college, the
Newberry college one OF the colleges in
the State tnas has sent oat many OF the
brightest minds in the country. The ad.
dress treated o; high ideals, the kind OF
citizenship which goes 70 make State.
He laid especial stress upon the powe.
OF education, sad told many humorous
anecdotes, all Of which had fitting
place IN his wise and beautiful utter.
ance
The judges for he debate were Eou.
John S. Wilson. Charlton DuRaoc, Esq.
and S. Oliver O'Bryao. Esq Judge Will
son in appropriate words announced
the decision, and also in 3 happy ve!:.
presented 70 Benoie Fulton the prize,
five dollar gold piece, for the beS,
style 0: delivery. But 10 order TO give
our readers the function as seen By
another, we herewith reproduce wha'
the co-respouder, OF The State gave 20
his newspaper:
Manning. Jop 5.-The closing ex.
eccises o: the Ma. ing graded schoo!
were held in the large auditorium o,
the graded school building last oigh;-
whom diplomas were given 70 IL gradu
ates, five girls and six boys. /: is sin
gular this ratio was maintained very
closely Throughout, the report made by
Superintendent, ). c. Daniel For in
stance. there was total enrolment ol
3l3-l55 girls and IS boys: not ,ardy
during the year, l55 and l3S boys
neither absent nor ,ardy, Is girls and
Is boys. The debate last nigh. by fou.
members 0: the graduating class wa:
participated in by 2 boy and girl or
either side. Altogether. it seems tha;
this is typical coed Institution.
The program last nigh: included sew
eral charming musical numbers, piano
-endi,ions of exceptionally high orde!
by Miss Bowman. Miss Applet, Mis-
Brockinton and Mrs. and Miss Cooper
/ and voca; selections by 3 male quartet
The suojec, OF the debate was: Re
solved. That foreign immigration u
the L. S. should be further restricted
bv the imposition Of az cducationa
test" Hushey Tindal and Madgc Woot
spoke on the affirmative side, while
Bennie Fulton and Mauae Bradhau
argue6 for the negative. The decision
was given in favor Of the negative. aot
Bennie Fulton was awarded the prize
OF five dollar gold piece for the bes
delivery, bu, all the arguments were o
unusually high order.
Tie feature Of the evening was
scholarly address by Dr.. Geo. s. Gro
mer OF Newberry, whose su5jec, was
The Call OF The State. BE WAS intro
duced by Senator Louis -lppel,. ant
held the vast audience for 4 hall hou
II rapc attention.
The Melton medal was delivered by
5. Q. O'B-yan 20 Hughey T!ndal: th'
Tennyson poems prize was delivered D.
Charlton DuEant 10 Edna Blanchard
and the Reuben IS. Lo-ye;. media! 70
the bes. scholarship amo0g ;hc girl
OF The seventh grade WAS delivered b.
Harry LeseSuc 20 Miss Lucy Wilson.
AZ the close OF the exercises Maj. y
Levi Chairmau OF the board OF trustees
made ac Informal OF ,ne schoo! wori
for the year jus: closed. saying !, va
the be>. in ;hs history OF the school
that the school now ranks among III
best in the State, AID that student
who complete the course here are &c
sni,ted TO any college in the State with
ou, further examination. i:e announc
eG ,ha, so satisfactory had been n
work done that a.! the faculty had bee
reelected, except one young iady teach
er. who was not an applicant for re
election and that 4 was with rcluclanc
that she was allowed 10 go elsewhere
Maior Levi said tinallv shat :. pcopoS!
ton would SOON DC submitted TO IN
! voters Of the school dis.ric: 70 levy y
additional , mills high school tax !;
! meet the expense o: the increased :ac!'
tiles and efficiency OF t..S school.
on SUNDAY Morning the school auCI