The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-01
THIRTY-SEVEN GRADUATE.
ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR
CLOSED BY CITY SCHOOLS.
Exercises Thursday Night at Opera
House We're most Crcditablc, and
Greatly Enjoyed by Those Prcscnt-
Diplomas and Medals Awarded.

From The Daily Item. May %.
With the presentation of thirty-scv-
en- diplomas last night. and the grant
ing of certificates for class assignment
this morning the city schools have
closed another very successful year
When the exercises commenced last
night every seat In the theatre was
filled. and the standing roo om only"
sign had been turned to the wall. and
many people had gone away not
wishing to stand during the whole
programme.
Dr. c. c. Brown opened with a
prayer. which was followed by a song
by the upper grades. After this came
the different essays, intersper.ed with
band music and songs by the scholars.
They had been specially prepared for
these by Prof. l.. c.. Noise. The
readers and speakers were. Miss Te-
resa Chandler. Words ot Weicome";
Miss Belle Harper. Friends and
Friendship; Miss Maggie May Scale.
What Might Have Been; Miss Anna
Cuttino. THE Necessity of an Educa-
ton; Miss Helen Beaumont, 1.-The
Pleasure and Profit of Reading; Miss
Mamie Bradford. Words of Fare
we'll"
After this part of the programme
was finished r.. ID. Epps. Esq.
presented the ID. A. r. and u. ID. c.
medals. AS Mr.. Epps explained. these
medals are given annaully ny the
Sumter chapters of these organiza-
tions for examinations on subjects as
signed by the donors. on early Amer
lean history. and the War Between
the States. The winners are not
known till the numbered envelopes
are opened on the stage. 1t was
fonud that the ID. A. II. medal had
been won by Herbert Bultman and
the u. ID. c. medal by Hammond Bow
man.
Supt. Edmunds then delivered dip
Tomas to the graduates. twenty-three
boys and fourteen young ladies.
lney are as IOllOWS.
Helen Lee Beaumont.
William Hammond Bowman.
Mary Elizabeth Bradford.
VILLA Chandler Brogdon,
Relda Brown,
Robert T. Brown,
Edwin Il. 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,
Richard Spidell Hood. Jr.
Edward Watson Hook.
Mamie Kathleen Ives.
Sadie Beulah Jones.
James William Kinard,
William j. Lawrence. Jr.,
William l.. Marshall.
Francis Marion Noise.
Ella Marie McGee.
Frederick Eugene Nigels.
Mary Baxter owens.
Marie Beatrice Phillips.
Carita Randle.
William Mckenzie Reynolds.
Bean Flemming Scott.
Maggie May Scale.
Raymond II. Stansill.
Guy Hendrix Wilson.
william Miller winn.
During a concert by the band flow
ers and presents were handed the
graduates. They were In greater pro-
fusion than usual this year. and II
took n dozen ushers fifteen minutes
20 distribute them. building bank
OF packages and flowers at the feet
OF the graduates.
The declaimers' medal was then de-
livered by Mr.. III. A. Moses. This
medal had been contested for the
night before. and the winner was not
yet known. lie proved to be Ham
mOnd Bowman.
Another selection by the band end
ed tho exercises Of the evening.