The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-05-09
LUNARERTON, NORTH CAROLINA MONDAY g. 1910

GRADED SCHOOL CON-
MENCEMENT.
Excellent Exercises Mark Close
of Third Year-A Forest Car
nival That Was Pure Delight
Graduating Exercises - A
Literary Address That was a
Gem-Prizes Awarded.
Commencement exercises of
the Lumberton graded school,
the first ever held, marked the
close Friday of the third year of
its existence as a graded school,
three years of steady progress
and growth-and as the excel
lence of the exercises can but be
considered the outward express
sion of attainment, patrons, sup
erintendent, teachers and pupils
may Indulge a feeling of pardon
able pride. Bright, entertaining,
instructive, the exercises from
start to finish were marked with
the simple dignity that compels
respect and admiration, and
Lumberton has all the more rea-
son now to feel that in it's graded
school it puts it's best foot for
ward; as every town should.
A Forest Carnival, given
Thursday evening, was delight
ful-a relish, so to speak, which
made keen the appetite of those
who witnessed it to see and hear
what more would be presented
1t was witnessed by an audience
which packed the school audito-
rium-indeed many were accom-
mccated with chairs in the halls
and was participated in by 130
children. Some criticism was
made before the concert of the
fact that a small admission was
charged, but considerable ex-
pense had been incurred which
it was entirely proper to meet in
this way, and no one who wit
messed the carnival would have
made the criticism after; for airy
one of the scenes was more than
worth the price of admission.
| On the programmes was given
a synopsis of the play: Sylvan,
God of the Forest, is in love with
Flora, Goddess O. Flowers. The
Nymphs aid Sylvan in securing
the favor of Flora. Flora, arriv-
ing at the trysting place first, is
captured and carried off by the
Gnomes, enemies of Sylvan.
The Nymphs rescue Flora an.
bring her to Sylvan. Night be-
slows her blessing upon the unit
ed lovers.
That gives some idea of what
it was the purpose to represent,
but it gives no idea Of the real
delights afforded by the presen-
tation. The stage was arranged
to represent admirably a forest
scene-blue sky, trees, flowers
and all-and when the curtain
rose upon the first act-"The
Reign of Day"-Aurora, in the
person of Miss Sallie Thompson,
= was disclosed seated upon {
throne. Besides Aurora. the
principle characters in this ac1
; we're: Sylvan, God Of the Forest
Frank Nash: Flora, Goddess o1
Flowers, Lillian Proctor; Echo,
: Annie Ruth Caldwell. The at
tendants were Maids of the Mist
Sunbeams, Wood Nymphs, Leaves
, Flowers, Birds, Bees, Butter
flies, Rainbow, Poppies.
The second act was The Reigr
of Night" with Miss Berta NC
Neill as Queen. and the attend
i ants were Stars, Dewdrops
5 Gnomes. Firehies, Frogs, Katy
dds.
5 The play was executed excel
lently well. The stage was !;
veritable fairvland, and one for
got, for the nonce, that all wht
. took part were not really truly
: fairies, so we'll did all take theil
, parts. It was a treat, no less.
, Friday morning, beginning a
. 1920 o'clock, the graduating ex
ercises were witnessed by a large
: -Mesdames L. T. Townsend
(chairman). J. A. Sharpe, M. w
Floyd, M. F. Caldwell; Messrs J