The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-06-08
DILLON. 5. G., JUNE 8, 1911.
School Exercises

The closing exercises of the Dill
on High School were held at the
auditorium Sunday, Monday and
Tuesday.
Two selections were given Sun
day morning by the city church
ehoirs and two hymns by the school
children in which the congregation
was asked to join.
The sermon was preached from
the text .In His is Life" by Rev.
w. B. Oliver, of Florence, S. c.
Mr.. divers thoughts were forceful
and his illustrations apt.
Monday night was the recital by
the special music and expression
classes. assisted by the sight-sing-
ing classes. The music pupils with
one exception played without the
use of notes. If any numbers of
the program were especial favorites
of the audience they were the read
ing by Louise Blizzard, and the
chorus by the boys, the latter re-
sponded to their encore with Tent
ing tonight"
Tuesday evening from 1880 to
$3.50 many visitors enjoyed a visit
N'-y the art exhibit by Miss Gilberts
free hand drawing classes and spe-
cial art class. The work done by
the pupils of the school in free
hand was very creditable as this
was the first year it has been in the
schools. The works of the special
art class was charcoal, pastel, pen
and ink sketches. and oil paintings.
Miss Ruth Stackhouse was chosen
Valedictorian because she had made
the highest scholarship, attendance
and department
Miss Rena Bracey. Salutatorian.
made the second highest general
average.
The many friends of the Hon.
M. l.. Smith were glad to greet him
and hear his masterful address on
Modern Citizenship" He was in
troduced farmally TO the audience
by Mayor Hargrove
The Class History and the Class
Prophecy were interesting to the
pupils and members of the gradu-
ating class. The prophet got off
some good hits on the faculty and
on his class mates. that were witty
and more or less characteristic.
DIR. Wade Stackhouse in we'll cho-
sen words delivered the tenth grade
essay medal to Helen David, whose
subject was opportunity. Mildred
Sellers was a close second in the es-
say contest.
Supt. Kinard presented the South
Carolina flag to the fifth grade as
having made the fewest tardies. best
per cent of attendance and being
the best deported class He also
read the names of pupils who had
been perfect in attendance for the
scholastic year They were: Edith
Wagstaff, 1st grade: Clarice Fore,
4th grade; Hettie Bethea Marguer-
ite Elliott, Louise Hamer, 5th
grade; Sarah Bethea, Sth grade
Those leading in scholarship:
Cecil Bracey, Matte Bass. lst
grade, Marion Kinard, Dolph Brad
dy, Louise Bass, Mary Elizabeth
Stackhouse, 2nd grade: Julia Be
thea, 3rd grade; Dexter Evans 4th
grade; Hettie Bethea, MOnro Nc
Donald, 5th grade; Alice David,
Oscar Jackson, 9th grade; Raymond
Evans, Lila Mcdonald. 7th grade;
Esta Lena Mcdonald. Sth grade;
Lillian Fore, Gertrude McInnis. 9th
grade; Frances Allen. 10th grade;
Ruth Stackhouse, 11th grade.
A feature Monday night and Tues
day night was the almost perfect or
der by the audience and by the
school children who were seated on
tiers of seats on the stage. They
were so seated in order that they
might see and hear better and
make more room for the audience