Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-05-24
LOCAL NEWS FROM SENECA
School Exercises During this Week.
Other Matters Of Interest.

Seneca, May ZZ.-SpeC1al: The
bnccalanreate sermon by Rev DR.. w.
A. Massebeau, Of Greenville, was
heard by large congregation at the
auditorium last Sunday morning.
The music was fine and was rendered
by choir selected from the teachers
and pupils OF the school. Final eX-
aminations are on now and will ter
inmate Wednesday,
On Thursday morning there will
be an oratorical contest by boys from
the second grade up to the sixth. The
medal Is offered by J. A. Brock. On
Thursday night the debate will be
held for the Gignilliat medal. The
question for debate is, Resolved,
That the United States should have
emigration The affirmative will be
presented by Misses Carol Herndon
and l.. e. Lowery, Sterling Elrod;
the negative by Misses Nellie Hines
and Floride Propst, Oscar Doyle. A
music program will be rendered by
Miss Carrie Hunters music class for
all the exercises.
On Friday morning the oratorical
contest for the Wood medal will be
held. There will be ten or twelve
contestants, and an interesting occa-
sion Is anticipated by our people On
Friday evening the graduation exer-
cises will be held and class of fif-
teen will receive diplomas. This will
close the commencement exercises,
and will also bring to close the
banner year III the schools history.
Everybody is interested in the next
school term, when the eleventh grade
will be added, and therefore an extra
teacher. This will necessitate a
change in the order of school work,
and departmental work will probably
be adopted. The superintendent,
Prof. M. L. Brockman, has given uni
Versal satisfaction, and has had the
cooperation Of both patrons and
teachers IN the splendid work he has
done IN the school the past year.
me teachers are leaving this week
tor their respective homes. Miss
kittie Sligh, the popular teacher of
the fourth grade, will toin a partv
or excurslonists to California, Yel-
lowstone Park, Yosemite Valley. etc
Mrs. w. p. Nimmons is VISITING
Mrs. II. J. Gignilliat in Washington
d. c., where she went to witness the
graduation OF Miss Lois Gignilliat.
Mrs. Robert McLees, Of Greenville
Is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lester Hawkins.
Whit Holleman and George Trib-
Die visited Anderson last Sunday.
Mrs. w. j. Holloway is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Werner.
in Walhalla
Rev. NJ. r. Kirkpatrick ia in
Ninety-SiX, where he is assisting in
meeting.
Misses Fredda Hughs. Mary Lewis
and Lynn Werner were in Seneca Sat.
urday.
Misses Lula and Laura Roberts and
BESSIE Sharpe will visit Miss Verna
Strbling this week, en- route to their
homes from Chicora College.
Misses Hannah Brown and Lucille
Hamilton will reach home on We'd
nesday from Chicora.
Mrs. W. o. Hamilton Is in Green
vile, where she will witness the
graduation Of her daughter, Miss
Lucille.
Miss Mary Julia Reid spent the
past weekend with Miss Helen
Bracket at Clemson.
MRS. T. NJ. Lowery Is visiting Mr..
Lowery In Americus for week or
ten days.
The Gossipers will be entertained
next Friday afternoon by the Misses
Gignilliat.
Mrs. Charles Gignilliat has re-
turned from lengthy visit to rela-
tiVes In the lower part OF the State,
ReV. Roy Brown left Saturday for
Campobello, where he has accepted
call and will be located for the
summer months.
Misses Emma Stribling and l.. e.
lowery and Master Wade Lowery at
tended the commencement exercises
at Walhalla, returning to Seneca Sun.
day afternoon.
The members Of the Baptist de-
nomination are making attractive re-
pairs on the church, repainting and
carpeting and otherwise beautifyine
the interior of the church.
Mrs. l.. w. Werner entertained the
Once-a-Week Club last week, seryine
delightful ices at the close of the
meeting.
Mrs. r. Y. Fl. Lowery Is in Seneca
| after visit OF several months to her
daughter, Mrs. j. r. Moore, al
Ninety-Slx. Her friends are pleased
to see her at home again.
Tho Seneca High School nine
played the Central High School nine
of Greenville on the latter's diamond
last Wednesday, Our boys lost the
| game in score OF II to 4, but were
otherwise delighted with their enter.
| tainment while in the Mountain City
| The friends here Of Cor. Thomas
| ID. Long regret to learn Of his con
tinued illness in Westminster.
Mrs. Wilkes has arrived in Senecs
Tor visit OF length to her daughter
Mrs. S. X. Dendy.
Mrs. Jasper Doyle spent Mondey II
Seneca with Mrs. j. Is. Slianklin.
Mrs. J. d. McMahan. OF Richland