Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-05-24
SESSION OF SCHOOL AT END.
Walhalla High School Closed Last
Wcck-Seven Graduates.

halla High School came to a close
with the delivery of diplomas Fri
day night and the literary address.
There were seven in the 191O-11
class. The closing exercises began at
noon Thursday at the High School
building. The exercises there were
those Of the smaller children In the
primary department and the grades
from one to five.
Owing to the lack of an audito-
rum, the children were given oppor-
tunity to carry out their part Of the
program in the open air, under the
shade Of the trees surrounding the
school building. The little folks did
themselves and their teachers credit,
and quite a large number Of patrons
and interested spectators heard and
saw them. 1t was an Inspiring sight
to witness the little tots and small
children as they appeared before
their audience and took so we'll the
parts assigned them. The little ones
taking part In this first section Of the
general program were: Carolyn Rog-
ers, Edith Carter, Kathleen Barton,
Emma Burnside, Marguerite Boozer,
Eugenia Moss, Kathleen FAINT, Pau
line Steck, James Norman, Annie
Wilson, Eunice White, Ef1e Sanders,
Boone Fitzgerald, John Schroeder,
Gordon FAINT, Sara Moss, Julia Kauf-
mann, Robert Rogers, Robert Kay,
Clarence and Spurgeon Fowler, Lu-
ellie White, Willie Cross, George Har.
rison, Dovie Day, Hazel Rochester,
Sallie Hunt, Ina Mulkey, Lidie Hill,
Pearl Thomas, Evelyn Boozer, Holle-
man Seaborn, James Tricks, Fred
Bischof, Isabelle Macaulay, John Ed
wards, Mena Bischoff.
The girls Of the fourth grade also
appeared In a rose drill and rendered
several songs.
On Thursday Evening
were entered into, these taking place
at Wagner Theatre, when a duet by
Misses Ruth Kay and Irene White
opened the exercises, followed by an
instrumental solo by Miss Katie
Schumacher.
The esSayistS for this occasion
were Misses Mary Ellen Wilson, Myr-
tie Brown, Frances Earle, Alice San
ders. The productions Of these
young ladies were pronounced ex-
cellent by the audience, and it was a
dificult task for the judges to decide
the winners Of the medals in both
the essay and recitation contests.
AT the close Of the essays a duet
was rendered by Misses Wilson and
Beard.
REGULATIONS were rendered by
Misses Irene White, Idah Pitchford,
Ola Grubbs, Theo. Hughs, at the con-
%clusion Of which Miss Katie Schu-
macher and William Hetrick rem
dered an instrumental duet.
The interest in these two contests
was marked, yet not more so than
In the defamation contest which fol-
lowed. This was taken part in by
Charles Hctrick, Lloyd Brown, and
was followed by instrumental solos
by Misses Irene White and Ruth
Brown.
The debate, Resolved, That capt.
tai punishment should be abolished,'
was participated In by Clyde Brown,
Miss Eula Grant, Marion Moss and
Miss Eunice Macaulay, for the afir-
native, and Miss Tabitha Stribling,
Albert Meiburg, Miss Florence Het-
rick and Miss Fannie Isbell, for the
negative.
At the conclusion Of the contests
the judges retired and returned with
the decision that Miss Alice Sanders
had won the e~Ssayists' medal; in the
recitation contest Miss Theo. Hughs
was awarded the medal; defamation,
Charles Hetrick. In the debate the
Judges decided that the negative side
had won, but hat Marion Moss, who
was II OF the affirmative debaters.
had o the medal. Rev. Geo. NJ.
Wilcox presented the medals to
to Misses Sanders and Hughs; Prof.
Taylor, Of Westminster, presenting
medals to Charles Hetrick and Mar
ion Moss. The winners Of medals
we're roundly applauded, and the
awards Of the judges were univer-
sally satisfactory.
On Friday Morning
the class day exercises were held at
the Theatre, being opened by an in
vocation, followed by a song by the
school.
There were seven graduates this
year-siX young ladies and one
young man. They we're as folio VS.:
Miss jamie Harrison, Miss Ruth
Prick. Miss Elizabeth Stribling, Miss
Margaret Hill, Miss Letitia Grant,
Miss Dora Duncan, Charles w. Pitch
ford, Jr. Miss Dora Duncan was the
valedictorian.
Diplomas Were Delivered
Friday evening. at which time DR..
a. G. Moore, Of the University of
South Carolina, made the presenta-
ton and delivered an address on the
subject, what Education Is the
L st?"
Has Been An Exceptional Session.
These exercises brought to a close
an exceptionally profitable session of
the High School, and one that has
marked an epoch in the history of
the institution. There Is to-day a