The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-05-04
F--,l''egs E,ei ccil00, Closed.
Reported fer The Commonwealth

IlaSt NI-0sty, fAfiil 49, [
eight, was great day for the pa
irons, friends, and pupils Of Hull
| lens Eish School, the day being the
occasion Of the closing Of the school. !
.4iss Fannie Sharpe Joyner, the &C. !
tive, enterprising ard efficient teach
er. although The school closed soale-
What sconer tnan she expected, had
everything in readiness, and the
highly interesting and entertaining
exercises were carried through in g
most pleasing manner.
It would be an1iss to fail to men
Mon here the beautiful and artistic
manner in which the school had
been decorated for the occasion.
The color scheme was green and
.shita, and il was carried out most
successfully IN the use OF dogWood
Blossoms enl festoons Of long!eaf
Dine. An enclosure in the reer o.
the room had been aIran ged in cir
! cular fashion, opening into Tie main
1o.tion of tie room, and within
his enclosure. beautifully decorated
with dollhouse plants and d0gWoOd
blossoms, the exercises were render
ed.
Promptly at eleven O'Clock the
pupils formed il line outside the
building, and with banners announc-
ing the speaker Of the occasion, fled
slowly in, taking their places witain
the enclosure, and at signal from
the teacher, singing Dixie. ]" The
next number on the program was g
1 vocal duet by Misses Liza and lneZ
Gray. This was followed by q song
2 BIZ the whole school, after which
? Misses Liza and Inez Gray, by re-
quest, rendered a second duet. Mr
Leroy Edwards, one of the pupils
s then, with well chosen remarks anc
S in graceful manner, introduced tbs
speaker, Mr. Ashby Dunn.
e Ir. Dunn, after expressing lis
! lelight in being at MuIIens again
D and his appreciation for the cordia
z welcome he had received, spoke K
:. the pupils concorning the inaportanc
: Of their work, the joy and the bene
+ 1t they could derive from it II Pre-
) portion to The determination Whict
s. they went at it, " and the spirit i
which they remained Eat it," Il
p impressed upon them the far-reacl
e ing influence of following & worth.
IS example, and iilustra its effect
E by reciting the story Of ''Th9 Grea
Stone Face" Speaking to tn
a. friends and patrons Of tie school b
if called upon them for greater loyalt
in the schools behalf, more pro
rs nounced activity in educational CT
L. deavor, and Q keaner interest in q
I'd educational affairs. He shove
J. what a valuable Investment ii
time, energy, and effort il acquirill
n al education IS, eay:ng that q
things else might be lost, sold {
r given away, but an education ono
acquired cannot he disposed o.
g. sny manner whatever. His speed
n was il keeping with the nature (
the OCCASION, and had the rnarL-e
IS attention Of ali present.
At the conclusion Of Ir. Dunn
x. remarks. lIr. F. L. Joynar, in b
+. half of the pupils Of Mullens Hi2
IL School, presented, in 6 most grac
full manner, q beautiful Watch-chat
IT. TO Mr.. Dunn, as g token Of the
appreciation for the interest he h
+. taken in the school during the pc
term.
n. The exercises ended. dinner W:
announced, and the crowd gathere
|. around the lorg table that had bee
as placed in the grove, and partook
he q most bounteous repast. Eve
feature Of the occasion was 3 pr
n, nounced success, and credit Their
Tor is largely due to Miss Joyne
n. the capable teacher.