Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-05-15
Lexington Cclored Schools Close a
Successful Year

and Friday industrial ex-
hibits were held at the school
house. These exhibits show re-
markable advancement in several
lines of handicraft. Beginning with
the first grade work drawing is
taught, and the successive grades
show drawings and sewing by the |
girls and carving and woodwork by |
the boys. Garments of various |
sorts are made by the girls showing |
neat and careful work. Special at
tenton Of visitors is directed to the
making of mats, hats and other arti-
cles out of shucks.~ The articles by
boys made from wood are neatly
constructed and show considerable
aptitude. The papers exhibiting
regular school work were neat and
accurate.
At the formalIclosing exercises
Friday afternoon. the invocation
was made by Rev. f. j. Ruddock.
An essay, "Phillis Wheatley, Our
FIRST Negro Poet was read by
Annie Belle Eyyfe,r A. defamation,
Liberty or Death" by Francis
Roland; Grafton. Good Citizen
ship" by Andrew Washington;
Grafton, Peace Shyk JoPu W.
| Jones. = :
Mr.. Frank T. Glasgow addressed
the graduates, which was followed
by presentation of certificates and
prizes by Principal W. n. P Harris.
After this short talks were made by
Capt. J. A. Mcneil and H. IS.
Abrahams. The exercises we're in.
terspersed with music.
The graduates we've Annie Belle
Lyle, Francis Roland, Andrew
Washington and John W. Jones.
Following are the prizes awarded:
On scholarship: Archie Richardson,
Dorothy Williams, Samuel GOoch,
Brown Borgus, Odell Washington,
Leroy Gilmore, Levi Gilmore, An
drew Washington. John w.
Jones; attendance: Douglas Win
field; Needlework: Edna Miller
Wood Oliver Mack and John
b. W. Jones.
= Principal Harris made public &C
] acknowledgement OF books presented
!. to the school by Mr.. J. Med. Adair
/. Miss Mary N. Pendleton and tn,
g State Library; also materials for in
r dustrial work by the school board.
/. The school had 9-months' term
q and the enrolment was 235.
Following are the promotions:
d Grade to 2-Ellen STYLES. Will
o Ware, Elsie Hance, Mary Harper
Alice Ware, Alice T Thompson, Arch
d Richardson. Russell Craw ford
B. David LYLE, Fletcher Russell
d Beverly Franklin, Henry Payne.
Grade 2 TO 3-Thomas Myers
Thomas Gilmore. Mitchell Hinton
- George Jones, Emory Lindsay Jot
is Gooch, Robert Hance, Robert Price
e. Dorothy Williams, Hettie Gilmore
Lille Fields, Julia Franklin. Ad
- Ross. Martha Price, Mamie v acke,
Lottie Scott.
g. Graham Coles, Lewis Richardson
Gus Jackson, Charles Ross, Albel
Trigg, Austin Roaue, Willie Row
land, Arleana Harris, Eizaber
Penn. Hattie Davis, Margaret Flcr
Id ing, Annie Fields, Eliza Fleming
D. Jemima Osborne, Mamie Payn
~ Mary Dock, Fannie Pettigre,
:. Nellie Morgan, Thelma Pettigre,
&c Emily Miller Dorothy Washingto
20 Peyton GJDIh, Daisy Dock.
On Grade to 5-Geneva Trigg
in Fern Mack, Louise Gooch, Franc
no Chandler, Mamie Walker, Esth,
MoseIey Annie White. France
u Porter, Brown Borgus, Lstch,
a Bar Der, Amacae Williams, Alv
ee Rowland, Robert Bower, Hdrr
10 Walker.
y Grade to George Chandlt
u Sylvester Greenlee. PRIEST
Jones, Douglas Winfield, Cd
Washington. Amanda Alexand,
Helen Bowyer, Rosetta Davis, b.
be iah Gooch, Agnes Gooch, Susie G
60 more, Margaret Hamilton, Cd
- Jones, Edna Miller. Mamie RI,
ne Daisy Styles, Beatrice Scot. Al
us Tlnsley. Mary Tlnsley. Anne
IOr Washington.
ov Grade q to William Brood
-, Robert Clark, Leroy G lmore. Jan
,"i Harris, Raymond Jackson, Har
he Wright. Arthur Wilson. Harry v
est liams, Cleopatra BOwyer. Gertru
- Chandler Mary Cosby Ar