The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-25
CLOSES 1 SUCCESSFUL YEAR.
BETHEL CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL
HELD COMMENCEMENT EN-
ERCIsES TUESDAY
NIGHT.
Large Audience Saw Programme
Splcndidly Executed by Pupils
More than One Hundred Pupils;
Average Attendance Over seventy
ffvc-State Aid May be Secured
Teachers.

IcacncrS.
The school auditorium and hall
was filled To overflowing Tuesday
night by the many friends and pa
irons of the school who had gathered
20 witness the closing exercises of a
very prosperous pear. The exercises
were conducted by Mr.. II. III. Brun-
son. principal OF the school and were
well executed. the program being an
Interesting one all the way through.
Bethel school Is one of the few
consolidated schools In the county
and perhaps the most largely at
,ended rural school In the county
he enrolment during the past year
has been more than one hundred pu
Ills and the average attendance
over seventy-five for the entire year
even up to the end of the term and
during the busy season last fall. This
II the only school In the county which
used wagons TO haul the pupils to
school daily. the wagons being sent
out Of a radius OF several miles so
as TO take up the children who form
erly attended other schools which
were suspended In order to get the
consolidated school with its advan
tages TO the pupils.
The splendid enrolment and ave
rage attendance OF the school put Ii
en- the list OF those schools which are
eligible for State aid and the schoo
can secure It's share Of this fund.
$500, if II will pass levy for tw
more mills for school purposes. The
school district now has levy of two
mills for extra school purposes. but
the act recently passed by the legis-
lature to encourage increased levies
and better average attendance in the
rural schools and known as the Con-
solidated Grade school Act. requires
an extra levy Of four mills. which
x the district passes II. as no doubt
4 will. will make II possible to obtain
he money from the state fund.
The school during the past year
has been under the guidance OF able
and energetic teachers as is shown by
hat has been done durlns the year
he principal .s.Mr. IA. ii Bruos4u
orangcburg. a graduate OF Clcm-
,n College. VINO IL assisted In the
,sscning OF the school by Miss LuSs
Pugh and Miss Marie Garner. The
tact that the pupils are doing good
work and taking interest in their
school is SHOWN by the record recent
- made by them at the County School
nay. when their school carnied off the
majority OF the prizes offered.
The exercises were commenced with
a prayer by the Rev. William Hayns-
worth. Dr. ]. III. Haynsworth. coun
o. superintendent Of education. who
~ IS present. made few remarks
somplimenting the school In it's rec
ord for the year and encouro sing II
20 greater efforts during the coming
year.
The iiarvin prize for the highes
scholarship In the high school depart
ment. the 7th. sth and 9th grades.
vas won and delivered To Miss Gladv
Jackson of the 9th grade.
The program which was extremely
reli executed and caused many favor
abie comments from those witnessing
ne exercises was as follows:
Welcome Song-Entire school
Comedy Sketch-A slight Misun-
dorstanding-A Dear old Lady. Bcr-
tha Pritchard; Tramp. Soule Mellett.
Duet-'scusc me Today. May Hay
uFworth. Lucy Kolb.
Marching Song-wave old Glory.
Primary and intermediate Depart
ments.
Comedy Spctch-The Train To Mau-
Mrs. Buttcrmilk. Amberlee Kolb:
ne. knight Railroad Clerk. Robert
gram; Jonnic Buttcrmtlk. Alva
gram.
Duet-Thc Quarrcl-Paulinc Jack
n. Clarence Geddlngs.
One Act COmedy-The Spcllin
ewl-Mary Jane Plunkett. Teacher.
'ra Pritchard; sis Jones. Alice
ecks; Sallie Waters. Lucy Kolb:
S'manth Brown, May Haynsworth:
Mary Malony. Ellie Kolb: Lucy Nu.
gusta Jane Smith. Pearl Pritchard:
kittie clover. Cassie Nicholcs; Groany
Muggins. Frank kolb; Pasty Bolivcr.