The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-26
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IN '1 4fy Insne Gap Ta Az MAY s5Cn9n r.
loft Tuesday at noon for Norfolk to
attend the State convention.
Miss Matte Woods. of Lebanon, KY.
q, c. letters.
Ashevile n G, arc VISITING w theip so Of
L. d. winston. of this place.
xe ar: Geor 1ss,o w; Painter, for thirty
w. g. Painter. of this place. and on
SUNDAY preached TO a large congrega-
lion at the Methodist Church
Misses Matte Brown and Myrtle
where they attended sullins College
during the past session.
the closing exercises of the public
recital on Friday evening. given by
Miss Blako's pupils, and closed with
tho hnal exercises on Tuesday night.
were most interesting throughout. All
number, appeared on the program, and
their work gave evidence of her care
tul training and Of hard work on
evening there was q defamation and
recitation contest for the business
mems medal which is an annual
event. Tho entertainment opened wit In
women representing different flowers.
This was followed by the Rotations
and declamations. Ali the pupils ac-
quilted themselves well. but after long
consideration the Judges awarded the
medal TO Miss Margaret Petit, who
had rccited very graphically To tho
Lions" Sunday evening DR.. j. J..
Lloyd delivered the 6accaiaurcate
sermon in the school auditorium. Mon
day evening the exercises We're Il de-
batting contest. in which there We're
al ma iCi mt IN DNh NJ do h..
subject being. Resolved. That Vir-
yinia Is the Greatest State in the
Union The affirmative side was de-
bated by Miss Glessie Gilly. Miss Zol-
lie Palmer and Jerome Wells and the
negative BY Peter Wolfe. Pat Ham
monds and John Allen Goodloe. Tho
frmative. and the professional mems
medal" was awarded 10 Miss Glcssie
Gilly as having made the best argu-
ment
Graduating exercises were held on
Tuesday night. and were in charge of
the senior class. Samuel Nickels de-
1ivered the salutatory: Miss Glessie
POE; Miss ollie NJ. Kelly read the HIS
tory and prophecy of the class OF 1912.
and Miss Ruby kempcr delivered the
NaIedictory Al OF tho pupils &C
J. T. Wolfe. chairman of the school
hoard, presented the certificates TO the
graduates In the grammar grades; and
-. y. jilllIItll, Shpct Va bNHpctS
for Wise county. delivered the d.
plomss. Professor II. II. Young, prin-
cipal OF tho school. then delivered the
medal in Miss Blake's class for great
est Improvement in music, and this
went to Miss Eula Tackett. Another
prize was delivered which came as n
great surprise to public and pupils. DR..
Karl Stochr presented a ha ndsome
necklace to the pupil who had shown
the greatest zeal and perseverance
through the year in the prosecution OF
her studies. and this was awarded TO
Miss Ollie NJ. Kelly.
The annual alumni banquet and re-
ccption followed the closing exercises:
and was held in the reading room OF
the school. The table was in the
form of Greek cross, and was dec
Grated with yellow roses and ferns.
The toastmas;er was Lester Shields
Parson. OF the class Of 1908 and N"
FOLLOWING toasts were given: TO Wise
ent j. y. Hillman; To schGSi Boa &c :; =
Nickels: ITO Faculty" Miss lrma Orr
ITO Alumni" Miss Myrtle Cawood 10
our School" professor II. H. Young.
The Normal school viii open July l,
and already a large number OF pupils
have bccu enrolled.