Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-05-22
cIA,sE or sPLENDD SESSION.
Nine Pupils Received Diplomas
Two Days Exercises Enjoyed.

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The closing exercises of the Wal
halla, High School occupied the CEN
tral place in local social events last
week, Thursday and Friday being
well filled by the exercises of the va
(trious grades.
Thursday night the sixth, seventh,
|seighth and ninth grades held their
lsociety contests, the Palmetto being
Imade up Of the sixth and seventh
|lgrades, and the Issaquena from the
ESeighth and ninth. The Court House.
IfSsS#Pas too small to hold the crowds
lfthat applied for admission. Even
Ilbefore the exercises were begun
Ig3many who had come to witness them
We're compelled to return @
$st Among the essayists Miss Ola
SGrubbs won first place, receiving a
gold medal.
ls# For the declaimers Waddy Dun
Eean was awarded first place, Luther
tSi9ayis coming in for second, the first
lhonor boy being awarded gold
medal.
|#3In the contest for excellence in
fecitation Miss Angie Fricks was
awarded the gold medal, she having
won first place.
S&S The debaters came next on the
Tesenting the Affirmative, and the
Issaquena the negative. The sub
I'ject for consideration was embodied
LIN Resolved, That South Carolina
Eshould haze a compulsory education
law. The affirmative side was
lsa%arded the decision Of the judges,
MISS Alice Sanders, Of the affirma-
| uye, receiving gold medal as the
best debater, while Miss Frances
Earle, Of the negative, came in for
| second place.
sFriday morning the exercises by
I i$tAe ty grades up to the sixth were held
ss8in the Court House, which was filled
lights utmost capacity with interest
ed spectators, the little fellows ,ac-
iisqnltting themselves admirably
i.$@SlDuring the session gold medal
was offered for the best Latin pupil,
i and this was won by. Miss Mary Ellen
Wilson, Of the graduating class. The
medal was offered by Mrs. A. p.
i Crisp, a member Of the faculty.
Nine Received Diplomas.
I;s}SFriday evening at 8 O'Clock the
I'M diplomas took place, the court
u sa'i' sks1asaiS niSs sSasiYs
who received diplomas from the fac
ulty of the Walhalla school, They
arc as follows: l.. Earle. Beard,
Louise j. Busch, Ellen A. Duncan,
Myra w. Fant, Eulah j. Grant,
Charles Hetrick, Theodosia G.
Hughs, Eunice A. Macaulay, Mary
Ellen Wilson.
The class address was delivered
by DR.. Geo. A. Wauchope, dean Of
the South Carolina University, CO.
lumbia. The salutatory was by Earle
Beard; essayists, Ellen Duncan, Eu.
lah Grant and Lula Busch; class
prophet, Theodosia c. Hughs The
oration was delivered by Charles
Hetrick; class will Eunice Macau-
lay; valedictory, Mary Ellen Will
son.
Was Profitable Session.
Trustees, patrons and citizens at
tended the closing exercises in large
numbers, many being unable to Sc
cure seats, and these were greatly
disapp ointed. The interest that has
been manifested throughout the ses-
sion was shown to a marked degree
to the last moment in the rendition
of the programs that brought the
1911-1912 term to close.
The Faculty
posed as follows:
H. w. Gasque, superintendent
Mathematics in high school.
\ Miss Kate j. Steck-High school
srades.
Miss Alice Strong-Seventh grade
and assistant in high school.
r. D. Wilson-SiXth grade.
Mrs. A. p. Crisp--Fourth and fifth
grades
Miss May Sue Epton.- second and
third grades.
Miss Gertrude Bicmann--Flrsl
grade.
The personnel Of the faculty for
the next session has not been an
nounced.
Tho Next Session,
1t is sincerely hoped, will be begun
under even more auspicious condi-
tions than was the session Just
closed. 1t is the intention of the
trustees to have the enlarged build
ing and auditorium in readiness for
the first day Of school. The one
great drawback Of the past session
was the lack Of adequate accommodate
tion for the large number Of chill
dren attending. While ali were cared
for In the best manner possible, still
the work was hindered to O marked
degree, and both teachers and pupils
we're uncomfortdbly crowded. The
proposed enlarging Of the building
% double it's present size will prove
OF untold benefit to every pupil and
to every phase Of the school work
Kills Hisclf i'm Hotel.
New York. MAY 17,-The body Of