Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-05-14
WHITE TOWN SCHOOL.
Very Elaborate Closing Exer-
cises---Profitable Session.
Teachers Receive Well
Merited Praise.

Well, Mr.. Editor, as ] haven't
seen anything from this section in a
good while ] decided that / would
try to give you few dots.
One of the most notable happen
ings of our town of late was the
magnificent closing exercises of our
school which were held Friday
afternoon May 2, from . p. m. un-
I'll ] a. IN. Long before sundown
the crowd began to ccme in from
every direction. Some estimated
the crowd at 1000. 1t was unques-
tionably the largest crowd that we
have ever seen at country school
entertainment.
At the beginning of the exercises
the children were marched out on
the stage which was decorated most
beautifully. The opening prayer
was made by brother B. III. Coving-
ton and then came the opening song
by the children, who were still
standing on the stage, accompanied
by music on the piano by Miss Essie
Bussey, the assistant teacher. Then
came the recitations, dialogues, tab
leaux, drills and other exercises too
numerous to mention. Among the
dialogues, Jus: from Pumpkin
Ridge" and Hans Won Smash"
were splendid, and of the tableaux
"Geres and the Seasons and the
guardian angel were the best. The
several drills were splendid. The
exercises were the best that have
ever been held at our school, and
probably at any other school for
miles around US, which speaks we'll
Tor our teachers who never tired of
teaching and training for the exer-
cises. Our principal, Miss Carrie
Talbert, is known the county over
as a teacher, having taught at Re-
hoboth, ParksYille, here and many
other places and she never failed to
have the school offered her again
after the first term. She has taught
3 terms at our school and has been
offered the school for another term,
and although she has had offers of
schools here of late, she has given
US the assurance that if she teaches
anywhere another term she will
teach for US. This is our assistant
teachers first term but she has made
good her record so far, and her
work of the past session bids fair
for her to become one Of our most
successful teachers. She also has
been offered the school another ses-
sion and we have every reason to
believe that she will teach for us
again also. She is still with us
teaching music and is to remain
with US two months. Our school
is considered one of the best coun-
try schools of the county and we
have every reason for being proud
of that honor and of the teachers
who have raised it on such high
plane.
Our crops are needing rain very
badly now, the oats especially.
Grain as rule is very sorry.
Mr.. J. D. White has the best oats
we have seen in this section.
Our woods are full of saw mills
now, there being six in whistling
distance of each other. The latest
one to move in is Mr.. H. G. Gibson
of Chester, 5. c., who has also
brought his family to live with US.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Borden, MIR.
and Mrs. }. r. White and Mr.. and
Mrs. Luther Riddlehoover visited
at the home of Mr.. w. L. Riddle
hoover recently.
Mr.. R. P. Holiday was visiting
his father Mr.. w. r. Holiday last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. WI. R,ddlehoover
spent the day with Mr.. aud Mrs.
). w. Long of Rehoboth Thurs
day.
Mrs. r. p. White and Mrs. Dan
iel White spent the day with Mrs.
Luther R;ddlehoover last Thursday.
Patron.