The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-04-23
GRADUATING
EXERCISES
FOR SCHOOLS
SUPERINTENDENT KENNEDY
WILL FOLLOW THE PLAN HE
ADopTebT YEAR!


Following the plan adotped last
year, a series OF graduating exercises
will be held in the various districts OF
thecouuty for those pupils who are to
receive. the common school diploma.
The purpose Of holding these exercises
is to encourage the biys and girls who
| have completed the course OF the com
mon schools, to stimulate other boys
and girls to complete the course, and
to provide for each district an educa-
ti0nal meeting or rally. Last year the
exercises we're most helpful in many
ways. am sure that with the active
cooperation OF all persons interested
IL school improvement, the exercises
OF this year will be even more heneti-
cial than those Of last year
The plan is to have all the gradu-
ates of the different districts assem-
bio at the places indicated below. J
hope that no graduate will fail TO be
en- hand at the time appointed. Il
| may be a little iuconVenient for some
10 20, but the good to be derived from
the meeting will be worth little sac
rificc. Last year we had almost a per
feet attendance: let us make ii perfect
this year. A cordial invitation is eX-
Tended 10 the relatives and friends OF
the graduates and TO school patrons
in general to be present at the eXer-
ciScs Their presence will add 10 the
interest and success OF the programme
The programme at each meeting
will consist OF addresses by leading
educators. papers or readings By grad
yates, brief talks by school officials
ind good music number. Complete
programmes for each exercise will be
printed in due time Al the exercises
for Warrington, Union and Winfield
districts some time will be given 10
the discussion of corn club work. Al
earnest effort will be made TO have
present at these exercises all the corn
! club members OF these three districts.
no well as the graduates. Corn club
members who receive a copy of this
letter will consider it an invitation to
attend
Al the Union and Winfield district
exercises attendance certificates will
be distributed to those entitled 10 re-
Ceive them. All who are to receive
them should be present.
Following is the schedule OF gradu.
ating exercises:
F'airmOnt district-Barmckvilel. May
Is. Further announcement to be made
by Supt. Guice.
Grant district aud part of Lincoln
district Monongah Opera House.
April 30. s p. NJ. Speakers, Sup. Jo'
seph Rosier. Fairmont. and o. N. KtIe,
OF the College Of Agriculture, West
Virginia University.
Note This will be Il combined en-
crcisc. The graduates OF Trobnrn,
Iarter Hill and other nearby schools
will attend as well as the Grant dis.
trict graduates.
Lincoln district Pennington ~ f.
church, May .. 7:45 p. NJ. Principal
speaker. Professor K. A Armstrong,
OF the West Virginia University.
Huntington district Two exercises
will be held. one at Metz school at . Il.
NJ, May !, another 1T Loganspo~
school at $50 p. IN, Oh The same day.
Graduates will attend the eeXrcts9
which is the more convenient to them.
Principal speaker. 0. NJ. Kile.
Pawpaw diStrict---Rivesville school,
May =, 80 y. H. Name of speaker
to be announced later
Union district Creek school,
May 5, > y. M. Speakers, President o.
!. Woodlcy, Fairmont Normal school,
and O. NJ. Ktle.
Winfield misunderstanding school,
May s, g a. m.-Speakers. Q. |. Wood
ley and 0. NJ. Kile.