Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-05-07
SCHOOL CLOSES ar R1caLANp.
Teachers Made Many Friends During
SesSion-Local Briefs.

Richland, May Especial: Nearly
everybody has finished planting and
are ready for that shower of rain,
We are glad to report that Miss
Lalla Ballenger has returned home
after a stay of several months in
Atlanta, where she went for treat
ment by a specialist.
Mrs. NJ. j. Mcdonald and Mrs.
Lucy Burris, OF Walhalla, spent the
weekend with relatives here.
Rev. f. ID. Vaughan and family
left Monday for their new home near
Winn5boro, Fairfield county, where
Mr.. Vaughan has accepted a call as
pastor. During his stay Of one year
here he made many friends, and the
whole community was sorry to see
him leave, but he has their best
wishes in his new field.
G. p. Ballenger, of Greenville,
spent the Weekend with home-folks.
DR.. John G. Law: of Walhalla,
preached at the Presbyterian church
here yesterday and conducted the
communion services. At 4 D.. m. DR..
Law, the session and a few relatives
held a special communion service at
the home Of Mrs. Il. f. Hughs, as she
was not strong enough to attend
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home.
The Richland school closed a most
successful term Friday, and Friday
night the annual contests were held.
A medal was offered to the best de-
claimer in the primary department,
one for the best in elocution in the
primary department, and one for
best in elocution in higher grades.
The exercises began at $50, and the
following was the program carried
out: Invocation by Rev. Boyd;
Guilty or not Guilty" by Virgie
Driver; Poor Polly" by Mildred
Mcdonald; "a Call to the City" by
Edith Foster; "Dolly's Needs" by
Bessie May S%tribling; Suppose l
Knew by Beulah Leopard; when
Will Turned to a Boy" by Annie
Smith.
Primary Boys-"His First School
Days" by Marion Hughs: George
Washington" by Andre smith;
Filing the Starry Banner, BY. tack
Davis; "The Committeeman" by
David Stribling; advice 10 a Boy"
by Jefferson McMahan; "Iian Like q
Mule" by Jesse Smith; \ Clock
by John Davis; Knee Deep "a JGuc,"
by Stiles Hughs.
Advanced Girls-"How Little Ka-
tie Knocked at the Door Of Heaven"
by Vera Coe; THAT Hire Girl, by
Carrie McMahan; "Asleep at the
Switch" by Lula WHY; college OF
Cans" by Belle Stribling.
While the judges, sur. 3 l..
Bramlett, OF Seneca High school and
Mesdaems Jas. G. Breazeale and l..
d. S~tonecypher, Of Westminster,
were out making their decision Mas
ter Will Foster entertained me audi
ence with a speech-"Unllchy
Day Between each contest the
audience was favored with appvoDri-
ate vocal selections by Misses Pole
and Myra Ballenger and Beth Zoe.
This was greatly enjoyed by all
When the judges returned MI.
Bramlett announced that Miss " rgio
Driver had won the medaliin the pri-
mary girls contest and Miss edith
Foster was second. Jefferson Me
Mahan won the medal in ne boys
contest, with David StribtlDg sec
ond; and Miss Belle StriblinE won
the medal for the advanced girls,
with Miss Lula WHY second. The
judges made special mention II the
high order and proficiency of the
"olh uoHe ny LHS SlTlS III the nlgn
school grades in elocution.
We wish here to thank the judges
for coming and deciding the winners
in these contests.
Our teachers, ]. o. Singley, and
Miss Mamye Cromer, returned to
their homes at Prosperity and New
berry, respectively, to-day. These
teachers made many friends while
here who tried to get them to spend
the summer with us. We wish them
a happy vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. Stribling will
attend the banquet in Westminster
tonight given by the Board Of Trade.
Mr.. Stribling is on the program, hay
ing been assigned the subject, "Evo-
luton of Agriculture"