The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1913-05-22
Easley School
ClOSes---LOcals

On Sunday. May the 11th, the
sermon was delivered by Rev
Mr.. Mason, of Greer. We have
heard many favorable com.
ments on the sermon. Wednes-
dav night the contest for the
John M. Geer medal took place,
The young ladies did exceeding
ly well. Miss Janet Bolt, daugh-
ter Of DR.. and Mrs. j. l.. Bolt,
was the successful contestant
and was awarded the medal.
Miss Eula Barton won End place
and Miss Ruth Thackston 3rd
place. Thursday night the con
test among the boys for the
John H. Cheatham medal took
place. Some of the speeches
were thrilling. Billie Anderson
won the medal, Frank Ellison
End and Frank Welborn 3rd
place. Friday night was the
closing exercises. Hon. E. L.
McCravey introduced the Hon.
Mendel T.. Smith. who delivered
the address of the evening. 1t
was a maste1ful address and
everybody was thrilled and
pleased with the speaker and
his speech. Miss Fay Sellers
gave beautiful gold medal to
Annie Hinton for the greatest
improvement in music during
the past session. On behalf of
the boys and girls who took
>part in the contests, Rev. e. V.
Babb presented Miss Able with
a beautiful silver loving cup to
show their appreciation for the
help she had been to them in
training them for the contest.
Prof. w. w. Benson delivered
diplomas to eleven three boys
and eight girls who had COM
pleted the course. Most of these
will no doubt 90 to college next
fall. and others will take up
their tasks at homo. Prof. Ben
son and his faculty with the
trustees haye every reason to be
proud of the success Of the
school and the very successful
closing. We are sure that the
patrons of the school are proud
of our teachers and trustees.
We are profoundly grateful that
that Prof. Benson will continue
with us.
We are very sorry to know
that Miss Lucia Bee Able, Miss
Helen Thomas, Miss Nan Neil
and Miss Bessie Burton will not
return to Easley at the opening
Of the next session of our school.
We earnestly wish them success
and happiness wherever they
go.
A. w. (BilD Folger, who rep
resented the Citadel at the S. 1.
A. A. track meet in New Or
leans last Saturday, came by
and spent a short while with
his mother on his way back to
Charleston. Bill is a great boy
and we are proud of him. We
expect him to make his mark
high some day.
DR.. Cleaveland Martin, of
Clemson College, visited his pa
rents here last week.
Prof. r. A. Gentry, who has
been teaching the Keowee Grad
ed school in Oconee county has
returned to his old home below
Easley.
Miss Winnie Johnson. who
has been with Miss l.. N. Cat
lett in Newport, Tenn, has re-
turned to her home in Easley.
Miss Ruth King is visiting
friends in Hartwell Ga.
Mr.. and Mrs. John M. Geer.
of Greenville, were visitors in
Easley Sunday.
Mrs. William Anderson at
tended the missionary meeting
of the M. E. church last week
in Union.
Miss Beryl Martin, who has
been teaching near Rock Hill,
mas returned 10 hef nome IN
Easley.
Hon. Mendel Il. Smith, of
Camden, speaker Of the house
of representatives and promi-
nent candidate for governor,
was the guest of DR.. and Mrs.
E. @. Kirven last week
We are sorry to learn that
Mrs. George Robinson expects
to leave Easley to make her
home in DOnalds.
We learn that a large con.
gregation attended church al
Gross Roads Sunday. Many OF
our citizens were there.
We hear that Mr.. Arthur Ct
King will be our new post