Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 191?-19??, 1914-04-09
COUNTY COMMENCEMENT
Yesterdays Great Educational Cele
bratiOn Closed With Unimpaired
Brilliancy Last Night.

ment yesterday, under the directiO
Of County Superintendent E. T. AtkiI
son, assisted by Mr.. M. T. Edgerto1
: president of Wayne County Oratorics
? Association, and Superintendent {
J Fremont Public School, was in ever
f way creditable, and its value as a
inspiration to the youth of the count
! is not to be measured, while its inf1u
ence for good in an hundred ways L
/ bringing all the people of the count
!, together in common cause of tn
highest up1ift and most broadenin
effect will make all sections Of tn
county realize more than ever befor
what really grand county we hav
and what a great people constitute it
citizenry.
Although the streets and public
buildings and grounds were crowded
with thousands of our county people
throughout the entire day, there wal
not a single disturbance, and not al
evidence of intoxicating indulgence
Goldsboro has never known such s
crowd of exclusively home county
people assembled here before, mol
such good order. 1t tested and proved
what manner Of people Wayne county
citizens are.
| Immediately after the grand pa
rade yesterday morning, the athletic
| contests were pulled off at the school
grounds with the following results:
Mile Race resulted in a perfect tie
between VIM. Royal Of this city and
Lewis of Seven Springs High School.
100 yard dash-Riddle LIST; Bizzel]
End
Half mile race-Patrick 1st; Hugh
Dortch End.
22O yard dash-Bizzel1 list; Davis
End.
44O yard dash-Gurley 1st; Purcell
End
Relay Race-Seven Springs 1st:
Goldsboro End.
Broad jump-Wm. Royall 1st; Lew
is End; Winders 3rd.
High Jump-Wm. Royall 1st; Moore
End
In the afternoon the baseball game
between Goldsboro and Pikeville was
won by Pfkeville.
The exhibit of school work-the
demonstration work by the pupils
which was On display in the middle
and north buildings of Goldsboro's
graded schools, was indeed a marvel
and reflected the highest possible cred
it upon teachers and pupils alike of
the rural schools.
The committee appointed to Judge
Of this work were Mr.. e. D. Pusey
Miss Josephine Baldwin and Miss Amy
V. Caldwell, of the Goldsboro Schools
and they awarded the prizes as fol
lows:
In High School work-Seven Springs
was awarded the prize-$10.
In Grammar Schools-Seven Springs
again was awarded first prize-$10:
and Thunder Swamp second prices
and Union Academy was commended
In Primary work, again Seven
Springs was awarded first prize-$1O;
and Fremont second prize. .$5, and
PikeviIle was commended.
The committee on Bread was COM
posed of Miss Mamie Toler, Miss Nellie
Cobb, Mrs. W. F. Allen and Mrs. E. d
Pusey, and they awarded prizes as
follows: 1st prize to Miss Retha
Flowers, of Pikeville, $500. Second
prize to Miss Jeanetta Smith, of Pike
vile, $500, and the third prize to Miss
Lillian Hooks, of Fremont, $1.oO.
At the afternoon graduating exer-
cises of Grammar School pupils, those
receiving diplomas being thus en-
titled to enter any of the State and
County High Schools of the county
an audience that overfowed the Opera
House participated in these delightful
exercises, which were opened with ar
prayer by Rev. N. H. D
Wilson, pastor of st. Paul M. E
church, followed by all singing, while
the national hymn America.
County Superintendent E. T. Atkin
son had charge of these exercises, and
as is characteristic of his splendid
administrative ability, they were con
Quoted without hitch. He welcomed
the great audience, complimented the
splendid work of the teachers and tho
pupils of the county schools, explain
ed the meaning and purpose of this
Commencement and then presented the
chairman of the County Board of Edu-
cation, Col. Jos. E. Robinson, to con-
fer the diplomas to the Grammar
school graduates who were the follow.
ing:
Sasser's School-Great Swamp: Miss
Mary Helm. aIssEsEE
Best School-Stony Greek: Miss
Lizzie Best, Miss Leila Boyette, Arthur
Best, Robey Best, Willie Boyette.
Daniels Chapel-New Hope: Miss
Bessie J. Brown, 8. Jack Herring, w
Frank Parker, Miss Lydia e. Daniels
Dobbersville School - Grantham:
Miss Nola Sutton, Miss jamie Hollings-
worth.
Memorial School-Great Swamp:
Ralph Lee.
Park Hill School-Grantham: Miss
Hattie Grantham. Miss Florence Gran
than.
Salem Schoo1-Brogden: Roy E
Hatch.
Roberts School-Brogden Miss Ad-
die Jernigan, Miss Bette Ward, Miss
Pearl Ward.
Pleasant Hill School Buck Swamp: