Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-05-16
PUBLIC SCHOOL AT
WELLBORN CLOSED
Closing ExsreIssf the Finest Ever
Marking b Rural School
Closing In the County.

The Wellborn public school closed
a very successful term yesterday with
appropriate exercises. The principal,
Prof. Brandon Trussell. goes back to
his home in Wise County, where he
is candidate for county superintend-
ent. The people OF Wellborn regret
very much to give him up, and wish
for him every success his earnestness
and patient effort deserve. Under his
able direction, the school has made
splendid progress.
In looking back over the years
work, it will be found that Prof. Trus-
=; sell has had splendid help in the per-
sons of Miss Pansy McSwain and
Miss Minnie Foster who have taught
the lower grades.
At II a. m. Rev. c. c. Wheeler
OF the Free Baptist Church OF Bryan
delivered the commencement sermon.
For earnest logic and ease OF delivery
this sermon has rarely been excelld
before any Wellborn audience.
Following the sermon, dinner was
spread under the shade OF the beauti-
! full grove that surrounds the school
building. And such a dinner II was!
Reports were curretn In the afternoon
that two certain gentlemen from
Bryan had partaken SO freely Of
chicken pie that they were prone to
discuss the high price Of poultry pro-
ducts even to the exclusion OF more
! important subjects.
At 2 p. m. Demonstration Agent A..
w. Buchanan delivered a stirring ap-
peal to the farmers to stay with the
farm home and to improve its SUR
roundings, rather than to move to
town to educate their children in the
ways of the so-called city society. In
beautiful and touching words, he 70
peated story OF the well.to-do farmer
who left a splendid country home to
live in town, where, as he believed,
the advantages would be helpful to
his children. He found. to his sorrow, .
that It was but another instance OF
"all that glitters Is not gold"
After Mr. Buchanans address came
an earnest talk from II. L. Mcknight.
secretary OF the Bryan Commercial
Club. Mr.. Mcknight outlined briefly
some OF the things the business men
OF Bryan are attempting to do through
the club. and extended cordial in
vitation to the farmers to visit the
club headquarters when In Bryan and
to talk over their problems with him.
He pointed out that the growth OF the
rural community meant the growth OF
Bryan. and that Bryan could not grow
without in turn adding to the material
wealth of the rural sections through
better market for farm produce.
The students plats were judged In
the afternoon by Profs. Morgan. Hays
and A. T. Potts of the A. & NJ. College.
These plats reflect credit on the
school as a whole and especially on
the agricultural course. The judges
awarded Douglas Royder first place
in the plats taken as whole, and Jeff
Royder second place. Among the
girls plats, that belonging to Misses
Vivian Royder and Annie Maud Joint
" was pronounced the best.
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graduating exercises proper. Andrew
Cothran and Allie Candy received di-
plomas. while JEFF Royder represented
the eighth grade class
The diplomas were delivered by
County Superintendent T. w. Parker
in his usual earnest. sensible way.
Prof. Parker has taken keen inter
est in the success of the Wellborn
school and showed plainly his graft
fication with the tangible results.
Prof w. NJ. Hays, in charge of agri-
cultural education at A. & NJ. College,
delivered the commencement address.
which was pronounced by all who
HedTu IL very dpie anu ihstl uCtlNe
effort.
The music department OF the school
is under the direction of Miss Evelyn
Sanders OF Bryan. The work of her
pupils shows a very gratifying pro-
gress.
The people of this village are proud
of the school and are giving 1t the
support it well deserves.-Correspond
ent.