The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-05-13
CLOSING EXERCISES
AT CROSS HILL

Interesting Exercises Mark Closing OF
Successful Year In the Graded and
High School.
Cross Hill, May 1.-THE Marriage
of the Tots" play given by the little
school children and other smaller
ones outside, under the direction of
the Marriage Of the Tots Co., last
Tuesday evening, was success in
every particular. The bride and
groom were little tots about four
years of age. The little preacher was
manly little fellow and performed
the ceremony with dignity and dis
patch. All the attendants and guests,
about fifty in number, did their part
we'll, especially interesting were the
grandparents and the four old maids,
while the two little boy ushers would
often bring down the house a large
audience greeted the children and a
good sum was turned over to the In
provement association Miss Eliza
beth l.. Cody Of Jacksonville, Fla, was
here as director Of the play, and prov
ed herself we'll skilled in handling
children.
Thursday evening the literary So
ciety of the high school held their
annual public meeting. The program
consisted in recitations, music, vocal
and instrumental and a debate The
subject of the debate was, Resolved
That literatn:, has done more for
the world than science Affirmative
speakers: Miss Gladys Griffin and Mr..
George Martin; negative: Mr.. Alec
Brown and Miss Eloise Reeder. The
decision was given in favor of the
negative Mr.. James Guthrie, presi-
dent OF the society presided. The re-
citations by Misses T7ioride Rudd and
AZile Austin were excellent.
Friday evening witnessed the clos
ing exercises of the graduating class
Miss Ethel Chandler, president OF the
class. presided during these exercises
The members Of the class with their
subjects follow: Bryan Simmons Pin
son. salutatory; Mayme Lee Lowe,
prophecy; Fred Tilman Coleman.
class history; George Dewey Nelson,
poem of life; Sarah Amelia Watkins,
class poem; Helen Louise Griffin,
puns; nellie marguerite Ward, class
wills; Myrtle Laney Ward and Mary
Catherine Jones, essayists; Ethel Lee
Chandler, valcdictory. These exer-
ciscs were intermingled with music
and class song all furnished by the
members OF the class.
Prof. r. Clyde Burts, head master of
Furman Fitting school, delivered the
address, which was full of wholesome
advice.
Principal w. p. Culbertson with a
few fitting remarks presented the
certificates Of graduation. IIc also
presented perfect attendance buttons
to the following pupils: Alma Cole
man. Anna Bell Gregory, Albert Dial,
Vera Lowe, Ethel McSwain, LEROY
Gregory, Frank Miller Charles Rasor
and J. c. Hill. Special mention was
made Of Alma Coleman who has not
only been present every day during
this session, but has not missed day
in three sessions. She is in the third
grade.
Mr. culbertson also delivered, in
behalf of the primary teacher, Miss
Lizzie Griffin. prizes for n,st smelling
to Vera Lowe and Alma Coleman.
All together very pleasant evening
marked the closing of another session
OF Cross Hill high school, The scs-
sion has been one of quiet, earnest
work on the part Of teachers and pu
DIS, ara no friction .ns nav.cG the
pleasure Of the school work.
Two of our war veterans, Messrs
| George NJ. Hannah and r. S. Griffin,
attended the Jacksonville reunion
last week.
Mrs. Conway Dial attended the
School Improvement meeting held AZ
| Rock Hill last week. She went as a
representative from the School I'm
provemcnt association.