The farmer and mechanic., 1915-03-16
RALEIGH WILL CO-OPERAlt t
First Event viii Be Parade OF
School Children in Which
Raleigh Schools viii Partici-
pate; Exhibits win Give Con-
crete Evidence of Work of
Schools

The schools OF the county are look
ing forward with a great deal of in
terest To the county school com
menceInent which will be held III the
auditorium Of this city on April 9.
Ii will be great pleasure to Raj
eigh to welcome and make the stay or
these visitors pleasant while In the
city The Raleigh Rotary Club. the
Chamber Of Commerce, the Merchants
Association and the Woman's Club
will have committees to look after the
visitors, and these various commit
tees will meet on Monday to perfect
arrangements for their work on this
occasion.
The chairman of the important
county commencement committees
are as follows: Examinations, Mr.. j.
{. Lockhart, of Apex; exhibits, Miss
Rose Key, of Wendell; prizes, Mr.. NJ.
l.. Wright, OF Fuquay Springs BAN
ngs, Mr.. Hal Hayes. of Raleigh. The
chief marshal will be Mr.. T.. II. MoSer
OF Zebulon.
Former superintendent Judd will
make an address at the commence
nent.
Miss ROyStcr Outlines Plan.
Miss Edith RoySter,- acting county
superintendent of public instruction.
Is the leading figure in arranging for
and making the commencement a
success. She is sending out the fol-
lowing letter to the school commit
teemen Of the county which is full of
information about the commence
ment:
"As you have doubtless already
learned, the schools Of Wake county
are to have county commencement
ats Raleigh on April the 9th. Prac.
tically every school in the county will
take part in this commencement, anc
for sometime the teachers and the
pupils have been hard at work max
ing preparations for this occasion
This should be indeed a notable day
in the history Of Wake county's edu
catonal progress, and it will be if tn.
teachers and the committeeman il
each community will Cooperate t
make this commencement q success
Here are some Of the features O
the coming commencement: Ther
will be. first, in all schools havin,
seventh grade pupils a uniform coun
~ examination which will entitIe tn
pupils " 10 successfully passes it to
county diploma to be awarded on tn
day OF the commencement. TIL
teacher and the county superintend
ent must sign the certificate. If you
school has not closed by April g. tn
pupil who passes the county examin
alton will receive from the teache
examination on the remainder Of hi
work, and the certificate will be pre-
sented again at your own commence
ment.
Then from every school, whethe
II has seventh grade pupils or no
VIII come exhibits of work done b
the children, such as drawing. spec
mems of writing, maps, handworl
sewing, etc. These exhibits will
put on display at Raleigh in the a,
ditorium in which the commenceme,
exercises will be held Properly a,
ranged. with suitable placards ar
banners showing the record of RI
work and progress of each schoe
these exhibits should make a most il
terestinS and valuable feature of IL
commencement and will give to Il
people of the city and county alike
new conception of rural school Or
greSs in Wake county.
The first event Of the commenc
ment day exercises will be gre
parade of school children. The chill
rem OF the Raleigh schools will al
take part in this parade and it
hoped that large number of chill
rem from all the schools Of the coun
VIII be here to participate in this u
usual parade. Each school "
march under its own banner; an e
cellent band has been engaged
lead the parade: prominent State a
county officials will review the .,
eession. The graduates will mar
together at the head of the proc,
sion Immediately after the band.
After the parade the exercises
the auditorium will begin. Music,
brief address, and songs by the ch
dren will be the chief features of ,
program. Following these there v
be the presentation of prizes and
plomas. The exercises will be O,
in time for all who wish to, to retu
on the afternoon trains.
1T is earnestly hoped that ey,
committeeman in the county will