The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-06-04
THE CITY SCHOOLS CLOSE.
Many Medals and Prizes Are Awarded.
Fine Class OF Young Men
and Women.

High ScnOOl, ueSQdy evening, June l,
at the opera house. The program was
as follows:
Invocation, Rev. Edward Fulenwider.
Chorus by tie graduating class.
Salutatory BY Miss Kathryn Harms.
Music by Misses Ruth Digby and
Mildred Evans.
Grafton, "Our Opportunities, by
Mr.. Henry Rikard.
Vocal solo by Miss Goode Burton.
Valedictory by Miss Ruth Digby.
Music by Misses Evans and Digby.
Address to the class by DR.. J. Henry
Harms.
Delivery of diplomas by Supt. An
derson.
Announcement of distinctions and
awarding of prizes.
Chorus by the graduating class.
Benediction by Rev. J. WI. Carson.
There were 22 graduated, 16 girls
and boys. Those who finished with
distinction in scholarship were: Ruth
Digby, 976; Kathryn Harms, 97.5;
Henry Rikard, 97.3; Winnie Eleaser,
SO; Fannie Eleazer, 92.2; William
Halfacre, 92.1; Mildred Evans, 92;
Eldridge McSwain, 81.
TIE others who did we'll were:
James Dennis, Douglas Hornsby,
Goode Burton, Willie Belle Duckett,
Ruth Head, Martha Kennerly, Blanche
Norris, Elise Peterson, Louise Smith,
Julia Summer, Dorothy Taylor, Mat
tie Lou Wicker, Frances Wheeler,
Robert West.
The handsome gold medal offered by
Mr.. Otto Klettner for the highest
scholarship in the graduating class
was presented by Mr.. w. A McSwain
in an appropriate manner to Miss Ruth
Digby, very honorable mention being
made of Miss Kathryn Harms and Mr.
Henry Rikard.
The gold medal offered by Mr.. 1. H.
Hunt for the best mark for the year
in the department of history was
awarded with a short talk by Mr. W.
H. Wallace to Miss Ruth Digby, with
honorable mention of Annie Kinard
and Henry Rikard.
The gold medal given by Miss Eliza
beth Dominick for ready writing was
presented in an effective way to Miss
Ruth Digby, with honorable mention of
Miss Elise Peterson.
Five dollars in gold, given by Mr.
NJ. L. Spearman to the best student in
mathematics was presented by Prof.
Holloway to Jack Dunstan, after men
tioning honorably Annie Kinard, Ber-
tha Gallman, Ruth Schumpert, Emily
Hoof, Roberta Lominick, Ruth Digby,
Kathryn Harms and Henry Rikard.
The gold medal given by Mr.. P. C.
Jeans for excellence in recitation was
delivered by the superintendent to Miss
Fannie Eleazer. The contest for this
medal was l3eld last Friday night. The
other speakers were: Nancy Fox,
Annie Dunstan, JAMIE Howie, Grace
Wilbur and Inez Hutcheson, all of the
WaTerly Literary society.
The gold medal given by Mr.. John
M. Kinard to the most worthy member
of the Athenaean Literary society was
presented to Mr. John Floyd. This
contest was settled as follows: The
members OF the society elected six
boys to compete for this prize in
debate. Joe Vigodsky, Clyde Ward and
Eldridge McSwain were the afirma-
tive speakers, and John Floyd, Clyde
Harris and Lee McSwain were the neg
ative debaters on the subject: Gre
olved, That Statewide prohibition
law would be of greater benefit to
South Carolina than Statewide COM
pulsory school attendance law. The
debate, every part of which was a
credit to the school and to the con-
testants, was held last Monday night.
Several prizes were also delivered
to pupils of the lower grades.
TIE gold medal given by Mr.. J. L.
Keitt for the highest scholarship av-
erage in Boundary Street school was
awarded to Daggett Norwood, with
May Tarrant only three-eleyenths of
a point behind him.
The gold medal given by Mr.. J.
Marion Davis for excellence in schol-
arship at Speers Street school was
awarded to Marguerite Wertz, with
Abbie Gaillard only small fraction
of a point below her.
The gold medal offered by Mr. q. F.
Wright for the best scholarship at
West End school was awarded to
Minnie Williams, with honorable men