The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-05-18
WHITEMIRE SCHOOL CLOSES
Medals and Prizes AWarded-SchOOl
Has Successful Year-MissiOn-
ary Lectures.
Special to The Herald and News.

May TN. Inc EXERCISES were uuuCA
the direction of Misses Ella Cross, Nell
Fridy and Lula Donnan and Mesdames
H. K. Boyd and S. A. Jeter. The fol-
lowing is the program:
/. Song, Days of toe Week-Children
of the First Grade.
2. Mask Drill-Second and Third
Grade boys.
8. Doll song-First Grade girls,
4. Instrumental Music-Rogers
Watson.
5. Cross Examination, dialogue
Fourth and Fifth Grade boys.
6. Clown Drill-First Grade boys.
7. Mud Pies-second and Third
Grade girls.
7. Candle DrilI-Fourth and Fifth
Grade girls.
9. Music, by Grace Hurt, Nellie Hurt
and Miss Lydie Coleman.
10. Cabbage Hill sdhooi-sixth and
Seventh Grades.
The following pupils completed tie
work in the seventh grade and were
given certificates of promotion to the
high school:
Elmer McCarley, Ruby Herren, stel-
la Morris, Dorothy Watson, BERTHE
Watson. Lois Tidmarsn, Grace Holt,
Annie Lou Payne and Flossie Spray.
On Sabbath evening Mr.. R. A. Cooper
of Laurens made tie annual address
in the Methodist church. He spoke
along educational lines and am sure
that after hearing him trustees, pat
rons, teachers and citizens will be
ready to do even more in the future
than d.ey have in the past to improve
our school, AS Mr.. Cooper said "The
children will pass this way but once.
Give them a chance
Monday evening the exercises were
under the direction of Mr.. S. J. Wall
superintendent and Miss Alma Lupo,
teacher in Ire high school.
A defamation contest was given in
which the following participated:
1. Wolfe at Quebec-Nellie Hurt.
2. The Black Horse and His Rider
Jonn A. Jeter.
3. Hard Shell Preaches-Ernest Hurt
4. I Serve-Connie Shannon.
5. No Room For Mother-Grace Hurt.
6. A Traitors Death Bed-Joe Dun
can.
7. Whistling in Heaven-Mabel Nc
Carley.
s. Constancius and the Lion-vera
Sims.
9. Spreading the News-MOnica
Moore.
Four gold medals were to be given
in this contest.
Messrs. e. H. Aull and S. J. Derrick
and Miss Sadie Goggans acted as
Judges. Mr.. S. J. Derrick presented
two of the medals. First to Joe Dun
can and second to Jonn A. Jeter. Mr..
E. H. Aull presented the other two,
first to Vera Sims and second to Mon
ica Moore. A short time since the
pupils in tie high school gave play
Diamonds and Hearts" These four
medals were purchased WITH the pro-
ceeds from the play.
Exercises in the tenth grade came
next.
Glass Prophecy-Connie Shannon.
Class Will-Sam Gary.
Class History-Mabel McCarley.
Opportunity-Roy suber, Francis
Douglass.
Mr.. S. J. Wall then presented to tits
class statements showing the work
completed by them.
Vera Sims was given prize for the
best work done in the Literary So
ciety and Allard Douglass one for the
greatest Improvement during the year.
These prizes were presented by Mr.. NJ.
E. Abrams.
lMr. Leig- ton Stuart, returned mis-
sionary lectured at the Presbyterian
church Sabbath evening. Mr.. Stuarfs
father was one of the first mission
aries sent out by the Presbyterian
church, and Mr.. Leighton Stuart was
born in China. He is now profes-
sor in the Theological Seminary at
Nauking. While here Mr.. Stuart was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. T. W. Cole
man.
Mrs. Cole Lyles of Chester is visit
ing Mrs. J. B. Pitts.
Miss Lucille Goodwin of Cross Hill
is spending some time with Mrs. ". D.
Suber.
Mr.. T. Cofeld Jeter. of the Palmetto