The farmer and mechanic., 1915-04-20

Pine Town, April 17.-The creates
day in the history Of Beaufort couh-
ty and the county seat OF Ndshl.e
ton has passed and in its passing
leaves a train Of pleasant memories,
heightened ambitions and II feeling OF
co-operation and good Fellowship |
which hespeaks a golden prophecy lor
the future citizenry Of Beaufort couH-
t..
The meeting of April 9TH introduced
the county commencement fere ana
already this event has become an an
nuaI fixture. No one interested IN |
The cause Of education could fan 10
~ inspired by Witnessing the parade
Of hundreds Of school children, the
exhibits and the literary and atntetlc
contests Of the great day. Equally III
spring was the thought OF the ear
nest faithful workers who carried the
event forward TO its successful con-
summation
The Day in Detail.
But 10 turn 10 the actual happen
inss Of the day The opening featur"
was, of course, the parade, begun At
11:15 n. m as soon as the delegation
from Bath Long Acre and Pantego
townships arrived. It vas indeed
rare treat 20 see detraining six car
loads of eager, enthusiastic young
people with pennants waving. youth
ful throats cheering and making the
air resound with school songs and
yells. Conspicuous among the croWdS
were the green and lavender OF
Pantego School and the hundreds OF
orange and black pennants of Plne
Town Graded school 1t took but .
few moments for the mass of human
ity to arrange itself into neat orderly
divisions marked off by the effective
DISPLAY of a school banner at the
head Of each squad.
Then the long march began. Up
Main street swept the symmetrical ar
ray. Up Market street to the rem
devious for the formation of the pa
rade went the striking locking squads.
At Market and Second streets the real
parade formed. With Mr.. Wilbur
Ross. principal of Edward School,
acting as chief marshal and Mayor F.
~. Kugler leading the procession,
closely followed by the Aurora Band
street, then back into Main amid the
cheers and complimentary remarks OF
innumerable bystanders A few
blocks being traversed on Main street
there was a pause while the smaller
members Of the procession rested
weary little feet, gazing in Wide-eye(
wonder as the fire company Of Wash
ington passed swiftly by in a credit
able and stirring parade. This oyer
little feet again fell into line, littl
faces were fixed steadfastly forward
beautifully arranged floats were agail
set in motion and the procession re
sumed its pleasantly i.-terrupte'
march.
The improvsed auditorium wa
soon reached and, hemmed in by tn
vast throng of sight-seers which ha
collected outside Of the building, tn
youthful marchers filed into the build
ing and seated themselves to hear tn
r,n nn1 c.tn fn Anyr
The building, a large tobacco ware
house with a seating capacity of 4,5O
persons was packed 10 the extent {
its ability. Around the long wal
were taStifully arranged the exhibit
Of the county schools. Every variet
OF school activity was represente'
Literary productions. examples
sewing, of manual training, basketr
weaving. cooking and the like. eac
had their part in adding to the gel
eral effect. EXcIamatonS Of pleasal
surprise could be heard on every sic
from those who had until now n
fully taken in the significance Of II
event.
The principal speaker of the da
Hon. John Small, was introduced 7
Supt. w. G. Privette. Representati
Small. who has always stood in Il
forefront Of Beaufort county educ
tional matters, spoke in words
lionai progress of this section, givil
to each school represented words
commendation and encouragement
He also remarked that he had atten
ed many county commencemeI.tS
had seen none which surpassed {
Beaufort county event.
AT the conclusion Of this much e
Soyed address luncheon was served
the Washington Chamber of Coz
Inerce. Attractive young ladies
the entertainment committee saw tn
no one departed from the buildi
with hunger unsatisfied.
declaimer's and reciter's cont
was the feature Immediately folio
ing luncheon and the audience ags
was swayed by the humor, pathos 6
grandeur OF Little Orphan Ami
1.-The Wreck Of the Hesperus," "Sp
tacus to the Gladiators at Capu
etc, while between times the ba
entertained the listeners with stir