The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-06-10
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
Of Old Johnsonville High School
Held Last Week.

Venters, June THE fourteenth
annual commencement held at Ven
ters on May 80, 81 and June l,
proved to be a great success in
every way. The whole community
feels very proud indeed of this
dear old school which has so bravely
stemmed the flood these fourteen
years and notwithstanding the many
and fierce oppositions against her
we can all say with pride that this
last year has been the most success
full one in her history. We feel
that it is due to the corps of capa-
bic teachers and good trustees. and
the patrons and friends of the school
not only appreciate their work but
honor them for it. At the begin
ming or this school in October there
was debt of S4O0.40. This has been
paid, and, too, every teacher paid in
full and old Johnsonville school can
say what she has never said before
since the school was founded in
19O1-that she is out of debt.
On Sunday morning, May 30, Rev
A T Lindsay, from Linwood COL
lege, N C, preached the commence
ment sermon to a large congrega-
ton. His talk should be an inspira.
tion to everybody that heard him.
On Monday evening, May 81, the
grammar grades and high school
entertained an audience of about
five hundred with the following
programme:
Chorus. ................. Hail, Orpheus, Hail.
r E DeReef
| Short Play. (Which Will He Marry"
Operetta...,. The College Girl and the
Milk Maid''
Short Play Mrs sStubbin's Book Agent
Chorus 'The Monarch of the Woods"
Cherry Bracket.
Tuesday evening, June |, there
was even a larger crowd than on the
preceding evening and the exercises
were very interesting. touching and
beautiful. The graduates were ush-
cred on the stage by little flower
girls and then the audience was led
in prayer by Rev P B Ingraham,
after which number of beautifully
dressed girls joined the graduating
class in singing the chorus: Come
to the Gay Feast of Song, by R E
DeReef.
The graduating exercises were as
follows:
Salutatory ........... .........M Miss Bertha Ard
History ................ Mr. Davis Newell
Will Miss Marie Flowers
| Music. Miss Blondelle Cockfield
Prophecy ..Miss Leah Eaddy
Valedictory.. Mr. Otis Huggins
Glass Song when You Come to
the End of Perfect Day.
Senator Smith was to have made
the address, but as it was impossible
for him to be present, Rev P B In
graham ably filled his place and all
seemed to enjoy and appreciate his
address equally as well as they would
have done one from Senator Smith.
His words reflected credit both on
himself and the school.
The little flower girls then brought
in great armfuls of beautiful flowers
and banked them at the feet of the
seniors, with many beautiful pres
ents. Rev Mr. Ingraham then made
an address to the trustees that was
equally as good as his previous one
TO the school. He delivered medals to
the following: Spelling-Clarice Hug
gins, Adrie Lewis, Eddie Dunnahoe,
Rena Cox, Verna Ard, Sadie Springs;
attendance and department. Clarice
Higgins; scholarship in 7th, 9Th, 9th
and 10th grades distinguished
al given by trustees); second best av-
erage in same grades-Bertha Ard
(medal given by principal). Violet
Huggins was given beautiful doll
for being the best speller among the
little tots. Rev Mr. Ingraham then
delivered the diplomas.
The present corps of teachers was
reelected, as follows: Misses Bessie
Huggins, Sue Stanley, Christine