Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-02-11
HENDERSON COUNTY SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT ON MAY IA.
Teachers Association Plans for Inter
esting Athletic and Literary Con-
tests for the Event.

TheNHenderson County Teachers as
ISOLATION in regular monthly session
last Saturday entered enthusiastically
into the county commencement work
which will be brought to a close on
May IA, when the majority of the 5000
school children in the county together
with. their parents, teachers and
friends will gather to enjoy the first
county commencement program eve
rendered in Hendersonville.
Elaborate and detailed plans are be-
ing made to make this n of the most
inspiring educational events ever held
in the county.
President R. F. Pace announced a
number of committees, which will have
the commencement program fairly well
worked up by next meeting, to be held
on March 6.
After considerable discussion of va
rious phases of the commencement
work the association decided to debar
students from the literary contests
who are doing work in any of the
grades above the seventh, but students
in all grades may take part in the ath-
letie contests.
Pupils finishing the seventh grade
will be awarded diplomas. This will
be one of the most interesting features
of the program since it will prove an
innovation for the public schools,
which have not been accustomed to
awarding diplomas as there has been
no fixed standard for work to be COM
pleted.
Valuable Prizes Offered.
The debating, recitation. declama-
ton and athletic contests will be in
teresting and valuable prizes will be
awarded. r. A. Reed. r. F. Pace and
]. B. Belk succeeded in getting a num-
Der of business men to promise to
give prizes in various contests. When
this committee completes its work a
full list of those making gifts will be
given in the Democrat, together with
the list of prizes.
Program for March 6.
The program for the March meeting
will consist principally of reports from
the different committees on the com
mencement work, and to working out
details for the event. All teachers in
the county whether now at work or
not, are especially requested to be
present at this meeting.
Committees appointed were as, fol-
lows: Program for County Commence
fment: R. A. Reid, W. H: Gale, N. L.
Ponder. Mrs. Redden, Miss Matte
Stansel- q
Prizes; Miss !Gussie. Dotson, J. B.
Beik, Miss Mamie Briggs:
+ Rplessto Govern Recian8ticn.sReci-
ItatiOn and Essay Contests: Miss Bessie
tateedmanssJ. ]. Slattery, Miss Jennie
IC. Reames.~. ssNs
SUBJECT for Debate: A. p. Bell, J. r..
kBelksM ~ Ia Honaerr.sf e amoaSn
h 1Ch0ieey QkyHHh4e&tssfof tEBsaRssapd
hRnleesto GaveFn: Miss RaSMoEawardG;g
MissxDela GafFen, RSA RAtbo>
.sARrangements2 eW.H. CatessW. s..
Shtttat Ne MsaHolieYelkaMiss DelorAh'
| Stepp. Miss Bessie AAkenafee
Prof. Melt0H SpNNkee
Is Prof. NoA. Melton OF Eruitlandsin1a
stitute spoke to the teachers Saturday
concerning the financial side ToftkheiF'
work. Hevsaids that teaeheFsaWeeeEnot
adequately paid but probably the most
LOT them we're receiving as much as
they would be- able to command in
other. services. The salary of;as teach
or, the speaker said, was the smallest
thing to consider Socially, he said
the teacher Is throWn with the best
and the leading people of the commun-
ity in-which he or she teaches, and
the teachers have the satisfaction Of
knowing that they have a great part
In shaping and influencing the lives of
the little ones for future service. .Rro-
lessor aMelton's talk was linspiringand
helpful to the teachers, who heard him
with much interest es3z 9<st :
Rev. James NJ. Justice who, taught
for some time in Henderson county.
where he was superintendent of the
public schools for four years,-made a
tshort talk. He said that he had kept
Eup with some. of the progress of educa-
ton through the newspapers during
lfhIs, absence OF six years in Buenos
FEAyres and he was pleasedEto note the
|1many ARRANGEMENTS in: school work
upon which he congratulated the
LEteachers-some of whom were in the
JGorv{no wh31o ho wa cI9norinfandnnf -