Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-05-20
COUNTY COMMENoEnIRNT.
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{ PA AonsSu IN the parade, which was
EaDout three-quarters of a mile long,
with the children marching two
ABREAST. The parade formed in front
cl the court house and proceeded to
Inc root of North Main street, doub-
ling back and marching to the speak
er's stand in front of the court house.
Inc parade was led by the Henderson,
vile brass band. followed by j. c.
Sales and j. w. Morgan of the coun-
ty school board and A. r. P. KIM OF
the city school board Following these
were the children of the Henderson
vile school, beginning with the first
grade, and continuing to the gradual
ing class. The prize offered by Prof.
Gale to the grade making the best APP
pearance was won by 1 B grade. The
teachers accompanied their pupils and
in many of the rural school groupes,
school committeeman marched with
the pupils. The ten dollar prize Offer
ed to the school having the largest
per cent of its district census in the
parade was won by Piney Grove school
of which T. Nj. Johnston was teacher.
The parade was a most pleasing and
inspiring spectacle with the children
carrying remnants and banners repre-
senting their schools. The street
crossings were patrolled by the coast
artillery corp to prevent the line of
march being broken by vehicles. The
sidewalks were lined with hundreds OF
people who reviewed the parade of the
largest number of children ever seen
at onetime on the streets of Hender-
sonville.
The Prize Winners.
Valuable prizes and medals were
offered in a number of contests.
In the defamation and recitation
contest held at the court house FRI
day night in which contestants from
high schools participated, Alice Pace
won the medal for the best recitation
her subject being NSimon's Vife's Mud.
der" The defamation medal was
was won by Gather Briggs on <'Un-
polished Gems" Other contestants,
all of whom acquitted themselves cred
itably, were: Lee Britain of Mills
River, Norma Spence of Balfour. Luz
Gle Belk of Rugby, Bertha Justice OF
Fiat Rock and Ruth Corpening of Mills
River. The winners were from the
.Hendersonville high school.
The exercises were opened with
prayer by Prof. N. L. Ponder. Prof.
w. S. Shitle presided The court
house was crowded with people. Supt.
Gale presented diplomas to Miss Vir-
ginia Whitfield, Miss Jessine Brooks.
Karl B. Glenn and Herbert G. Keck,
Miss Whitfield and Miss Brooks grad
uating with first and second honors,
respectfully. Certificates were given
to Miss Lucy Dermid, Miss Hester
Henderson and Mr. Earle Mailman,
who had finished the course in the
commercial. department.
Prof. Ponder presented certificates
to those finishing the seventh grade at
Mills River high school
A feature of the evening exercises
was music by the high school quar-
tette.
The Afternoon Exercises.
There we're several contestants par
ticipating in the exercises of the at
ternoon for the recitation. and decla-
nation medals. The medals to the
successful contestants of the fifth and
sixth grades, any age, were won by
Everett Dixon of Balfour and Lila
Fisher of East Flat Rock. there being
eight contestants.
In the seventh grade, IL years or
under there were five contestants, the
defamation and recitation medals be-
ing won by Joseph Oscar Bellsof Tux
edo and Dolly Posey of Henderson
vile.
In the seventh grade ANY age, the
defamation and recitation medals
were won by Beaufort Bell Of Saluda
Ii
eight contestants.
There were four essays written
about the natural resources of Hen
derson county, the medal being won
by Elsie Whitesides of Mills River,
The other contestants were Grace
Drake of Mills River, Eleanor Louise .
Duncan of HendersonVille and Nellie
Slattery of Flat Rock. The Democrat,
if it is able to secure copies of these i
interesting essays, which have been
promised, will publish them at an early
date. The Democrat would welcome
these essays by return mail.
Exhibits of school work were made
nv Mills River, Crab Creek No. 2, Flat,
Rock and Hendersonville schools. The.
exhibits of Flat Rock and Henderson
Vile were quite elaborate. Flat Rock
won the SIS prize for the best exhibit.
Rev. Mr.. jenkins Speaks.
The commencement address was de-
livered by Rev. Willard A. jenkins OF
.Asheyille. He was introduced to the
audience just. after the school parade
was over by Mr.. Sales, who said that
he did not know that there were SO
many children in Henderson county,
hut he assured them eve will not fail
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