French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-03-16
EXERCISES TO
START MAY.II5
FROF. BLACKsT0CK ANNOUNCES
A PART OF PLANS FOR THE
COUNTY COMMENCEMENT
MANY PRIZES OFFERED
High School Contest to be held on
Friday Afternoon of Commence
ment. Prof. Mitchell Speaks.

At the County Teachers meeting in
the school auditorium on Saturday
morning Mr.. c.. E. Blackstock, super :
intendent of city schools, stated that
the county commencement will begin
on Friday, May 5th. The superinten-
dent made it clear that the purpose Of
this commencement is to inaugurate a
movement to improve the whole public
school system of Henderson county
TO increase the length of the school
term and the efficiency of the teachers
There. will be booths for the ex-
hlbits IN fancy work, domestic science.
and manual training. The school win
ming the highest number of points in
these exhibits will receive a ten dollar
prize.
The high school contest will be held
on Friday afternoon of commencemeni
week at which time five dollar medals
will be awarded to the best declaimer
and to the young lady having the best
recitation. The contest for the seventh
grade will take place ON Friday even
ing at 1880 o'clock at which time five
dollar medals will be awarded for the
best recitation and defamation. There
will be, also, a spelling contest in
Which the, pupils of the fifth, sixth and
fscegenth grades will compete for a first
and second prize of five and ten dol
Islars respectively.
The Daughters of the Confederacv
! viii give five dollar prize for the
! best essay on the Risen South. It's re-
Szss1z1ress and its tzes
On Saturday mo fniTrg after o,eIock
there viii be a parade on Main street
and Seventh avenue. Immediately
after the parade there will be an adj,
dress at the court house and then the
athletic contest will take place at
! Laurel Park. There will be prizes for
the school having the largest per cent
! of the census report and for the school
! winning the largest number of points
during the commencement The school
winning the singing contest will be
awarded five dollar prize and the
: school winning the relay race will re-
cetve a silver cup. It is understood
/ that there will also be competition for
! a clock from the Hawkins jeWelry
t store and a picture from Bakers art
gallery.
In the athletic contest seven prizes
! o: two dollars each will be awarded.
The teachers were favored with an
j address by Superintendent Mitchell Of
, the Penrose State High school, He
! believes music Important for a good
: school as we'll as for home and church.
! Soon after the Organization of his
! SCHOOL a commercial department was
! added and the demand for his business
pupils is greater than the supply In
the belief that proper cooking is pre-
| ventative of indigestion (the principal
cause of paternal bad temper) he open
ell courses in domestic science His
school encourages the pupils to groom
! horses cut wood, and do any work
, helpful to their parents. Girls as
well as boys take part in the athletic
contests and the girls are expected to
run a mile. His pupils are taught pa
triotism and are familiarized with the
national ideals and flags of all nations.
Mr. Roy. Brown made plea for
! greater Interests in athletics on he
part of the teachers.
/ Miss Pitillo read paper in which
/ she emphasized her conviction that pu-
+ pills would attain good literary style
j mot by conscious attempts at tine
writing but by fine thinking and fine
/ sreaking.' -
! The next teachers meeting will be
OH the fourth Saturday in April.