The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-05-30
PROGRAMME OF GRADUATING
5. EXERCISES OF TENTH GRADE

81 LAST Friday night the graduating
1sxeccises of the sci enth grade pupils
was held at the high school auditor
iu11. {-@Thirty-seven pupils received
tie grammar school certificates. JAMIE
Dei2 Paysinger woa the scholarship
me5al at Speers street school offer
ed by Mr.. ]. H. West. MARY Alice
S. Ser came second. Clarke Floyd
wen the gold medal at Boundary
street offered for excellence in schol-
arship by Mr. ]. L. Keitt. Mary
Frances Jones came secoEd, and
F, edna schumpert a close third.
= his remarks on the presentation
of these certificates Supt. Anderson
said that it. is an appalling fact that
of the 200 pupils who entered the
first grade only thirty-seven finish
the seventh. He said the records In
the superintendent Office prove that
there are at least 1000 boys and girls
of school age in Newberry who are
no, educated beyond the fifth grade.
He said that while there are earoAed
in two schools of the city Ill in the
frs. grade there are only 1S from
those .schools In the fifth grade, and
or;y aFe in the seventh grade exer-
cises. All of which goes to show that
the schools are failinssto reach the
people; that at least four out OF Ave
are DENYING themselves The oppor-
tunttiss Of one public schools and that
therefore the community is going to
suffer: because of this neglect. ",
On Monday night occurs the annual
debate by the boys of the high schoo!
at $3.50 o'clock at the high school
building. The subject is: Resolved
That South Carolina ought to estao-
lisn q system Of high schools for the
wesro race. The affirmative debaters
are: Lee Mcswain. John Floyd; and
John eIiggins. The negative deeaters
are: ernest Digby. Ferd scuffy and
e5oe vigedsky.: The captains are Frank
'Hiii and strother Paysinser. ghe
master Of ceremonies :Tommie Pay
singer. The ]. NJ. Kinard medal will
be presented to the best debater.
Glass Programme.
On Tuesday night at the high
school auditorium at $3.50 the tenth
grade will hold its class day exer-
cises. The programme is as follows:
Invocation.
Cherus, by the Class.
Class History-Pearl Loninack.
Glass Poem-Ferd Scurry.
Piano Solo-Helen Summer.
Recitation-Grace Wilbur.
Oration-Frank Hill.
Violin Solo-Joe Vigodsky.
Class Snap-Shots-ROberta LomI-
mack.
Piano Duet-Bertha Gallman. and
Marguerita Matthews.
Class Prophecy-Janie HOWE.
Piano Solo-Ruth Wilson.
Glass Will-Kathleen Wendt.
Presentation Of a bust Of Shake"
speare as gift of the graduating
class to the high school-Annie Kin
ard, president of the class.
Chorus by the Class.
Benediction.
On Wednesday night at $50 at the
opera house the graduating exercises
will be held, The following program
me has been arranged:
Invocation.
Class Song.
:Salutatory-1rene Hunt.
Grafton Americas Opportunity
Joe Vigodsky.
Music.
Grafton, Universal Education
John Floyd.
Naledictory-Annie Kinard.
Address-Hon. David r.. Coker.
Presentation of diplomas and
award of prizes.
Court Week.
The court of general sessions will
convene on June 18th Judge Frank B.
Gary presiding. The jurors are as
follows:
J " Alewine, ]. A. Baker, B. L.
Bowers, G. V. Boozer, J. l. Boozec'
F. B. Culclasuse, w. R. Cromer, E. A.
Counts. M. S. Dominick, NJ. d. Der
rick J. C. Duncan, C. B. Eargle, j.