The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-06-03
I D0I 1lll0ls lRE IEllD.
FIRST NIGHTS ExERcIsEs CIV.
m OVEN no YOUNG MRN OF
GRADUATING CLASS.
ualph 11eWsrn Awarded Garland for
AGhaet1c Frowsss and Henry Gpaan
vhs 11ansal u Arr lGedsl--Hlss
Del&y Ans, = Best speller Delight.
"a 11nssc ~ Rex orchestrs-

y A4 No. - - - <1<7~1Su -
Daify Allcs = Best speuct -Dellshf.
fua l1nsso hy IRex Orchestrs.
xton The raily Item, juno !.
An audisnoe which nllsd the lower
hoor % ths andltcrium ana : great
oart - ~ bAlcsay of the new school
~ sirIs was in attendance on the
pssllnlnasy exercises Of the high
school M night from which to-
nisht shirty-fodr young men and n
dies vill receive their diplomas. Clad
IN gray cap and gown the young Ia
dies and gentlemen grsced the ros.
tsum In manner whi,h might well
hssns feeling Of pride to the hearts
- their parsnts and their teachers.
A. ua,al ola the nrst night Of cn,a.
pseeesnentA the exsrcises were turned
sves - ne young men OF the grad
Na1inu elnG4 Who for three hours en-.
tsrshlae1 WIN thslr driil and decia-
unasbpt6 ~ f1aS6t audience whtsh hasi
ansmSsvo Z. ~ Svar sins OF medah
~ : eoe&r5y Il ~ occasion which
arosssd mqeh tutsflee. = lg
ARR ! iard am Ilsnty spann wxs
aaneuncsd me wiiineF OF the medal
lor ~ ~ 1riIlsd 80 in the man
pol of arms. Ralp1s 11owsrs and lcr-
60 Frrdy wtss ,,ioss conpstitors,
~ hektallon haviIg bSsn reduced to
III number Il I msvious competitive
am. The m'sdal. which y givsn hS
ths school. was pssssntsd BY Mayor
Il D. JENNINGS who called attention
70 the fsct that tlss sys&Sm of mill
\ tary training In ne Sumter schools
1{a been thought %. sxeSlIpnt thas
haA recsivsd much aktentlon
throuGhout ne whole country and
I. y hsm sspisa i, mes sehoels He
/. ~ thax Il M ven "a knew how
buf ~ hepsd thsSi ~ youns
q - ~ were tt3la s4 her> w0alA not
y! - sSSwSr a.; ssN .ttl Asht IN :
~ thS|f 4Hn ni<idh and
y Ia ~ ~ vsrs df>llsd BY
- 1hQ41t 4. wSods. ana ON
80 q ~ losAl militla 6fxanisation
aetea - toAgss. q
A6tss Daisy Allen proved herself the
bsst speolsr In - high school. after
- hard and closS contest IN which she
foxhd 4 dincsJt 70 defeat her closest
opponsnt Mn Hallis Cattipo. who
tisd v1th hsr on three examinations.
but w. Aeeeatsd on the fourth. The
I. Q. DtrAulb medal for spelling was
peosepted - her by Mr. Mark Rsy-
noods - a approriato manner.
sThs 0arIsnd. q medal given by Mr..
e. n wilson each year for the boy
- the graduating class who II thought
~ his classmates TO be the best all
around athlete. went to Ralph Flow
err. U1ho was voted on a. having the
Groasest prSwss In athlstics The
presentation was made by Mr.. =. H.
C1ifton.
Following the awarding Of medals
came the declamations. There were
sisht Of them. six OF the men compet-
ins for the dsclainsr's medal Two OF
the spseksrs had alrsa& won med
sls ~ being first at previous contests.
The destinations were all good. To-
Day interess is rife among the con-
testants and their relatives and friends
~ TO which Of them viii bs decided
upon a. the bcst. but this u secret
the judges will not let out until to-
night. when the medal will be award
%. !.
The exercises last night were
unique In several rsspects They were
held In the auditorium of the new
high school building for girls the first
exsrcises held In the building. which
In not yot complete. This is the only
high school building for girls erected
In tho state outside Of Charleston.
The auditorium Is pretty hall with
balcony on tho second floor sur
rounding three sides OF the room. 1t
Ia capable Of seating about six hun
dred persons. although. unfortunately. |
the opera scats ordered for II have
not yet arrived. and only temper
ary lighting system was installed for
the commencement exercises.
This In the nrst time I'm the history
OF the Sumter city schools that the
high school students have graduated
In CAPS and gowns. and probably this
10 the only high school In the State
adopting this custom which has al
ways been confined to colleges and |