Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-05-24
WEsTslINSTER's TWELVE GRADS
Schools Closed With Appropriate Ex-
ercises-Ilocal Happenings.

ercfses--Ilocal Happenings.
Westminster, May 23.--Special:
The opening exercises of the West
minister High School commencement
were held In the auditorium Friday
evening at o'clock. At this time
the debate for the Anderson medal
was held. The subject was: Re
solved. that the United States should
be as well prepared for war as any
other nation in the world" Speak
ers on the Affirmative were Misses
Mary Foster and Temple Thinner
man; negative, Misses Addie May
Boggs and Jessie Zimmerman. The
judges were DR.. j. H. Johns, Rev.
l.. NJ. LYDIA and Hon. J. H. Brown,
who rendered their decision in favor
of the Affirmative, giving Miss Mary
Foster first place as the best indi-
vidual speaker. Several entertain
ing songs, dialogues, etc, by the chill
dren, were thrown in as specials, and
added much to the evenings pleas
ure.
Monday evening the baccalaureate
sermon was delivered by DR.. w. FL.
Provence, teacher Of English in Fur
man University, Greenville. The
"SothCi "oS fSlS MOIluay
evening, but nevertheless splendid
audience enjoyed the sermon.
On Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock
the graduation exercises will be held.
A round dozen will be the proud pos
SCISSORS of diplomas this year. They
are: Lillian Frances Breazeae, WILL
liam Thomas Willis, James Has kell
Haley, Walter William Reaves, John
Sam Dickerson, Selma Olive Driver,
BERTHE Ellie Lawrence, Alfred Mil
lege Dorm, Lois Regina Singleton,
William Lucius England, Pauline
Elizabeth Miller, Victoria Miller.
Hon. j. e. SwearMgen, State Super
intendent OF Education, will deliver
the address on this occasion.
The closing exercises of the Oco-
nee Mills school we're held last Sat-
urday, May 20, in the form of a
MAY Day" celebration. The West
minister band furnished splendid mu-
sic for the occasion. One feature Of
the day was the sumptuous picnic
dinner on the grounds. Miss Ellen
Duncan, Of West Union, has been the
efficient teacher Of this school for
several terms and has done a splen-
did work there.
l.. J. Boggs, of Belle Fontaine,
Ohio, is visiting relatives here this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Sheldon return
ed Thursday from a visit of several
days to relatives at Washington,
D. G..
Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Whitmire and
little son, Carter, spent a few days
with friends at Cornelia, Ga, last
week.
Invitations have been issued to
the commencement exercises of the
Lavonia (Ga.) High School. The
name of Miss Josephine Haley ap-
pears among the list Of graduates
this year.
Dr.. and Mrs. j. H. Stonecypher
have as their guests this week Misses
Essie Evans and Bona Moon and
Herbert Moon, Of Conner, Ga.
Mesdames j. w. McGee and G. o.
Simpson returned Monday from
Asheville, N. c.. where they had been
attending the Southern Baptist Con-
vention.
Mrs. w. ]. stribling spent last
week with relatives at Piedmont.
Miss Lillian Morgan and Glenn
Powell were quietly married at Oak
way on last Sabbath, Rev. J. T.. Ma
son officiating.
Mrs. NJ. A. Poore returned to her
home at RoySton, Ga, last week af-
ter spending several days with her
son, Y. d. Poore.
Born unto Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S. Car
ter, Sunday, May 21st, a daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Terrell and
children left last week for their new
home at Oakhurst, Ga. Their many
friends here regret deeply to give
them up, but wish for them good
luck in their new home.
w. j.. Reaves. Of Bolton, is here
this week for commencement eXer-
cises. His son Walter is among the
graduates this year.
DR.. G. NJ. Walker and family re-
turned Monday from a trip of seve-
raj days to Columbia, Charleston and
other points.
j. G. Breazeale returned Monday
from the Southern Baptist Conven-
tiOn at Asheville.
Miss Alice Bowen, of Oakway, is
visiting Miss Anna Marett.
STORM SWEEPS OKLA. TOWN.