The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-05-10
Davis School Closing.

The closing exercises OF Davis Sta
tion school took place Friday evening
in the auditorium beginning at $3.50.
The following program was rendered.
The school children were for- el in
line and marched 10 to the sounds Of a
march played hY Mrs. RE. Broadway:
The body of The schooi under the su-
pervision of Misses DIXON and Wilson,
first and second assistants, took reserv
ed seats at the front. At the same time
Miss Malone principal OF the school,
with the ninth grade, came on the
stage The exercises were conducted
by Miss Malone. The opening prayer
was offered by Mr.. E. G. Stukes,
Springtime, Il song by the school,
was then announced, this as we'll as
the other songs was sung from the
stage, the children marching to their
places and back again to march music.
Mary Richbourg and Pauline Childers
were The piaaists. The principal OF
the school Miss Malone. said that it
had happened that this time there was
no 10th grade, and therefore no gradu-
ations exercises but that the school
could boast pretty fair 9th, if she did
say it 10 their faces, and that they had
dCne their best TO get up debate for
the close of school. TIE query was
Resolved that Men have always played
4 more important part in the world
than Women. % the affirmative, At
ticus Richburg and Leslie Wells, neg
alive. Pauline Chiders and Mary Rich
burg. The judges of the debate were
Prof E. J. Browne, Mr.. J. K. Breedin
and DR.. +. E. Broadway.
A few of the points brought out,
pro and con, were affirmative men,
such as Alexander, Caesar. Frederick
the Great and Napoleon have most in
fuepced the world in war and states
manship. Men such as ShakeSpear,
Milton, Tennysou aud Browning, have
most influenced the world in literature.
Have we ever had Woman Shakes
pear? Has any woman ever exerted
the Influence upon the thought OF the
world that Socrates did. In science
and inventions Was it not Benjamin
Fraklin or a Thomas A. Edison who
did the work. Who discovered Amer.
lea. Was it not a man.
The negative, on the other hand
claimed that women are at least the
intellectual equals of men, and is prov
ed by The great names of such women
as Queen Elizabeth, Joan of Arc,
Queen Victoria, and many Others.
That, IS an added sphere of power, the
mother is always the greatest Influence
10 her boys life-'tness the mother OF
John and Charles Wesley, of George
Washington, of Wade Hampton. That
woman comprise perhaps about three
fourths of the teachers of our land.
and thus WELD mighty influence over
the minds and ideals OF boys and girs
OF every age. That womeos Influence
over man is perhaps the mightiest
force in the world though it may be
the least perceived, and rs Cyrus the
great said long years ago, rule Per
sia, Persia rules Greece, tGreece rules
the world, and my wife rules me. so
there have been many Cyruess. That
a woman really made possible the dis
covery Of America, by p!edglng her
jewels to supply the means.
During song by the school Come
Away, the judges discussed the debate.
The decision was rendered by Mr..
Breedin 10 special happy manner. II
was in favor OF the negative.
Miss Malone said that part OF the
program had now been reLcsed around
which the greatest interest centered.
This vas we literary address by Mr..
J X Breedin of Manning. Mr.. Breed
in f. flowed in fine and thoughtful sd.
dr.s SIS on the subject America. 1t
would perhaps, work Injustice 10 the
impression of the whole to make aoy
extract from this address but The gen.
erai line OF argument was that OF the
greatness of America and the except
ional opportunities OF Americans We
are not people of any hard and fast
nationality or national characteristics
said the speaker. | see no too faces 10
this audience of distinctly the same
type and our interests anc abilities are
as reared as our countenances. we are
a composite OF the best OF all national
tiles, and it is precisely this that makes
US the greatest people on the face Of
the earth. Prof. Browne the able su-
perintendent cf education Of Clarendon
county came next on the program 10 q
short talk full of valuable suggestions
along the line of his specially, eouca-
ton What he said was mainly related
to the general topic, The keys OF knowl
edge. .,
The song Happy school days are"
now ended was sung by the school.
Mr.. f G. Stukes chairman of the
board OF trustees, then rose To make a
few remarks in regard TO matters OF
the schoul. He regretted ESPECIALLY
the necessity which the trustees have
been under of cutting OF the seho'!
term from nine TO eight months. The
plans of both officials and teachers had
been for uine months term, and
when every thing had 5eea almost IN
sight of that goal, it had suddenly been
told him by the powers that no mocey
must be borrowed 10 run The scnool on.
This necessitated cutting of the
school term one month, and DO blame
could be attached 10 the trustees there
for. Reference was made to improve
uent made for the benefit Of the school
during the past year, one very import
ant matter being the clearing. up OF
the school grounds, and the hlhpg IL
and levelling of low PLACES drainage
etc. Anticipation for next year was a
good supply of artesian water aud
drinking fountain on the.schcol glounos
In concluding his talk MIR. StukeS dis
missed the audience.