The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-06-01
COMMENCEMENT 7 EEK AT
PROSPERITY HIGH SCHOOL

Prosperity, May 31.-This has been
commencement week at Prosperity
and everything else has been subor-
dinated and all our attention and de-
votion given to the young people who
are finishing another school year.
The first exercise in connection with
the program was the contest for the
declaimer's medal which is offered
every year by Mr.. I. H. Hunt of New
berry. There were only three boys
who entered the contest this year,
though it is open to all of the pupils
of the high school. Prayer was Of
fered by the Rev. j. B. Harmon and
Prof. Moody Bedenbaugh presided.
The three contestants spoke in the
following order:
"The Speech I Would Make If
Were a Newberry County Candidate" :"
Olin Long.
"Why Scheffer Did Not Play Now
er Singley.
"Old Benedict Arnold" Boyce Mills.
The committee to decide was COM
posed Of the Rev. J. w. Carson, Mr..
T. E. Wicker and Col. E. H. Aull. Mr..
Aull announced the decision of the
judges and presented the media! to
A.f. Boyce Mills.
DR.. G.. Y. Hunter, in behalf of the
William Lester chapter, II. D. c., pre-
sented the prize offered by the chap
ter to Miss 10 Langford.
The reading contest by the girls Of
the high school was held on Wednes-
day night. The following program
was carried out:
"The Bible Legion of the Wissa-
hion," Miss Ruby Mae Merchant.
"Her First Appearance" Miss An
ME Ward.
"The Famine Miss Ellen Wheeler
Flying Jim's Last Leap" Miss Ber-
tie Saner.
THE Shadow of the Guil1otine, Miss
Lottie Mills.
The prize in this contest was won
by Miss Annie Ward.
Excellent music was furnished Oh
both occasions by the local talent.
The following is the program Of the
music recital to be given by the pu-
pills of the high school, Mrs. ]
Frank Browne, teacher, Friday, June
I, 1917:
Quartette, Italian waltz, Pestalzza
piano 1, Helen Mathis, Eliza beth
Browne; piano 2, Pearl Wheeler, Nan
ME Lee Young.
Sunbeam Caprice, Mrs. Virgil, Alizs
Mills.
5 Happy Little Soldier, Mrs. Virgil
Rosalyn Miller.
Forget-Me-Not, A. Macbeth, Myrs
Hunter.
March Petite, Mrs. Virgil, Irs
Cousins.
Quartette (from Rigoletto), Verdi
Ellen Wheeler.
Duet, By Moonlight, Nartaine, Isa
belle Hawkins, Louise Lester.
Warbling at Eve. B. Richard, Nellie
j Wise.
Sextette, Hazel March, Lerman, pia
no 1, Sarah Amick, Lucille Maffett
Mary R. Harmon; piano 2, Ruth VIII
son. Lizzie Livingston, Vera Taylor.
"Go Tell Aunt Sallie," H. Lamb
Walter Stockman.
Carmen" March, G. Bizet, Pear.
Wheeler.
Chorus, wake Up America Clio.
gan.
Fairy Dance, D. Slater, Helen
Mathis.
Improvisation, Mrs. Virgil, Lila
Dominick.
Sextette, Lucia-di Lamermoore, Don
izetti, piano l, Ellen Wheeler; piano
2, Cleo and Anna Julia Harmon.
lie Tambourin, Petrio, NarVice Cous.
ins.
Dancing Dew Drops, Mrs. Virgil
Nary Ruth Harmon.
Lat Waltz, C. Weber, Lucille Maffett
Duet, Blow Bugles, Bachman, Wal
ter Stockman, Everton Hartman.
Al Fresto, Rathbum, Ethel Shealy.
Little Boy Blue, Musical Recitation
Ruth Hunter
Soldiers March, Lange, Ruth Wilson
June Roses, C. Spaulding, Lottie
Mills.
Gaiety Polka, Bigbee, Ila Mae Cous-
ins.
May Dance, Mrs. Virgil, Mamie Liv.
ingston.
Song, "Keep the Home Fires Burn
ing" Novello, by class.
Oberon Fantasy, C. Weber, Anna
Julia Harmon.
Duet, In Good Humor, G. Marianne
Vixie and Doris Rauch.
March Patriotic, G. Spaulding, Vera
Taylor.
Sextette, Concert Polka, Lansing
piano 1, Alize Mills, Lila Dominick
Lottie Mills; piano 2, Cleo Harmon
Carrie Sease, Narvice Cousins.
La Zinzana, C. Bohm, Mamie Lee
Merchant.
Frolic of the Frogs, Watson, Isabelle
Hawkins.
The Little Dancer, streabbog, Matte
Mae Mills