The Robesonian., 1917-04-30
LUNdBERToN NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY APRIL 30 1917
TEN MILE-BARKER FINALS

TEN MILE-BARKER FINALS il
Large Crowds Attended Closing Ex.
ercises-Concert Thursday NiohtN
Address Friday by Prof. L. C.. Brog-
den-Other Features of the Com
mencement
Splendid exercises Thursday night,
Friday and Friday night closed the
public school at Ten Mile. Large
crowds attended the exercises and
were highly pleased with the entertain
ments as whole.
The annual concert by the school
Thursday evening was even above the
! usual high standard of these occas-
ions at Ten Mile. Practically all
, the school children took part in the
exercises and the manner in which
they acquitted themselves showed that
they had been well trained.
Friday was commencement day.
The weather was ideal and a large
crowd gathered for the occasion. The
exercises were opened at 11:3O a. m.
!, with ng-"Hurrah for the flag"
by the school. After this the
speaker of the day-Prof. L. C. Brog-
den, State supervisor of rural ele-
mentary schools-was introduced by
: Prof. j. R. Poole, county superintend-
ent of public instruction. Prof. Brog-
J, den made strong plea for giving
the boys and girls of the Ten Mile
, Barker district an equal chance for
F.. getting an education with bows and
/, girls Of other progressive communi-
ties. He showed why it would be to
r the interest of all the people in that
S district to vote the $4,000 proposed
bord issue for the purpose of erect
+ ing an up-to-date new brick building.
n Prof. Brogden was roundly applaud
ed and Judging from the general talk
Il of the voters of the district, no doubt
v the bonds will be voted on next Mon
). day when the election takes place.
: After the address a sumptuous din
/ ner was served on the grounds and
9. not one went away hungry. 1t was
IS the sort of a dinner the good ladies
" of the Ten Mile community can pre-
IL pare, which means that it was one
t of the very best. After all had feast
ed to their satisfaction many bas.
K kets full were taken up.
ID At o'clock in the afternoon the
reciters' and declaimers contests tool
place. Those who entered the contest
l. were: Misses Sallie Odum, Adna Russ
Beulah Kinlaw, Gladys Powers, Mar
Gle Howell; Messrs. Worth M'White
IN Paul Plott, Leroy Townsend and Wes
tn ley Watts. Gold medals were offer
o. ed for the best reciter and the bes
al declaimer. The judges of the cor
a. test were Rev. A. S. Parker of 81
De Paul and Messrs. w. K. Bethune an
OF F. Grover Britt of Lumberton. Tn
m medals were awarded to Miss Gladly
Is. Powers and Mr.. Wes.ey Watts. A
the speakers did we'll ard it was har
o. for the judges to determine who wa
IN, Justly entitled to the medals.
IT. Friday evening a play-"Hom
of boys and girls Those who wit
messed the play say it was rendere
>: in a. most pleasing manner.
OF The session just closed was pro
nounced by the patrons to have bee
one of the very best in the history c
nd the school. The teachers were: prir
NY cipal, Prof. L. R. Davis of BLADDER
OF boro, assistants, Misses Lula Ma
I'M johnson ard Bertha Barker of Lun
es berton.
er Muldree Townsend was presented
M prize for perfect attendance in tn
ne primary department and Clarent
mt Powers was awarded prize for pei
c:y feet attendance in the high scno'
IN department. Emma Scales was give
ia prize for making the highest a.
erage grades in school work, both
daily grades and examination.
let Perhaps no part of the commence
w. ment created more interest than
De- spelling bee in which Mr.. Robrt Ro
rn- Ter, who attended school when the o
}. blue-back speller was used, was pi
ms; ted aainst Mr.. Worth M'White Of tt
ted Ten Mile school. Words were give
from the old speller and it was que
. for a time as to who would win
1er the contest, the man who studied Il
old book or the boy who studied Il
80 books of today. However, after
ley tine Mr.. M'White was successful
ina "setting down. his opponent. Mr.. N
ley White won out in the spelling co
9th test at the final county commenc
Tor ment here April Z.
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