French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-07

17occifern school was NuSnereu III odC-
,,rdav evening when Mrs. McBee and
Miss Shipp gave charming dance 10
-, Fassifern and Fleet students. In
tLo beautifully decorated ball room'
o,tistic with mountain laurel, all the
o,-, dances were lightly stepped to
+bo music of the colored orchestra.
Miss Sampson and Miss Pixley presid-
od at the punch bowl. During short
intermission the young ladies and
voung men were served an elegant ice
course on the spacious veranda.
Dancing continued until eleven o'clock.
Resides the members of the Fassifern
faculty, others present were, Professor
and Mrs. Fleet, Mrs. Collier Cobb of
Chapel Hill. and Mrs. w. H. K. Pen
dleton, of Spartanburg, S. G.
Sunday evening at o'clock in st.
James's church, Rev. w. H. K. Pendle-
ton, of spartanburg, S. c, preached the
baccaulaureate sermon. The students
wearing white dresses and hats to
match attended the service in a body,
and made a charming scene, marching
from the green lawn into the beauti-
full little ivy covered church.
Fassifern closes it's third school
term in Hendersonvile. The school
was moved here from LincolntOn in
the fall of 1914 Over hundred stu
dnts were enrolled during the 1867
session.
The final concert was given by the
piano students, May 25th. Each num-
ber and several duos were performed
so we'll that space will not permit
taking up each number separately;
but any conservatory of music might
Justly feel proud of the piano recitals
of the Fassifern girls. There were
no false notes, no hesitating touch,
and the freedom and ease of action
and self-confidence showed that Miss
Pixley's pupils are thoroughly at
home at the piano.
Monday, June 4th. was class day,
the program being as follows:
School Song-Class.
Class Prophecy-El1a Lindsay.
Class Formulation Bethune.
Class Song-Class.
Glass Historian-Edith Jenkins.
Last Will and Elizabeth
Pend1eton.
Presentation of freze to school
Anna Locke Ingram, class president.
Monday afternoon at $3.50.
Invocation-Rev. r. N. Wilcox.
Song-"Our America Students.
Latin Salutatory-Miss Mary Cobb.
Address; presentation of diplomas
Rev T. E. Simpson.
Announcement of medals and prizes
Wy ID s~-1~
Valedictory-M Miriam McClam-
my
SOng-Students.
The Hendersonville band added
great deal to the afternoon exercises:
There are eight graduates this year,
as follows: Miss Miriam McClammy,
of Wilmington, N. c., first honor;
Miss Mary Louise Cobb, of Chapel
Hill, N. c.. second honor: Misses Anna
Locke Ingram of Wadesboro, N. c.;
Edith Jenkins of Cliffside, N. c.; Sal
lie Lou Packard of Shelby, n. c.; El1z-
abeth Pendleton of Spartanburg, 5 g.;
Margaret Justus and Bess Child OF
Hendersonvile and Miss Harriet Bel
lamy of Wilmington, N. c., received
certificate in English.
The marshals for the afternoon
were chosen from the junior class by
the seniors and were: Miss Gladys
Brown of ChadbOurn, N. c., chief;
Misses Temple Zollicoffer of Weldon,
n. c.; Josephine Bird of Marion, N. C.;
Elizabeth Coleman of WinstOn-Salem,
n c., and Helen Coles of Jacksonville
Florida.
Three interesting features of the
exercises Monday afternoon were the
creditable art exhibit given by the pu-
pills of Miss Maud Chambers; the Red
Cross exhibit was especially of inter-
est, Miss SIMPSONS group having the
largest chest to exhibit, namely. six
dozen bandages. 1 dozen wash rags, 1
dozen wipes, 1 dozen paJamas, 1 dozen
triangular bandages. Others exhibit
ing were: Miss Ships. Miss McBee's
and Miss Kelton's. "Aunt" Margaret
Summey, so well known to the Hen
dersOnville people, and who.1s friend
Of Fassifern, helped to knit number
of bandages; and lastly. but not least
by any means the Domestic Art exhibit
given bv the pupils of Miss Sampson.
Miss Chambers is a. talented art teach
er. and Miss Sampson a thorough in
structor in domestic art, her class
showing marked progress along this
line The prize awarded this year by
Miss Shipn was given to Miss Carolee
Green of HendersonVille. The medal
IN art. offered by Miss Chambers for
the best work in still life. awarded
bv committee of Hendersonville ladies
and gentlemen who were asked to act
7s judges fell to Miss Elizabeth Skeld-
ing. Of WiImfn eton. A gold medal Of
fered by DR.. w. r. Kirk for the best
general work in the art department
vas awarded to Miss Corne1ia McDow-
ell. of Moreanton NJ c. Miss ShiDp
also each year gives. prize to the art
student who designs the best book
nIate, This year the work of Miss
Mary Lybrook. Lasater, of Winston
Salem. was. voted ~tne best. -
Honorable mention was made. nE the
fOIlov{1 NJ a - nmes.ss.m~s