The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-06-05
Commencement Closes
At Prosperity School
Very Successful Year-AN the Teachers elected
Mrs. Morris Dechnes-Many Visitors Coming
and Going.

Special to The Herald and News.
Prosperity, June 4.-Thursday even
ing brought to close one of the most
successful years in the history of the
Prosperity high school. The program
was well rendered by members Of the
graduating class, which is as follows:
Song, America
Invocation.
Salutatory. Homer Wheeler.
Essay, America Tomorrow
History, Celeste Singley.
Music
Poem, Elizabeth May.
Will, Grier White.
Prophecy, Narvice Cousins.
Glass song, "Alma Mater"
Valedictory, Boyce Mills.
Awarding of diplomas, medals, read
ing honor roll.
Song, Good Night ladies'
After which DR.. G. Y. Hunter pre-
sented the diplomas which were
awarded to Is graduates, which were:
Misses Novice Cousins, Ruth Hunter,
Ellen Wheeler, Elizabeth May, Ethel
Saner, Rose Paysinger, Celeste Sing
ley, Messrs. Clyde Wheeler, Horace
Counts, Pickens Langford Homer
Wheeler, Boyce Mills, Grier White,
Curtis Pugh, Nicholas Merchant.
Supt. J. S. Wheeler awarded the
medals.
The fourth and fifth grade scholar
Ship medal given by MIR. R. c. Connts
won by Julia Lester Quattlebaum
| With honorable mention to Elizabeths
Browne -
The sixth nd seventh grade schol-.
arsnip medal given by DR.. ]. S. Wheel
e. was captured by Joe Langford with
| honorable mention to Ruth Stockman.
g Eighth, ninth and tenth scholarship
medal given by DR.. G. Y. Hunter was
i Ewon by Alice Dominick with honorable
nen to Lottie Mills.
sMathematical medal given by DR.. O..
r Simpson was awarded to Nancy
Jane Cook.
Ali the teachers were reelected and
"ccented with the exception of Mrs. NJ.
C. Morris, whose resignation was ac-
cepted with much regret by the school
board and the entire town as Mrs.
! Morris has proven a most excellent
teacher.
On Friday evening Mrs. J. Frank
Browne had her annual music recital.
| In spite of the downpour of rain the
house was packed to overfiowins.
Forty pupils rendered most artistic
program rejecting credit upon them
selves and their teacher.
The Prosperity high school has add
ed to its course music. A regular
graded course of studies will be fol-
lowed. In addition to thi ssight sing
ing will be taught Mesdames J. F.
! Browne and ]. D. Quattlebaum have
this department in charge.
Misses Phillips of Spray, N. c., and
! Miss Mcclellan Of Bristol, Tenn,
leave this week for their respective
homes, after successful season as
milliners for J. C. Schumpert and
Blacks Dry Goods company.
Mrs. Roy Kohn is expected home
this week from a visit to her mother
in Columbia.
Miss Phillips of Spray, N. c., and
from Marion for the summer vaca-
ton.
DR.. and Mrs. G. W. Harmon, Mrs. ].
| 7. Oxford and Misses Rebecca Harmon,
Elizabeth Browne and Martha Harmon
motored Sunday to Greenwood to visit
Mr.. and Mrs. W. P B. Harmon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Boozer of Lake
City, Fla, the Rev. and Mrs. Virgil
| Boozer of Leesville are guests OF their
sister, Mrs. ]. P. Wheeler.
Mrs. J. C. Taylor Of Batesburg spent
the weekend with her father, Mr.. A.
G. Wise.
Miss Annie Laurie Lester of Colum-
bia is visiting her mother, Mrs. Rosa
| Lester.
Miss Helen Clayton of Easley is
spending awhile with Miss Ollie
Counts.
Miss Jessie Epting has returned to
! Newberry, after visit to Miss Bessie
Maffett.
Mrs. Thornwell Haynes and daugh-
| ter, Sara, of Birmingham are here
| awaiting orders from the government
| to Mr.. Haynes who is in the consular
| service.
Mr.. Pat Wise of Roanoke college is
home.
Messrs. L. NJ. Wise, Ellis Wheeler
! and Osborne Nichols left Friday for
! Lynchburg, Va, and will return in
three Piedmont cars.
Misses Doris Kohn and Marguerite
Wise are home from Columbia college.
Mr.. Herbert Langford of Columbia
has been visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. D. NJ Langford.
Mrs. John Summer and daughter,
Miss Rosalyn have been the guests
of Miss Willie Mae Wise.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Bedenbaugh have
returned to Pomaria, after visit to
the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ].
VI. Werts.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Shealy leave this
week for York, Pa, to visit the Victor
Motor car factory, and motor home In
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