The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-04-02
ROWLAND DISTRICT FINALS

Preliminary Commencement at Row
land Friday Was Great Success
Winners in Contests-Literary!
and Industrial Exhibits
While but few people attended the
preliminary county commencement at
Rowland Friday, the occasion was al
grand success. The schools which
took part in the program were Row.
land high scshool, Centenary, Rae
mon, Hillside and Students Hope.
The exercises consisted of a parade
of the school children, spelling con-
test, recitation contest, and num-
Der Of athletic contests.
The first thing on the program
was the parade, in which several hum
cred children marched. The parade
vas headed by nj mber of mounted
marshals and covered the principal
streets of the town. The children
marched in perfect order and many
of them carried banners with the
name of their school On them and
MANY others carried U. S. flags. The
parade started from the school build
ing and ended at the starting point.
Spelling Contests
Immediately after the parade, those
present gathered in the auditorium
Of the school building. TIE school
children sang "America', after which
Rev. A. J. Groves, pastor of the
Methodist church at Rowland, offer
cd prayer. Next came the spelling
contests. In the high school spelling
contest Miss Mary Hammond of the
Centenary school won out. She was
awarded a prize-a Rexall fountain
pen. Little Miss Lucia Mae Mccall
lum of the Rowland school won in
the elementary spelling contest. She
was awarded 81 prize. Supt. J. R.
Toole conducted this contest.
Recitation Contest
Miss Margie Hines Of the Rowland
school won the prize-a gold brooch
- il the high school recitation con-
test, while little Miss Bessie Ham
nond of the Centenary school won
the 81 prize offered for the best reci-
tation by pupils from the elementary
grades. The judges of these con-
tests were Mesdames C. D. Smith, A.
L. Bullock and Mr.. L. T. Edens.
Athletic Contests
The most interesting feature of
the occasion was the athletic contest
in the afternoon. The prizes and win
ners in these contests were:
Running broad jump-pNizei one
Maness of the Rowland school. Ma
ness jumped II feet.
Standing broad jun1p-no prize list
ed-won by Dewey Maness of the
Rowland school. In this contest Ma
ness jumped 9 feet and l IA inches.
Standing high iump-s1-won by
Dewey Maness. He jumped feet,
Running high jump-S1-won by
Dewey Maness. He jumped 5 feet
and inches.
Shot put contest-student' chair
won by Dewey Maness. Distance Of
rpt, SO feet.
Two hundred and twenty yard dash
j-S1-won by Earl Bryant of the
Rowland school; time 80 seconds.
Four hundred and forty yard dash
-s1-won by Newman Miller of the
Rowland school; time one minute and
II seconds.
One hundred yard dash-$1-won
by Dewey Names; time II seconds.
One hundred yard dash for boys
under Is years old-50 cents-won
BY Stewart Evans Of the Rowland
school; time II seconds.
Pole vault-$1 won by Dewey Ma
ness-height 8 feet.
Running broad jump for boys I'M
der IL years old-50 cents-won by
Merwyn Lennon of the Rowland
school. He jumped 10 feet and II
1-2 inches.
Running broad jump for boys IN
der Is years old-5O cents-won bv
Stewart Evans Of the Rowland school.
He Jumped 13 feet and 6 inches.
Potato race for girls under II
wears old-25 cents-won by Ruby
Mcqueen Of the Hillside school; time
| % seconds.
Potato race for girls between the
age Of II and 1916 cents-won bv
eallie Bryant of the Rowland school:
time 20 seconds.
Literary and Industrial Exhibits
The Rowland high school and the
Centenary school had splendid liter
arv and industrial exhibits in the
school building. Many compliment
tary remarks were made about The
splendid showing made in the ex
hibits from these schools.
AS a whole the commencement wa:
5 much enjoved by those who attend
ed it, and especially did the chill
GF.nr Snnro tn have onioycH tho dow