The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-04-09
COUNTY COMMENCEMENT A GRAND SUCCESS
A Crowd Estimated At About 5000 Gathered For the
Occasion---Some $500 Children in Parade---Exhibts
and Contests Were Splendid and Showed That Work of
High Order is Being Done

Mt. Eliam-Benjamin Franklin ;
Stone.
Rowland high school-Amelia
thompson, Sarah Watson, Thelma
Hedgpeth, Margaret Robson, Lucia
Mae McCallum, Bessie Brake, Leslie
bryant, Stuart Evans, Gradley Smith,
Allle Bird Mckinnon, LeVerne Adams,
Vernon McNeill, Irene Mills, Katie
Mckay Bullock, Annie E. Brake.
Bethany Miss Duncan)-Lester
Prevatt, Lena Prevatt
Shannon-Wm. Douglas Currie.
Robert Bruce McGoogan, Polly Ethel
Powell, Charles Eugene Zedaker.
Raynham-Junius Scott.
Centenary-Willie Mae Mclean,
Ora Elease Mccormick, Gaines Phil
lips, Nina Ayers.
Oak Grove miss Lettie McMillan)
Miss Mae Wright, Elmer Whitlock.
Centerville miss Francis Carter)
- Theresa Broadwell -
Pleasant Hope (Mrs. w. w. Lew
ls)-Fred Barnes, Fitzshugh Jenkins.
Lumber Bridge-Thornton Cobb,
Marie Billiard, Mary Alice Chason,
Estelle Clifton, Maggie Monroe, Myr-
tie Chason, Flora Graham, Archie B.
Wllllford, D: W. Thomas, William
Troutman, Nora Guy.
Banesville miss Lille Oakley)-I
Milton Singletarv, Ebert Goodyear.
Ten Mile-Barker's-Edith Jones,
;; Marsie Howell, Lizzie Howell, Beulah
klnlaw, Ruth M'White, jamie Martin,
| Wesley Watts, Annie Watts, Marvin
barker, Glen Townsend, Mary Ella
| Regan.
Smyrna Lamb, Wincie
Britt, Erastus Lovett, Inez William
son, Anna Belle Lamb.
Center-James Inman, Dewey Leg
gette.
Nye-Patterson Graham. Chat. Let
gette. Ruth Lewis, Letha Bullock, Lee
/ Flovd
! White Pond Miss Docia Watson)
Jack Johnson, NJ. D. Willoughbv.
Floral College-Glenn Purcell, Yer
non Walker.
| McMillan's Siding Miss Matte
| McArthurl-Bessie Councils, Chris
tiar Mcmillan.
. AlmaJohnnie Cashwell
, Broad Ridge-Annie Ammons, Mol
j lie Britt.
!, Rex-Leonard Beard, Daisy Little
, Sallie Mitchell, Percival Johnson.
Fairmont-Martha Inman, William
Fred Floyd, Katherine Steed Floyd
Mary Selma Ward Margaret Belle
Mitchell, Erah Estelle Thompson
Paul Thompson, Zula Jones, Arvs
| Bullock, Francis Wayland Floyd, ia
: ME Reatha Jenkins, Nina Smith
e George Ludlow Floyd, Willis Gera1c
{ Fisher, Charles Madison Traynham
t Juanita Jones. Vann Floyd, Esthe
u Belle Brown, Mary Amich Jones, Jes
sic Ausley Ashley, Mary Ethel Lew
: is, Robert Oscar Floyd, Worth Nc
e Daniel.
a Philadelphus-Ila Mae Baker, Mar
: Belle Mcmillan, Lillian Britt, Ami
t Belle Buie, Marvin McNeill, Dais
II Prevatt, John Douglas Brown, Ken
l. meth B. Smith, Myrtle Williams. Nor
r man L. Prevatt, Stella Irene Baker
II Regan-Dewey Howell, Chart
IS Graham, Matte M'White.
el Iona miss Weaver) Ar
drews, Hoke Smith.
q Long Branch Robert Lee Brit
a Walter Rice, J. Bruce Watterson, A
ol bert M. Rice, Caswell Britt.
le Orrum hiph school-Thetis SheT
le herd, Mollin Inman, Ileene Prevatt
le Red Springs graded school-Hele
IS McPhaul. Sam Mayer, James Bryn
G. Annie Gibson, Linda Cook, Arthr
IN Branch, Henry Brewer, Jas. M. Gal
ret.
Marietta - Eva Henley, Haz
ne Hayes, Flora Andrews
ne st. Paul-Paul Caddell, Grace A
as kinson, Mamie Johnson, Alexand'
n Guyton, Mabel Howard, Farm
T.. Crump, Sophia Hayes, Leslie McDo
n aid, Flora Belle McGoogan, Holl
Ia Fisher, Olin Odum, Leslie 1nma
T. Georgia Lee Howard, Bernard Dun
,,o' Sam Semon.
ne The diplomas were delivered
ng Supt. J. R. Poole.
OF Athletic Contests
IN No part of the days program w
or more highly enjoyed than were t
se athletic contests, which took place
H. the Graded school grounds at 2:3O
est m. TIE winners in the various &C
Nd tests were:
7r- 1OO-yard dash-s2 offered by She
iff R. =. Lcwis-Dewey Manoss
the Rowland school,
as 22O-vard dash-S2 offered bv Ere
no man Printing Co-Redden Britt
de the Lumberton school.
ed 440-yard dash-S2 offered by n
Allister Hardware Co.-BunnieTov
TX, send of the Philadelphus school.
lla Standing high jump-S2 offered
Pope Drug Co.-Dewey Maness
an, the Rowland school. He jumped
-, feet and three inches.
ELL Running high Jumps offered
lie John Thomas Biggs-Dewey Name
He jumped 5 feet and 5 inches.
net Running broad iump-S2 Offer
eth by Messrs. Mclean Varser &
Lean-Bunnie Townsend of the Pl
ell, adelphus school He jumped 10
r. and inches.
all Pole vault-s2 offered by Natio
Bank of Lumberton-Dewey Man
can of the Rowland school. He juml
8 feet and 2 inches.
u One mile relay races in gold
clas fered by Messrs. Mcintyre, Lawre
& Proctor-Lumberton team, Roh
che
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