Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-05-11
COUNTY Commencement
EXERCISES HERE
Despite Inclement Weather Most
Successful Commencement is
Held. Splendid Exhibits and
Well Trained Children
LOCAL SCHOOLS WIN MEDALS

rain, the annual commencement
Of the county schools held at Roa
noke Rapids last Friday was one
of the most successful ever helt
in Halifax County. AT a con
servative estimate more thar
1900 visitors were in attendance
| On account of the rain no athletic
events were held but the remain.
der of the program was carried
out as arranged. Although con.
| fined to the Central Building all
day, the crowd was entirely
happy and nobody suffered.
| Something like 5000 sandwiches
had been prepared by the ladies
of the town and these were dis
pensed to the crowd washed down
with delicious lemonade.
All athletic events were post
poned and will be held this
Friday in connection with the
closing exercises of the Roanoke
Rapids Graded Schools.
Preliminary to the commence
ment group center meetings were
held in the county, where prizes
were given for Oral Reproduction
and Reading. These prizes were
announced at the county COM
mencement as follows: Primary
Reading Medals, William Pierce,
Weldon; Marion Crawley, Hollis
ter; Julia Boyd Smith, Scotland
Neck. Primary Oral Reproduction
medals, Pearl Neville, Matte
Moore Taylor, Vivian Newell.
Grammar Grade Oral Reproduc-
ton medals, Elizabeth Steadman,
Halifax; Hazel Cobb, Roanoke
Rapids; Helen Allsbrook, Roanoke
Rapids; May Bellamy, Enfield;
Margaret Duncan, Hollister; Ros-
inc Pittman, Scotland Neck.
Grammar Grade Reading medals,
May Bellamy, Enfield; Hortense
Mohorn, Bear Swamp; Wade
Lawrence, Palmyra.
Exhibits of school and indus
trial work were on display from
all the schools These indicated
that fine work has been done in
the county during the year. Supt
Akers has succeeded in securing
a very efficient corps of teachers
their work was everywhere in
evidence. Prizes for the best ex-
hibits were awarded as follows:
To the one teacher school Halifax
No. ! Miss Bette Register, teach
er; to the two teacher school
Littleton No. 2 Misses Basker-
vile and Dunn, teachers; to the
three teacher school Hobgood,
Miss Miller, and Miss Bailey,
teachers; to the school of more
than three teachers, Roanoke
Rapids. A pupil of Cavalry school
won the prize for the best map
of Halifax County.
In the Grammar grade recita-
tion contest the medals We're won
by Gertrude Bray, of Roanoke
Rapids and Russell Boseman, of
Weldon, Township. May Bellamy,
of Enfield won the spelling
medal making three medals to
her credit.
In connection with the county
commencement was held the
annual contests Of the Halifax
County High Union. This is tie
first year of the Union and the
work was not fully organized
but the representatives Of the
various schools showed excellent
training and a good quality of
work. On Thursday night a con
test was held in Defamation,
Music and Spelling. a first and
second prize being given in each
event. Tommie Benton Rose, Jr.
of Littleton, won the first prize
in defamation, withJohn Merit,
of Roanoke Rapids, second. In
music Pauline Morehead, of
Weldon, was first, with Dorothy
Burrows, of Enfield, second.
After three trials Grace Ander-
son, of Enfield, was declared the
best speller and Bessie Hedge
peth, of Roanoke Rapids, second.
The program Friday night
concluded the commencement.