The Robesonian., 1917-05-03
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MARIETTA SCHOOL FINALS

MARIETTA SCHOOL FINALS
Splendid Closing Exercises Yesterday
Address by L. CLAYTON Grant az
,Wilmlngton-Picnic Dinner-Croni
Prospects Good
yesterday was a red-lettAr day for
the pupils and patrons of the Mariet.
ia graded school, as we'll as for the
hundreds of others who gathered
there TO attend the closing exercises
OF the school. The weather was ideal. /
the exercises were grand, and one and
all present had glorious time.
Ine exercises opened at 1850 al
m. with a chorus by the school. af-
ter winch Rev. ]. r., Miller, pastor of
the Falrmont Baptist. church, offer!
ed prayer. The speaker of the oc-
casion, Mr.. L. Clayton Grant.
member of the Wilmington har. was
introduced by Rev. B. E. Stanfield,
pastor Of the Robson circuit. M
Grants subject was "Democracv and
What it Means. With convincing
words Of oratory the speaker show
terlally what religion is spiritually.
His address was a gem and was
roundly applauded.
Mr.. Grant served in the recent
Legislature with Mr.. ]. S. Oliver of
Marietta, one Of Robeson's represent
atlves, and he took occasion to make
some complimentary remarks about
the manner in which Mr.. Oliver rep
resented his people. He declared that
| Mr.. Oliver always voted and stood
: on the moral side of any public ques-
!! tion that arose. He also added that
/ Mr.. Oliver proved himself equal to
the tasks of a representative and that
he should be sent back to the Leg
! islature just as long as he wanted to
60, and then some.
After the address the crowd was
| dismissed for an hour and invited as
!, a whole to a long, broad, heavy-lad-
}, en- table-laden with all the gooc
things one could imagine to satisfy
rhunger-in a grove near by. Judging
t. from the appearance of that table II
is safe to say that the h. c. |. wa:
! not considered by the good people o.
, that progressive community when tht
; dinner was being prepared. 1t wal
a great feast and the very sight O.
: the table made one feel like eating
/ After all had eaten to their satisfac
) tion and many to greater extent
: enough food was taken up to hav
;, fed several hundred more.
: In the afternoon the following pro
:! gram was carried out:
i Patriotic medley-young ladies o
j.. the school; recitation, Naughty Zel
by Evelyn Rogers; chorus -Slumh
j er Tizae--by six girls; essay-Educs
Y tion-by Bette Sparkman; duet-Pe
s tite Tonkenoise-by Evelyn Roger
n ard Gilbert Floyd; recitation-Th
h Blacksmith's Story-by Lutte Hayes
|. Duet by two young ladies. Each on
b taking part in the above progral
h acquitted themselves we'll.
S A reading by Mrs. J. R. Poole {
It Lumberton was most highly enjoye
: and brought forth much applause.
/ The primary and intermediate pr
d pills gave concert and operetta Tue:
d. day evening. A large crowd witnes:
e ed these exercises and pronounced
It as being the best concert in the hi
d torv of the school.
e The commencement sermon We
IS preached in Olivet Methodist chure
: last Sunday by Rev. R. B. John, pre-
j. ident of Carolina college, Maxton.
le The school just closed was pr
II nounced by the patrons as being OF
r of the very best ever. The facul'
le was: principal, Prof. w. 7. Jenrett
e intermediate department, Miss M
bel Cherry; primary department. Mi
le, Laura Scarboro; music, Mrs. w. \
,r Oliver. This was Prof. yenrette
A. sixth year as principal of the scho
re and the school has been growing be
Is ter all the while. since he. took chare
as The school board is composed
Messrs. J. S Oliver, J. M. Sparkm'
and ]. J. Page.
R Those who attended the commenc
ment were Prof. and Mrs. J. R. Poe
in and small daughter, Pearl, Mrs.
n f. Lewis and Mr.. F. Grover Britt.
" The farmers of the Marietta sc
ton have splendid stands of cotto
W corn and tobacco and are in go
ur spirits. They are making gre
pc effort for a bumper crop and t
IS. prospect was never better for o
he at this season of the year.
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