The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-04-05
COM
MENCEMENT OF RED
SPRINGS DISTRICT

Successful Event Staged at Red
Springs Monday-Prize-W Winners in
the Various Contests
The fourth preliminary commence
ment, which was held at Red Springs
Monday. proved to be a grand sue
cess. The streets were crowded with
people from all parts of the county,
somewhere between 1900 and 1,500
people. The program for the COM
mencement consisted of defamation,
recitation; spelling and athletic con-
tests, and parade of all the school
children.
The parade in which about 500
children from the many schools which
took part participated, started at the /
Red Springs graded school building,
through the principal streets of the
town, and back to the school build
ing; and especially pleasing were the
pretty faces Of the Flora Mcdonald |
college girls who paraded with the
different schools. The Red Springs
band ledt the parade-the first |
public appearance of this band.
Exhibits
Red Springs, Lumber Bridge, Shan |
non and Philadelphus were the four
schools having exhibits, which were !
on display at the school building,
They were all fine and the work of
the children shows just what efforts
the teachers have made during the
year to teach them something useful I
I, and helpful. The Philadelphus farm
and domestic science exhibit deserves
special mention. 1t was splendid.
Decla nation and Recitation Contests
The defamation and recitation con-
tests were held in the auditorium Of
the graded school building immed
lately after the noon hour and were
| heard by large audience. John Will
liams Of the Philadelphus school won
in the declaimers' contest and was
awarded a prize of 81, given by the
Red Springs Trading company. Miss
Grace Mcmillan of the Philadelphus
school won in the recitation contest
and received a prize Of 81 given by
the John ]. Thrower Co.
Spelling Contests
For the best elementary speller
little Miss Mary Cook of the Red
ceived a prize of 81 from J. H. Turn
err Furniture Co. Miss Marjorie
Humphrey of the Philadelphus school
won as the best high school speller
and received a prize of 81 from
Townsend's pharmacy.
Athletic Contests
Next came the athletic contests
which were among the most interest
ing features of the day. The winners
and prizes in these contests were as
follows:
100 yard dash-Leak Lovin of the
Red Springs school, time II seconds
SOC given by Thomas & Company
220 yard run-Bruce McGoogan OF
the Shannon school, time 33 seconds
SOC given by Carolina Bank & Trust
Co.
440 yard run-50c given by J. D
Odum-Bunnie Townsend Of the Phil
adelphus school, time 1 minute anC
Is seconds.
Standing high jump-Lacy McLea1
of the Philadelphus school, height I
ft.-5Oc given by Miss Katie R
Brown.
Running high iump-Lacy McLear
Of the Philadelphus school, #. /
in.-5Oc given by the White Barber
/ shop.
Running broad jump - Bunnit
Townsend of the Philadelphus school
16 ft. 9 in.-5Oc by Graham & Nc
Kellar.
Shot put-Malcolm Mcqueen o.
Red Springs, Fl ft.-50c given by Mi
! Kill Bros.
Relay race-s1 offered by Care
: & McNeill-Red Springs team, com
posed of Leak Lovin, James Graham
, George Love and Craighead Buie.
To the highest per cent of entire
school in parade-framed picture o
George Washington, given by F. c
Jones studio-won by the Harmon
school, 80 1-2 per cent.
To the wagon hauling the most per
sons into Red Springs-S1 offered by
the Bank of Red Springs-won by
! the Harmony school. The wagon con
tanned 35 people.
The Red Springs school won the
prize offered for the best appear
ance in parade-S1 given by Graham'
! Specially store.
The Philadelphus school won tn
81 prize given by the Red SPRING
Drug Co. for the best school exhibit
Everybody seemed to enjoy tn
commencement and anyone could tel
I hv the smiling faces of the childrel
that this had been one great day TO
/ them.
Baseball and Basketball
In the afternoon Red Springs dc
\ feated Philadelphus to l in gam
- of baseball and 80 to in a game c
- basketball
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