Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-06-05
Promotion to High School.

lHeIe was du Interesting oCCdoloii
at the Edgefeld school on Tuesday
morning when the seventh grade gave
their graduating exercises in the High
School auditorium and other events
of interest took place. Major Lyon
presided over the devotional service
and made a most practical talk to
the boys and girls, impressing them
with the value of their work and *
horting each one to find a place and
fill it we'll during the whole summer,
doing useful work in the garden,
among their chickens, Dr. in the home
or in any other useful labor they
might find to do.
He announced with much regret
that Mrs. Halle Greneker had sent
in her resignation, and would there
fore not be a teacher in the school
next year. He also announced with
reluctance that Prof. Blakeley's plans
for next year prohibited his service
as a teacher and that Miss Snow JEFF
fries had announced her resignation.
The Junior Red Cross was pleased
to hear the announcement. that about
$500 was taken in from the play
on Monday evening.
The class exercises were as follows
A humorous selection, Elise Hud-
gems.
Glass History, Mitchell Wells.
Class Prophecy, Helen Nicholson.
The class of girls sang in chorus,
"When Life is Brightest"
The History and Prophecy follow.
Class History.
Our class consists of FL pupils,
seven of which began school life in
the year 1911 under the loving care
of Mrs. Cleora Tompkins. Many more
began with us but some have fallen
by the wayside, some have joined US
and others we have overtaken. 1t
was wonderful the way "Miss Cleora'
could take little children and start
them on the road to knowledge. She
loved us and we loved her and we are
grateful today for our good foun-
dation.
We were taught for two vars in
the old Academy building which was
moved sometime ago to Meeting
Street. Professor Bailey was here
then with his cadets. At recess while
the college boys" as we called them
were drilling, we smaller boys would
substitute sticks for guns and fall
in line behind them.
Once while we were in the second
grade our building caught fire and
these same college boys came to our
rescue. :!.:*:#&a .s,.~..";".a'".r
We began our third year under
the leadership of Miss Grace Temp
kins. Miss Grace was always very
kind and patient with her boys. She
never would admit that any of them
were bad in spite of the wads OF pa
per and other various and sundry OBJ
iects that flew about the room.
Miss Turner endesvored to drill
wisdom into our heads during the
fourth year and she would frail a
girl as quickly as she would a boy,
and she taught us how to behave our
selves.
Miss Hortense Padeett taught us
during our fifth and sixth years. we
thank her for the reputation of good
behavior that she has always given
US. Fun-loving Kate Minis and stu
dious Lillian Pattison were overtaken
in the fifth grade and Clarence BOYD
and Eddie Talbert Joined US IN the
sixth grade.
In the year 1917 we entered up
on the last year of u graded school
life under the guidance of Mrs. Gren-
eker. She has always treated US WIFI
kindness and tried to instill into US
an ambition to become something
worth while.
Class Prophecy.
Seven long years have we labored
together, sometimes mid pleasures
and sometimes mid sorrows.
Tennyson says, "Some days must
be dark and dreary," and too, there
have been gloomy Mondays and hap
by Thursdays and Fridays and now
we have come to the last year IT. the
Graded School which has been filled
with pleasure and profit to all.
I cannot but say a word to our
teacher who has been quite long-su1-
fering; and we recommend her Tor
patience. We hope that her year
with us will not leave her a nervous