Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-05-30
Graded School Commencement.

herdstown Graded School the past week
were unusually interesting. They be-
gan Saturday evening with a play
festival held on the college campus
delightful open-air performance that
was enjoyed by great many persons
who viewed it from the sidewalks and
the terraces at the Lutheran Church.
Miss Maggie Merrells, of the music
department of Shepherd College, had
trained the children, and her work was
exceedingly we'll done. The children
sang the old folk songs that carried the
grown persons back many years to
their own childhood days, and they
danced and played in the most graceful
style. The youngsters were in their
best clothes and on their best behavior,
and were altogether pretty and at
tractive The entertainment closed with
a Maypole dance.
Following the play festival, comic
operetta, "Pocahontas," was given in
the town hall by the members of the
eighth grade, under the direction of
Principal Kirkland Mckee and Miss
Merrells. The boys and girls who took
part were John Crowl, Richard Davis,
Kenneth Shipley, Marshall, Billmyer
Lester Link, Isabel Martin. Vivian Nc
Donald, Florence Wilson, Estelle DEM
DRY, and Henrietta Fultz. The play was
very we'll rendered, the youthful per-
formers acquitting themselves most
creditably.
Sunday night a special service was
held in the college auditorium, the men,
bers of the eighth grade attending in
body. The ministers of the town as
sisted in the service, and an earnest
and impressive sermon was delivered
by Rev. J. H. Haley, of the Southern
Methodist Church. A large congrega-
ton was edited by the service.
Monday night the graduating ex-
ercises were held in the auditorium.
The programme was an interesting one,
including well-rendered songs, and
Rotations by Ruth Myers, Dorothy
Greene, Alice Maddox and John Howard
Beckenbaugh. The principal address
of the evening was delivered by Mr..
H. R. Bonner, of the Bureau Of Educa-
ton, Washington, whose theme was
"The Value of Time" Mr.. Bonner
spoke very interestingly, and was strong
for the principle of putting child at
the thing he was best qualified for and
not requiring him TO waste time and
energy on studies or work for which he
had not taste or talent His address
was greatly enjoyed.
H. C. Marshall, of the board of ed
ucation, in pleasant speech, present
ed the diplomas to those who had fin
ished the prescribed course. Besides
the pupils of the eighth grade of the
town school, whose names are pub
lished below, the following girls from
the district schools received diplo-
mas Edgewood school, Nancy Os
bourn Duffields school, Helen Sny-
der Uvlla school, Ruth Myers, Anna
Hendricks and Mildred Conard. The
several prizes that had been offered for
meritorious pupils were awarded by
Principal Kirkland Mckee. Willie
Musser got the prize offered by DR..
Banks for most headmarks in the
sixth grade the prize for the great
est improvement in penmanship was
awarded to Robert Wintermoyer and
Henrietta Fultz received the gold medal
offered by the board Of education for
the best all around student.
The exercises were closed with sing
ing the star-spangled banner and ben
edction. After the close of the pro-
gramme the graduates were presented
with beautiful flowers and other gifts
The following are the promotions in
the several grades of the public school
together with the names of the gradu
ating class