The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1918-05-02
CLOSING EXERCISES
COUNTY SCHOOLS.
Probably Thousand People Enjoy
Day. Fine Address by MIR. Cullin.
List of Medal Winners.

The medalists were as follows:
First Scholarship, Laura Roberta
Lum Of Hankinson school, Mrs c. r.
Drexler teacher.
Second Scholarship, Walter Thos.
Benedict, Athena school, Miss Julia
! Luster, teacher.
Third Scholarship, Barland Patter-
son, Hankinson school, Mrs, G. F.
Drexler, teacher,
These first three medals were given
by the County, the Peoples Hardware
d Produce Co.. and S. II. Bagnell, but
we do not know in which order the
names Of the donors come.
English, given by b. H. Morehead,
Media Purvis, Hermanville High
School, Grover Hooker, Misses Laura
Jones, Elise Roy, Mattye Scott and
Myrtle Lord, teachers.
Mathematics, given by w. j. Manns
J. w. Trevilion, Oak Ridge school,
Mrs. G. B. Flowers and Miss Perla
Williams, teachers.
Physiology given by Claiborne
Hardware Co.,Myrtle Rusunl, I'illman
school, Miss Willena Shelby, Teacher
Spelling, War Stamp, ElWyh Gore,
Bethel Consolidated school, Emmett
F. Whatley and Miss Addie Clark,
1 teachers.
| asRsading, given by G. L. Will, Mary
&braham, Hermanville High School
Defamation, given by J. NJ Taylor,
William A. Fife, Hermanville High
School.
County Map, War Stamp, given by
Mrs. G. r. Drexler and r. @. Lum, to
be decided,
Money for the spelling prize and
to pay transportation of the Port
Gibson Female College orchestra was
collected at the pavilion, and several
dollars, more than enough for these
purposes, was given to the Red Cross.
Prof Russell stated that the or
chestra made no charge for its SER
vices, and that both the willingness
to play and the music were very much
appreciated. The orchestra was
placed at a disadvantage because
there was no piano at the pavilion.
The following write up of the COM
mencement was furnished US by our
regular Hermanville correspondent:
On Wednesday, April gath, our Pa.
vilion was again the center Of attrac7
tion for the whole county, as II was
our glad commencement day.
Amid the joys and pleasures of all :
those who attended, there was sad
ness that seemed to steal over their
faces when the thought came to them
Of being waring nation and some
OF our boys who were with us on last
commencement day are now "some- Z
where in France"
Prayer was invoked by Rev. Fer
guson The day was a beautiful one,
with colors streaming and banners
waving amid the acclamations of the
people, as some most excellent orato-
ry was exercised.
The address on Liberty Bonds by
Mr.. j. ii. Cull1in seemed to be the
leading speech of the day.
There were At graduates, of whom
six were reading and defamation con-
testantsv- Hermanville is quite proud
over having won three medals, read
ing, by little Miss Mary Abraham;
defamation, byMaster William Fife,
and English, by little Miss Media
Purvis. We feel proud Of all those
brave contestants. While all could
not win, we compliment them on their
firmness and good speaking, for in
deed it was quite an effort to speak
to such large crowd, and at that
hour they had grown fatigued and
somewhat restless.
A sumptuous luncheon and cold
drinks was seerved by the Herman
vile Red Cross. Nothing could have
been nicer, and we feel proud to know
that we are in land Of patriotism.
Beside the luncheon, Miss Mary
Bedford donated "Red Cross pig"
which brought a total amount Of
1923. The entire collections for the
day was over $400.
Honor and praise to the loyal ladies
Of Hermanyille for this great work,
and we heartily thank all those who
contributed to the cause that day.
The commencement exercises were
concluded that night by a patriotic
play in the High School auditorium,
which was very successful and en-
joyed by all who attended.