French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-05-16
LOCAL PUBLIC
SCHOOL CLOSES
NEXT THURSDAY
First of Commencement Exercises on
Thursday Night of this Week and
Last on Next Thursday Night;
Baccalaureate Sermon Next
Sunday.

The public school of Henderson
vile will close on Thursday night of
next week with appropriate COM
meneement exercises, the first Of
which, the recitation contest, will
take place on Thursday night of this
week.
On next Sunday morning the bac-
calaureate sermon will be preached
at the First Baptist church at IL
o'clock by the Rev. P. Fl. Mears, of
Asheville. It is understood that the
most of the other churches will join
in these services.
On next Tuesday night the grad
uating exercises will be held. No
commencement address will be made.
On Thursday night of next week
the school will render play entitled
''The American Flag" Tt will abound
in patriotism, humor and wit, and the
proceeds will go to the Red Cross. On
Friday of next week the public school
will participate in the county COM
mencement exercises. A part of the
school work of the past year will be
demonstrated. The exhibits will con-
sist of work done in school during the
year and the faculty is anxious for
the patrons to inspect the work which
will be displayed with tl1atTof other
schools III county. The exhibits
will be on display at the court house,
The graduating exercises will be
rendered on Tuesday night Of next
week at the city hall and the parts to
be taken by the graduates will be as
follows:
Valedictorian, Miss Vada B. Orr.
Salutatorian, Miss Mary Brooks.
Prophecies, Miss Minnie Patterson.
Poetess, Miss Allene Durfee.
Orator, William Penny. =.
Musician, Miss Elma Johnson.
Historian, Miss Dorothy Guice.
Miss Katherine Bacon will prepare
the last will and testament of the
class and Jefferson Donnahoe will
preside over the exercises. Other
graduates are: James Duff, Misses
Sarah Ladson and Sara Steedman.
=, The diplomas will also be presented.
The school has done very salts
factory years work. Superintendent
G. W. Bradshaw has from month to
month reviewed in the newspapers
the work accomplished, giving statis-
tics on attendance, punctuality, etc.,
and pointing out the bad parts as
well as the good, thereby giving the
patrons very comprehensive idea Of
the work.
People who are in position to
judge the work have expressed graft
fication for what has been accom-
plished and they naturally feel proud
Of the fact that efficient and well
trained teachers have been devoted
to the work in hand and have dis
charged their duties faithfully in the
face of inducements in the way of
offers of much larger salaries.
Contracts have not been entered
into for the coming years work and
it is feared that the school will suffer
the loss of some of its teachers by
reason of the very small salaries they
receive for their work when other
lines of endeavor offer more attrac-
tive pay, .-... .......-. r 80 ..as
The defamation contest will be at
$3.50 o'clock at the city hall on Thurs
day night of this week, when one of
the contestants will be selected for
the county commencement contest.
The program follows:
1. Connie Wilson-Miss Rastus
and the Wedding.
2. Denholm Reid-Aunt Sophronia
Visits the Opera.
8. Irene Briggs Sally Anne's Ex-
perience.
4. Sara Gregory-The First Set
tiers Story.
5. Irene Caldwell-As the Moon
Rose.
6. Elma JOhnsOn-The Singles
Family.
z. Minnie PattersOn Mirandy on
Thanksgiving.
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