French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-06-06
.FASSIFERN
CLOSES GU0D
SCHOOL YEAR
Fourth Year in HendersOnville
Comes to Close; Best Year in
Schools History; List of Gradu-
ates and tthe HonOred.

The eleventh annual commence
nent of Fassifern school began Sun
dow afternoon at 6 O'Clock in st.
lanes church, when Rev. "A. w.
Farnum preached the baccalaureate
sermon. The students, wearing
white dresses and hats, made a
charming scene, Tmarching from the
:creen lawn inSO tthe beautiful little
iyv-colored church. Mr.. Farnum's
eloquent appeal to the young held
the attention of a large congrega-
ton. A beautiful silk flag was pre-
sented the parish by the Fassifern
students, carried in by little Miss
Mary Peace
Fassifern closes its fourth school
term in Hendersonville; hAvRlg
moved here from LincolntOn in the
fall of 1914, Fassifern has closed
one of the most successful years in
the history Tof the school.
Monday, .,tune 3, at 5 80 the grad
uation exercises were held in the sau-
ditoriurn, which ahd been beautifully
decorated for the occasion. Owing
to the weather, the exercises could
not be held on the spacious veranda,
as heretofore. Despite the inclem-
ent weather there was a large num-
Der of town people who enjoyed the
exercises. which were characterized
by beauty and simplicity.
was as follows:
Invocation-Rev. A. w. Farnum.
Song America" students.
Salutatory-Ella Tew Lindsay.
Address Haywood Parker, of
Asheville, who was introduced by
W. A Smith.
Following the presentation of di-
plomas and certificates by Mr.. Park
er, DR.. W. R. Kirk presented the
three medals which are offered each
year by the following: Miss Kate
Shipp offers one to the pupil who
designs the best - plate, this
year the work of Miss Jessie Hen
derson Cary, of Savannah, Ga, was
voted the best. Miss Chambers
prize for the best work in still life
was awarded by a committee of Hen
dersonville ladies and gentlemen,
who were asked oact as judges, to
Miss Jean Robertson, of New York.
A gold medal offered by DIR. Kirk for
general excellence in the art depart
ment was awarded to Miss Mary Ly-
brook Lasiter, of Winstor-Salem
N. C.
E. W. Ewbank presented three
prizes, which we're offered by Mrs
Annie Walker, of the intermediate
department for general excellence in
mathematics. These fell to Misses
Mary Alice Wilson, Erma Morris and
Marjorie Carson, all of Henderson
vile.
DR.. E. E. Bomar presented the
medals offered by the following:
The Catherine Cameron medal
which will be, given annually by Miss
Evelyn Graham to the student ir
school who throughout the year has
eXerted the .tsbe influence for goOC
over the other students, was award
ed this year to Miss Ella Tew Lind
say, of Spartanburg, S. C. The vote
Of the student body and faculty by
ballot was Overwhelmingly for Miss
Lindsay. Alse a prize, a small g0lC
cross, was given by Miss Graham
this year to the young lady on Miss
Graham's hall who had so faithful!
performed her duty as monitor ot
The hall during the entire term, anC
who had never shirked from any
duty that had been entrusted to her
ms prize was given to Miss Caro-
Ane lanc"y, of Marion, N. c.
The medal given annually by W
II. hawkins fer general excellece il
department and scholarship wa!
awarded 20 Miss Alma Seagle, of LIE
noir. y. G.
tiiss Nary Alice Wilson received
= NE music medal, which is given By
rev htlyson Simpson, for the most
Improvement in music during the
Honorable mention was made Of
az ne following art pupils: Josephine
IG&on, Sallie Lou Packard, Mildred
Lindsay. Cornelia Mcdowell.
YaIedictory-Miss Jean Robert
so3ng-''The Star Spangled Ban
her,' students.
Following these exercises there
S Vas an exhibition of the work done
w w Bliss Cornelia Mcdowell, certif.
oS'G "a = pupil, and by the other member:
u me art class
Where There We're ten graduates thi:
E@r' namely: Jean Robertson, Of
Iiay EI York, first honor; Ella Tev
51o,Itsay of Spartanburg, second
[C,roS; r;on Misses Josephine Bird, of Ma
W. Nh, y C.; Nell Carson, and Lucile
6%IElS' 6o+-ESlS' Of Hendersonville Margaret
W?Siyy' OF Vermont; Sue Hardin, OF
AIM AIibl.ILAgfon, n. c.; Blanche King, Of
As$Ibe.R:arle, n. c.; Emily McRae, Of
Fiiiislllie, and Caroline Stamey, Of
'a55iston, n. c..
Ri RiIH$ic certificates: Josephine
"A, A. Ella Lindsay and Mary Brooks