Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-04-18
COLORED COUNTY COM
MENCEMENT.
Over 1900 Colored Pupils in
County Commencement in
Rockingham Last Saturday.
Marked Improvement in
Years Work.

Years Work.
The County Commencement
for the colored schools of Rich
mond county was held on Sat
urday, April Is, at the Fair
Grounds. The program, as pub
lished in The Post-Dispatch sew
eral weeks ago, was carried out
very nicely. The day was bright
er, the weather perfect and the
colored people, Old and young,
gathered from every section of
the county.
The pupils and teachers of the
various schools assembled at the
Colored Graded School building
at 1890 o'clock. Some schools
had their pupils dressedin distin-
ctive costumes or uniforms; many
of them carried flags, large and
small, and the Pee Dee Institute
was accompanied by its school
band. The pupils, in an orderly
line, by schools formed a parade
leaving the School building about
II o'clock. There were more
than 1900 children in the line.
They went down Franklin street,
turned by Stephenson-Belk Co.
to Washington Street, thence to
the Fair Grounds. The orderly
marching was the subject of
much favorable comment on the
part of observers.
The school exhibits were dis
played on the walls of the main
fair building and were very cred
liable indeed. to all concerned,
teachers, pupils and the Colored
Supervisor of Schools. The ex.
hibit covered the entire wall
space of the building, nearly
every school in the county being
represented by both literary and
industrial work, and it was all
good. The program was as fol-
lows:
10:30-Parade from Rockingham
Graded School through
town to Fair Ground.
Song by all schools America.
Prayer-Rev. T. T. Taylor.
What Colored People Can Do to
Help Win the War;. ].
Bell. ,.
Ten minute talk on health-Mrs
Florence Williams, State
Health Supervisor Colored
Schools.
Ten minute talk on Corn and Pig
Club. D. Wray.
Ten minute talk-Hon. w. N
Everett.
Song by all schools Battle Hymn
of Republic.
The, talks were all good anc
were listened to very attentively
: by the pupils. The prizes were
given in Thrift Stamps as follows
Best Literary Exhibit, Rural Primary
Diggs Chapel.
7 Best Literary Exhibit, Town Primary
l Rockingham Graded School.
/ Best Literary Exhibit, Rural Grammar
=, Hoffman.
Best Literary Exhibit Town Grammar
: Rockingham Normal and Industrial.
I Best Industrial Exhibit Rural Primary
j.. | CdSt E1dIlhcI.
i Best Industrial Exhibit, Town Primary
p Rockingham Normal and Industrial.
Best Industrial Exhibit, Rural Gram
t mar, Diggs Chapel.
Al Best Industrial Exhibit, Town Gram
- mar, Rockingham Graded School.
VI Best Drawing, Rural Primary, Eas
q Hamlet.
{ Best Drawing, Town Primary, Rocking
n ham Graded School.
n Best Composition, Rural Grammar
Y Cloretta LeGrand, Diggs Chapel.
l. Best Composition, Town Grammar, Ro:
anna Ellerbe, R'ham Normal and In.
Best Plain Sewing Rural, Elinor Pen
berton, Diggs Chapel.
Best Plain Sewing, Town, Hattie an
Sallie Bostick, R'ham Normal and In.
Best Basket, Rural, William Leak, SAM
o ridge.
y Best Basket, Town, Marvin Leak, Rocl
y Best Canning Work, Any School, Wi
c bur Townsend, R'ham Graded School,
" Best Foot Mat, Any School, Oscar MOI
n wood, East Hamlet,
~ Best Rug, Any School, Ashley Chape
y Best Wood Work, Rural, Mary ar
n Martha Davis, East Hamlet.
" Best Wood Work, Town, William Mite
: ell Rockingham Graded School.