The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-06-13
PUBLIC SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT OVER
TWENTY-FIVE IN GRADUATING
F.. CLASS-ADDREss BY FROF.
BROOM.

BROOM.
Tire Grenada High School com
menCemeEt exercises were held at the
public school building ca Wednes-
! d. morning Of this week. Grenada
never fails TO show her interest in
her city school and on this occasion
! the usual big crowd was present 70
witness the exercises.
The Grenada schools have not
been immune during the past three
years to those 'hindrances and incon-
veniences which have beset other
! schools throughout the country as a
result of the war and the general tur-
moil that has pervaded the country.
And during the present session and
since the Armistice was signed, the
| flu has caused suspension and
many to be compelled to remain
away from school for indefinite pc
riods. Naturally this has interfer-
red with the work and the degree
of scholarship attained. The school
authorities everywhere in the coun-
try, the colleges and universities as
well as high schools have shown the
greatest charity in standards and
grades.
Promptly at 10 o'clock, a. m. the
twenty five in the graduating class led
the way to the platform in the audi
torium. followed by Supt. Bigham,
Revs. R. A. Tucker and J. R. Countiss,
the five members of the board of trus-
tees and Asst. State Supt. Education
J. w. Broom. and county Supt. Edu-
cation, NJ. McKibben. The exercises
were begun by prayer by Rev. r. A.
Tucker and an appropriate song and
then followed the other featr.es by
the graduating class. Miss Eliza
beth Pearson was saluatOrian and
Miss Susie Brown was valedictorian.
All did well and every paper was
worthy of special commentators.
announcement was made that Miss
Susie Brown had made an everage
for the four years OF high schooi
work of over 95 and that out of a
class of twenty five she had made a
grade to entitle her TO special dis
tinction.
The address by Mr.. Broom. Asst.
State Supt Education,e was excep-
tionally fine and was such as TO ap-
peal to the minds of the graduating
class and TO develop thinking that
would make of them cheerful, rea-
soning and useful citizens. Mr..
Broom blended very happily just
enough of humor to rivet attention
on his line of thought and TO keep
the wits of his hearers alert for what
might come next.
The president of the board of
trustees was on the program to de-
liver the diplomas and the two med
ais but he had secured DR.. Countiss
to perform this duty for him and
well did this scholarly and learned
gentleman execute this task. The
medals went, one to Miss Bertha
Joiner for the best paper on the gov
ernments Of the warning nations and
was offered at the beginning of the
session by the trustees. There were
two papers entered In this contest
The other medal went to Miss Kate
Payne Owens and was given by the
Interstate Trust and Banking CON-
pany of New Orleans for the best
paper on vital statistics. The bank
ing institution has been giving med
ais to the school for several years;
immigration has been the
subject but this year the Bank
thought it would be a wholesome
thing to direct the attention OF the
youth to. the necessity of learnlr%
more about the laws of health and the
study of those things that make for
a more vigorous manhood and wo-
manhood.
All the graduates were generously
remembered with flowers and useful
presents and while there was evident
a tinge of sadness at what was behind |
them, yet buoyancy and hope were
manifest and it was a glad hour for |
the school and the community.
Owing to the fact that the dlpio-
mas had not arrived the graduates
were denied the pleasure of getting
his coveted certificate in their hands
hat day.