Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-06-09
JOHNSTON LETTER.
Commencement Exercises of
High School. Very Success
full Minstrel. 4Apollo Mu-
sic Club Met.

evening with the recital by the mu-
sic class, which has )been quite a
large one.
The auditorium was artistically
decorated in ferns and daisies and
blooming plants ;h1tt none of the flow
aers were just so pretty as the sweet
land Aower-like little girls and big
girls that were ON the stage, and the
young men were sall at their best.
The musical instructor was Miss
.Estelle Campbell, ywho .has proven
herself the thorough and capable
teacher she is.
Every number, from the solos and
aduets by the youngest to the quar-
tettes and sextettes 1by the advanced
pupils was rendered perfectly. The
cchoral class ga5e s5MoTvery enjoyable
numbers, this being composed of
about twenty-five.
On Sunday morning the commence
.ment sermon was preached by Dr.
5P. J. Mclean of Aiken, this being at
the auditorium. There were no ser
vices at any of THE cchurches as all
gathered here to worship. The school
is very large one this year and the
centre aisle of the auditorium was
reserved for the eleven grades. The
seating capacity is large but there
were many who rwerenot able to get
seats. Special music was arranged
sand the orchestra assisted.
The pastorsNpf the town, Rev. Da-
=yid Kellar, Rev. ]. ID. Kinard and
Rev. W. S. Brnoke, took part in the
services. Prof. w. IS. Scott, superin-
.tendent of the school, made. an
.-nouncements concerning the further
exercises of comnencements.
DR.. Mclean preached: a very very fine fne
sermon, using sss1ses verses as g basis
for his remarks: Proverbs 3:1S-
rHappy is the man thatafndeth wis
tdom, and the man that 5getteth un-
,derstanding." Matthew *9 9:13-"But
rgo ye and learn what that .meaneth." "
The three points of his discourse
were: The larger education of the
human life and the school house;
Life is the great teacher; Character
is the diploma. 1t was greatly regret
ted that DIR. Mclean had yto return
to Aiken that afternoon, sand could
not preach here during the: evening,
as previously announced.
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The graduating exercisese-were
held on Monday exeningaa very
large .crowd being IN attendance, SO
largethat the corridor was filed. The
stage of the auditorium was prettily
decorated and touch of thesclass
colors, ablue and pink, was seen.
The orchestra gave several selec-
tions, followed by prayer by Rev. W.
S. Brooke. In happy words, the Sa-
lutatory was made by Miss sasa
Ready; Instrumental solo, Mr. Elllet
Lewis; rraledictory, Miss :Allene
Reames.
The address before the graduating
class was by Roy q. Thomas, Ph.DH
Head of the Science Class of Win
throp college. In his opening remarks
he brought greetings from Winthrop,
the State Institution and spoke OF
the most successful years ending,
and spoke of the genuine gratifica-
tion in addressing this audience, and
Congratulated the people on their
fine interest in education as eyl-
,denced by the school building.
The subject of his discussion was
"Is education failing?" He was heard
with keen interest and made force
full address.
Following the address Prof. w. F.
Scott presented diplomas to the
eleven graduates, Misses Sara heaay'
Birdie Fulmer, Nellie Workman, AL
lene Reames, Virginia Price, Leone
Gall, Pearl Witt and Ethel Lott and
Messrs. Frank Wright, James Mur-
rah and Willie Johnson. Prof. Scott
said that he introduced the very best
class that had ever gone out from the
school and paid a tribute to these
faithful and studious young grad
uates.
To receive state High School dip
Iona it is necessary to make ~
units, and the class each averaged IL
units, some of them going fraction
over.