The Monroe journal., 1920-05-04

gers and his Efficient Faculty the
School Has Become an Important
Factor OF the Community and Has
Reached a High Standard of Ex-
cellence.
Aarshville, May 3.-The close of
me Nashville school for the session
1870 was marked by unusually well
prepared and well executed com
lneneement exercises. Throags of
people were present on each occa-
sion, and at the evening exercises
many disappointed ones were turned
away Tor lack of even standing room
IN the auditorium. Hearty express
sions OF eommendation are heard on
every hand of the high standard of
the exercises, and the splendid way
IN which the students participating
acquitted themselves, giving evidence
OF year of hard. conscientious work
upon The part of the faculty and stu
dent body.
On Friday evening a concert was
given by the entire school demonstra-
ting the remarkable work ACCOMPLISH
ed during the year in public school
music both in chorus work and sight
singing. II was an inspiration to
hear even the first grade sing the "do,
ra mes" at sight and correctly. The
grades up TO the seventh engaged in
singing contest. and TO prove the ex-
cellence of the performance. il was
found that each one of the judges had
voted Tor a different grade. Howev-
er, compromise was effected and the
blue ribbon awarded to the 3rd and
4th grades. Rev. A. C. Sherwood
making the presentation to Miss Hell
en- Garland. teacher .of the winning
grades.
Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock the
Following young men participated in a
declaimer's contest: Messrs. Byron
Williams, Rommie Pierce, Lloyd Gray
and Hal Marsh. These speakers, al
though very youthful and most of
them speaking in public for the first
time, acquitted themselves with such
ease and ability as TO draw forth
words OF genuine praise from the en-
tire audience. The medal was award
ed to Mr. Hal Marsh, with Mr.. Lloyd
Gray OF Concord as second choice.
The contest was followed by a
short address by DR.. Il. c. Brooks of
Raleigh, State Supt. of Education.
IThfs was.Dr. Brooks first appearance
before a Marshville audience. and his
keen. forceful thoughts, delivered in
a half humorous, half serious way,
made profound impression upon his
hearers. He took for his subject "The
Things That Educate" and In devel-
oping his theme he instilled some
ideas into the minds OF the people
that will not soon be forgotten.
Al the conclusion of the address.
Mr.. Ray Funderburk. County Supt. of
Education, delivered certificates to
twenty two members of the 7th
grade. who out of the twenty five
candidates successfully passed the 7th
grade examinations and were thus
promoted to the high school.
Music was furnished during the af
ternoon by the school orchestra.
Saturday evening at $3.50 o'clock
capacity house greeted the perform
ance Of "Son John" four-act dra-
ma staged by the high school. The
delightful. wholesome comedy en-
hanced by the clever acting of the
characters offered an evening of keen
pleasure TO all 30 fortunate as to hear
it, Hundreds were turned away af-
ter every inch of available space had
been filled, and owing to this fact and
also to the initial success of the per-
formance the play will be repeated at
an early date.
Music was furnished between acts
by the 9TH grade orchestra. Between
the Srd and 4th acts Miss Virginia
Griffin. sixth grade pupil. gave
reading, Salute Your Brides" and
charmed the audience with her grace
aud clever Interpretation.
sunday morning at IL o'clock, Dr.
Gurney Of Monroe preached the bac-
alsureate sermon In the Baptist
church, which was filled to overflow
ing. DR.. Gurney Is well known and
greatly admired in Nashville and is
always eagerly welcomed. His mes
sage on this occasion was of rare ex-
celence and worthy the close atten-
tion il received from the large con-
gregation. Special music was rem
dered by chorus composed Of Mes
danes w. M. Davis, G. J. Whitener,
j. S. Harrell, Misses Bessie Hallman.
Grace Henderson, Messrs, Roy Marsh.
Chester Braswell, Joe Taylor, Sebron
Blair and Lee Hallman.
Monday evening the exercises will
come TO a close with reciters contest
and 4 debate. The reciters will be
Misses Margie Marsh. Nell Hasty,
Bonnie Harrell and Julia Medlin. The
debaters will be Misses Kate Morgan
and Pauline Stegall against Messrs.
Sebron Blair and Edwin Griffin. The
medals will be awarded and the diplo-
mas given at this time.
The Marshville school is at last
coming into its own as the predomi-
mating factor of the community Prof.
b. l.. Biggers and his assistant teach
ers have during the past year, accom-
plished q great work in spite OF the
influenza interruption. and brought
the school to the close of one OF the
most successful years of its history.
The crying needs OF the hour are more
room and more teachers. and indica-
tions are that these will be supplied
ere another year Is gone. With this
in view the future looms ahead bright
with hopes and possibilities OF a
school larger and better than ever be-
fore.
pairnns nnd friends of the school |