The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-02


Providence school Commencement.
The annual comm exercis-
.es OF Providence School, Privateer
TOWNSHIPS, were held last Thursday
evening at the modern school build
ing, which was packed with an appne-
ciatWes audience from not only that
school district, but many from other
parts OF Sumter county as well.
The exercises were a splendid dem
onstration of the beneficial results
from the scholastic years application.
on the part Of the pupl.s, and also
showed that the threesteachers had
Keen ston the job and had demon
strated fully their efficiency, loyalty,
and devotion to the interests Of the
pupils by the nnexcelled services rem
dered.
After the rendition Of the exceed.
ingIy entertaining and instructive pro-.
gram outlined below, the three god
medal winners for highest averages in
the three departments were announ-
ced anS were presented as follows:
High School medal offered by Mr..
H D. Tinda1 was won by Miss Mary.
Sue TindaE and M1: Marion Seabrook.
Of Sumter, presented this medal. IN
termediate Department medal offered
by Mr.. T. e. Hodge was won by
Olivia TindaI and was presented by
Mr.. George D. levy, of Sumter. Pri-
mary Department medal offered by.
Ndr. j. e. Brogdon was won by Miss
Cara Belle Hodge and was presented
|:by Mr.. r. D. Epps, OF Sumter.
A prize for excellence of attendance
was awarded Master Neal Geddings,
and a prize to Miss Mary Sue Tindal
for excellence in spelling were pre-
sented BY Dr.. =. n. Haynsworth, coun-
ty superint tendent. of education.
The four gentlemen having the hon
or of preserving the medals and
prizes delivered short but excellent
and appropriate addresses compiime
tary to the teachers and the pupils OF
this modern school.
BY request Of the trustees Mr.. E. l.
Reardon, in behalf Of the patrons, Of
Providence School district, expressed
the appreciation Of the patrons and
the pupils of the magnificent work Of
the three popular and very efficient
teachers during the school term Just
ended.
These young ladies are Miss Julia.
flaming; principal; Miss Lucie Evans
teacher of the intermediate depart
ment, and Miss Rosetta Duncan, teach
er Of the primary artment:. Among
|other nice things he said was that
there was to all appearances unani-
nous expression Of approval and sin
Ecere gratitude for services, loyalty
and efficiency rendered"
sMessrs. II. D. Tinda, 81 T. Brogdoa
and T. E. Hodge are the three trus-;.
tees whose devotion to the interests of
the school and their support of the
teachers contributed largely to the
success of the scholastic term OF
which teadhers, pupils and patrons
have a just right to feet proud.
The Program OF The Evening.
Come Play With Me: drill by small
children.
b Medics.nt: Dialogue by four girls.
Upside Down Dril1-By small chill
dren.
Pantomlnle: kentucky Home - By,
Mary Sue Tmdal.
Valentine: Recitation- BY Olivia
Tindal and Trudie Pritchard.
America: Pantomine By six
girls.
Sister. and I: Recitation-By Mary
Sue TindaI. !,
Train to Mauro: Dialogue - BY
Rupert, Cassie and Eugene Hodge.
Dame Song BY several small
girls.
& sacarf Dri1 = By nine girls.
Recitation: A Green Watermelon
BY Cassie Hodge.
Tableau - Rock of Ages.
The day after the commencement
exercises school patrons, teachers.
pupils a.nd mary fortunate invited
friends from the City of Sumter and
other sections Of Sumter county en-
joIed a delightful outing and picnic
dinner at;Pocalla Springs in celebra-
ton OF. the closing of the Isi9-1s20
school term, To say that this was a
most delightful OCCASION would: he
putting ii, mildly, And to Undertake to
enurrerate the variety of the delicious
things to eat would really be almost
inlluman to the thousands who were.
not so fortunate as to be among those
who partook Of the feast