The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-06-17
HIGH SCHOOL CLOSES
SUCCESSFUL YEAR.
Annual sermon Delivered Sunday
Morning Followed by Literary
Address Tuesday Night.

class and the presentation OF medals,
the Dillon High School came TO
close Tuesday night, after what is
generally conceded to be one of the
most successful sessions in tho his
tory of the institution. Owing TO the
influenza epidemic which delayed the
work in mid-winter the school was
several weeks late in closing.
The exercises began Thursday
night with a recital by the primary
grade pupils in Miss Critz's music
class, which was followed by a recital
Thursday night by the pupils in the
junior grade.
/ Sunday morning at Il o'clock the
commencement sermon was delivered
by Or. Jos. j. Venable pastor of the
First Presbyterian church of jack
sonville. Fla, and was heard with.
profound interest by large congre-
cation.
= Monday night the class exercises
were held at the auditorium. The
exercises were out OF the ordinary,
in that the stage had been converted
into a forest scene of unusual beau
~ and interest. In or near the centre
OF the stage glOwed Il camp fire, while
here and there resting singly or in
groups were 'ho HIoiilhc'S ol tie
SIHd"a'IhS ciIS" composed OF lhe
ioIoWlh& young la"lcS ana SeN'le-
men: kOsa Bailey. Louise HllZZard,
Lillian Bun"y, Mary Elizabeth
St&ckhouSc. Margaret Wood, Nell
Caldwell. E.milu Moore. James Be
tI,t rpI Ipbu T. L'llintt Tho .y.rpis.
g. consisted ul short poems. dialogues
ana WLItIcIHmS, many Of them entire
J! "r'3lhal ana ri'N"II\ or aHuS'hSF
'Np!'ES'"' l"hIi% part IN IN" cA'rclS-
g. Dut hoi ui III" StaNudlIhS class
Wore E>l!h MOOa! anu Josephine
SHlerb% VINO sans dcliShliui SOLOS.
Mss MpodI rs retiring pr"&IG"nt or
IN" lV'l grade was presented Wlla ihe
rl"Ss banner.
Tuesday night tn" exercises were
opened with Il sout-S'!rrilS song by
me girls 0l the ChOruS ClaHS when
mas bc"n framed by MISS CrItH' Iheh
icIIO"ed ne class SaluratOry by MISS
Nell caldwell. ana ile Naledlctory py
MISS Mary Elizabeth StachhOuSe.
The literary address was delivered
by DR.. T.. w. Skies OF Coker College.
Dr.. Skies made an intensely interest"
ing and instructive review OF the lives
OF the several presidents from Wash
ington down TO Wilson. He grouped
them into the three great historical
periods covering the revolution. the
civil war and the late world war. His
talk was brim-full of historical facts
e., hn hal
undivided attention of his hearers.
Dr.. Skies is recognized as Cne of the
nations greatest historians.
At the close of DR.. Skies address
followed the delivery of the diplomas
by Prof. Roberts TO the members Of
the graduating class. The T. b. Stack
house medal for the best essay IN the
10th grade WIS presented 10 Evlyn
Moody; the ID. \. K. medal for the
best ESSAY in the eth or Srh grade was
presented 10 Jennie Gilland Cotting-
lam. In the domestic science depart
,arrr Hiss Edrnficld presented the
cooking class medal 10 Nell Caldwell
and The sewing class medal TO Mildred
Carmichael. Miss Adele CrirZ. who
gives up her work AT the school after
several years Oi faithful and efficient
service. WAS presented with brauti
rul amethyst pin by IN" girls OF the
.Choru. Class"
Miss Isln Mckenzie who has an I'M
broken record of Twenty-Five years of
f,.ifrfuI s.lyic. as tho teacher of the
Urinary grades. was presented with a
beautiful diamond cluster ring as an
evidence OF tho love and esteem in
which sh" is held by tn" entire com
munity.
Diplomas w"r" presented to the
following: Rosa Bailey, Louis" Biz
zard Lillian Burn"y, Mary EllzaDeth
StackhouS", Margaret Wood, Neil
Caldwell. Eml!u Moore, James Be
thea and John +. Elliott.
Certificates wcr" presented 10 heoa
Diplomas from IN" Coi,ihercIai De-
Bailey, and Lillian burmey'
AZ the conclusion OF the exercise