The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-05-28
SANTA Re GIRL
IS WINNER OF
ALUMNI HONOR
MISS MARIETTA soWELL, OF SAN.
IA FE, GIVEN SCHOLARSHIP
PRIZE AT ANNUAL BANQUET.
BRILLIANT ASSEMBLY GRADUATES
Festal Board Draws the Largest
Crowd Of Any in History and Marks
Notable Occasion In the Progress Of
the County High School.

With much larger attendance than
ever before the annual banquet of the
County High School on Friday night
was one or the most notable events in
the school history of Maury county.
The program was an exceptionally
fine one; there was such flow of wit
and humor, so much of good resolu-
ton for Improvement of the beloved
alma mater that the occasion can new
er be forgotten by those who were for
tunate enough to be present. 1t was
replete with surprises that not only
added to the enjoyment of the evening
but which will make for greater in
stitution In the future.
Mrs. Carrie Mitchell, the veteran
and beloved teacher, presided with
grace and charm as the POSTMASTER.
Much of the success of the evening
was due to Mrs. MitchelPs brilliant
success as directing genius of the flow
of wit and good fellowship that came
from the lips of guests and alumni.
There were over 200 in attendance,
including members of the association,
the city board of education, Mayor w.
O. Cherry and a few others who have
manifested exceptional interest in the
success of the High School. The hall
in which the banquet was held was
literally crowded to capacity and al
ready plans are being matured for a
larger hall for next year when with
the addition of another big class the
hall will be utterly inadequate.
Responding to the toast Our Asso
ciation," President Gilbert M. Orr
spoke of the part that the public
school system must play in the devel
opment ofstrue Americanism. Mrs.
Pauline Journey Underhill, responding
for the Pilgrims made a very happy
hit Her Bright remarks were greet
ed with much applause and laughter,
Miss Ladye Love Evins, OF Culleoka,
class of lL.responded for those in col
lege from the association. She gave
the hames9of thirty graduates now at
tending some school of higher educa-
tionE ~
There were number of other brief
addresses from former graduates and
the program was turned over to the
class of 1920 just admitted into fulHl
fellowship. A varied program OF
songs, readings, speeches, etc, rem.
dered by the class, added greatly to
the occasion.
Introduced by Mrs. Mitchell as the !
two best friends of public schools and
as the two men in the county, outside
of the teaching profession, who had
probably done more to promote the
cause of public schools than any 9TH
ers, brief responses were made by
Prof John P. Graham, county superin-
tendent, and J. |. Finney editor of The
Herald. a.
One of the happy surprises of the
evening was the presentation to Miss
Annie Mcbride, former member of the
faculty, who was present. of beauti-
full present by the class of 1914, OF
which Miss Mcbride had been the |
class teacher.
The announcement of the winner OF
the Alumni Scholarship of 800, prob
ably the most coveted of all the hon
ors, was made by Witherspoon Hayes
of the class of 1906. This sum is CIV
en- annually by the association to that
member of the graduating class who
in the judgment of the faculty is most
deserving. It was awarded to Miss
Marietta Sowell, Of Santa Fe, who also
won the scholarship and Latin medals.
This reunion of the graduates, the
manifestation of their love and affec
ton for the school, their resolution to
make. even greater coptribut 'ons in
the future, means more to the school
and to the cause of popular education
than any event of recent occurrence
in this city.