The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-05-28
EIGHTEEN GRADUATES FROM
PROSPERITY HIGH SCHOOL

EIGHTEEN GRADUATES FROM
PROSPERITY HIGH SCHOOL
Prosperity, May 27.-Miss Mayme
sw;ttenberg and Mr.. J. H. Summer
of Newberry were quietly marrlee
Wednesday evening at the nome oi
DR.. J. S. Wheeler by the Rev. ho"'
Fulenwider of Newberry.
Mrs. Summer has made Prosperity
her home for the past two years, nav
;ng been the efficient superintendent
of the Prosperity high school. Mr.:
Summer is leading mercnant VI ",
Newberry. Mr.. and Mrs. summer
left on the Southern train for Hen
dersonville.
A continuation of the Prosperity
5ioh school commencement was held
Monday afternoon when the literary
society had a public debate at the
school auditorium. Debate, Resolved
That the United States gover,nment
should own and operate the rallroaos;
, Affirmative, Mamie SLee Young ana
Mvra Hunter; captain, Ethel Shealy;
NEGATIVE. Robert Pugh and Hines NC
waters; captain, Ralph Sease; decia-
nation by Jacob Kunkle; reading oy
Grace Wheeler; Noah Pat Sheaiy pre-
siding! The affirmative side won
Miss Myra Hunter being the pest de-
bater was awarded the A. d. nav.
kins medal Prof. James klnard OF
Newberry college made the presenta-
tion.
Ten young ladies and eight young
mon were graduated from the Pros
nar;tv high school on Tuesday even,
;ng at the town hall when the annual
commencement exercises were closeu;
There was a note both of sadness ana
of iov to the exercises. Inc pro-
gram was:
Music; prayer, Rev. Chas. j.
sbeaIv: salutatory, Miss Joe Lang.
ford. address, DR.. Geo. B. Cromer OF
fore the graduating class bore a most
Newberry. DR.. Cromer's address De,
timely message, giving the school,
honses of the county the glory OF
heing the power houses from which
the true light lights the world OF lg-
norance. And in order to be educat--
ed the body, the mind and the soul
needed consistent, careful ana con-
scientious training. DR.. Cromers ao-
dress was filed with his usual pleas
ing wit. humor and intelligence. ne
is ALWAYS heard with great apprecla-
tion and enjoyment by a Prosperity
aud;ence. Next came the awarding
of diplomas by the superintendent,
Miss Swittenberg, who gave a snort
and timely address to the class OF
1920. The E. H. Aull essay medal
was presented by Col. Auil to MSS MSS
Myra Hunter. Miss Hunter then
read the essay, the subject beng.
1.-The American Home, the Basis OF
American Power" The scholarship
medal given and presented by DR.. &.
Y. Hunter, was won by Miss Ruth
Stockman. The J. B. Stockman
seventh grade scholarship media! wcS
captured by Miss Julia/Lester Quat-
tlebaum, the presental lon being made
by DR.. C. T. Wychel -Valedietory'
Miss Ruth Stockman. First honor
went to Miss Ruth Stockman, with a
yearly average of SO Is; second
honor, Miss Joe Langford, with an
average of 90; third to Miss Myra
Hunter with an average Of SO IL.
The class of 1920 was one OF the
largest in the history of the school,
consisting of Misses Joe Langford,
Mamie Lee Young, Myra Hunter,
katherine Counts, Lucy Schumpert'
Lucille Boozer, Docia Boozer, Lorene
Fulmer, Mamie Lee Merchant, Ruth
Stockman, Messrs. James Wright
Redenbaugh, Ernest Dominick, Cecil
Mills, Elton Sease, Tom Sease, Geo.
S. Hunter, Robert Pugh and Vernon
Pugh.
A farewell party was given We'd
uesday afternoon by the girls OF the
Prosperity high school in honor OF
their superintendent, Miss Maymee
Swittenberg at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. B. Stockman. The color
scheme of pink and white was used.
The reception room was beautiful in
its decorations of Dorothy Perkins
roses and carnations. The table was
: in white and pink, its floral decora-
tions being an exquisite arrange
rnent of carnations, the rose pink
color of which matched by the tall
candles with which the cut glass
candlesticks were fitted Each high
school girl wrote her favorite receipt,
which when bound together, was pre-
sented to Miss Swittenberag as a
favor of the afternoon. Delicious
ices and cake was served by Misses
Rosalyn Quattlebaum, Myra Hunter,
Ruth Stockman and Narvie Lee
Young
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