The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-05-25
GRADUATING EXERCISES
HELD LAST NIGHT

The graduating exercises of Tues
day evening was opened with a pray
cr by Rev. l.. B. McCord. The saluta-
Tory address was given by Robert Du-
Kant, who welcomed the audience and
asked them to give the seniors their
undivided attention, which was read
lily given. Next came the class his
tory by Miss Mary Rigby, who start
ed with the first year and told the
complete history of the class. telling
when each of the graduates Joined the
CLASS. The statistician address, by
Laurens wilson came next and was
enjoyed by all who heard it. The
class poem, delivered by Miss Mary
que wilson, was we'll worthy of hav-
ing the name of class poem and was
aelveTed very nicely. The class prop
hecy, by Miss Lynn DuRant was fine
and the little Gypsy" who helped her
see the future must have read the
hearts and minds of each and every
one, as she seemed to have gotten each
OF her classmates in the right boat.
MISS Grace Thames, who gave the
toast to the seniors, is very fine
toast mistress. She not only rave
toasts to her classmates, but to the
teachers as we'll. Miss Elizabeth
Crcecy, valedictorian of the class.
gave very impressive talk to the
audience and then to her classmates.
She who has worked hard and faith
fully, also had the honor of being
given the scholarship, and we are ali
sure that she will be just as faithful
IN her college work as she has been in
her grammar school and high school
work. me class song, sung to the
tune OF "A Long, Long Trail A'wind-
ing" was very much enjoyed. The
baccalaurate address was delivered bv
Prof. J. A. Stoddard of the Universitv
of South Carolina.
At the close of the program. Alston
Davis, president of the senior class
presented Prof. Helms with a gift. as
a token of gratitude from the senior
class: 1t seems that Prof. Helms has
not been to them as a teacher, but
rather, as a fellow being. Prof.
Helms thanked them in very inn
pressive words and said that the class
or II was one of the very best classes
he had ever taught and said that thew
were ever ready to help him at any
time. Rev. J. A. Easley closed the
program with a prayer. After this
the many beautiful flowers and daint-
~ tied gifts were given to the class,
these being handed out by the mem
bers OF the Junior class and the teach
ers.
The members of the senior class
were: Misses Roberta Berry, Eliza
beth Creecy, Lynn DuRant, Lucy
Holiday, Bessie Mahoney, Lena and
Lucille Rawlinson, Mary Rigby, NADIA
line Shope, Ruby Jayroe, Elizabeth
Sprott, Mary Sue Wilson, Grace
Thames and Messrs. Aston Davis,
Charlie Davis, Robert DuRant, Isaac
Bagnal and ,Laurens Wilson.
The pupils who had attended school
every day of the school year and had
not received demerit or ever made
below 80 in any subject, or in other
words. been on the Honor Roll every
month of the year were: Harriet
plowden and Alma Rawlinson, of the
third grade, Virginia Orvin of the
sixth grade, Mildred Holiday, of the
seventh grade, Annie Mae McGrady
of the eighth grade, Isabelle Plowdcn,
OF the tenth grade, and Elizabeth
Creecy, of the eleventh grade. The
seniors who have been present every
day of the school year were. Bessie
Mahoney. Elizabeth Sprott, Laurens
Wilson, Elizabeth Creecy, Lena and
Lucille Rawlinson.