Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-09-07
THE LOCAL NEWS FROM SENECA.
The Schools Opened Now Session In
Fine COnditi0n-I>ersonal

| mas large number of friends here
who would be delighted to have her
make her home in Seneca.
DR.. e. A. Hines was in Columbia
recently attending the executive com
mittee meeting of the State Board
| Of Health, of which he is a member.
Miss Louise Dendy leaves this
week for Durham, y. c., to enter
upon the duties CT teaching in the
high school Of that city. Miss Dendy
is 1921 graduate Of Winthrop Col
lege, and we beSpeak for her pro-
nounced success in her new field of
work.
Mrs. w. J. Willis is expected home
the latter part Of the week, after
delightful stay at Blowing Rock and
other popular summer resorts in the
mountains Of Western North Caro-
| lima.
All OF Seneca extends a warm hand
| shake and welcome to Mr.. and Mrs.
Jas. l.. LOwery and family ON their
return to Seneca after an absence Of
a couple OF years, during which time
| they have resided in Shelby, ~ G.
They are occupying the new cottage
owned by Fred Hopkins.
DR.. and Mrs. J. w. Daniel and fam
lily have returned to Sumter after
spending the month of August at
| their summer home near town. DR..
Daniel is having some improvem ents
made on his home preparatory to
| making Seneca his permanent home
in the near future. This will be
learned with pleasure by our people,
who will give this most estimable
family cordial welcome.
The Wizard OF Tamassee Chapter,
D. A. R., will meet Tuesday after
noon, the Goth, and enter upon D. A.
r. activities again, after having dis
banded for the summer months. The
place Of meeting will be announced
later.
Miss Margaret Morrison, of Glenn
son, visited Mrs. j. S. Stribling andl
other friends here for several daysI
atss CNde shith,. .S SwhS stltSc;eassfonyl
taught the third grade IN our school
several years, will 60 to Abbeville,
where she will be member Of the
school faculty this year.
Rev. I. e. Wallace is holding q
series Of meetings this week in the
Fair Play Presbyterian church.
The Womans Auxiliary of the
Presbyterian church is {. led to meet
this "Wednesday afternoon at 4.30
o'clock in the church. This being the
quarterly business meeting Of the
year full attendance is desired.
Within the next week there will be
an outgoing Of our girls and boys to
enter the various colleges of the
State. Among the number will be
Miss Marie Bellotte, who goes to
Marysville College, Marysville, Tenn.
Miss Bennie Brown, Chicora Miss
Leila Barron and Miss Frances Alex
ander, Miss Helen Price, Winthrop;
Miss Camille Wood, Anderson; Misses
Alice Adams, Nina Harper, Grace
Alexander, Madeline and Lois Dill
worth, G. w. c., Greenville The
three last named are from Newry,
but are Seneca High School gradu-
ates. The boys who will leave for
college are jim Shirley, Bailey Mill
tary Institute; Marshal Dendy, Pres
byterian College; Albert Meiburg,
Medical College, Charleston; Will
Anderson, Clarence Ellison, Rhoderic
Heller and John Morris, Clemson.
Perhaps there are others Of whom
we have not been informed who will
leave for college.
The teachers recital which was
given Friday evening in the school
auditorium by Mrs. Julian Dendy.
piano and voice, and Miss Ethel Gro
mer, expression, was a rare treat and
was heard by an appreciative audi
ence. Mrs. Dendy is an accomplished
musician. Her technique and style,
as well as her Interpretation, are un-
usually fine. Her voice shows won
derful degree OF culture. Miss Gro
mer's readings were given in that
ho,,
pleasant stage bearing made them
most acceptable to the audience. Miss
Elizabeth Thode rendered her part as
accompanist very creditably. Seneca
Is to be congratulated upon having
Mrs. Dendy and Mrs. Cromer on her
school faculty.
Seneca schools opened last Thurs
day morning with unusually natter-
ing prospects. The auditorium was
hlled with patrons and friends Of the |
school. Supt. J. p. Coates had charge |
or the program. Rev. J. w. Willis |
led the devotional exercises and Rev
>. n. Hardy led IN prayer. Both Of
tnese gentlemen gave short talks, !
"hich were very appropriate. They
were Followed by q talk from the |
county superintendent Of Education,
l.. G. Speares, who gave concise
outline of the work which has been
Planned for all the schools in Oco-
nee. The same plans are to be pre-
sented Statewide. Supt. Coates's talk
regarding the wonderful strides our
school has made in the past few
years shows the increased interest
our people have in education. He
also referred to the conspicuous alb.
sence OF Rev. I. e. Wallace, who Is
always present at the opening ses-
sion OF the school, and DR.. e. A.
Hines, chairman OF the board OF trus-