Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-05-24
JOHNSTON LETTER.
School Commencement This
Week. New Superintend-
emit. School Picnics
Last Week.


Barre. She has had large class and
a delightful and varied program is
offered. At this time the medal offer
ed by the Apollo Music club will be
presented to the pupil making the
most merked progress. The medal is
a gold one and in the shape of a Tyre,
and will have the name engraved on
it. The baccalaureats sermon will be
preached at :15 o'clock in the-High
School auditorium by Rev. J. c. Ro-
per of Chester, and DIR. Josiah Morse
of South Carolina University will de-
liver the address before the gradual
ing class. The graduating class is
composed of eleven pupils this year:
Miss Laurie Hoyt, president; Miss
Maize Kinard, vice president; Miss
Corrine Culbreath, secretary and
treasurer; Miss Mildred Crouch, Miss
Eva Duncan, Miss Lottie Ergle, Miss
Edith Jones, Miss Cornelia Webb,
Miss. Helen Yonce and Messrs. Clax-
ton and Norris.
The Woodrow Wilson Literary So
ciety has been an interesting feature
of school work and has been means
of help to the pupils by debates, ae.-
dresses and articles written by them.
The last meeting of the society was
held Friday morning in the 'audito-
rum at 10 o'clock, and the particl-
pants were chiefly the members OF
the graduating. class.
salutatory; Miss Lottie Ergle;
piano solo, Miss Maize Kinard; Class
History, Miss Helen Ypnce; Glass
Will, Miss Edith Jones; Class Propll-
ecy, Miss Maize Kinard; valedictory,
Miss Corrine Culbreath; Advice to.
the undergraduates, Miss aaurie,, e,
,ffoyt; Piano solo, MI. Elliot Lewis
aAuld Lang Syne," by the class.
Miss Lottie Bean is at heme from
Rock Hill, where she has been teach
ing during the term.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Lott have Seen
spending a few days here with
friends. They are always most cot
daily greeted. .
Miss Ray Scott has returned from
Columbia where she was the guest
of friends,
Mrs. J. H. White went to Colum-
bia on Wednesday. to attend the State
Democratic Convention. On her re-
turn she stopped over in Leesville,
for a visit to her daughter, Mrs. Tom
Mitchell.
Miss Helen Wright who has been
seventh grade teacher at the Ward
High School is now at home for, the
summer.
Mrs. Robert Price has gone to
North Carolina to visit her daughter,
Mrs, Wise.
Prof. Milton Stackhouse of Coluln-
bia has been elected superintendent
of the Johnston High School. He is
the son of DR.. R. E. sStackhouse, Of
Columbia, one of the leading Meth
odist ministers of the state. About
twenty years ago DR.. Stackhouse
was pastor of the Methodist church
here and he and his family were held
in love and esteem by the people of
the town, regardless of denomina-
ton. So it will be real pleasure to
have his son identified with the town
again.
Mrs. W. w. Hall of North, S. G.,
has been spending while with her
sister, Mrs. Will Sawyer.
Miss Emma Griffin of Marion, is
visiting her cousin, Mrs. Bessie Bean.
Miss Clara Sawyer spent part of
the past week with her sister, Mrs.
Henry Clark, at Aiken, S. c.
Emmett and Natalie Compton have
gone to Greenwood to spend while
in the home of an uncle. After the
close of school Mr.. and Mrs. Comp
ton will join them.
Mr.. Leroy Wertz of Greenville,
spent the weekend here in the home
of his father, Mr.. o. S. Wertz.
During the past week some of the
grades of the school had picnics, and
though it rained each day, this in no
way dampened the ardor of the young
people. Many of them by good and
faithful application did not have to
stand the examinations and no hap
pier or carefree crowd could have