The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-05-25
COMMENCEMENT AT
HEMINGWAY SCHOOL
MARKS CLOSING OF MOST Sue
CESSFUL SESSION IN ITS
HISTORY.

Hemingway, May 22.-The closing
of one of the must successful school
years in the history of the Heming-
way school began Thursday evening
at $50 o'clock in the school audi
torium. The program for the even
ing being the annual high school
oratorical contest. The attendance
was so large that great numbers had
to stand on the outside. The boys
declaiming for a gold medal given by
the DuRant Company were as follows:
E. Brown, Sparkman DuRant, Willis
Haselden, Johnny Springs and Percy
Larrimore. The winner of this medal
was E. Brown, the subject Of his
defamation was "The Life and Death
of Robert Emmett. Talent in this
line was also shown by Sparkman
DuRant, who was given favorable
mention by the judges. The girls
reciting for the medal given by Fad
ldy-Creel Bros. for expression were:
Mildred Huggins; Rosalie Davis, Olga
Harmon, Zuleena Haselden and Inez
Wooten. The decision Of the judges
being in favor Of Miss Mildred Hug
gins, who gave the reading "The Co
ing of the White Swan" "Dady-Long-
Legs" coming second, this being Civ
en- by Inez Wooten. The judges were
Mr.. Cole Cannon, Rev. Mr.. Guess and
Rev. Brown. Rev. Brown acting
as spokesman for the judges present.
ed the medal with a short but very
apporate and pleasing speech.
Friday night the exercises were
given by the Grammar grades and
they showed by the way in which
they were carried out that the teach
ers had spent much time and energy
in training the children. The inclem-
ency of the weather caused quite
few to be absent but nevertheless
the program was carried out. A Tom
Thumb wedding was given by the
primary grades under direction OF
Misses Galloway, Kennedy and Nor
gan. A minstrel was then presented
by the bo-s of the sixth, seventh
and eighth grades. Many jokes were
pulled off on members OF the audience
greatly to their surprise, and at
fording much fun to the others. The
"Pinewood Baby Show" was given by
Miss Gowdy's third grade girls. This
showed untiring efforts on the part
of both teacher and children. The
last number Of the program was an
Operetta, "The Isle Of Jewels" under
management of Miss Myrtise Martin,
The costumes and decorations added
much to the beauty Of the scenes.
Miss Blondell Cockfeld played the
accompaniments for all of the enter
tainments.
Mr.. Halfacre, by way of closing
the evening made a striking appeal
to the patrons of the school to vote
for the extra tax in order that the
schools in the district would be able
to continue their work next year.
Sunday morning at eleven o'clock
the Rev. DIR. Watson B. Duncan OF
Cheraw, preached the baccalaureate
sermon in. the Methodist church.
The church was filled and everybody
enjoyed his sermon to the fullest.
He also held the evening services for
Rev. Guess.
Monday evening the graduating
class completed the commencement.
The five members of the class this
year were Misses Victoria Thames,
Ira Cox, Mildred Poston; Messrs
Vance Tyler and Ealy Brown. The
highest honors of the class were won
by Miss Victoria Thames, who gave
the valedictory. The suluditory be-
ing given by Miss Ira Cox, the class
history by Vance Tyler and the will
by Ealy> Brown. Miss Mildred Poston
gave the prophecy of the class. The
address was made by the Hon. P. H.
Stoll of Kingstree. His talk should
be remembered long afterwards by
the members of the class, as one OF
eloquence and feeling.
The presentation of the medals Of
fered by different firms of the town
and individuals followed. Messrs D.
G. Huggins, G. B. Ingraham, j. B.
Bushardt, Rev. Thames, Guest each
awarded prizes and medals.
A short talk was given by Super
| intendent w. D. Halfacre to the class.
The attendance was so large that
there was hardly standing room in
the auditorium and halls. It is to
be hoped that there will be many
more years of the school as progress