Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-31
Ward 6.
GRADED SCHOOL CORNER STONE

Yorlxville marked a great forward
step in the history of the forkvilie
school district, an event that gives
promise of being of great importance
to the educational welfare of the COM
munity. being the laying Of the corner
stone of the new school building no"
in course of erection by Grand Master
Bissell Of the Grand Lodge of Ancient
Free Masons of South Carolina
The grand lodge was called to order
in the hall of Philanthropic lodge, NO.
32. shortly after o'clock yesterday
afternoon and was constituted as. fol-
lows:
]. Campbell Bissell, Grand Master.
Jos. E. Hart as Deputy Grand Mas
ter.
Albert NJ. Grist as Senior Grand
Warden.
w. T. Beamguard as Junior Grand
Warden.
George H. Hart as Grand Treasurer'
o. Frank Hart, Grand Secretary.
r. T.. Walsh, as Grand Chaplain.
Lewis NJ. Grist, as Senior Deacon.
r. p. Jackson as Senior Deacon.
II. r. Mackorell as Junior Deacon.
w. d. Thomasson as Junior Deacon.
j. R. Barnwell as Stewart.
B. A. Correll as Stewart.
J. r. Lindsay as Grand Marshal.
George w. Williams as Grand Pur-
suivant.
B. F. Marley as Grand Tier
H. +. Horton as Bible Bearer.
After the Grand Lodge was consti-
tuted and opened in due and ancient
form the procession was formed and
the body, including about sixty Masons
marched to the Graded school building,
where there were several hundred peo-
pie of the town and community as
sembled for the exercises OF the al
ternoon. A number of songs were
rendered by the student body OF the
school, very much to the enjoyment
of the friends of the school.
The exercises were opened with
prayer by Rev. E. E. Gillespie d. D.
Thos. +. Mellow, chairman of the
board of trustees of the Yorkville
school district, acted as master of
ceremonies and welcomed the audience
in a short talk in which he emphasized
the Importance of the occasion, saying
among other things that the occasion
Of the gathering marked the greatest
day in the history OF the town and
community during period of fifty
Montgomery, superintendent of the
school.
In part Mr.. Montgomery said:
We have met together for the great
est event in the history Of the good old
town of York. We have always stood
for the highest and best, and in the
march and progress of civilization, we
may have at times apparently Jagged
little; but true to our heritage, when
duty calls, We respond. Recognizing
that educational facilities should
claim the attention of our best citi-
Zenship we have in this matter re-
sponded literally. This unusual re-
sponse has taken place. first, because
our ideals and reputation demands
that we be among the best in the
things that stand for culture and re-
finement: second because our boys and
girls are worthy of the best that can
be had for their training, and third. |
because the spirit of the day demands |
that we rally to the home and school |
to stem the tide Of matcrialism that |
threatens TO destroy. To prevent |
Frankenstein creation the soul must |
be placed in the body, the moral fac
tor must claim more of our attention.
To this end the home school, the pub
lie school and the school of the masses
must be developed and rallied to. 1t
must become tie heart and center of
our modern life. The parent, teacher
and child must be brought closer to-
gethcr for the purpose of better citi-
Yes we should understand
the forces and power Of the universe,
but we should be master of them. We
should turn the engine of destruction
into forces of life-make the moral
factor of life at least keep pace with
the material.
After the singing of a song by the
pupils of the eleventh grade, Chair
man Mellow said that the board of
trustees in trying to secure a speaker
'or the occasion had determined to Sc
cure some speaker of the very highest '