The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-05-24
SCHOOLS CLOSED
FRIDAY NIGHT
Graduation Exercises Close
Successful Year
DIR. ID. w. DANIEL
MAKES ADORE SIS
Native OF Lnurcns Ends Program OF
School Closing with Address Friday
Night. Twenty-Ninc Receive High
Schooi Diplomas. Class Night Excr-
ciScS Held Wednesday.

The 1922 session of the Laurens
Friday evening at the First Presby-
telian church when DR.. ID. w. Daniel,
Professor Of English at Clemson col-
loGc, delivered the annual address and
diplomas were given to the wenty-
nine members OF the graduating class
Glass day exercises had been held by
the graduating class "Wednesday ev-
ening in the city opera house and Il
nursery play given by the children OF
the grammar grades on Che school
grounds Friday afternoon. The latter
had been postponed from Wednesday
afternoon on account Of the weather.
The exercises Friday evening were
opened with prayer by Rev. Robert
Adams, ID. D., for many years pastor
OF the Presbyterian church here. The
salutatory was delivered. by Miss
Grace Taylor and the valedictory by
Miss Sarah Eliza Swygcrt. The schol-
arship medal, awarded to the student
making the highest average during the
year, was delivered by Mr.. Jas III.
Sullivan to Miss Sarah Eliza Swygert.
In presenting the medal Mr.. Sullivan
recalled that Miss SYygert won a
similar medal last year and said that
her record in this respect was notable.
: Dr. Daniel, in opening his address,
alluded to the fact that he was born
and reared in this county. He spoke
. n lfy nP f1,n
early days, paying beautiful tributes to
Col. B. wv. Ball, editor at that time OF
The Laurens Advertiser, and TO Col.
Thos. b.. Crews, editor OF The Lau-
rensville Herald. The proudest period
OF his life, he said, was during the
time he acted as correspondent for
the county papers from his section Of
the county.
Taking as his subject "The Looking
Glass, Dr.. Daniel stressed the import
ance Of a study Of ones own self and
the cultivation Of all that is beautiful
and best In ones nature and person
ality. Cultivation Of the outward ap-
pearance no less than the inner Or
gans Of intellectually and spirituality
he urged as an important means Of
making ones life happy and useful.
People, he said, should take care OF
their appearance, seeking to look in
telligent and beautiful as we'll as be-
ing intelligent The first step to be
taken, however, in seeking an intelli-
ment appearance, he continued, was
in acquiring intelligence, and with
this as his principal theme he urged
upon the members OF the graduating
class the Importance of arduous labor
in preparing themselves further for
lfe's battle.
Class Day Exercises
The Opera House was filled to over
flowing "Wednesday evening to witness
the class day exercises. The stage
had been tastefullye decorated with
ribbons, of pastel, the class color, and
with sweet peas, the class flower. The
class sat in crescent with William AL
bright, president, seated in the center.
Overhanging the stage was q huge
figure 1892" made OF sweet peas.
The class day exercises, where pomp
and dignity gave way to wit and
humor, centered principally around the
Glass History" read by Louise Smith,
the Glass Poem" by Marion Black
well, the Glass Statistics" by Lois
Fuller, the "Wil1" by Martin league
the Criticism" by Herman Taylor
and the "Phoprecy" by Rebecca Adams
The history Of the graduating class,
as compiled by the class historian,
disclosed the interesting fact that III
4 of the 20 who were graduated started
together in school in September, 1911
and have for III years remained to-,
1 gether as classmates.
The class statistics were arranged
&by Lois Fuller. To Rebecca Adams
wentrthe distinctlon Of possessing two
favored characteristios. She wasSyot-
ed by the class as the handsomest as
well as the most popular.
The handsomest boy was found in
Emmet jesse: Martin league was
elected as possessing the characteris-