Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-05-17
School Closing at
Blowing Rock
1928 Session Came to Close Fri
day Night, When IA Graduates
Received Diplomas; DIR. Dougher-
ty Speaks
Bv RUPERT GILLETT

kOck ScnOOl were held IN the audi
torium of the school building Friday
night. The program was opened
with the invocation by Rev. C. H.
Moser. Dr.. B. B. Dougherty was
then introduced by j. T. Miller,
chairman of the school board. DR..
Dougherty delivered the commence
ment address.
Then came the class program, as
follows: Welcome, Grayson Story;I
prophecy, Maude POWELL poem,
Doris White; will, Virginia Coffey;
valedictory, Joe Bolick.
County Superintendent Hagaman
then presented diplomas to the fol
lowing graduates: Doris White,
Edith White, Virginia Coffey, Maude
Powell, Elizabeth Walters, Dorothy
league, Ethel Hollers, Grayson
Story, Joe Bolick, Duke Bolick, Dee
Cannon, Sidney Cannon, Harland
Greene and Edward Coffey.
All-year Primary School
Blowing Rock is to have an all
year primary school doing standard
work throughout the twelve months.
The first summer session will begin
June | under the tutorship of Mrs
Addie Sale, primary teacher in the
Blowing Rock consolidated school.
AS far as is known here, this is
the first all-year primary public
school, doing approved standard
work, to be established in North
Carolina. 1t has been begun here
because the winter climate makes 1t
difficult for many small children to
attend school throughout the winter.
These may make up their work dur
ing the summer. The school will also
take care of children of any summer
residents who wish to attend.
Mrs. Sale received her training in
primary teaching at the Horace
Mann school in New York and at the
University of North Carolina
Theatre Nearing Completion
The Carolina theater building is
rapidly approaching completion, with
only the interior finishings yet to be
done The theater, it is said by the
owners, will be open some time early
in June. Only first run pictures of
the better class will be shown, the
managers said. Some vaudeville
NAV also be shown from time to
time.
School Pupils Have Picnic
A large crowd of pupils of the
Blowing Rock high school enjoyed a
lively picnic Monday at Linville
Falls. The crowd left here early
Monday morning and spent the day
! climbing to the views and descend
ing into the gorge. Dinner was en-
ioyed on the cliffs of the lower falls.
On the way home, the crowd stopped
at the roadside and roasted weiners
and toasted marshmallows before re-
turning to Blowing Rock.
Those in the party were Edna
Miller, Lucille Coffey, Margaret
Sudderth, Virginia Sudderth, Eliza
beth Sudderth, Annie Coffey, Maude
Mays, Omer Coffey, Frank klutz,
Lois Klutz, William Lentz, Glenn
Coffey, Paul Foster, Clarence
Greene, Donald Greene, Bynum
Crisp, William Holshouser, Miss
Pearl Webb, A. F.. Mercer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Rupert Gillett and Mrs Silas,
Nicholson of Winston-Salem.
Rocking Yonahlossee in Avery
Crushed rock is being laid on the
Yonahlossee road in Avery county,
but that section is not being widen
ed. 1t is the understanding here
that the road is to be made of
standard width only from Blowing
Rock to the Avery county line. Sur,
veyors, working from Linville to-
ward Blowing Rock, had reached the
city limits of Blowing Rock Tues
day.
Barked Inn Nearing Completion
The Barked Inn, latest of the ad-
ditons to Blowing Rocks summer
inns, will be completed in a week
or so and will be opened for guests
as soon as it can be furnished. It'll
will be operated by Mrs. Lou Greene.
Give Play at Newland
The play Sunshine" which was:
given in Blowing Rock several
weeks ago, was repeated in Newland
Tuesday night by the same cast,
with some changes. The play was
presented by the Tuesday Afternoon
club of Blowing Rock and was under
the personal direction of Mrs. E. c. /,
Underdown.
School Licks Town
In an exciting ten-inning game
last Saturday, the Blowing Rock
town team by score of II to 81
Although both teams were little
out of practice, they played good
Ddll anu Idue SOilS HcdI
among which was a double play byl
the high school team. Bynum Crispt
got the longest hit, home run to
left field.
The line-ups:
High school: Donald Greene, RI;
Bynum Crisp, c; Clarence Greene,
2b; Lawrence Bolick, 3b; Williaml
Lentz, p; William Holshouser, SIS;
Stewart Bolick, cf; Grayson Story,
If; Glenn Coffey, 1b.
Town: Fred Mays, cf, Ray, 3b; L.
Ross, ss; Howard Oxentine, G; Munk
Ward, 1b; G. Lentz, p; Spencerl
Greene, 2b; Ed Pitts, rf; Claud
Greene and B. K. jenkins, If.
The score by innings:
H. S. ....... 900 80 14G 2-1
Town 80. Ill 020 220 o. 81
Birthday Party
A large number of boys and girls
were the guests of Bill Klutz at a.