Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-05-09
COVE CREEK HIGH
SCHOOL FINALS
S venth Annual Commencement
Brings to Close Most Successful
Term in History of Institution;
37 in Graduating Class


Saturday night marked the close
cf one of the most successful years
in the hisotry of the Cove Creek
high school. The largest class ever
to graduate from the school, 81,
in number received diplomas.
Saturday night the commencement
program opened with an operetta,
"Rainbow's End" presented by the
children of the first seven grades.
On Sunday night at Henson's Chap
el Methodist church, Rev. George d.
Reeves, pastor of the First Baptist
church of North Wilkesboro, preach
I'D the baccalaureate sermon. He
urged upon the graduating class the
Importance of character building if
success is to be attained. Music for
this service was rendered by the
high school glee club and members
of the faculty.
Friday night the senior class had
full sway for their class exercises.
The scene was in Hawaii and the
program was in keeping with the set
ting. The stage was artistically
decorated with ferns, Easter lilies,
palms and the class colors of gold
and white.
On Saturday morning, Mr.. Stanley
A. Harris, national executive officer,
Boy Scouts of America, delivered
the annual address to the graduating
class. He discussed as essentials to
success a strong physical body, en-
ergy coupled with a high ambition,
a well-rounded and attractive per-
sonality and high principles of char
acter.
At this exercise diplomas were
presented to the following gradu-
ates. Mary Lee Sherwood, J. Max
Barlow, w. Claude Eastridge, L.. Roy
Ellison, Pearle Henson, Thomas G.
Lawrence, Hazel C. Norris, Pearle
L. Payne, Earle N. Payne, Charles
Trivette, Clint Baird, Ruth Curtis,
Maude Barlow, Blaine Byers, Clara
Clay, Ethel Eller, Bessie Lee Fox,
Lucy Glenn, Herman Greene, Orr
I vile Hagaman, Villa Knight, Hor-
ard Lowrance, Doris Mast, Bonnie
Mast, Chalmer Phillips, Lola Reece,
Ruth Thomas, Jerry Wilson, Minnie
Wilson, Lynn Norris, Nettie Wilson,
Annie T. Brinkley, Carl Webster,
Beulah Winebarger, Bonnie Jean
Mcbride, Lola Mae Rowe and Mrs.
Allie Rowe Perry.
The final program of commence
ment was given on Saturday night
when the senior class gave a musi-
cal comedy, Hearts and Blossoms. )"
This play was perhaps the best ever
presented here. Music for this ex
ercise was rendered by the Bluff
City string band and orchestra un-
der the direction of Mr.. J. Hard
Trivette.
A feature of the final exercises
was the spendid exhibits in art and
home economics arranged by Mrs.
Simpson and Mrs. Curtis. These ex-
hibits showed the fine type of wor
being done by the pupils of these
GLASSES.
On Friday and Saturday Cove
Greek played Mountain City in two
very interesting baseball games,
winning on Friday from the visitors
with score of rs, but lost Satur-
day to the tune of 1910.
Saturday morning certificates
were presented to the class in home
nursing and first aid who completed
the first course under Mrs. Smith
Hagaman's instruction during the
spring. Another course will be pre-
sented next year in this subject.
Certificates were also given follow
ing pupils for perfect attendance
during the entire year, being neither
absent nor tardy:
Grade Pupils
First grade: Dwight Stout.
Second grade: Hazel Atkins, Ker-
INIT Beach.
Third grade: Lenwood Blair, Nor
ris Henson, Hoy Isaacs, Hal Johnson.