The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-05-08
81 STUDENTS OF CITY HIGH
SCHOOL AWARDED DIPLOMAS
AS SCHOOL YEAR CONCLUDES
Judge Oglesby Points To
Necessity Of Faith, In
Annual Address
BETTER EDUCATIONAL
FACILITIES ARE URGED

Forty-three members of the
senior class of the Hendersonville
high school received diplomas
from the institution at the annual
commencement exercises, held at
the auditorium last night.
Members of the class heard an
address by Judge Jno. M. Oglesby,
Of Concord, who is presiding in
the superior court here. Judge
Oglesby spoke in the place of
Julian S. Miller, of Charlotte, who
was unable to attend the exer-
cises.
The Carolina Theatre Cup,
which will be presented annually
to a student rating highest on
character, citizenship and culture,
was won by Robert Green, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Green, and a
member of the 9th grade. Young
Mr. Green was absent due to ill
ness, and the cup was taken to
him by his parents. The cup is
presented for merit, character be-
ing judged as 40 per cent, citizen
ship 40 per cent, and culture 20
per cent. This award is based
upon conduct and activity outside
of, as well as in school. Mr..
Waters read a letter of apprecia-
ton from the recipient, which re-
GREETED his inability to be present.
The exercises were opened by
the singing Of America by the
audience, which filled the audito-
rum. The invocation was by the
Rev. Broadus E. Jones. pastor of
the First Baptist church.
Members of the graduating
class, the speaker of the evening,
J. E. Shipman, who presented
him, Supt. F. M. Waters, and
members of the school board were
on the stage. ....
A special musical selection,
Obey Speaks Morning" was pre-
scented by the Haydn Choral club,
under the direction OF Mrs. j. q.
Morrow, Jr., accompanied by Miss
Mary Brooks.
In his Introductory remarks,
Judge Oglesby pointed out that
the number of women in the class
showed the progress made by the
state in it's educational program
and paid tribute TO the public
school system of the state.
There was a time, he said,
when the educational system of
the Spartans was solely physical,
but our educational system has
gone far beyond that time.
Problems of today, he said, call
for all that is fine and true in
young men and women. The times
are a challenge to those who go
out into the world. What, he
questioned, is the attitude of the
educated mind today? What is
the contribution which educated
people have willed they are going
to make to their generation? This
state pays tribute to the great
Aycock, not because he was
great lawyer or a great orator,
but because he used his great
powers in service to the state. The
nation pays tribute to other great
men not because they were great
soldiers or great statesmen, but
because they turned their great
powers toward the service of hu-
mainly.
Negative lives will not meet the
challenge of today. 1t calls for
courage, and faith,-faith in ones
country, in oneself, and in ones
beliefs and ideals.
1t has been said, the speaker
declared, that this is an inauspi-
cious time for young people to be
graduated, but he declared that it
was a great time to be graduated
because it challenges all that is
fine and good in young people.
Using the Kentucky Derby as an
example, he declared that it was
not glory for a thoroughbred to
win from pillow horses, and he de-
clared that the problems of today
called for solving by thorough
breds. They call. he said, for
clear, calm, judicious, and patri-
otto thought and action.
And in conclusion he urged his
listeners to remember always that
the fear of God is the beginning
of wisdom.
Diplomas were presented by
Superintendent Waters and the
benediction was by Rev. Jones.
Superintendent Waters, in brief
remarks to the spectators called
attention to the fact that the
Hendersonville schools have. been
continually reduced in finances
until the work done in them is the
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