Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-30

The Senior class of the Zeb Vance
school, composed of eight boys and
eight girls received their diplomas on
Monday night at the school audi
torium- This event marked the clos
ing of a very successful school year
in which the average daily attendance
was the greatest in the history of the
school
The commencement opened with
the music recital given .cy the pupils
of Mis- Hen Kimball, of Henderson
on Thursday evening. The piano num-
bers interspersed with selections by
the glee club delighted the large au-
dience which attended
On Friday night the class day ex-
ercises were held. The members of
the Junior class led the professional
forming an aisle through which the
Seniors, led by their mascot, Clarice
Coghill, marched to the stage. They
portrayed in a very beautiful and i'm
presSive pageant the present senior
class, and as they hoped to be ten
years from now. The historian was
Sidney Hines; the statistician, Elsie
Clayton; the TestatOr, Reynold Parks;
the poetess, Helen Grissom; the gift
orian, Ikey Rem; the prophecies,
Betty Young.
On Sunday, the baccalaureate SER
mon was preached by the Rev. Albert
S. Hale, pastor of the First Baptist
church, in Henderson, who presented
in a most s'ceautiful., and emphatic
manner a message based on the sub
ject, "You Can't Keep a Good Man
Down." Mr. Hale drew his illustra-
tons from Biblical characters such as
Joseph and Job, and he urged the
members Of the Senior class to over
ride obstacles, and rise above the
general level of achievement. He said
that unless brains are developed in
good men to outwit the active and
keen brains of the underworld we are
a lost generation.
The graduating address was pre-
.ented on Monday evening in the pre-
sence of a large audience by DR.. W.
G. Wicker Of Elon College, seated on
the stage with DR.. Wicker were R.
G. Young, principal of the schol, w.
A. Kittrell and Leon Frazier, mem
bers Of the local school .soard The
seniors dessed in caps and gowns
were led in by their class mascot. The
Saluatory was given by Betty Young.
DR.. Wicker urged the members of the
class to get and keep in the right re-
lationship with the world. cit is i'm
possible" he stated, "to make a sue
cess unless you realize the Importance
of this STEP" He then tried to point
out the different elements which help
to put an Individual in tune with
hiss urroundings such as work, la
Dor, play, pleasure, gratitude and APP
probation.
The principal, r. c. Young, in pre-
senting the diplomas to the graduates
made some very appropriate remarks,
reminding the seniors as they go out
from high school that their character,
their success, and their lives are up
to each individual and that he will
have to determine the way his ship
will sail. Diplomas were given to the
following: Ladie Barnes, Elsie Clay
ton, Helen Grissom,. Christine Ed
wards, Marie Murphy, Daisy Lee Mil
ton, Helen Simms, Betty Young, John
Fuller Coghill, Sidney Hines, Carson
Ellis, Edwin Pace, Reynold Parks,
Horace Parkinson, Ikey Rem and
Roscoe Edwards.
The certificates Of promotion from
the seventh grade to high school were
then given to thirty five members of
the seventh grade. The valedictory adj
dress was given by Edwin Pace
The marshals chosen from the tenth
grade who served for all the final ex-