The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-07
END COLORED
SCHOOL Term
IL Graduated and Many
Promoted on Finishing
Seventh Grade

An appreciatlve audience VIII.
messed the closing exercises OF
colored school Friday night, June
8.
Rev. w. NJ. Anderson, elder OF
the Hendersonville and AshevllIe
districts Offered invocation. Vr-
ginia Rhodes was salutatorlan,
Collie Mae Jones, Valedictorlan.
Francis Herbert recited the class
poem and Samuel Singietary gave
the class history.
Prof. +. NJ. Waters, superln-
tendent of city schools, was pres
ent. He. made a very interesting
and inspiring address to the class
and to the patrons and general
public. Z ,
He spoke Of the advantages OF
having the new recreational and
school gymnasium set-up. Saying
that it would mean much to the
colorcd people if they cooperate
on things that we're for the best
interests of the. community and
their own personal development.
He said that one way of showing
appreciation for the building and
those who were responsible for It's
erection was to take proper care
of it. He hoped that it would
tend to elevate the tone of the
community and create better
spirit among the cOlored people
and that as they showed their
ability to use what they already
possessed wisely and intelligently,
other additional help would be
be given.
Mr.. Waters closed by commend
ing the class for their loyalty to
the school and to other higher au-
thorities, and their faithfulness In
the work they had accomplished
and wished for them useful and
happy lives.
Samuel Singletary, president of
the class, paid tribute to the prln-
cipal, w. M. Robinson, for his
long and continued services to the
school community and race, and
the non behalf of the. class pre-
sented the school with a large
framed photograph of the princi-
pal. -
delivered the principal address to
the graduates He was. loud IN his
praise of Mayor A. V. Edwards,
Superintendent Il. M. Waters and
the board of education and other
agencies and persons who made it
possible for the colored; people to
enjoy such beautiful building.
He commended the principal for
his safe leadership through a long
stretch of years.
He urged the class to live up to
their motto, might brings out the
stars" and try to. emulate the no.
BILE examples of their own and
other races; to keep pressing on
to higher goals of learning, and
not to look upon work as dis
grace but as an honor. He said to
become and efficient worker was
the right way to have success,
achieve honor and make friends,
Rev.-B w. -Moncur gave brief
and encouraging talk to the class
and then delivered certificates to
the following graduates: Frances
Herbert, Harold J. Jackson,
Frank Price, Samuel z, Single
tary, Willie H. Peak, Harold r.
Davis, Elena f. wilkins, Virginia
f. Rhdoes, Wilhemehia Whiteside,
Mamie l. Wilson and Callie Mae
Jones.
Seventh grade promotion cert
iificates were given to +. Louise
Cooley, Mae Erwin Crawford.
Georgia Mae Lockart, Mary Alice
Mcdaniel. Jennette Price, Sarah
Louise Cash, Letter P. Pilgrim
Clara Lee, Rice, Blonteene' Rice
Matte Scott, Helen Smith. Ida
Mae Steward, Elma l.. Walls
Frances White, Jesse Fletcher, :Ir
William Fornev, Georgia Cash
Horace, Greene, A. y. Jeryers
Harvey Steygall, Alfonso Scott
Floyd sumpey, Otto Tivittv an