Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-07
DR.. L. E. Smith, President of
Elon College, To Preach
To Seniors and
Public
DIPLOMAS WILL BE
AWARDED THURSDAY
Salutatory and Valedictory
and Other Senior Address
es on That Program;
Awards To Be Given We'd
nesday Night; Class Day
Event Wednesday

Commencement exercises of tn.
Henderson high school get under way
tomorrow and continue throug'
Thursday of next week, May II, with
the largest class graduating in the
history of the school, One hundred and
eight boys and girls are to receive
diplomas Thursday night.
The weeks program begins with the
baccalaureate sermon in the hig'l
school auditorium Sunday evening at
o'clock. by DR.. L. E. Smith, presi-
dent of Elon College, his subject be-
ing, "Three Words by Whish Men
Live" All churches of the city will
omit their Sunday evening services
and their pastors will have parts or
the program.
the Senior Farewell Assembly, other
wise known as the class day program,
will be held. At that time the gradual
ing class will have its own way, with
the giftorian, historian, testator and
prophet giving characteristics of class
members and otherwise paying atten-
ton and tribute to them. The program
will be divided into a prologue and
epilogue, and the class poem and song
will be given.
Wednesday night will be known as
School and Award Night, when a
total of 20 medals and awards will be
presented to students throughout the
school who have won them by their
excellence in achievement during tho
year. On that same program will be
a one-act play, a piano solo, a num-
Der by the high school band and ar
other by the girls glee club.
The final event of commencement
will be the graduating exercises
Thursday night. Diplomas will be pre-
sented, and five seniors will deliver
short talks on the general theme,
Worthy Home Membership, the
Second Objective of Education" The
salutatorian and valedictorian will,
also give their speeches. and the girls
glee club and the band will have parts
Officers Of the class of 1888 are:
William Baker Dennis, president;
Edgar Marin Edwards, vice-president:
Jessie Roth Stewart, secretary;
Dorothy Deal McDuffie, treasurer
Miss Stewart is valedictorian and
Gldays Mae Sorensen is salutatorian.
Faculty sponsors are Misses Shannon
Morton, Evelyn Todd and Pauline
Porter and F'rof. r. B. Harrison. The
class colors, are red and white, class
flowers are red and white roses; the
motto, "Out of school life into life's
school, The mascots are Mary Jones
little daughter of Rev. and Mrs. James
A. Jones, and William Andrew New
comb, son of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Newcomb, both little tots living adj
jacent TO the high school,
Scholarship honors of the class re l..
warded with medals include the two
by p. H. Rose to the girl making the
highest scholarship average for the
four years of high school, going to
Jessie Roth Stewart, and to the bow
with the highest average for the four
years, to William Baker Dennis
All of the exercises will be held in
the auditorium of the high school,
with a seating capacity of 1OOO ;
TWenty-Seven members of the class
of 1O8 are on the senior honor roll
for 1885, and II of these are mem
bers of the National Honorary Beta
Club.
numeer of social events have al
ready been held for the entire class
or various groups of the class. and
others will be held during the coming
week.