Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-12

ernoon began with a prologue state
ment by Billy Dennis, president of the
class Following was the class history
by Miss Rowena Daniel AS she read
the pages of a large book" were turn
ed revealing different members of the
class as "superlatives". Miss Lucille
Finch as giftorian and George Gooch
as prophet, had their numbers to
gether. AS Miss Finch called each
member of the class singly to the
stage for gift" she also interjected
witty characterization, and passed
the individual on to George Gooch as
the prophet, who read from a mystics
fortune-telling bowl the future of each
member.
At the conclusion of this program
Miss Gladys Sorensen, as testator
read the last will and testament of
the class, which was brief, and de-
parted from the customary listing OF
every individual memfc fer, because Of
the size OF the graduating class.
The class as a body then sang the
class song. the words of which were
by Miss Jessie Roth Stewart, vale
dictorian of the class, and the music
for which was written by Miss Annie
Hyman Bum.
During the exercises, members of
the class occupied seats in the center
tier directly in front of the stage. be-
cause there were so many of them
they could not be accommodated on
the rostrum.
At the School and Award Night pro-
gram, different citizens presented the
individual medals and awards, as fol-
lows:
D. A. r. Horne Economics Award
RESENTED to Anne Stainback by Mrs.
Ellen Cooper.
First --ear Tvping Award presented
20 Dorothy Beddingfield by Mrs. Eu-
gene Gibson Everitt
Second Year Tipping Medal Present
od by Tivy Harris by Mrs. Eugene
Gibson Everitt.
T. p. Gholson Physical Education
Award presented to Thomas Hester
by Rev James A. Jones.
A. w. Gholson Physical Education
Award presented to .Jacquelyn Nc
Donald by L. L. Miller.
Anderson Athletic Award presented
to William "Billy" Peace Ky A. w.
Gholson.
Loyalty Athletic Award presented
70 Richard "Diclz" Galloway by L. l..
filler.
Loughlin-Goodwin Athletic Award
n~eserted to Evelyn Blake by Miss
Mary Ramseur.
Mayors Medal for Best High School
Recitation presented to Jane Thomp-
son by Mayor Henry T. Powell
Mrs. J. w. Jenkins Medal presented
to Rowena Daniel by Rev. r. E.
Brown.
J. #. Alderman Medal presented to
Tommy Jenkins by r. G. Harrison.
p H. Rose Scholarship Award pre-
scented TO Billy Dennis by R. B. Har-
rison.
F. H. Rose Scholarship Award pre-
serted to Jessie Roth Stewart by Miss
Shannon Morton.
Scholastic Letters and Awards-W.
D Payne.
Athletic Letters and Awards-R. b
Harrison and L. L. Miller.
T.. A. r. History Award presented
to Jane Newell by Mrs. Edwin Fuller
Pal ham.
Bausch and Lomh Sciences Award
presented to Charles Stewart by S. NJ
Crowder.
National Defense Essay Me1al pre-
scented to Jane Newell by Mrs. IL. =.
Allen
Meredith Scholarship Award pre-
sented to Rebecca Patterson by j. c.
.zittrell.
A gift was presented by Superin-
tendent E. M. Rollins to A. T. Hearne
director of the band, for his work
during the year. The band, under di-
rection of George Rose, played a
serenade for Mr.. Hearne.
Under the head of scholastic letters
and awards, three scholarships were
announced sy Mr.. Payne. A scholar
ship to Meredith College, given by the
trustees of that institution to Hender-
son high school, went to Miss Rowena
Daniel for the excellence of her rec
ord during the year. A scholarship