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Eight Abbeville City Interestir ""The 23rd commencement of the "Abbeville City Schools was held ir the Opera House Tuesday evening . ? ^ -1 oo rne graauacion ciass iiumuucu ?*>? ' the largest in the history of thi school. The following program wa ? carried out: Graduates. Gertrude Calvert. Katie Cox "Maude Hawthorne. Margie Gillebeau Ruth Howie, Myrtle McLeskey, Glio ' -ijelle Clarey, Eugenia Coleman Mary Hnigier. Kate Haskell, Annii Belle Little, Prude Mann, Marioi Daniels. Hubert Cox, James Mars, Arthu Mundy, Thomas Mundy, Maxwel Smith, Kempton Billings, Lewi --Clinkscales, Floyd Graves. James Hill First Honor?James Hill. Second Honor?Kate Haskell. Declamation MedaU. Ruth Howie, and Floyd Graves. Names of pupils who were neithe tardy nor absent during the nin months. First Grade?Ruby Brown, Sar "Cowan. Roy Nance, Ada Perrir Alma Gaston. Second Grade?Ruby Hughes, Dar ner Cann, James McComb, Mario Poliakoff, Lavinia McCuen. Third Grade?James Cox, Olli Culbreath, Myrtle Edwards, Lillia Langley, , Robert Mundy, Angel Roche, Evelyn McAllister, Jac "Thomson, Jennie White, Tom Brae ley, Estelle Gaston, Ralph Bauknighi Fourth Grade?Alice Cheathan Mary Shaw Gilliam, Mary Jones, D? foorah Owens, Willie Bowie, Earl Turman, Donald Harris. Fifith Grade?Elizabeth Thomsoi Mary Louise Dargan, Gladys Edward Willie Eakin, Ada Faulkner, Hild ' Syfan, William Cox, Joseph Gastoi Fred Minshall, Clifton Wilson. Sixth Grade?Janie Vance Bowi< Willie Hamson, Lena Belle Johnsoi Eleanor Schroeder, Mary White, Jac Bradley, Paul Graves, Thomas Maj well, Carnell Mundy, Louis Seal, Coi nelia Clinkscales. Seventh Grade?Margie Browi 4 Catherine Faulkner, Mary Nickle Alton Botts, Theophilo Bradley, J. ( Cheatham. TTi^VifVi flroile?Min<? 'Rauknio'h Ophelia Clinkscales, Mary Jone Ruby Mann, George Nance, Herma Wisby. ^Ninth Grade?George Cann, Malo ' "Caim, Sam Hill, Mary Graydon, Fai nie DuPre. / Tenth Grade? Cliobelle Clar; ' Maude Hawthorpe. Names of puipls who did not mal below ninety-five on any subject. First Grade?Thelma Bauknigh Sara Cowan, Annie Cheatham, Mai Hill Ferguson, Margaret Harriso Ada Perrin, Louise Uldrick, Elizabei "Wilson. Second G^de?Ida Calhoun, R -~chel Minshall, Mark Hawthorne, To Howie, Robert Link. Third Grade?Sara Edwards, Fra -ces Gilliam, Judith Hill, Kathle< Lomax, Jennie White. Fourth Grade?Caroline Chalmei Grace Milford, Annie Mabry, Dona Harris. Charlie Wilson. Fifth Grade?Maria Neuffer, A< Faulkner, Elizabeth Thomson, Bil Long. Tome VflTlfP Rowi Margaret Dawson, Elizabeth Gam rell, Helen Milford, Florence Neuffe Mary White. Seventh Grade?Helen Eakin, Ma: Greene, Ralph Lyon. Eighth Grade?None. Ninth Grade?Elizabeth Faulkne Mary Graydon, Mattie Eakin, Fann DuPre, Frank Gary, Samuel Hill. Tenth Grade?Kate Haskell, Jam Hill. Names are not given in order class standing. * ' . Superintendent's Annual Report f the Year 1915-16. Mr. Chairman, Board of Truste< Ladies and Gentlemen: Your careful attention is invit to the reading of the report of t sCity Schools, for the four years u nder the present administration. - At times, it may be necessary refer to other years of the scho< work. When this is done only offici reports of school officers will be use It is a pleasure to note a the ve large increase in enrollment for t present over last year. At the clc of the year June 1915, the enrollme I CO I Schools Close M i n t\ ig ana dticcessmi i - was 532; at the close of the year i Ju"e 1916. the enrollment is 632, an increase of 95 pupils. This may be accounted for in three 3 or more ways. First: This city 5 very wisely voted compulsory education last June and this has brought many children into the school. Second: a larger number of children [' from other districts are attending our schools this year, 35, whereas, last year only nine from other districts 5 came into this district. This certain1 ly is a compliment to the efficiency of your school. Third, we have r made spccial effort to hold the boys 1 in the high school. This is shown s tonight by so many boys who occupy [_ places with the graduating class. Just here your attention is called to the fact that the school this year turns out the largest graduating class / in its history. r This increase in pupils justifies the e Board in electing an additional teener for next session. This they have a decided to do. Improvement*. ' During the past four years the folt_ lowing improvements have been n made in the schools by the efforts of the teachers, children and Superine tendent. fl Twenty large and beautiful pica tures have been' placed in the differk ent room3 at a cost of Sixty dollars. I_ i Through the kindness of the city l" . council and the Civic League, the j" walks in front of and leading to the Graded school, have been cemented ~ at a cost of more than $100.00. The ,city cuncil wired the lower floor of } i the graded school, which has made it lg useful for school gatherings. Severa al large benches were placed on the 1 grounds at the high school building, ' .live sets of reference works averag8 'ing six volums to the set have been j' been contributed to the high school library by pupils, a set of the New c_1 International Encyclopedia and one r~. Webster International Dictionary, "jboth at a cost of more than ,$100. y I have been purchased, $75 was raised s' by the boys for a gymnasium, two i' drinking fountains have been placed "" jin the graded school, there should be t lone in each room of the buildings, s' $100 dollars was raised during the year for a laboratory and this has been supplemented by the Board ,n with another $100. a. Many other things are needed but I we mention these to show that a fine y 'spirit of co-operation exists between ' | teacher and pupil and that they are ,e interested in th? improving of condii tions. t I Discipline. ^ | During the past year, discipline n | has been a minor factor in the ^ | school's management. It has been i necessary to administer correction a_'and punishment. Whenever it was m thought necessary we have not hesi.tated to act as our better judgment I?~.,iJ vvuuiu uiwiatc. ;n While discussing this subject, 1 feel that your attention should b? 3 called to military training that wt jjj have used to a degree this year, 1 | know of no other form of training ja \ that is as helpful to the high school ly boy as that of military training anc {hope that it may be made a part oi :e> the school work here. It is a success bl in Sumter and one or two othei >r> places in this state where it has beer tried. It inculcates a fine sense oi ry honor, it teaches system, manliness land respect for authority that nc j other method does. >r.1 During the camping trip of th< ie high school boys, strict military dis jcipline was enforced. I did not heai es during the four days, an oath uttered a profane word spoken, nor a rougl of 'vord. nor did I notice any tobacco I commend this feature as strongly as I can. or | Promotion. I This is the time of the year wher ! this subject is uppermost in th< ?s, minds of some of the patrons. Ai long as we have pupils in gradet ed schools there will be promotions an< he non-promotions. n- Some pupils cannot do the work o: the school in ten years; some d< to not do it; some could do it if th< )ls parent would co-operate more closel; ial with the teacher and some fail be ;d. cause of the weakness of teacher ry These things happen, however. Th< - ni-Amntinr in tVll ne purccuui^'j wx VMW??v.. ... .? >se school is no greater than in othe: nt schools of the same standing an* >ME e%4" Udl Year in History when it is the fact is considered that the standard of this school is a unit and a half higher than the standard ten years ago. Then we can safely say that the per cent of non-promotions are much less than that in most schools. 1 have taken considerable trouble to compare the promotions of this school with other good schools and find that we send up as-large per cent of students each year as' the other docs. We would impress as forcibly as we can this thought: we expect to make pupils thorough before we give out promotion cards. We are trying to teach children, not make grades. Safety First. Under this heading we call your attention to the fire drills of the schools. The auditorium at the high school has been emptied of all pupils in one and a half minutes and i-- 4?V?z\ nvimorv tne reciiiiuuu xuvmo au y. , school has been emptied in one and three-fourths minutes. The children rise and without waiting to get books or anything else move out promptly and orderly when any unusual noise is made. To prevent the spreading of germs, the floors are oiled and <swept each day after school hours. Occasionally the children of some room will ask permission to do some extra cleaning up in their room and permission is always cheerfully given. I can't see why a child should not be encouraged to make his room or work excel the others. Here I quote from the report made by the State Health officer, Dr. James A. Hayne. This report was made in 1913, Feb. 7th. He says: "There is little to condemn in the schools and much to commend. I do not find anything to cause sickness in the present condition. In conclusion, I respectfully submit that I And the sanitary condition of the school above the average of the schools examined by me in other parts of the State." I know that the buildings are kept as well or better now, so I am safe in stating to you that the sanitary conditions are good. Every child has been vaccinated and contageous diseases are carefully watched. Standard of Schools. This is a matter that vitally concerns each and every one of you. The standard of this school is excelled bv only one school in the State an?l that by only one-tenth of a unit. I mean of course, ten year schools. Quoting from the report of the , State high schools inspector, this , school made in June 1912, ten and t four-tenth units; in 1915 (June) , thirteen and one-half units. Thus , you can see for yourself what ad. vance has been made. ; In October, 1912 this school was placed on the accredited list of all [ the State colleges, the College of ? Charleston, and since then the certifi? cates of full graduates have been ac[ cepted by Davidson College and , Washington and Lee University. Tht j last college has a fifteen unit admis[ sion. f Not a graduate from this school j has returned home during the las1 . four years because he failed to make , good in college. At the Countj f f'ield Day Exercises the pupils frorr 5 this school won ten of fourteen clas: , room first prizes, two of the fou] gold medals, and won many point! ; on the athletic field. These fact [ are mentioned that they may put yoi r to thinking about the place that youi school occupies and that you migh j also seriously consider additional im e j provements ?nd changes for the bet j ttsr. Allow me to call your attention t< some advance steps taken by th< x public in educational matters. , The school has been raised fron 5 ten and 4-10 units to 13 and 5-10 j from a single course to a doubh 1 course of study; to an increase ii enrollment so large that in a year o: f so another building will be badl; 3 needed as every room in'each build ? ing is now in use; a splendid Sci f ence laboiatory is in process of pur . chase and will be installed this sum . mer; all the grades at the mil e school has been transferred to th s city schools; a two-mill tax was lev r ied in 1914, and best of all com i pulsory education was voted her IN I Eis cont Thousc merchi Southern Textile 1 Industry Shows Big Increase ij Washington, D. C., May 27.?'The ; statistics of cotton consumption issued by the United States Census of- ' fice from month to month, show the !j continued growth of the cotton tex- ij tile industry of the Suth," said Presi dent Harrison, of Southern Railway j j \7 j Zi "The latest report issued shows ? that in the month of April, 1916, ? Southern cotton mills consumed 298,- *v 186 bales, an increase over last year ~ of 21,268 bales, or 7.68 per cent, g while milh in all other States con- v sumed only 276,918 bales, a decrease |j of 3,561 bales, or 1.5 per cent, as Y compared with last year. For the h nine months ended April 30, consumption in Southern mills increased h 17.42 per cent over last year, while ?: in all other States the increase was | only 15.06 per cent." UGH! CALOMEL MAKES ' YOU DEATHLY SICK |j Stop Using Dangerous Drug Before ;> It Salivates You! It's Horrible! You're dlious, sluggish, constipat- !j! ed and believe you need vile, danger- !j! ous calomel to start your liver and !ji clean your bowels. Here's my guarantee! Ask your Ij druggist for a 50 cent bottle of Dod- ' ] son'3 Liver Tone and take a spoon- ' [ ful tonight. If it doesn't start your ,j| Hvw 9traichten vou ricrht up It' better than calomel and without griping or making you sick I want you to go back to the store and get your ;j money. \ j j j Take calomel today and tomorrow ;;; you will feel weak and sick and nau- ;j; seated. Don't lose a day's work. ;j Take a spoonful of harmless, vege- ;l table Dodson's Liver Tone tonight ; and wake up feeling great. It's perfectly harmless, so give it to your ;i children any time. It can't sali- ,j vate, so let them eat anything after- i; wards.?Adv. !j last June. If this step were taken ;j tnroughout the state, in a few years $ we would no longer have an illiterate citizenship and adults who can- ? not read the Holy Bible. j;j Forward. Now, what do we need? || First, a greater interest shown || by patrons in school affairs. Second, more tax that the schools ;| may be better equipped. : Third, a higher salary limit tor * teachers. ; | Fourth, more men teachers in the ;i High School. ;) Fifth, a four-year High School to I;! i meet the requirements of the colleges J;1 in 1918. !j Sixth, one of the five teacher train- !j i ingschools that the State is going to !; . opefr this year. These are to be <\ high schools. < j i Seventh, a continued co-operation jj [ among the patrons, teachers and ; trustees that have obtained during ;| . the past years. : Thanking you for the splendid ;! [ support given the school, teachers, ; > and Superintendent in the past, on !; .' behalf of the schools we wish for you all many years of usefulness and t I happiness. |j t [ i Equally Effective. ' rU.irrVi+or / nnnftt. exist without [ r injr uo-b"*" i at least three servants," said the 5 nroud mother to her future son-inr law. 5 "Leave that to me", answered the 3 young man. i "But will you be able to provide r them for her?" ! t "No, but I will be able to prove I - conclusively that she can exist with j - only one." i i FOR ECONOMY'S SAKE. \ I j 3 Use borax! 1 Borax saves 50 per cent, of laundry soap. Borax makes soap do more . work at less expense. It makes - better, easier washings. The clothes last longer, too. Borax - nnr>_inillrimic AnH its is auauiuLcijr uvii-uij<?>?.w. ? 1 cost is trifling. e A 25c package of "20 Mule Team - Borax Soap Chips" will do more - cleaning than 50c worth of bar soap e or washing powder.?Adv. HIS inued a da i r mds or art indise to I: iSSffiSfiSifiKfiifiSfilfiSiFy | INSURANCE IP Life, Fire, Tornado, An ; Liability, Employer Bani Health, Plate Glass and Lr Mn\n?V 7Y1 T.JP.NT) * 1UI/1T JU JL X V/ JL/^/AT \ ABBEVILLE INSURE ABBEVILLE, S. C. 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