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[REPORTED FO TiLE M ESSENG ER.] HOLLY SPRING ACADEMY. Closing Exercises of Prof. Tom Gal loway's Sehool-Dinner--Speech es by Singleton, Boggs and Du rant-Excursion to the Bald Knob Head by W. R. brlce. On last Friday morning the writer started out on foot from Rev. J. M. StewarE's accompanied by two cousins, Misses' Emma and Lena Stewart, to atten:1 and wit ness the closing exercises and en tertainment given byw Prof. Ton (Galloway's School at Holly Spring Academy. We reached the place some two hours before the exami_ nation commenced,and while walk ing around the church-the place of my first school days-I caught myself several times musing on the scees and incidents of my y outh. Every person knows sonic thing of the emotions caused by a visit to the home of his child-hood. We all love to dwell on tender re collections, kindred ties, early af tections and touching narratives mingled with all we know of our y.'outhtful days. Just to the right of where I was standing, I 1-earned to play "Roun(d Town;" about 501 y-ards to the left, I learned to play 'Bull Pen," and "Cat;" under the old oak tree in front of the chureb, I lea rned to play 'N marbles; and be fore the fire-place in the church, with blue-book in my hand learn ed my a b e, well as I remember, when I stood byv my teacher,a Miss Robinson, for the lirst recitation. 'he first. word iiomn my preceptor' was, "what do you say when you *t1m) youri1 toe?" will ever be re membered. WIile thus lookino (Iver the field of my firs't school dlays, and~ almost unconscious of' what was going on around me, I was notified by the sound of' the heitll t hat the hour11 for examination wa~s at hand. Ther'e was a large; at tendanice of parenCIts and fr'iends of the childIren. The s lhool-r'ootn was beaut ifully and tastefully ar ranged. I sketch a few of the many dlecorations ;the teacher' dlek was d ressed wit'h a p)ro1fnsio'fi ofthoice fiowers. To the right on the wall were these words, "Parents Edus cate Your Children," nicely en 'losed in a motto frame, aind uin derneath this, were the wor'ds, "Help and Encourage Us," signeo, "Little Children." To the left wvas he significant sentence standing( oput in relief, "W~e live in the Moun.. t ains, But We Are Comning.'' EX A MJNA TION. A t 9 :30 the examination began. R~eA. G. WV. Singleton, 0. L. Dut rant, Hion. J. E. Boggs, W. R. Price. Wmn. A ik en. Joh n n) nIo-ay a A. B. Chastain were selected by the teacher and seated in front of the class as a criticising commit- W tee. The following is the programme for the forenoon exercise. N Salutatory, by Henson Price. Fourth Reader -John Eden, Addie Porter, Melissa Lynch,.Em ma Lynch, Nettie Chastain, Nettie N Lynch, Mary Lynch, Iaura Mose ley, Joanna Rickman. Third Reader-lenson Price, Willie Price, Joe Chastain, Early Mosely, Ella Gravley, Emma G rav- T ley, Flora Gravley, Malinda Chas tain, Lizzie Porter, Mary Chas tain and Gideon Lynch. Si First Reader-Ella Price, Nan nie Stewart, Lillie Lynch, Emma p4 Whitmire and Dollie Gravley. La ti-John D. Edens and Cray- tlj ton Price. First Geography--C ray ton Price Ti Addie Porter, Mary Porter and Joanna Rickman. CI Second G cographv-Willie Price. Ella Price, Mary Lynch, Nttfie Ti Linch, Emma nch, Nettie Chas tain and Laura Moseley First Eng. G ra m.-Sam Porter, Ella Price, Mary Lynch, Nettie Lynch, Emma Lynch and Laura Moseley, to First Arith.-Crayton Price Sam Porter, Addie Porter and Jo anna, Rickman. G< Second A rith. Class-Ella Price, Mary Lynch, Nettie Lynch, Melis- fr( sa Lyneih, Nettie Chastain, Laura Moseley and Emma Lynch. ed Third Arith. Class-Ilenson M 1rice, Elijah Price, Early Moseley, th Ella Gravley, Joe Chastain, Gide- st on Ly neh, Emma Gravley, Flora w( Chastain, Malinda Chastain, Liz- b zie Porter and Mary Chastain. i Algera-John Edens, Crayton TI Price, Addie Porter and Mary~ Por' pa ter. in The ab~ove closed the morning's ca exercise. All the classes acquitted themselves handsomely and to the te' entire satisfaction of the parents fa~ andl all present. dai AFTERNOON ExERiCISES. as Music by John Edens and the th school ;then followed declamations i by the studlents. The following fr' is the names and subjects: Ph Crayton Price-The loss of a Z National Character. N ~Joe Chastain-The Infant Ora tor. P, Tally Moseley-Cauition. s Mary Lynch-The Destiny of se America- a!, Ella Gravley-The Lomg Ago. G Lizzie Chastain--A speech by a in little girl. fa Music-.h Win. Porter---Our Heroes. l1 'Willie Prie.-..Th is World.i Ossie Stewart-The Sailor Boy. th Nettie Chastain-No Excellence I ithout Labor. i( Lizzie Porter-Tlic IIours. fel Flora Cliatain-Who is My ici eighbor? f!r Music. (IL Julius Aiken-Onward. Early Moseley-TLhe Destiny of S1 a poleol. s Elijah Price-Know ledge. el Addie Porter-To the Eagle. mn Melissa Lynch-Golden Side. pr Dollie Gravley-God Made all C liings. io MIusi c. J M Ary Porter--The World 'Frn tory.D Laura Mfoseley-The Beautiful Nettie Lynch-Tfhe Poor anld e Rich. or Emma Whitmire-Slight of Malinda Chastain-A Little iild(. - Lillie Lync-h-Ambiltious and da foi 'U C.of Mu"SwI. an John EAens-America. IHenson Price1-Pro(irreSS Robert -Moseley-Assumption. Joanna Rickman-Pulpit Ora Mary Chastain-The Winds. Nannie Stewart-The i Word of "a All. Ophelia Chastain-A Word t h >mn a sweet Giril-Listen. m The evening exercises were clos- a with an original valedietory by i r. John D. Edens, who, in a pa etic and feeling manner, bid idents, teacher and friends fare 41. Speeches were then made Revs. G. W. Singleton, 0. L. irant and1( lIon. J1. E. Boggs.( iese gentlemen urge upjon the rents the all-impor'tance of' giv- IFa; .r their children a thorough edui- m< tion. Music was furnished in the af enoon by one of North Carolina's we irest andl most accomplished ti ughters, Miss Nannie Zachary, no sistedl by her brother Wylie, on "' c violin. mn t mong the distingui shed visitors >m a distance were Col. Geo. W. iyne, of Ashville, Capt John ~chary, from Cashier's Valley, C. We were pleased to notice that 'of. Galloway had introduced veral of the higher studies in his hiool, including Latin, Algebra, Ld I believe he had a class in reek. The examination in Lat- D and English Grammar compare TI vorably with any that I ever ard. I never saw a more intel- ~ ~eit school of cheerful boys and 'eet little girls in~ my life In e analysis of English sentences, was forcibly remindcd of old Treen,' when I heard these little lows tell the subject, the pred ite, adjective element of the st class, and the nodifying AIses. Now while the citizens of Holly )ring are enthusiastic on the bject of education, we would rnestly insist upon them to aug ent the public funds and. the eospective aid from the -National Dvernment, by private subscript ns and keep a school going froin nuary to January. P. RS. EARLE & BRUCE, Easley, S. C. )FFERS their professional serviec to the surrotiding.country. Prompt attention to all calls--dy nighit. Qlee ait Easlcy Hlotel. :pr 18-* Notice. E will be at Easley's Bridge, IV over Saltida River. on the 10th y of May next, at 11 o'clock, n. m., the purpose of letting the building a Bridge at said Bridte site. Planis d Specificatiols Iadie known on day letting. ELIA S lAY. CounltY Conun'r. Piekens Co. 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