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CLINTON COLLEGE CLOSES THIS WEEK Baccalaureate Preached b\ Dr. Frazer. FINALS OCCUR TO-DAY Annual Address Before Graduating Class to be Delivered bj Rev. Mr. Richardson of Greers, Clinton. June 7.?The college COIll raecement has been the event of en grousing Interest this week. For ten days past various social pleasures hove bi < n planned for the students, so soon to leave, and their friends. On Sunday morning the other churches were ail closed and the First Presbyterian church was filled to overflowing with the vast crowds who wished to hear the baccalaureate ser mon. The faculty and students oc cupied reserved seats in the main body of the auditorium. The Rev. Dr. Robert Adams, who presided over the service, the Rev. l>r. Frazer of Ander son, who preached the baccalaureate sermon, the Rev. Henry H. Sweets, of Louisville, Ky., and the Rev. Dr. Ja cobs, all occupied seats in the pulpit. i'he choir had prepared special music for commencement. Dr. Adams extended a cordial invi tation to the public to attend the ex ercises of commencement Monday and Tuesday evenings and Wednesday morning. He said that it was a pe culiar pleasure to him that his per sonal friend, Dr. W. H. Frazer of An derson, was to preach on this occa sion. The scripture lesson was read by Dr. Sweets from the ninth chapter of John's gospel. Dr. Frazer chose his text from the fourth verse of this chapter, "I must work the works of him who sent me." He brought out the idea that Christ's was the ideal life and that it was animated by a consciousness of the duty of perform ing bis divinely appointed mission. He emphasized that Christ used the word "must'' at every great crisis of his life on earth. He laid down the principle that to every one born on earth there is a divinely appointed (ask and that the man who does not feel in .;is heart (he imperative "must" of Hod calling him to its performance has no right to a place in the world. Ho urged 00 the graduating class the necessity oi ? nterlng upon the active duties of life with a definite aim and purpose, and held up to them the ex arople of Christ's life on earth as th< ir one perfe. : model. Sunday evening r. large audience greeted th( R< V. Mr. Sweets, who de livered the sermon before the V. M. C. A. lie !>:?? ach.-d from a clause in the apostle's benediction, "The Commun ion of the Holy Chost," found in Sec ond Corrintbians, 13:14. Among oilier introductory remarks on the nature of the apostle Paul's prayers he said that in the twenty words of this benediction be bad comprised all the cardinal points of the Christian religion. He brought out that the word comhvdnidtt meant lb derivation partnership and that th< text implied the pOEK tdllty that man may have the spirit t; God as his silent partner to the possll ::::;< s and the obligations in a human li:''* Ofservici to G?d and o: ? ado: able ii Inity. consisted of afj orators' contest par ticipated in by representatives of the two literary societies, the EukosmlRti and the Fl Ilomatheah. Mr. J. s. Mc Gregor presided over this contest. The speakers with their subjects were as follows: w. j?. Lafhan?Our Country's Call: It. M. S< blotter, the Hand that Kocks the Cradle; M, M. Sellers. The Modern Barons; W. C. Addison. The Mission of America, mi of the speeches were very creditable. Tbc Rev. S. P. Fulton. Prof. 13. H. Hall, RJld the Rev. J, R, llooten wore the judges. Their decision Will be announced Wednesday morning In connection With the regular exercises of commencement, and*a nodal be stowed on the winner. The College Qiee < ii.b under the di rection Of Miss Gl ? i' iggs rendered delightful music between the speeches and afforded much pleasure <o the audience. Tonight exercises Will consist of a declaim* rs' contest. Tomorrow will be the big day, when the ReV. Mr. Richardson of Greers, s. ('., will deliver the annual address. tl|e graduates will receive their de grees, the announcements of honor, conferring of degrees, and announce ment of the action of the Board ot Trustees will be made. TAKING EASTEl'R TREATMENT. Popular Young Man Wh? was IccL dentally Bitten b> Canine Mr. Fred W. Greene of this city left early Monday morning for Atlanta to take the Pasteur treatment for a dog bite received lart Tuesday. Saturday the head-of the dog was sent to Atlan ta tr. be analyzed and a telegram re ceived Sunday stated that the dog had rabies. Mr. Greene left ;.t cure for treatment. Nothing much was thought of the matter at first, hence the delay. it was on Tuesday of last week that the dop. a rot. belonging to Mr. .1. A. Copcland, appeared sick. Mr. Cope land thought it was only some com mon ailment and called in Mr. Greene, who is quite a dog fancier, to assist him in doctoring the animal. Both Mr. Copcland and Mr. Greene were bitten, the former's hurt being only the slightest scratch thOUgh, while Mr. Greene's right hand was severely lacerated in two places. Mr. Cope land will take treatment at home. There seems to be considerable danger of an epidemic Of rabies among the dogs right now, for Sun day night a dog. certainly mad judg ing frcm his actions and the number of r'.ghts it precipitated, passed through the City. The negroes state that it passed through "Possum Hol low" and hit a number of dogs; it came en the public square and the policemen, while epiite sure it was mad, had no opportunity to shoot it without endangering the large plate glass of the store windows. It went on to the factory hill and bit more dogs, cr.e of which has been billed by way of prccr.ution. \i the Opera House. The Fagg lady minstrels will hold down the boards ;.t the opera house Thursday. Friday and Saturday nights. This is one of the best at tractions ca the road and deserves a packed house every night during their stay in the city. The company comes under the auspices of the Traynhnm Guards and is a strictly first class attraction. A Levy of pretty girls that wear prejty costumes; They sing and dance wen and will please all. Popular prices. MKS. LUCY KENNEDY RTDGI XS. Wido? ef the I.ate Mr. Inihrose R?d gens Dies in spartan burr. News was received in Lnurens Me n day morning of the death in Spartan burg Sunday afternoon of Mrs. Lucy Kennedy Hudgcns, widow of Mr, Am brose W. Hudgcns, a native1 of this county who died a few years ago at Kasley where he had resided for a number of years. After he r husband's death. Mrs. Hudgens came to I.aureus, making her home here until last fall when sac removed to Spartanburg with the family of her son, Mr, T. K. Hudgcns. She was sixty-odd years of ago and was a sister of Messrs; J. Hillhiry. Hugh s.. ,i. ; . ;l Ciar ence E. Kennedy, and Miss Lilly Ken nedy, ail < t ].:.::: Mrs. , ? Miss v. \k\ !. n wt ?: TO WED. Will Become Bride ef Mr. N. I- Dan? lei Oil liiiu sixteenth. Cross Hill, .lone 7th.- An expected ' event of muc h i;.te.es; in C e.ss Hi!l is the approaching marriage ol Miss Mary T. Nance to Mr. w. L. Daniel of Baluda. The bride-to-be, Miss Mary Nar.ee, has .> host of friends in Cros Hill, her home town, and she has made many friends ail over the state In her splendid work as president of the School Improvement association, all of whom are much interested a fid will wish her much happiness. Ilr. Paniol is a nol le yOUhg man in every respect, related to some of the best families of Edgefleld and is now a member of the legislature from Salu da county. They are to tie married in the Pres byterian church Of Cross Hill a' '1 . o'clock a. m. oa Wednesday, .hitic 1 Kdh. ifo:> i.oving hands will make old Liberty Springs chureh a bower of loveliness for the occasion and that p.iB'-e of tue art. Mr. James T BaCOn, will be Were to play tLe Wed ding march, LAIRENS CITY SCHOOLS COMPLETE ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR'S WORK Annual Commencement Exercises Were Held on Friday in the Auditorium of the New School Building With Large Crowds in Attendance. LITERARY ADDRESS BY DR. HARMS; ANNUAL SERMON Bi DR. M OFF ATT. "The Qualities That Win," was the Subject of President Harms'Speech, While Dr. Moffatt Lsed the Scriptural Injunction of Solomon, "Re member Th> Creator in the Dins of Thy Youth" Last week saw :he closing of possi bly the most successful session in the history of the 1,fair ens graded schools. The occasion was particularly auspic ious owing to the fart trat the mim lior of graduates this year It :.? la g est ever sent c ui from t o ><? heel, r.i d because the exercises wert held '. tr.o elegant, new building on Lr.r.vcr.s street. No exercises were held at the East End school, hence hue/est was centered entirely in the < Sty school. The graduates cf the school this year were; Eugene and Yates Hrown, Knu st Mar i.? n, Pearl Clardy, Eva I Coleman, Clarn Davenport. i.<!e:i;; Dorrob, Willie Dcvroh, Hettle Lake, |Tennle Madder.. Kitty Owens, Addle j j Shealy, Mary Sullivan, Mary Teague, Jessie Thompson, and Imogenc Wllkcs. On Friday morning, < ! hist week, the first of the closing exercises of the Laurons graded scheiols were held ; in the new auditorium :r: the presence I of a* large number ol ti c school pa- j irons and friends, consisting ol reci tations, papers, a debate, and decla mations by ti.e members of the tenth grade, and number <?' songs by the ', school. Opening the exercises of the morn ing. Rev. J. O, front led the audience In prayer, following which Miss Ro berta Dorroh, president ol the class took charge of the exercises and with 'ease and dignity introduced the mem I bers and announced t'r.'ir subjects: this, affer U tie*", but well worded ad- | dress of welcome ort the part ol the graduating class. Miss Inr.opone WJlkes read the 1 is tory of !.< ?: Class, following its :c ::>??? by Mieses Ter.nle Madden arid Kitty Owtngs. Very wisely was it arranged that no "there men'1 ehould act as judges ( ?) tl is momentous question, which doubtless Would have been wholly one-sided because of natural bias; so the audience was left to still ponder the matter. The debate was quite s.:; enjoyable feature the pro gram. A i retty song was then sung by the children of the first and second grades, after which little Miss Martha Franks very charmingly recited that winning little poem, "The Goblin's Will ('.it You, ?( you Don't Watch Out." And then, young Hermann ('rout, who possesses a remarkable voice. >;.ig a catchy little ditty, as sisted by the chorus. Miss Addie Shealy, ol the tenth grade, rclted an excellent piece in which she evidenced quite a gift in the negro dialect; her rendering of this was loudly applauded. The class criticism was then read by Miss Bva Coleman, in which were pointed out some winning virtues oi her class mates, .'.'.:s? Pearl Clnrdy lifted the of the future ;.T,d revealed the coming states ol her friends in a manner q. ;*e well pleading, judging front the happy smiles that wreathed the countenances i f these on the ros trum. M -s i!ett:e Lake, who is un the art ? .- ? .? . ? ? ? . i i ? ? ? g v ? ? caret : ? a ' arc under .loUCS foi' \n\ ?> nd( ami iple of Laurent ligi.*:i \o Mr . liana- to Lau rons. Tin* sui;<ct of the RddrOSS of Friday evening was "The Qualities thai Win", anti the theme was (hat in Culture, obtained through train ing at ear institutions of learning, leavened by t'J) Kindness tor all man kind and the works of Cod. all Inter woven Into a tit Character of strength, honor and honesty, were qualities upon which a life. t<> t <? a success, must be builded. The speaker said that this problem of life was a riddle, had been always, and the way to build it was still a <;i:? s ilon with mankind. Many ways have been tried", said Dr. Harms, "some have thought that power was the key to a successful life, but Nero was an example of power am! so were the Caesars, but none will say that theirs were suc cessful lives. The pursuit of pleas ure is deemed by some the way to success, but the pleasure of the world is empty, while Cod has conspired to make all mankind have a good time by providing a multitude of nature's blessings for his enjoyment. Rv< u work is not the road to success, al though ii is a necessary preliminary for the qualities that do win". Pur suing the subject the Bpenker showed very (dearly thai culture, or school training, was one of the necessary qualities; defining this statement, however, he said that it must bo the kind of culture that made men do things, not the false culture that made men sneer at a fellow-man. "Hfllclcncy", said he, 'is the aristoc racy of today". The second quality that wins Is kindness, as Dr. Harms showed very clearly. Culture without a kindly feeling toward all mankind is cold and heartless, and aids but little in the effort to build a life. And third, character is essential to succe ss. Cul ture and a show Of kindness, not backed up by character ol strength and honesty was useless. The com him.tion of H e three was necessary. "Cultuie," .aid the speaker, "for its own sake is a folly aid a crime, but blended witli kindness and woven into character it is the road to snecers in life." Net* C;> .-.hoc; Building. through tr.c Ion? yen:.--, of their t roc I lifo. Mi?fl Mary Teague gave 6 i. .? i history of the old school building, now e?oated and being torn down; while Miss, Willie Dorroh read a good (?? script'.on of the now building, of which the city is fo proud. Dec lama* tlor.s were delivered by tho three young men ot the class, Messrs. Br Dent Mart.on. Rugeno an 1 VntOS Brown, a very Interesting dobato wac held upon th<> subject: t Resolved, That a young woman's education Is not Com pi 1 .it* I she baa tuk< n a course in domestic rcIoucc. Thrt af firmative quety was" advocated in eti ons argument i y M'ssob Mary Mary ?ulliVOn :.r (1 .?? 3Sie Thompson, while the negative ahly upheld and which canned much m* . >t;.<i.:. ;.;kI A mu!g by (be school. ''(.:. :.? 't .i to the mein hers c; ?).<? ncv? enlh grade ih?> certiflca'.es ol admis slop 11 to {1 " tiIf i BCtlOOl. ' ;t v.ii i oh p.-idhy evening the: members of the graduating class re ceived diplomas from ihe higb I school, Tt.<-t<- were sixteen ot lbe*o graduates', ihm young men ?ud ll?lr? teen you hg ladles: the diplomas were" presented by Hoi. <' ". PVjathorHtono. chairman of t:?- board ;>f trustee The fen Id re oi Friday evenhiR'i ex . . ?; . Mating eh s by Rev. John Henry p.. im. ; ?? ddei ; of Nevi be rry col lege. Dr. Ham u;. i a i!? mate ol RCVcn pupils who have honor roil in hi tcnda :.??? . namely those who have neither bain absent a da)' during the ROM Ion nor taniy. nor be< a dlBmlfsod froth soh< i ?.Ml (ho honor rolls appear o.i another ; hat:". ! One number 61 ih< i ?pro* grain v as a hcntltlflll KOng 'v n.<!..!,< : s of the tenth i ; i . ' 'Yak". ? ' ('hided wiiii prayer by ;..<? K v. \v. K. I ' ? latireale sermon !?:>? Imembers j (Continued ?;i ; ai > K!ght.) i SUPT. PITTS GIVES FACTS AND FIGURES The Laurens County School System-"HoM Operated. (>(> SCHOOL DISTRICTS \n 1"xtr*i l.cvj raid in Ncarlj On< Hall' tin- Districts Intercstlnp Data 1'resClltcd. One of tlie greatest questions tear confronts any people Is tho uuonltoi of education. H is gratifying t< know that the pcoph re Inking < ? new li'" along that lino. Throughout, the country tin y uro beginning to se< tlio need of more ollleleut teachers better school rooms, ami longer sei. ol terms. Almost OVCry school has library of its own. The books ur< being read by both implls ami patrons Hut, as you will .'.<<? from the Hgures! below, (ho greatest need of tho rv-ru.' schools in I.aureus county today i longer I'chool lerni. How Is that Ui be brought about? This is tin- most important issue just now. sixty, eighty, ami a hundred school daj year are not suth< i< m in educate out boys and girls. Thirty districts, In cluding tho city ami high schools, ar< paying an extra school tax. You will see from the figures In low that ll ? ?? districts are paying their teacher? well, and that they have a school let u of seve n, eight ami nine months. Tin? remaining thirty six districts lira to pending entirely upon tho publfr money to educate their children. Cou Bcuuently (heir schools arc not pros perlng at they should. Laun i.s county Is divided into slxt) six school districts, Including tin city schools. Most of the rural ? IriCtS hnv< only on?' white school, 10 cated near the center of ti e district, Fact, t?strlct has its own funds sepui ale and distinct. lielow !s giv< n some interesting i from < neb district in the county. Laurel;. School District No. I. Trinity UldgC school, Trustees, <: a. Ft;.1. I'. V.'. Watts lind F. .1. Ov. lugs. m ?. I.. 11. i-Jliedge .- 11<I .'."is Heinle Hudgens. tehohers. No. Ol pupils 7;: icngih of school tdrrti ii.ontlis; special school levy, I mills: raised by private subscription, 174.00; 1 t'Ci l\'< <' t. the Isafe I bard, $ IUO.OO i ? ? l.aun School District No. v.. !:. !' idgi as. .1. a. Woffoi'd, and |c;i< ?: ! ? ful I.?-??*? r and Miss Mainli F l.angston Mi; lei term, f months; special school jet* 2 h ' I'.- ; total school fund, ?.7r.*'..J' l.aun ii* School Dlstricl No. ; i ;.. ' drove school Trustees, '/. ft Trhynbur: C. v. Crnddoek ami F. ll j I i:11r-? Si Moo! DU frit I ? Lauren* School District So, (I, Oak Orove school -Trustees, V It Dlnkoley i fid s. It Sloan. Miss Heretic it <:! : No, of pupils, ."C; b ntt'h of Schoo1 7 months; special school h-\>. _' mills; vital school fund, *dt:'..0N. l.iiurciiM Seim?.I H!strh t No. 11. !. ... > ns City and I iiu-'i schools. Tr.p ? ? c. 0. Peal hers tone, r 11 !:<'. J .(. IMumkI o. i*. Simmons !'. :,. Simpson, and .1. C. Owliigs Prof. F (. .lom ;. superintendent'? teachers, Mia* Destlc houtross, Ml?? ?nie Colvln, Miss Resale Dyrd, M\?i Emily Meng Mi ;s Julia Webb-r, AI\H I F?->;?? Kendrlek, Miss Laura Hubs dnlo, ">'. kh Dorcas Calm* ... Mi ?? Hcssh