The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, May 28, 1908, Image 1
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VOL XXII Ki AROLINA, MAY 28, 1908. NO. 21
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AN ELABORATE PROGRAMME WELL CAR
EXCELLENT ESSATS BY BRADOA
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Always a notable event, the
commencement exercises of the
Kingstree graded school this
year were probably more interKtr
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assemblage than ever before in
the history of the school. This 1
was due to more than one cause. ;
^ In the first place the enrollment
V this year has exceeded any pre- ,
$ vious session and the work of
the teachers and pupils has
been earnest and efficient and
without friction; then again,
since the last session about
$10,000 has been added to the I
school "plant"'in the way of;
building and equipment. The
beautiful new auditorium,
thrown open to the public for
the first time, was a surprise
% anu a reveiauuu iu rnauj pew- i
pie?even those living in town 1
?for the work of construction j
has been going quietly on and j
* when completed wonder and
"admiration struggled for mas- i
tery in the mind of the behold- j
k erThink
of it! In a town of !
1,500 inhabitants that ten years |
ago could not boast of a single :
brick business building, we
have a school house worth $22,
000, and an auditorium, on the I
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of seating comfortably 700 people.
The interior decorations
are beautiful and artistic, with
frescoed ceiling- and tastily papered
walls, with a large eleB
vated rostrum, and the seats are
B opera chairs of the most modH
eru type.
This is a digression, but di^B
gression is pardonable on such
subject.
HHT The commencement exercises <
^^Bfcegan on Friday night, May 22, <
B^^kith the anniversary celebra- ]
|BBn of the Wee Nee literary so- <
RE^Bty. Mr D C Scott, Jr., was
IBHl presiding officer and they
WgBMges weie Messrs J W Cook, h
H B) A McElveen and Rev J e|
HHKihaffey. The question debat- <
^^^ed was: "Resolved, That the
\^BLailroads Should lie Owned and :
\)perated by the National Gov- i
eminent.'' i
On the affirmative were Mr
Wallace Bethea and Miss Ada
Brockinton, while the negative
was upheld by Mr Tommie Gilland
and Miss Koberta Coker.
A most momentous question
is this, but the merits of it!
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were clearly presented pro and
con by the youthful debatants,
and it seemed a bushel of pros
to three pecks of cons, for while
of course the judges had a great
difficulty in deciding a contest
so replete with sound argument
on either side, they finally decided
that the affirmative had a
little the advantage and so rendered
their decision. Aside from
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persinage tne young cieoaianis
acquitted themselves in a manner
highly creditable both to
their native intelligence and
academic training and well de-1
served all the encomiums they
received.
Following the debate Philip
Stoll, Esq., delivered an eloquent
and scholarly address
appropriate to the occasion.
Mr Stoll is a ready and gifted
orator and his speech was of an
unusually high order, eliciting
many admiring comments.
On Sunday at 11 a. m., at the
auditorium, the commencement
sermon was preached by Rev
Will B Oliver, pastor of the lirst
Baptist church of Florence. The
text chosen was: "Whosoever
will come after me, let him deny
himself, take up his cross and
follow me." Mr. Oliver is an
able and earnest pulpit speaker
and while he made no pretension
to oratorical flights, his sermon
was practical and forceful, the
kind of preaching that appeals
to human interest.
Monday morning at 11:30 the
commencement address was delivered
by Prof A B Cooke of
\> oiiora Louege. rroi uooKe is
a gentleman of scholarly address
and wide culture, and for
over an hour he entertained his
hearers with his didactic discourse.
Especially interesting
was his description of European
scenery and institutions, which
are fresh in his mind.
The closing exercises, and the
climax of the whole commencement,
took place Monday evening
when the graduating class
read their essays. The tirst
paper was that of Mr Burrie
Brockinton, "A Universal Language."
Then came Miss Mamie
Montgomery whose subject was,
"Every Day Heroism." Mr Arthur
Brockinton told about "The
New South" and Miss Maryj
Swann's theme was. "Home Edu
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i All the papers re* *re re'ceived
with genuine ii stand
(appreciation, as was t *n by
j the close attention gi\
reading by the large i
present. In fact, we ha;'
the opinion expressed i
essays of this class excels a
those of any other since the
school was established.
As we expect to publish these
papers in full we will not attempt
to give even a synopsis :
of their contents.
Then came the delivery of the
diplomas by Superintendent
Bethea, who in presenting them, 1
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work done by each member of
the graduating class.
The scholarship medal offered
by Mr G Ollie Epps to the member
of the graduating class making
the highest average during
the session was awarded to Miss
Mamie Montgomery, being presented
by Rev E E Ervin with
suitable remarks. The average
of the graduating class for the
year is as follows: Miss Mamie
Montgomeiy, 95.05; Miss Mary
Swann, 94.1; MrBurrie Brockmton,
91.5; Mr Arthur Brockinton,
90.
The following pupils were an
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nuuuceu as> udviug ueeu piesem
every day of the present scholastic
year: Claudia Jones, McBride
McFadden, James Vause,
Emma Gordon, Frank Rogers
and Mary Swann.
The following did not miss a
day for two years: Ruth Courtney,
Fannie Vause and John
Boss.
Both teachers and pupils have
done a good work this session?
probably better than ever before
?and we, on behalf of the town
of Kingstree, wish them one and j
all health and happiness during
their well-earned vacation. n
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*SES OF SCHOOL-NOTES AND
COMMENTS.
3 City, May 26:?Mr J J
- of Florence visited
in * week and went
from Kingstree to see (
friends. . ir Hrown is a veteran
school teacher, all of his long
life having been given to the
training of the young, and few
nobler or more devoted teachers
are to be found than he.
Mr Joseph J Bethea of Latta
was here several days last week
with relatives.
The Scranton telegraph office
fight is growing in interest. It
will be recalled that this office
was closed a few months ago
on the pretext of enforced
economy due to the Federal
hours of labor law. The citizens
appealed to the railroad
commissioners, who, after investigation,
we understand, ordered
the office reopened. Intendant
Cannon says that the
Western Union people signified
their readiness to obey, but the
Coast Line Company refused it.
Now it seems probable that suit
will be instituted to enforce the
order of the commissioners.
Rev W P Cause occupied the
pulpit at the Methodist church I
Sunday night.
Mr J Q Harrell of Dothan,Ala,
is here on a visit. Mr Harrell
holds a leading- position with
the Atlantic Coast Line.
The berry season is about
over. The season has been a
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short one and the crop light,but
prices have been very pood
about all the way through.
Scarcity of labor and high price
of other crops caused some to
reduce the acreage of berries.
Should cotton and tobacco, or
either of them, be low this year,
there will be a wide rush into
berries or something. Farmers
cannot learn that systematic
diversification is the only sure
basis of agricultural prosperity.
Several holders of cotton are
putting it upon the market now.
The influx ot the last few flays
shows that quite a good deal
had been laid away.
The closing exercises of our
school, which were held last
week, were a success from every
poiut of view. The week
from Monday to Friday, both
days included, witnessed some
parts of the rather elaborate
programme. First came Miss
Nance's address on ruralschools
which was pronounced a real
gem, several declaring it the
best thing of the kind they ever
heard. On Tuesday evening Dr
.hi U Watson ot Marion aeiivered
a splendid sermon to the
school and a large gathering of
friends. The lower grades of
the school had Wednesday all
to themselves and the little
ones certainly did themselves
and their teachers great credit.
It was really remarkable how
these children, some of whom
are scarcely out of long clothes,
went through the little plays,
songs, dialogues,drills and pantomimes.
It would be interesting
to mention each number of the
programme, but that is hardly
practicable in this article. The
audience of several hundred
was held in delighted interest
throughout the entire evening.
The exercises of Thursday evening
were of similar character
to those of the preceding day
but more difficult, more elaborate
and of higher grade, suited
to the larger pupils,all of whom
were engaged except the graduating
class. The enormous
mnm w.n tilled to overtiowinir.
the stream of expectant humanit}'
having started flowing towards
the scene hours before
the appointed time; yet from
early dark till midnight the
throng listened and looked and
laughed and shouted and clapped
their hands in glee,heedless
of the speed of time. The close
came Friday when the graduating
class had its inning. Messrs
A 11 Williams, Jr., Tracy As
kins and E \V Yates, Jr., the
three members of this class,
were presented with their diplomas
creditately von. The
presentation address was de
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Messrs "Williams and Yates delivered
original addresses,
which were good. The literary
address was delivered by ExGoy.
John Gary Evans and was
a splendid effort, eliciting
close attention and evoking repeated
and hearty applause.
Of course some parts of the
week's entertainment were enjoyed
by some folks and other
parts pleased yet different people.
One critic would single
I out "Ethel's Lesson" learned
fiom cute Melvin Nachman, or
"My doll's bigger than your
doll," another would pitch upon
"George Washington's drill" or
something else. "Dr-cure-all"
was the best to one; "Little Bo Peep"
to another, and "Nearer
My God to Thee" to still another.
Life is varied and the people
who live it are of various
likes and fancies. The programme
was so tilled with varied
good things that all were
1 delighted with one measure or
; another. Other schools that
j are more pretentious have more
! fashionable "commencements"
J than our "closing exercises."
| Ours is not a college or yet a
faddist's plaything,but a sober,
steady, common school, endeavoring
to give the children ot the
"common" people such real
training as will make them
honest, energetic, unselfish and
good citizens; and all things
being considered, we doubt if
our closing exercises will suffer
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' by comparison with the best.
There is no question that this
community has witnessed nothing
better in ten years. Mr
1 Covington, the superintendent,
Mr Kennedy, tlie principal, and
Misses Ella Morris,, Pauline
I Woodley, Hazel Gilbert, and
Amber Wilkes, all deserve the
"well done" of the community.
Misses Annie Sutcliffe and Eleida
Fulmore, her little niece,
have gone to Columbia on a vis'
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spring uuny vs inurri5?iiic.
Harpers, May 16:?A game of
ball played between Spring Gully
and Morrisville today resulted iu a
score of 10 to 14 in favor of Spring
I Gully. Another game is scheduled
, foi May '23. As one of the spectators
observed, if you want to beat
Spring Gully keep the girls away ,
from the grounds. In the presence
j of the fair sex our boys are invinci|
ble.
Title, Mortgage, Bill of Sale,
. Lieu on Crop, and Lien and Bill of
Sale combined blanks for sale at
this office. 213tf
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