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PROF. W. H. H\M? III?.ULI COM I'M Ml N Is III?.II Si'HUOI. \M> POM t OW 11 A< III Ks. Hon. II. I. Manumg \*ks for K\ira Mill Lew?l.urgc Audience l'rcvni at Final Fxorcti-o*?Thirt\ Ibplo Min from State l>? partnient ol l?l tacation. A large crowd wan present Thurs? day night to witness the closing ex? ercises of the high school and to see the flfty-three graduates got their diplomas. With the bloogg of sweetness, beauty and youth on their faces twenty-*wo girls and with ear jnanly hearings, thirty-one youn.T men were seated on the stage at the Academy of Music last night to rend? er the closing exercises of the high school commencement and to pay their parting tribute to the school which had trained and assisted them for the past eleven years and to re? ceive at the hands of Supt. S. H. Ed? munds the final gift of the school. The graduates were seated in a semi-circle sround the stage and for the singing they came gracefully for? ward and arranged tbraaelves nearer the front of the rostium. As each one who had some part to perform tripped lightly forward ?o the edge of the stage she was greeted with ap- I plause and agsln as she finished her! part she was heartily applauded by one of the largest audiences which has ever asembled for commence? ment All of the exercises were per- I formed in good part and executed well. There was no falter or heslta- | tlon and the audience was well pleas- j ed with every part of the program, j From tho opening of the program i when the Invocation was prnounced j to its close everything passed through glcely Two features not on tho pro? gram were brought in, but these did j ?ot detract from the other features but rather added to the interest which had been manifested by the audience. Each number performed by the young ladles of the class as their turn came was executed well. The young tedles showed the excellent train'bg that they hsd received at the hands ef their teachers and from Prof. 8. H. ?SOm inds and did honor to both . her sc hoc i and to her teachers. A fea'uTe of ihc oceas'on was tie a bee rc f flowers the I ux> Tho \ graduates <?a\PlrlaWsc . *cc<f a <'r'lded to do away with th turtum A receiving (Towers ja the * stage ss some of the members ot the , class might not get as much as some ef the others and might feel slighted , about It. The plan was a good one , and the graduates deserve great credit for their voluntary efforts to do away with the custom. Mr. R. I. Manning gia?b a short talk on behalf of the city schools In the capacity of chairman of tho board of education. He stated that the total ( tax on property In the city for school purpose now waa six mills and he ; asked that It be made seven. He ' ?aid that a petition would be clreulat- J ed asking for an election to increase the ?eh >ol tax levy and that he hoped that every property owner and quail- J fled ??! ?etOf w ?uld sign the p -tltlon when it was presented to him. He said that the boys and girls of tho elty w?-rr its biggest asset and *hut ' be bell? ved in the education of ihese ' I boys and girls, that noou-v could not, be expended f ?r a bettet purpose' than for education. Before Mr. Manning made his talk J Prof. Edmunds sdted that the extra levy was for the purpose of getting a super . Ising princ ipal of singing and paint rig in the primary department snd an instructor in manual training and in the Industrial arts in the ' grammar and high school depart? ment. J Following Mr. Manning's talk came one from Mr. W II. Hand. Stats Su-; perint? ndent of high ???? hools. of 'the t'nlversity of south Carolina. This was another feature not on the pro- J gram. Mr. Hand made a very short talk, ? at In hb talk he highly com? plimented the ^umter city schools, Prif Edmund*. ana the force of teachers In th-.? schools. He ggfd that this stem was the 1 largest to ever graduate from any high school In the State with one execution, that of Memmlngor Normal school of Charlenton. wMc'i bad graduated two clause* at one time, fjfjg *ald this was the largest class of hoys ever to grad? uate from any nigh ached in the State and that ho was very glad to see that the begl stayed at the sc hool until they graduated? Re ales said that this clean wa.*? the largest ever to gradt ate from any high school In proportion H 'he tssjgghnf of pupils enrolled In tin city sc hools. He then paid a high tribute to the scr\lee of Prof. S. 11. Kdm indH, und WiaglStll Isted him upon the work that the school had done. He heartily second? ed what Mr. Manning had said gad hoped that list t.pit el Sum" ' would always work for higher stand srds In the SFhooll t| I hey had In the past. The l> A It. medals w? re present? ed by Mr l: I? Kpps, who nndc.I the questions for the examination up ?>n which the contest had boon h.id. Mr. Bppl stated that there hail been a number of papers which were ( \ cellcnt. but that one puper in each > int bad boon found to hi a little better than the Others* I'pon op. :i ing the envelope containing the name of the winner Of the 1). A. K. nodal, which had bean contested tor by the girls of the tenth grade, It was found that allot Mary Mellette had been the fortunatI contestant. The 1'. P.C. nodal Whic h was Con? tested for by the boys and girls of tin- tenth trade was awarded to Mis Marx Mellette also, whose paper, Mr. Kpps stated, was in a little better style than that of the author of the history. Mr. Harry t\ Brearloy and Mr. Wilfred Shaw were highly com? plimented upon the papers which they turned in, although they had not done quite so well as Miss Mellette. The penmanship medals which w.re awarded by the school to the pupils doing the best writing were awarded by Mr. Nail] O'Donnell. The medals were presented to Miss Anna Strother of the tenth grade, Miss Plornca of the ninth grade, and Shepherd Nash of the tenth grade and Wllcox DesChamps of the ninth grade. The medal for athletics which was donated by Mr. C. H. Wilson to the member o fthe high school track team who made the greatest number of point in the State High Schoo' track meet which was held in Co? lumbia was presented to Leon Le Grand, who had made the highest number of points in the meet. The medal was presented by Mr. C. M. Hurst. The two prizes for the nest 1 >ady writer which are donated by Mr. I. C. Strauss were presented by Mr. C. Capers Smith. In this contest a sub? ject was given to the pupils of the tenth grade and they were given one hour In which to write a composition on the given subject. The prizes feil to Mis* Elizabeth White and Wilfred Shaw, who were adjudged the for? tunate winners. The n'ext medal presented was one that had been the subject of much discussion as to who would he the winfTer. "his was the Ithame De clalmers medal presented to the. graduate who had made the best dclamatlon on the night before. Ex? pectation was high In several quarters for ill of th? speakers l ad dorn wMl and . kCg on* had his pporh rs Who thought he ought to have the medal, hut seven ?r.-.t-.r ? onld n ?t each g' i one medal when there v. - only m to give so the Judges had to do away with sentiment and come down to plain mathematical figures and work out who should get It by algebra or some other system that dealt In in tinlte quantities, so small was the dif? ferences between the contestants. It was finally decided that the honor went to Mr. John Kemper Bradford, Jr., and he was presented with the medal by Mr. IL Dozier Lee. The diplomas were brought on the stage and Prof. S. H. Edmunds, af? ter presenting the class t > the pub? lic, presented the diplomas to the fifty-three members of the class. When this was done he stated that Prof. Hand had brought with him thirty diplomas for hlk;h school grad? uates which are given by the State department of education to those pu? pils w ho h ui perf ?rmed tin- requir? ed amount of work. In this Olass all Of tic pupils Who had taken the full Greek-Latin or Latin-French course were entitled to there diplomas and that there were thirty Who had thus ? tied them. The sottg^ rendered throughout the exen'.rg were wa ll selecttd attd added much to the pr ?gram. During ?he giving out of the dipl?< mas Prof. Edmunds stopped to pay tribute to Miss Anna Sanders who was not pres.-nt because of sickness In her I family. He stated that she had work? ed hard during all <>f her playtime find under the most disadvantageous clreumatanoej t ? get her diploma and that she deserved mveh credit f'?r her work. The program rendered was; I nvoca tlon. Lea.I. Kindly Light Words oi Welcome?Miss Nancy Me Kay. Awarding M? da 1>- I >. A. K. and IT, D, c. Cla*^ Hlstorj Miss Sue HuM'.e. Music Sing. Smile. SIuiihut. Class Prophecy?Miss Busts Dick. A Warding Medals ?Penmanship. M iMie- - r.r'??nt Summer. Modal for Athletics, fuzes Ready Writers' Contest. Claas Poem ?Miss Bvelyn Fr?ser? Basay v i irence Nightingale?Miss Anna Broam, I < lalm. r H Medal. Musi. Kentucky Babe. Words of Farewell Miss Ad. Bowman. Presentation of Diplomas, Music?Beautiful Blue Danube, i_ iii the Police Court. (\u* YaIsnmatl was Irled in Rest or ler's com I I 'rid i v for Ian env. II.- was given $|| or 81 days th< petit INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE SE? LECTED PROM DOTH FAC? TIONS. > ( in- Proponents of Lorimer ami Pour opponents; Four Democrat* and Four Republicans. ? seven Hours1 Debate Precede* Decision. Washlna"tonf June l.?Senator Lar? imer of Illinois faces another Investi? gation .it the hands of his colleagues. The Inquiry will be conducted by a subcommittee of the committee on privilege s and elections, composed of four Rpuhlicans and four Democrats! four of whom voted for the convic tlon and four for the acquittal of the senator last session. The methods se? lected is regarded as the latest thing in jury trials. It took seven hours' debate to agree upon the system, and it was finally adopted by a vote of 48 to 20, being substituted for the plan urged by Senator l^a Follette of turning the case over to five senator, who woare not members when the case was voted upon before, and therefore were sup? ported to he unbiased. Before the vote was taken Senator BrtatOW, who favored the La Follette plan, accused Senator Dillingham, chairman of the elections committee, of having capitulated in the Interest Of a Democratic' scheme of turning the Investigation over to a subcommittee. This charge was based upon the fact that the author of the resolution adopted was Senator Martin, the Democratic loader. Mr. Brlstow also claimed that the old guard Republicans had formed an alliance v ith the Democrats and that they had placed the "mantle of Ald rlch" upon the shoulders of Martin. That the committee on privileges and elections had shirked its duty in the former investigation was charged unreservedly by the supporter's of the La Y- ollette resolution. Senator Lea of Tennessee said he would no more I turn the case over to the elections I committee for another trial than ho would submit to a second operation for appendicitis by a surgeon who had failed on the first operation to locate the appendix. Senator Kenyon of Iowa intimated that the great trusts had busied them? selves with the election of senators, so to >r? influence the selection of United states district att >meys wh -?? friend? ship migli ? *> useful In the case of prosecutions, Tin defense ?f the Martin reeolu* tion conducted by Senatoi lingham, Martin, Bacon, Stone and other senators from both the Ropub lloan and Democratic side of the chamber. Most of the insurgent Re? publican senators voted against sub >titutlng the Martin resolution. The resolution adopted merely pro? vides that the Investigation shall be conducted by the elections commit? tee and makes no mention of a sub? committee. It was in connection with the understanding on the part of many senators that a bipartisan and bi-Lorimer committee was to he named that brought Otlt most of the critic ism. Atter tiie adoption of the resolution the senate adjourned until 2 p. m. Monday. I). A. H. RECEPTION. Mrs. E, i.isc Mayes, state Regent of i>. A. it. Entertained by Mrs. Kim: man. An informal reception was given on Wednesday afternoon by the local chapter of 1 >. A. R. for Miss F. Louis? Mayes, state Regent of the l>. A. R. The reception was given In Mrs. C. w. Kingman's fine new residence on Washington street. Mrs. Mayes, in her capacity of state Regent, has been visiting all of the chapters in the State und Wed? nesday the honor of her presence fell to sumter, where she was entertain? ed during her short stay by the D, A. R, A meeting of the local chapter was held earlier in the afternoon, after which came the reception, which was given SO that the ladies of Sumter might meet Mrs. May. - and that she might have the pleasure Of becoming scqualnted with them. Refreshments were served during the reception which were much en? joyed by the guests <>f the evening. m i Kl 1 I'l Its SUPPLIES. 1 have de a lc d to keep on hand a stock of Hives, Frames, Sections, Comb Foundations, Smokers, Ve ils, Oloves, Etc., for Beekeepers, and will I ord??r ??ny goods not In stock. goods are made by the A. c'o.. the largest and most re anufacturers of Apiarian Bup thls country. Catalogue will shed en applic ition, n band Roots A B C and X r.e. keeping Price f 1,50, by ?ents additional. If \oti are bees In the old way. net , and b am lo do it in the way. N. Q, OSTEKN, ?o ttv I tern . Ifflee 10 GIVE LECTURES ON HEALTH. FIRST LECTURE TO BE GIVEN si \ DAY. JUNE 11, AT THE COURT HOUSE. Committee Ap|>oiiitod to Make \r raiigenient* for a Crusade tor l^*t tcr Healtli In Sumtcr Decide p> ilav? Course of Lectured Hero. A C ?mmlttee appointed several weeks ago to perfect an organisation to work for better health in Bumter has. after several meetings, decided upon plans of a campaign. There will be a course of lectures given here from time to time on subjects con? nected with the health (f the com? munity which .tre for the purpose of Instructing the public regarding the rules of health and showing them how hotter health can he maintained in Bumter. The committee appointed by Dr. Brown, who at the lecture given by Dr. McCormack several Sundays ago at the First Baptist church was ap? pointed to select the committee, con? sisted of Dr. Walter Cheyne, who was made temporary chairman; Dr. C. P. Osteen, Uev. H. H. Covington. Dr. C. C. Brown, Prof. S. H. Edmunds, and Messrs. L. I. Parrott, A. 3. Btuekey and W. B. Burns. This committee first met and or? ganized. Rev. H. H. Covington was elected chairman and Dr. Walter Cheyne was elected secretary. After Its organization the committee has held several meetings and at its last meeting, held on Friday, the flu. plan of work for better health was mapped out. It was decided to have a course of lectures on subjects that would prove, beneficial to those persons of the city who were anxfons to know more about keeping the town cleaner and having less sickness in it. This plan was the same as that which has been mapped out by a large number of towns and cities about the same size as Bumter and has been found to work best in the maintenance of g >od health in the locality. The first course of lectures will be given on Sunday, June 11 in the court house at 5:30 p. m. Everybody is invited to attend the lectures which will be given by persons who know what they are talking about and who will tell their audience how they may have better health n their homes a ad in theii city. Those to deliver the lectures on I this first occasion are Dr. Hayne, the secretary of th< State Board of Health and a man well versed in the science of health. Hli lecture will be along general sanitary lines. Dr. Hayne has served In various oarts of the world and has had m jch ex? perience in ridding places of malaria and it will be to tell the people how they may do away with this disease that he comes here. Other subjects besides the eradication of tre mos? quitoes will be treated in his lecture. Dr. Eggleston and Mr. David R. Coker, Jr., of Hartsville are th e other two lecturers in this first series of lectures. These gentlemen 'will tell about how they have almost eradica? ted mosquitoes from Hartsville and how they have held a crusade for tatter health In Hartsville which has resulted In great good at that place. The second series of the lectures will be delivered in the court house two weeks later at Which :?ther lec? turers will tell about other things and more ways of securing better health In the town. After this the series of lecturers will be held from time to time as they are deemed I needed. The city heard of health is work? ing with this Special committee and Is ready to assist them in anything that they do f ?r the betterment of the health of the town. Tt will also welcome any aid from outsiders I which can be given in the work. Every prohibitionist who voted to abolish the dispensary is pledged to pay all necessary additional school and other- taxes required to Make good the deficit in school, city and county revenues caused by cutting off the Income from the dispensary. The man whose conscience would not rest easy while the schools, streets and public roads were being maintain-- I by blood money derived from the lawful sale Of liquor cannot < OllSist ently refuse t ? vote for an extra one mill levy needed for th. adequ n.e support of the city schools. A con? science hat is too stralght-laced to rest eas\ under- the ose of dispensary profit* for the support of schools, should, hail with delight the op? portunity to pay a stralghtout tax to do the work that was heretofore d tnc by the indtreel tax paid by the patron-; of the dispensary. Piano Tuning, Mr. Edmund R. Murray offers his services to those who need an expert and experienced Piano and Organ tuner and repairer. References fur? nished and work guaranteed, Address vnMi ivn n WTP. P * v ru-ber-oid Roiling Now is the time to take off that old trou bl esome roof, and put on RU-BEROID Roofing. Artistic on the Dwelling. Satisfactory on the Barn. Dependable on the Factory. A Boon to any Farm. 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