The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, May 08, 1915, Image 6
BEIHEL SCHOOL CLOSES.
KXKK(1S| s (t\ MONDAY NIGHT
MARK CLOAK OF SCCCKSS
rVL X I \H s WoliK.
Larg* Number In Attendance to Wit?
ness KxevuUon of an KxcoJIcut Pro?
iraro?IVI? for Kxrellcnoo of
Work Awarded to Misses Wells ami
Kolb ami to Cttarles Kolh?-Teach?
ers Who lla\o Had Charge During
The annual commencement exer?
cises of Bethel school. Privateer
township. Sumter county, were hehl
last Monday evening. The attendance
wae as much of a record breaking
event as Is the reputation of this up
to-date rural school for smashing rec?
ords on field day events for the num?
ber of prises won hv the students.
Bethel school Is a model modern
rural Institution of learning In many
respects. Its students have, for years,
made enviable reputations for suc
eessful scholastic attainments.
The esprit de corps, from young?
est to the oldest of the students, and
In, connection with the personal inter?
est snd local school pride, for effi?
ciency snd results obtained by appli?
cation, pervading the entire school,
beginning with the excellent faculty
of teachers, make for records each
scholastic year.
Last evening's commencement ex?
ercises served to emphasise the pride
taken and Interest by teachers and
pupils tn their school. The per cen ?
leges obtained In the scholastic con?
tests were above the average, and
the close finish for supremacy shows
a "neck snd neck rsce" for highest
honors.
A gratifying feature of last even?
ing's exercises was the great Interest
manifested by the patrons of this
school. The auditorium, in which the
exercises were held was packed until
ths "standing room only" sign would
have been In order If the local pride
hadn't pushed It off the door, snd the
numbers of men snd boys who stood
up for several hours attested the In?
terest of the students and patrons. A
great many were unable to secure
even standing room In the auditor?
ium.
The program given below was su?
perbly rendered showing skilled train?
ing, drariatlo and musical talent,
while the voca' renditions as well as
the Instrumental musical selections
were of a very high class Indeed.
Commencement K vrolsee:
Bethel Graded School Program:
1. Prayer?Rev. Wm. Haynsworth
of Bethel Church.
1 Commencement Song.
t. Zlxxy, Zlssy, Zu. Zum. Zags.
(Drill )
4. To and Fro?Song by Primary
Grades
I. Manners Drill.
f. Sunbonnct Babies and Overall
Boys (Drill >
7. Colonial Dames. (Drill.)
I. The Bull Dog. ( (Song.)
t. The Sweet Oirl Graduate's
Dream. (Play.)
Boens In Art Museum. In second
scene, the "Sweet Girl Graduates,"
rehearsing their commencement play,
are startled by numerous sight-seers
snd the enlivened wax figures, mak?
ing no end of fun.
A. Delssrte Children.
B. Duet by Melba Kolb ami Mary
Lou Griffin.
If. Old Glory. (Song.)
11 Awarding of Medals.
12. Comtn' Tbl ?' ft I; ?? and
Good Night Indies.
Three beautiful gold medals w- r.
awarded for efficiency, under high
pressure acholastie contests, and the
fortunate ami . recipients of the
golden bsdges of honor um? as fol?
lows
Miss Khett Wells, of the high school
department, was awarded the gold
medal donated by Mi. >V|> A Harvia,
one of the trustees. Iler percentage
? being tS 9-M. This medal was pre?
sented by Secretary K. I. llcurdnn. of
the Sumter Chamber of Commerce.
Charles Kolb. of the ?itb Krade cap?
tured the gold medal for this grnde
donated by Mr. J. M. Kolb. trustee.
Master Charles making a per centag"
of ?2 1-2. Dr. Richard II. (airman,
trustee, also, had the pleasure of
presenting this medal.
fdttle Miss Melba Ko|b. of the Ith
grsde. primary department, captured
the gold medal donated by Dr. Hlch
ard ?: Kur man tru tee. Miss Kolb
making a percentage of t*H 5-7. ('nun
ty Superintendent of Kdu< atbm J. H
Haynsworth hnd th? pleasure of pre?
senting this med il.
Ifonorshlc Mention.
Ai tong the young ladles *gd ?? ntle.
men who were SjfteeS honotabb- men?
tion for rapid strides towards the
Coveted gold medals and who gave Un?
happy winners the closest race of
scholastic existence for high honors
may be mentioned the following.
Second grade. Miss Katherlne Kur
msn. percentage 97.
Second grade, Miss Lula Harvln.
percentage ?7.
Fourth Grade, Miss Mamie Weih
SUMTER HIGH GEIS REVENGE.
SCHOOL 11asf.BALL TllAM DK
ffats t on miu a iik.il
SCHOOLS 9 TO 7.
<. a Hu? Is I Vat ii nil by Heavy Slugging,
Hvo Hulls Ik ing Hatted over the
Fon(tv?IxK-als Much Flaled at Vic?
tory uihI Will Tto|m>ut Sutvess wltli
Marlon?ITowors Wum Star for
Sumter?llrown IMtchctl Fine Hull
?Attendance Small.
A few fans who attended the ball
gnne on Tuesday afternoon were af?
forded a full measure of excitement
for their money, for the game was an
up-hill one for the locals and full of
thrills from the time the umpire
yelled "play ball" to the time the cur?
tain dropped on the lost scene, figu?
ratively speaking, for there were
many scores, heavy slugging and close
decisions, and while the game might
not have b m as line as some, It war*
certainly as spectacular as a klneto
scope drama. The game was a good
one nevertheless and every one of
those who attended enjoyed it. The
rooting, always an indication of the
enthusiasm of the fans, was more
pronounced than at any game played
heretofore this season. The final score
was 9 to 7 in favor of the locals, af?
fording them revenge for their form?
er defeat in Columbia.
Italph Flowers was the star of the
game for the locals, for twice when
hs faced the pitcher he slammed tha
bali over the left field fence for three
liases. Buck Burns sent out a Teu?
tonic drive over center field fence for
a homer, while Toney and Martin of
the visiting team, not to be outdone,
together equaled Flowers, for each
knooked the ball over the palings
for three base hits. Brown pitched a
good steady game, getting the best of
the opposing slabmen all around.
Waring, however, did good work In
the box. holding the Sumter men
down to eight hits, while his team se?
cured only six. There were some
errors also to add to the excitement.
The game started off with a bilious
look for the local high school hoys,
when Columbia twice crossed the
home plate. It got worse in the sec
o .d when two more visiting runners
were sent around the diamond and
back home. However, in this pinch
the Sumter boys struct their st ide
and they kept on going it until they
got ahead and then they kept on get?
ting a bigger lead. Brown steadied
down and the team stood behind him
to a man. In the second the Sumter
boys scored one run and in the third
they repeated the performance, \?hile
in the fourth Columbia again sett a
runner across for a fifth tally. In
the fifth Sumter came back stronR.
scoring three times and tieinp the
score. In the sixth two more runs
were added and in the eighth two
more, while Columbia added one in the
seventh and one in the ninth, but
could not again come up with their
opponents.
Twice Pradham reached up anri
stopped lin? drives which looked good
for hits. At several times there were
?close decisions. At times there were
men on bases and a hit would have
tied up the score or turned tho game
the other way, but the teams steadied
and played bang up ball behind the
pitcher, so that the hit did not come or
'he fly counted out. Those who miss?
ed the game missed something a real
"fan" couldn't afford to miss.
Line-up: Columbia, Martin, rf;
Fltzmaurlce, 2b; Waring, p; Aaron,
c; Toney, 3b; Luther, lb; Thompson,
ss; Ctarnltskl, cf; Beal. If.
Sumter: Brazeal. If; Spann, cf;
Burns, c; Boyle, rf; Flowers, 3b;
M"iiaKhan, ss; Pradham. 2b; Nunna
maker, lb; Prown. p.
Score by .nnings:
Columbia. ...220 100 1 0 1
Sumter .Oil 03 2 0 2 0
1'mpire While,
percentage 97 11-15.
<*rammar School.
Sixth grade, ('uttino Pritchard,
percentage 92.
Henry Herbert Welle, percentage
92 2-7.
Tim accomplished, ofllelenl and
charming !ad> teuelo-rs of Bethel
?ehool, Misses Ruby (iuess. Kdith Al?
lan, and Matty Gibson, Who have so
lliantly and successfully cooperated
with the Principal, w. <>. Cain, Jr., in
malting Bethel school one of the most
modern of rural educational Instltu
Uona have, iik?- Mr, Cain, much to i?e
proud of in the splendid showing
made by their ( barges in this largely
attended school.
Tin- work of these teachers is stren?
uous owing to tin- number of pupils
ssslgned each teacher, and when it |i
considered thai these four teacers do,
during a BOYOn months scholastic
fi if, tb?> Work Of a nlnS months
School term, and that the pupils
shoe such ? high degree of efficiency
snd training, one ran Ihorouhgly ap?
preciate the amount of bard work en?
tailed upon the faculty.
One of the speakers last svenlns
took occasion to suggest that Bethel
has long since out grown hs school
[building and that in order to eccom
Snodate the future aspirants for edu
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JANE ADDAMS TO I IK AI) DELEGA?
TION PRESENTI IfO RESOLU?
TIONS ADOPTED BY
WOMEN.
Committee- Will Visit Berlin Next
and Then Scandinavian Countries,
Petrograd and Washington.
The Hague, May 5.?Jane Atldams,
of Chicago, will head the delegation
which will present to the heads of
the belligerent nations the resolution
adopted by the recent International
Woman's Peace Convention here.
Other members are B Ignore Genoni,
of Italy, and Dr. Aletta Jacobs, of
Holland. A local member will be
appointed from each nation visited.
The first belligerent to be approached
will bo Great Britain.
The committee will be received by
the Hutch premier Friday before de?
parting for London. After visiting
Great Britain the delegation will pro?
ceed for Berlin, Vienna, Budapest,
Home, Paris, Havre and possibly Mad?
rid.
Meantime a second delegation will
visit the Scandinavian countries to do
what is possible to stop the war.
It is probable that another commit?
tee will he sent to Russia, and that
one will be selected also to go to
Washington to see President Wilson.
VILLA IN GOOD HEAI/TH.
Denies Report Tlutt He Was Wound?
ed by Mctnher of ills staff.
New York, May 5.?Villa answering
ja message to the international News
service, denied reports that he was
wounded by Col. Oliver, a member of
his staff. He declare.I that he is en?
joying good health.
!? - B
cation in this school district, it will be
necessary to erect at least a twenty
live thousand dollar school building
Iwithin the n?'xt one or two years, ifj
'the building accommodations keep
pace with tin- high degree of efficiency
maintained by pupils and faculty.
The trustees of this enterprising,
school district are among Sunder
county's most progressive and Intel?
ligent citizens. Tiny evidence a
great Interest and pride in the school,
and this taken in connection with the
progressive spirit of tin- men ami
women of this school district reprorJ
tented by tin- patrons thereof arei
largely responsible for the wonderful:
achievements of the pupils and fac
'ulty of Beilud school. |
DALZELL SCHOOL CLOSES,
INTERESTING EXERCISES MARKS
END OE SCHOOL WORK FOR
YEAR.
Hail and Rain on Sunday Night?Hail
Damages Gardens Somewhat and
Itain Does Much Good to Crops?
Little Cotton up Yot.
Dalzell, May 5.?The closing exer?
cises of the Dalzell school came off on
Monday night and the performances
on the stage reflect much credit on
the teachers and pupils. There was
an evidence of work and pains on the
part of the teachers in training the
children and a manifestation of stu?
dious effort of the children, who ac?
quitted themselves splendidly, to the
satisfaction and pleasure of the large
audience, who were present to enjoy
the occasion and to stimulate and en?
courage by their applause, which
seemed to redouble the energies and
determination of the performers to
give their spectators and hearers the
best there was in them.
The exercises were opened with
prayer by the Rev, W. J. Wilder,
winch seemed to have a soothing ef?
fect on the audience, who observed
the utmost decorum during the differ?
ent scenes and acts as they were giv?
en.
On Sunday night we had a nice
rain, accompanied with considerable
hail, which did but little damage,
owing to the fact that very little cot?
ton was up and the oat crop not far
enough advanced to suffer any mater?
ial hurt. The long dry spell, which
we have had, retarded the germination
and not more than Ave per cent, of
the cotton crop is up. Some of our
farmers are not through planting yet,
but owing to weather conditions, iL
looks as if all will have an even start.
The gardens, where gotten off early,
suffered from the hail more than
anything else, but we hope they will
soon recover, and then should we get
good stands of cotton, with a fair crop
Of oats, which we hope the rain will
bring about, and could we see any
prospects of the European war termi?
nating within the next two or three
months, we will b?> a happy people.
Involuntary proceeding's In bank?
ruptcy were filed against T. B. Coop?
er, of St. Charlos, Lee county. In the
United States district court here yes?
terday, A claim in excess of $500 was
bled against the defendant. It was
stated in the petition that there were
less than twelve creditors of the de?
fendant.?News and Courier,
THE JAPANESE ULTIMATUM.
CHINA GIVEN UNTIL 0 O'CLOCK
SATURDAY TO GRANT DE?
MANDS OF MPONESE.
Riots in Pekin Show Antl-Japaneso
Feeling Huns High Among People,
AVlio Plot to Kill IVcsldent Yuan
for Desiring to Grant Demands?
War May Be Avoided, if China Will
Yield to Japan's Wishes, Says Dis?
patch from Tokyo.
Pekin, May 6.?Japan's ultimatum
was presented to the foreign office
i this evening through the Japanese
I legation. Anti-Japanese demonstra?
tions started immediately on the
streets, hut were checked. Many
persons were arrested charged with
plotting to kill President Yuan, who
is accused of being about to grant Ja
' pan's demands without resistance.
[The ultimatum time limit expires on
(Saturday at C o'clock.
MAY AVOID WAR.
Change for Detter Drought about by
China's Note to Japan.
Tokla, May G.?Sudden change for
the better in tho Chinese situation de?
veloped this afternoon and it is now
possible that war may be avoided. A
long government dispatch from Pekin
is said to indicate that China will ylold
to Japanese demands, publication of
which it is declared, will vindicate
Japan's position. High officials stat?
ed that Japan's aim is "to stop the
exploitation of China and to J ro
tect her."
Report of Hostilities t'ncojiflrmed.
Shanghai. May 6.?A news dispatch
from Pekin which states that Japan
has opened hostilities against China
without any formal declaration of war
is unconfirmed. The place of hostili?
ties was not mentioned.
JUDGE IS DISQUALIFIED.
Pouter Gov, Ansel Declines to Hear
Suit of State Fair Society.
Columbia, May 4.?After drawing a
panel of jurors yesterday in the court
i>f common pleas to hear the case
of t)ie South Carolins Agricultural
and Mechanical society against Mark
Taylor, Judge Martin F, Ansel, pre?
siding, said that he did not consider
himself, being a member of the fair
society, warranted to sit hs a Judge in
tin- rase. The trial has been postpon?
ed until a subsequent session of the
court.
GRACE SENDS BEPORT,
43 BLIND TIGERS HAVE "SHUT
UP SHOP'? IN f TY OF
CHARLESTON.
Charleston Mayor Tells of Accom?
plishments of Raiding Squads, in
Detailed Report to Governor Man?
ning?Over 5000 Bottles of Beer
Secured?-Sixty-Six Kegs Flow xnto
Sewer Pipes.
Columbia, May 6.?Mayor Grac<?
sent a report to Governor Manning
this morning of the raids made in
Charleston on blind tigesrs and gamb?
ling Joints, together with the names of
those which have been put out of
business. The report says in part:
"In reply to your request for the re?
cord of this department in complying
with your order for the enforcement
of the law, I beg to advise that the
three squads and detective depart?
ment assigned to enforcing same have
made 849 raids, confiscating and de?
livered to the county dispensaries the
following wines, liquors and etc. :
5,664 bottles of beer. 779 half pints
whiskey, 310 quarts whiskey, 3 quarts
wines, six gallons whiskey and one
half barrel wine containing 27 gal?
lons, In addition to tnls sixty-six kegs
of beer were confiscated and emptied
in the sewer, 60 slot machines were
seized and demolished and all gamb?
ling has been suppressed. Forty-three
places have discontinued the illicit
sale and all others have been driven
to cover and now resort to the hip
pocket practice, and only keep suffi?
cient stuff on the premises to supply
the immediate demand. They re?
plenish their stock from private resi?
dences in the locality, under cover,
but by continually raiding them they
will eventually have to go out ot
buiness. Then follows ? list of forty*
I three places which he says have been
put out of the blind tiger business.
GREAT BRITAIN PAYS.
Makes Good in Case of Wllholmlmv
London, May 6.?The owners of
the American steamer Wilhelmina. ac?
cording to The Daily Mail, have re?
ceived what they have pronounced to
l>e a handsome and generous settle?
ment at the hands of the British gov*
[eminent, namely, full value of the
cargo at Hamburg at war prices,
which was more . than double the
price at English ports, as well as in?
demnity for delay?altogether approx?
imately $430,000. The original vales
of the cargo was estimated st
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