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BURUNGTON, ALAMANCE COUNTY, NQjPtyH GAROLTNA, TUESDAY. APWL 13th. 1915.
i?he Fourth Anftual '
COUNTY COMMENCEMENT.
Of Tlie Alamance Couaty Schools
At Graham, N .C., April
21, 1915.
- The Grairf Wifiid Up Day of
The Year.
“We belicTC in the education
of ail the children of all the
people.”
monument unveiled.
An .e^oyable picnic and mem-
brial depkation wasigiven East-
In order to. gniduate students
from t'ne Public Schools, and
thiis give them credit for what
they have done, and passports in
to the State High Schools, to ex-
'hibit school products and pic
tures, to gather information and
inspiratiori,' the County Com
mencement has its existence.
In obedience to these several
demands the Coarity Supwin-
■j^ndent of Schools has set apart
Saturday, April 24, 1915, as the
day for the fourth Annual Coun
ty Commencement for the Pub
lic Schools. (Should April 24th
be a rainy day the Commence
ment will be postponed one week,
or to Saturday, May 1st.)
Every committeeman, teacher,
patron, pupil and friend to the
cause of education in the county
is invited most cordially to co
operate in one grand united ef
fort to make this a great day in
educational uplift.
PROGRAMME.
10:30.—Parade from Graded
School Grounds around Court
House to Baptist Church.
11:80.—Prayer,
Song, “A!i Haii the Power of
Jesus’ name.”
Address by Prof. E. C. Brooks,
Editor of N. C. Journal of Edu
cation.
Pre?or!tation of Diplomas, and
prizes.
j 00,—iiunch ■4-*eriod.
1:30.—Declamation and Rsjcit-
ation Contest. Opera House and
Court House,
2:45.^—Spelling Contest, at
Court House.
3;00.—Athletic Contest, Grad
ed School Grounds.
Basket Ball
Ring Games
100 Yard Dash
Mile Eace
Shot Put
High Jump
Broad Jump
Hurdle
880 Run
Pole Vault
Relay Race.
Music by Oneida Brass Band.
Marshals.
E. P. McClure, Graham, Chief.
Patterson Township—J. A.
Homaday, Liberty, No. 3.
Coble Tovraship—^D. M. Elder,
Burlington, No. 1.
Boon Station Township—J. B,
Somers, Elon College.
Morton Township—A. E. Pat
terson, Altamahaw.
Faucette Township—^W. J.
Graham, Burlington, No. 2.
Graham Township—J. Doiph
Long, Gi'aham.
Albright Township—G. M,
laley, Graham, No. 1.
NewJin Township—James Guy
Braxton, Snow Camp.
Thompson Township—Wm. H.
Eason, Swepsonville,
Melville Township—S. P.
Cook, |ileb^e.
PJea^nt Grove Township—C.
L. Gilliam, Watson, No. 1.
Bdrlington Township—John : The Exhibition.
M. Cook, Burlington. The exhibition of School,pro-
liaw River Township—George ducts will be shown in the Oneida
A. Blackmon, Haw River. ; Store building on Main Str^t.
^ jThis is a large, spacious room er Moiwiay on the battle-ground
Parade.; ;^nd will furnish a splendidlof Lihfiey’s Mill, iiow knov?n as
The Parade will start at the Pl^ce for displaying samples of jSudj^Pri’s mill, Southern Ala-
Graded School Building and pro- the year’s work. Any school ;mM^.
ceed down Main Street around .work may be placed on exhibition, Th« exercise began about 11
the Court House and back to the but we expect especially writ-,i30 A. The student body of
Baptist Church Grove. It is the inu. drawing, compositions, Sprmg Graded School formed a
purpose this year to make the Primary number work, cooking. | line of March which extended in
Parade larger than ever. The sewing, boxes, maps, pictures, a crescent shape about the monu-
Floats, the school floats, tho and reports. The exhibition;ment as it stood on the top of
Tomato Club floats, the Com >ould interest every one. It in-; the hiH. ^
Club floats, the music floats,, all structs with samples of whatr To rnariv the place of^ battle
sorts of floats Corn Clubs To-bejWhere W higs and Tones fought,
mato Clubs, G^duates, Commit- done. It is at the exhibition jthe monument selected was one
teemen. Teachers, Children, lit- hall that we exchange ideas and,of simpluity yet very neat and
tie children, large children, coun-. learn from the best. jmcdy erected. Ihe marble slai)
try children, city children, all | which bears an appppnate m-
wiU be in one grand parade. ; Fri.es. .smption was placed ar a boulder
The Brass Band will lead, the The day will not be without ^ facing th^
floats will follow. Then will its reA-ards. Under the auspices south,
come the Graduates and Clubs, of the Country Life Club of Ala-j
i tnitnce ’f>untv, the following Ameiica The Beautiful ,
after these will follow
'was “iiinsr hv the students a!-
ANOTH£R GERMAN RAIDER
STEAMS INTO NEWPORT
rinz Wilhelm, Former Liner,
ReaGhes Port After Haying Been
on the Open Sea Since August
3.—Destroyed Many M^.rchant-
men.
SllPPEO PAST BRITISH WARSiia
Raider Came Into Port Early Sunday
Morn’ng, Passing Four British
Cruisers Off the Capes-Captain
Says He Can Go Out The Same
Way.
schools in regular order. The prizes will be given for donated, ,, j i
new Main Stftet in Graham will impi-ovement work: fil.J “ai 14ar, '
be finished bv the 24th and it 1st Prize—$50.00 given by the lowrf b> a full oescription of the j ALLIES ARE ENGAGED IN who spent much time endeavor-
wili make a most excellent place Primary Teachers of Alamance tattle by Iv. iss \enie Lewis of j HOPEI.ESS CAUSE.” ;ing to locate them, says that
for tftie parade. Schools are ask- county.
MISTAKEN FOR ROBBERS.
.Sunduy niglit iluring the rai'i
Spring Schoo!. Her information I ' -when he wa.^ finally told they
^\rprovidr them^TfcT'^wi^^^ 2nd‘'. Prixe—PO.OO giv.-rt by!driven did much to promote in-,E.x-Consul Reiterates in a Book had gone on to Archangel by
such banners as thev like. Al- «he Local Country Life Ciub. occasion. After , His Pro-Gerroan Commiuni- ;way of the Arctic he gave up
so such flags and other colors' 3rd Prize-$20.00~F!ve dol-|tJ**« cations to Bryan. the search,"
and uniform.s. What should be lars given by each of the fol-;*' ® o f ——
an inspiring sight is the parade, lowing: B. A. Sellars & Son.s,;naniea .^orne one to unevil the New ^ork, April lO.-Robcrt
Freeman Drug Co., M. B. Smith , perform- J, Thompson, recently America,!
Literary Address. ■ Furniture Co.. and J. D. & L. B. Ajr.-Sa-Chapelle, Ger-
The Literary Address will be Whitted. resigned his post be- Mp- i-- ah, i
made in fhe Baptist Church 4th Prize-^16.00 given by the pro-German communi- f'h“r Lankforri
gro^e immediately after the Central Loan & Trust Comply. ^'Piun.ng the veil o Red, cations to Washington displeased «
parade, by Prof, E. C. Brook.s.' 5th Priie-flO.OO given by the, ^^ite, and Blue from the in- Secretary of State Bryan, ha. Scf.t
professor of Eudation in Trini^ National Bank of Alamance, ;visio^.ornament, the waiting pubhshed his letters under th. of «he store of
ty College. Prof. Bi-ooks is one 6th Frize-$10.00 given by the 'f "lence, to see utie “England and Oerman> In Co. It bang very
of the State’s foremost Educa- Piedmont Trust Company. .the monument brought before the War.”
tors He is the author of tho' their eyes, -Just immediatelv Mr. Thompson say.^; that tie? **Shi. to see. The reiiec-
story of cotton. Editor of No. c' i Sne-ial Prke.s. appropri- of blood, friendship, sentiment the light appeared to the
Education and a speaker f}i'
powci'.
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Cl” no '11 Is •. 1 presentation was persoFud reUitions bind hinj ressdent;-? to be in the
ist~5>la.0U wsiJ be given lo .((.[^ ersd by Mr. Percy E. Lind- to England ami France: he wears =‘nd thinking Chat some
„he school iiaving .ne gr^ es student body. Then the ribbon of the French Legion were robbing the store.
the emblem was checrfally ac- of Honor and is of English des- "'ei' surrounded the
Cerificates i 2nd.--.$10.00 will be given to store in order to catch the sup-
A Certificate of Or-aduation the school having the **«cond ^is as.sur- A shot gun
v:-;]’,ve to each student greates^ number of community meting as a substi- ances to Xdr. Bryan, for vvhich he secured and when the men
who passes satisfactory ' for Prof; ; .L B. Roberson. asgume.s all responsibility: «PProached near where Lankfonl
alion on the Public SchooF The Row-Peterson tompaiiy r?sard the endeavor fo iso- Syices w«re, one-
course. The.se certificates will win give i.!> that pupil 'vVin!,
be presented from the platform makes'
immediately after t4ie address, lish
All students who were neither^ A silver pin will be given the:.among which “I ,«sy all this with reluct^ice they were iis-
absent nor tardy for the year pupil m.aking the second highest «Alamance,” “Carolina," and mokification, for Hove ^o .shoot, .so he fired,
will receive a certificate of at- grade. ^ iand “Columbia, The Gem of The England and France. I believe’^**‘*accidental, a-*
tendance from the Superintend-; Float prizes will be awarded program was nov-- thev are engaged in a hopeie.vs Party knew who the oth.
ent’3 office. These certificates as follows: (1) $10.00, (2) Ljoscd. except a few remark.? be- jf ^ot, indeed, a wicked causo, shooting was not
may be had any time in the af-: (3) $5.00, (4) ?2.50. jing made by the teacher, Prof. measured both by the .sacrifice and the young men are
temoon. ! , • j , r. • ' Di,xon. ' and woes Chey bring on them- fretting along nicely.
I Inds^daat Prizes. 1 When the exercise closed r. gej^es snd by their effort t-j '
Dinner. i Graham Hardware -Company ^ served in com- check the world by laying low it.
One lialf hour is given for ^ jSfnon. This was indeed a joyous ehief and most brilliant expon
dinner. Schools should come in * ^ rir Every one present seem- ^ut.’-
groups, and if they do, it will 2nd, 3rd, 4th, Stl^ed pleased to attend the sacred
01 ini: Doys
TO HAVE CAKE SALE.
Contest in Reciaiion And De
clamation.
*.• i. - VI 6th, or 7th grade w^io makes
be easy to retire to tfieir vehicles
. , 1. 1 • - J- the highest average in spelhng.
have a school picmc dinner., , . >.. ^
! 2nd Prize.—$5.00 in gold to
I the pupil in any of the above
I grades who make the second
! highest average.
All graduates may contest in; ■
Recitation or Declamation byi
sending his or her name to the,''^^*^® FORESTBE.\TS ELON.
Superintendent by April 20th. |
This contest should be one of the College, April 10. ^In a
attracti%'e features of .the com- slow, uninteresting game Wake
mencement. defeated Elon by a score
'of 17 to 9 at Hardin park, Bur-
4ih!etics. j lington. There were no features i
^ other than numerous errors.-
The field day part of Che pro-.
gram will be given on the Grad-securing 14 safeties,'
ed School grounds. Basket ball , ^ ^ j-i. !
by the girls, Rings games for *o her credit, j
small children will be given on'was not a test of strength of
the girls*^ ground, and on the a team, for no team could show j
boys* ground will be given by'team work under such circuni-j
the l)Ox& at the same time stances.
Jump, Broad Jump, shot put and „ .. . ^ ^ n -1
nru- t ■ t Battenes for Elon: Bailey,
races. This plan gives iiorai
girk and boy^ » chancs at the Massey and Moore-
saine time and furnishes a fnl! field. Wake Forest: Ellis,
field athletic feats. Moore and Holding.
The Ladies’ Aid Society of DW,.
“Donald Thompson, the Kan- Methodist ProtestantChurchwiil
spot ^vliere year.^ before a dcf>- ^^r photographer of the conduct a cake sale at Holt
perate^battle had been wagged j^ew York World. Who was ar- Brothers grocery store next Fi-i-
for the cause 01 l.iberty. reisted a dozen times by the Ger- day and Saturday, April ifith
u- aut?horitie.s wound- and 17th. They will have ? i
tobies Township Sunda> School ^nce by shrapnel, and pre- sale some verv nice cakes ui
Convention. ggpted in ao odd engagements, reasonable prices. 1»he proceeds
coverinsr pretty much all of of the sale will be used for the
western Belgium, said to me benefit of «he church. You are
School convention will be held learned of no single case cordially invited
Coble’s town.-^hip Sunday
'
with Mt. HeiTOon church. Sun^
day, April 18, 1&15.
The following will be the
speakers for the day:
Rev. C. H. Whitaker.
Rev. H. S. B. Thompson.
I.. H. Holt.
J. W. K. Isley.
W: V/ Clapp.
Rev. J. A. Branson.
W. L. Kinney.
Rev. B. Kindall.
.Mso Orchestra from Elon Col-
of brutality or unprovoked re
prisal on tlie pt;'t of the Ger
man troops. This man was be
ing paid a large sum of money,
both b;' the New York W^orld
■and the London Daily Mai! for
I war photographs, and atrocity
! stories, as well as pictures, wei 0
jnt a premium, liie baby with
'its hands cut off and the msrse
!with amputated breasts were fd-
;ways in the town or village just
! ahead of him, until finally these
!two paxticular atrocities reach-
sn
to patroniw
these i,.dies and thereby heip
then- their efforts to aid the
chu; Ji in this wav.
ilege.
Dinner wiU l>e served on the^^^ London, in violation of all
ground. Come and let us enjoy strangula-
theday. p 'tion and bleeding to death. They
J o , .have been .sought for religiously 1
J. E, Stroud, Sec y by many, and Bernard Shaw,j
VOLl NTARY BANKRUPTCY.
O—■
The Alamance Fair Associa
tion voluntarily filed a petition
in bankruptcy last week and is
now in the hands of receiv
ers. 'Fhe association wil! be re
organized in the near future.
you can lead a lush to liquor,
but you can’t make him bre<,
Philadelphia Inquirer.