I ?lVOW^r?
HIGH SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT
(contiued from front page)
Henderson, Fred Hoilinshead, Evelyn
Louise Hughes, Hattie Nelle John
son, Mary Evalynn Johnson, John
Kenneth Kimzey, Clara Louise King,
Edna Elizabeth King.
Elizabeth Opal Montgomery, Cath
erine Rebecca Osborne. Branch Ed
wards Paxton, Blanche Cushman
Penland, Joseph Newton Poole,
Rhuema Jane Shipman, Christine
Fay -Snelson, Rheba Maphry Tipton,
Julia Phillips Verner, Jamts Samuel
Waters, Ruth LaDelle Waters, An
nie Virginia Yongue, Charles Ruffin
Wilkins.
The officers of the graduating
class of 1926 are: president. Ed
wards Brecse; vice-president, Edna
King; secretary-treasurer, Mary
Johnson.
As a fitting prelude to the com
mencement exercises proper, the be
ginners in music and young girls of
the music department gave a dem
onstration of the Khiscella Plauo
method, on Thursday afternon at
the grammar school building. The
program consisted of a rhythm drill
at The blackboard, songs and instru
mental selections, all demonstrating
clearly the manner in which Kin
scella piano method is taught. The
program was varied and well exe
cuted by the twenty or more chil
dren taking part.
The annual high school plaj, a
comedy in three acts, entitled, "The
Charm School," was presented in the
high school auditorium Friday even
ing bofoLC a capacity house. The
cast of characters included 17 mem
ber; 01. the senior class, depicting a
cleverly carried out plot in a girls
boarding school. The various situ
ations, ludicrous and otherwise, were
well handled, each one of the play
ers being especially wojl fitted for
the respective characters represen
ted. .
On SUndav morning at elevvn
o'clock at the high school auditor
ium "an impressive service was helil
before a capacity audience, ^ bac
calaureate sermon being delivere
by Rev. V. A. Crawford, pastor of
the Brevard Presbyterian church.
All pastors of the town with the con
gregations joined in a union ser
vice for this occasion.
Rev Crawford chose as his text
phillippians 3: 13-U, ?'Forgetting
those things which are Ivhmd, an
reaching forth unto those things
which arc before.. I press toward
the mark for the prize i-K
calling of God in Jesu* < hnst.
With fitting* and eloquent rema. *s,
Rev. Crawford applied Paul s in
spired words to present day lift, ap
pealing to the young graduates be
fore him to choose Jesus Chi 1st as
their supreme mark in life, and ex
horting them to give of their best to
the Master.
In addition to the inspirational
sermon, musical selections were
rendered by the high school chorus.
Mr' H. R. W.dker -and Miss Mar
guerite' Robertson, with invocation
by Rev. E. R. Welch and scripture
reading by Rev. Harry Perry.
The graduating exercises of the
seventh grade pupils were held Mon
dav afternoon in the grammar school
bu'lding, with 42 boys and girls re
ceiving certificates.
The program consisted of sons;
bv the class, in vocation by Kev. E.
R. Welch; musical selections by
K-itherine Lowe and Elizabeth Mills,
recitation by Fred Miller, Mollic
Snelson. Tom Patton, Betsy Hoilin
shead ; class history, Ella Lee Yates;
class prophecy, Mary Alta Barnett.
The address to the class was given
by Rev. Wallace Hartscll, pastor of
the. Baptist church, who based hi?
remarks on the Bible story of
Esther, setting forth in a convincing
manner the fact that the overcoming
of the difficult things in life and the
patient bearing of responsibility are
the real tests of character, and ad
monishing the young people to mak"
their mark, then they will not be
forgotten by the world.
According to custiiii, the local
chapter of the D. A. R- presented n
ijold medal to the seventh grade
pupil making the highest average in
ihe study of United States History.
This medal was won by E'lzabeth
Mills, and was presented by Mrs. J.
S. Silversteen, regent of the local
chapter.
Mrs. H. R. Walker offered two
prizes in the music memory con
test. the first prize being presented
to Duncan McDoogal, the second to
Fred Miller, and honorable mention
to Ella Lee Yates. The prizes were
gold pieces.
Supt. W. W. Hanaman awarded
certificates to pupils in the various
grades for perfec^ and prompt at
tendance at school every day during
the past year. Those receiving
these certificates were : .... Clark,
Katherine Lowe, Zenpbia Wilson.
Elizabeth Nicholson, John Sledge,
"Jfack Allison, Ethel McMinn, F-red
?a illfi". * vt* v: tl c i W o, sJ".
oway, Louise Wood, Sidney Siniard,
Carl Henry, Everett Huggins. In
addition, little Elizabeth Nicholson
received also a second award for
pcrfcet and prompt attendance ev
ery day for the past two years.
Present also on this occasion were
ihe seventh grade graduates of other
schools in the county, namely, Con
aestee, Davidson River, Blantyre,
and Enon. Certificates were pre
sented to these pupils by the various
principals in charge.
Superintendent? Hanaman then
presented in turn certificates to the
12 Brevard grammar school gradu
ates who were assembled o nthe plat
form.
The- senior class day exercises
held Monday night at the high school
auditorium proved highly enjoyable
and of a most original nature.
The class motto, "Rowing, Not
Drifting," was taken as the theme
| for the playlet presented by the sen
iors, which, in originality and ap
propriate stage setting, ranked high
imong previous senior class plays.
Cleverly interwoven in the playlet
was the presentation of the class
History by Christine Snelson; the;
cias:- poem by Opal Montgomery,
'asi will and testament by James
?Vatcrs; jokes and class songs. The
! ntric program was apropriate to
! he motto "Rowing, Not Drifting"
arrying out the prevailing idea of i
. voyage, even to the well-built ship]
on the stage and the sailor costumes
of those taking part in the exercises.
The prophecy by Joe Poole was
presented in an extremely novel
and unique manner, depicting the
future of each senior in a vivid and
realistic style.
Other features of the evening's
orojjram were piano selections by
V! i> ~ Marguerite R^birtson, and a
.oral solo by Adelaide Silverstecn.
DLMTYREBREEZES
Mr. Robert Mackey of Pis^ali
Forest, visited Mr. D. R. Justus Sun
day,
Ralph Reed visited Winborne and
William Gash Sunday.
The farmers of this section would
be pleased to see some rain.
Misses Azlec and Jewel Justus at
tended church at Blantyre Sunday
evening. .
Mrs. Lee Gash visited Mrs. Annie
Hamilton last Sunday. ?
Misses Gertrude Reed and Mamie
Greer, of Flack Rock, visited rela
tives in this section Wednesday of
last week.
Miss Mazzie - Moody spent _ the
week-end in South Carolina with her
grandmother.
Mr. Luther Couch of Little River,
was in this section last Friday.
Miss Bell Reed spent the week-end
with her cousin, Miss Blanche Brown
of Glade Creek.
Mrs. Leatha Beck visited her
mother, Mrs. Lee Moody, last week.
CHARTER PRESENTED
BREVARD KIWANIANS ;
and to the delegation from the Hen
dersonville Kiawnis Club who were
present. Governor Harvey repre
sented the Kiwanis Club as being the
hub of the wheel with the Minister
ial, Parents and Teachers Associa
tion, Chamber of Commerce an
other civic organizations, the spokes,
to illustrate how the ideals of Kiwan
is were used as an adjunct to all tht
civic bodies which upbuild a commun
ity. The Kiwanis motto: '"We Build'
he explained, pertained to the highe
and lovlier things in life, rather
than the substantial. The real life
happiness, he said is not to be founc
alone in the accumulation of dollars
er the attainment of high station. ,
"Kiwanis work has taught prosper
ous people generosity towards the
poor and teaches the poor that wealth
is not an indication of selfishness the
the under-privileged child work of
Kiwanis has done much, to break the
prejudice between poverty and
wealth."
Th'. Candina District of which Mr.
Harvey is the Governor, is the third
largest district of International Ki
wanis, having 82 clubs with a mem
heirship of ov t,v ">,000, it was announc
ed during h-V address and he gave
out for the first time informal)"
concerning the date of the District
Convention to h.? held at Charleston,
1 November 11 and- 12.
With justifiable pride, R. E. Law
rence, secretary of the Brevard K
V anis Club accepted the charte \
ihc Brevard Club has i.i::de rapid
:rogress since its formation and
rives promise of being one of the
ictive clubs in this district. 1. Cur
ds Arlegc, Vice President of the.
Henderson ville Club extended greet
ings to the baby Kiwanis iti his usua1
tumorous and delightfully interest
ing mammer, to which J. S. Silver
steen responded in a pleasing way.
In his accustomed conviviality by
?vhich characterizes Brevard Kiwau
s meetings, President W. K. Broese
ircsided at this meeting. The regu
lar program disposed of, he called on
Bruce Drysdale and A. W. Honeycutt
of Henderson ville for general re
marks and F. S. Wetmur, also of
Hendersonville for a synopsis of his
report on the last Intumatiol Con
vention at St. Paul, to which Mr.
Wetmur was a delegate from the '
Hendersonville Club. Pleasing fea
tures of the banquet were the musi
cal selections by Prof. Iluneyeutt
with Mrs. Honeycutt accompanying.
Hendersonville Kiwaniaiis in at
tendance were Norman W. Miller, F. J
?5. Wetmur, E. R. Sutherland, I. Cur
is Arlege, Ralph Hester, M. C. Les- j
on, Bruce Drysdale, A. W. Honey
cutt and Noah Hollowell.
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