BACCAUUKEiffE SERMON
On Surriav evening. May 27, at 8:00 o’clock, in the school auditorium, the
baccalaureate sermon was delivered by the Rev. Albert G. Edwards, pastor of e
First Presbyterian Church of Raleigh, North C^lina, He was^pres^ted ^^^e
Rev. J. H. lansinger, pastor of Qnithfield's First Presbyteri^ Cn^ch. liiss Hor.
Ganadav olBYed "Pomp and Circumstance" for -the processional. Rev. Gharles n. ^
Mercer, ^stor of Centenary Methodist Church, delivered tte i^wcati^; Rev. StarKe
Dillard pastor of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, re=^d the Scripture, and Rev. . .
rr^nounced the benedTotion. The G^ls- Glee lub, -^er the^dire^ion^of
Miss Flora Parker, seng two anthems, "Green Pastures ^ the
Prayer" (Malotte). Eleanor Woodall was the accompanist for the Glee blub and the
hymns.
GRADUATION
The graduation exercises will be held in the school auditorim °n^ay even
ing June 1, at 8:00 o'clock. The speaker for this occasion wiU be the fev. D. E.
I^nhardt pastor of McMannen Methodist Church, Durham, North Carolina. He y a
forfer?aAoro?sSthfield.s Centenary Methodist Church. He ^11 be presented by
thff Rpv Charles H Mercer, pastor of Snithfield's Centenary Methodist huroh.
Rev alsrprmcu^cc the benediction. The ini^cation will be delivered
b^^te ^ J H. lansLger, pastor of Smithfield's First Presbyterian fturch Fuss
Flora Canaday will play the processional. The salutatory will be Sy®"
^Sby sofof Mr. Ld Mrs. Joseph R. Overby of 121 South Fourth Street. The vale-
Seto?^ will be given by Dewey Lawson, sen of Mr. and Mrs. HernEn D. Lawson of
^Follo^S^the valedictory, the diplomas will be presented by
principal. S^ior awards will be presented by Mr. John A. Wanace, Dr. W. J. Massey,
aS Dr wiuiam H. Oliver, nembers of the Smithfield School Committee, and by
tr. lee Lger^ pAsident’of the local Rotary Club. These awards are tte Pou
Medal, Womai's Club Citizenship Award, the local School Committee Award, and the
Rots.!^ Club Awetrd. "to th© 'vsilsdio'boris.n. ^ _ h.^A-,r
^he mrshals for the commencement exercises come from the junior class Andy
Holland, president of the junior class, will be the chief mrsh^ The oth^
mar*als are the following: Bubba Creech, Barbara Grantham, Bill Harris, Joj ce
Harris Kav Hill, Kay Jones, Judson Jones, and Sendy mssey.
The senior class mascots are Ann Ivey Wallace, darter of r. m s^
Lan’y H, Ifellace of 406 South Fourth Street, and Stockton Holt, son Ox Mr, and Mtx.
Walter A. Holt of 436 South Secord Street,