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' i .... i. .. - .... . . '. - ' - ' . ' . . v.'".-.--'..:'-'' ' ;., .-.v'l-,-;- '.-iTf'"'. -., , ... . , t 1 . ..... r . , . ... ...... . , -v , i- . -. m-r r.n - .... t , ...... .- . . ,.- . k A, WEEKLY'NEWS TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PfeOPLE OF McOWEIX:(X)UOT ESTABLISHED 1896. MARION, N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE'4, 1914. VOL. XVIH NO. 40 GRADED SCHOOL FINALS Graduating Exercies Last Night Medals, Diplomas and Various Scholarships Awarded. Marion's new school auditorium was uixeu bu nuuuuiiuuuato tup crowds attending the commence ment exercises Monday and Tues day night of this weelL, Much in terest was manifest m every con test and in all the exercises. On Monday night the . annual contest in Declamation and Reci tation took place, when the . repre sentatives from the twbT literary societies contested for medals gof fered by Messrs."' R tHudgins and J. M. Houek; ; Thecontestants acquited themselves with much honor. Miss Mae McCurry and Mr. Fred Greene won the medals. Honorable mention was: made of Miss Louise Burgin andMr. John Elliott. The graduatinff exercises took han, Roy Huffman, Elizabeth Reid. GRADED SCHOOL FACULTY Thirgrader-Emma Waters. ; - tt "BVrth grae-ul Story, Posy Prof. l. C. Griffin Re-elected Super- Rd'Vt1: : f intendent Several Changes "Pifth grade Albert Blanton, in he Faculty. Estfelle Huffman, Ray Curtis, Leo Clay., The Graded School committee SixtEgfade--Mattie Gladden, met m reular -session ndy Zoe Pangle.f nignt, May vu tor reorganization. Eighth grade Ruth Fintey, Joe ana 10 elect a superintendent and Rtnrir; JoVin Pof. i. - teacners tor another year. Mr. NinfK rofin-Linru o. 15. Jfnce and Dr. Geo. I. White K!atie Huffman Tenth gradeLois Gilkey.' The exercises- were interesting from start to finisbT; and highly pleasing to the "large audiepce present v each snight. ; Although handicapped by ' a late opening, the sin9 were re-elected as Chairman and Secretary-Treasurer, respectively. Supt. I. C. Griffin was re-elected, 1 . 1 m l m . . ana. tne loiiowing faculty was elected for next year: First grade, Miss Maggie Hud- past year has. been a most success ful one and Supenntendent Griffin and his efficient assistants are to be congratulated upon closing up he year's work so auspiciously. Second grade, Miss Elsie House. Third grade. Miss Moffitte ' Sin clair. Fourth grade, Mrs. W. P. Craig. Fifth grade, Miss Ethel Craw ford. Sixth grade, liss Grace Finley. Seventh grade, Miss Eva Keeter. High School Mrs. J. L. C. Bird, Miss Hallie Gibbs, and Miss Gladys Goodson. Miss Goodson has been offered a fbre, in the future the" length of : MORE THAN 900 PERISH the high school term will bo eight " months. School will open on the The Empress of Ireland Sinks on I4th'3ay of September and close on the.Tth day of May, with an In termission ofc two weeks. Decern bor 18 to January 4, for the Christ mas holidays. EDUCATIONAL COLUMN Maud Barnard, Cdltar. Delegates Appointed. Jurors for July Term of Court. The regular monthly meeting of plaee Tuesday night. At the last the county commissioners was held moment it was found that the ere Monday. The day's session speaker chosen for the occasion was occupied with the transaction could not come, and the entire of business of a rnntinft nature evening was given over to the class approving claims etc C G Vess Psion in the primary department lor ineir exercises. ;Xne program was annnintPd onnstfihlA fnr Old UA kUO KU ouuuuw, auu it was complete in every Particular Old Fort township, and jurors for r3 very muc feared that4 she will and was carried outin such a way th jnW form nf RnnArW mnrt. not accept the position here, bhe as to win honor for each member which convenes here July 13, were Of the class.' ' drawn as follows? The President, Mr. 3ecil Little, First Week W. S. Hay nes. delivered the address of welcome Geo. M. Carson, M J. Harris, has made a specialty of primary work at the State Normal College and desires to accept such work. Misses Lucile Blanton, Ruby Deal, Ethel Wood, Florence Hilde- St. Ltwretice River and Over 900 Persons Perish. ; Rimooski, Que, May 20. Tbo twin-screw Canadian PaciGc liner Empress of Ireland, carrying 1,457 persons,tisscngcrs and crew, sank in tho darkness before dawn today in the St, Lawrence rvernearbero with a loss of perhaps 1,000 liTCS. Early estimates of the dead Taricd Supt. M. S;.Giles has just ap- from 678 to moro than 1.100. pointed Cronji Laoghridge of Dy- Tho vessel, which was bound sartsville, Tom Stacy of Nebo and from Quebec for Liverpool with Kcnngth Hensley of Ncabvillo as 77 Crst, 200 second, and 504 third delegates to the Convention and class passengers, was cut wida open Corn Show of the National Top by the collier StorsUd and sank Notch Farmers' Club to be held in within 20 minutes in nineteen connection with tho Panama-PaciGc fathoms of water. Of those saved International Exposition in 1915. tho majority appeared to be mem bers of the crew or from the steer- Institute for McDowell. ' age. Many were badly injured The biennial Institute for Mc- and 22 died tfUir Mds: pIckcd np- Dowell teachers will be held in 1 he crash occuredaoooliio'ciocfc Marion beginning June 29. The this morning off Father Point, Marion Graded School has been Qaebcc, a village brought into offered as the place of meeting. Prominence when Dr. Utippen, tho The county has been exceedingly London murderer, was caught fortunate this year in securinc the AD0 cocr, tona xor yaehec, services of some of tho best talent 8truck Empress of Ireland cm in tho state. DC Prt 8l" &bout the middle of Sapt, A. T. Allen of Salisbury lhe fihip. She literally tore her wi condnrt thn intituti M,... way almost to the liners screws. and presided over the exercises. J t j. HemnhilL Josenh Washbarn. His addressiiw-v to the occasion and was delivered A. C. Mashburn, G.C.Ellington, Peiana aia 1101 aPP Ior re in very happy style. The Class j. g. Pridemore, W. W. Guy, election- A! Wid very satisfactory History was read by Miss Maud rj. G. Morris, W. L. Dobbins, worr and the committee most Carson, who succeeded in present- .t "R Frv. R. Williams. T. W. cordially commends them to any ing some very interesting records Noblitt, J. M. Walker, J. A. Sil- other Committee t whom they of the class. The Class Prophet, ver, M. A. Hall, J. Y. Hicks, m apPy Ior a PslU0n- Mr. J. L. Elliott, undertook to I RnnArt Rirrl. A:L K WftavAr. T. f5. Mrs. Craig was given fourth reveal that the future had in store Guthrie J, N. Lavender, E. H. grade work upon her own request, for each member of the class. His Walker, Allen Burgin, W. G. with the approval of the bupenn prophecy was a parody on P6es Lavender, W. W. Stewart, A. 6. tendent. Mrs. Bird was given her The Raven," and Mr. Elhott sue- hp inch, E. M, Tate, J.. T., Davis, old-, position in the high school ceeded in reciting it very effective- r. C. Nanney, W. C. Atwell, where she will also teach domestic ly. The Statistician, Mr. Clinton h. E. Watkins, W. A. Goforth, science. Landis, was very successful m his W. E. Cooper. The committee was very much characterizations of his classmates, Second Week A. L. Hogan, -pleased with the records of the and his statistics olthe class, physi- j0hn R. Rich, A. P. CuVtis, W. C. new departments of Business and cal and mental, were very interest- Bateman, H. M. Hall, Lewis Tur-j ing to the audience. The Class ner, C. W. Dixon, H. H. Tate, Poem, composed by Miss Lois J. W. Bradley, C. G. Biggerstaff, Gilkey, was read by Miss Mae Mc- w. T. Moffitt, C. H. Dixon, J. W. Curry, with an accompaniment on Jarrett, Ed. Pangle,' B. P. Sisk, the piano by Miss Gilkey. ,The lolsi w ill and. Testament, was drawn up by Mr. Virgil Ellis, was read, and the exercises were closed with the singing of the Class song. Superintendent Griffin then called to the stage Mr. B. B. Price, Chair man of the Board of Education, who with a few well chosen words presented the 12 members- of the academic department with diplo mas, and the 6 members of ihe commercial department with cer tificates. The Superintendent then , an nounced the awarding of he scholarships as follows: Univer sity of North Carolina, Mr. Virgil Ellis; Washington & Lee Univer sity, Mr. Clinton Landis; Trinity, Mr. Cecil Little; Catawba, Mr. Fred Greene; Elizabeth, lMiss Lois Gilkey. The Honor Roll for per fect attendancecontained 22 names, and each of these pupils was pre sented with a book : by the Board of Education, HQNOB BOJLL,1913-1914: First grade-rZelma Atwe)l, Paxil Dieppe, Anna Keid. Second grade Edward -McMa- M. Y. Watson, G. L. Fleming, C. P. Lytle. Woodmen Unveil Monument. Nealsville, June 2. Altho in the midst of a drought the people of Glenwood and vicinity assembled at the Baptist church at Glenwood Sunday morning at 11 o'clock when Rev. D. J. Hunt preached a great sermon. At 12 :30 o'clock the peo ple spread their dinner on a table almost 100 feet long, which was amply filled with good eatables for the thousand or moire persons pres- , ent. ' . ' At 2 o'clock E. B. Lewis, State manager of ' the Woodmen of the World, delivered an excellent ad dress. t Sovereign Xewis is among the State's -best orators. Folio w- ihg the address all marched to the cemetery where thf Woodmen un? veiled a monument, to- the late Sovereign L. A: Poteet with ap-' proprlate exercises -phe members of 'Glen wood camp requests us." to extend their most hearty thanks to the Old-Fort and Union Mills camps arid all- friends wno aiaea in any way w mao vuo day a su Edith Royster, assistant Superin tendent of Wake county, will have charge of tho primary work. Teachers are requested fb bring leaving a rent through which the water poured in such a deluge tba she sank before many of the pas sengers were aware of what had alrtextbooksThoOuUlneTCo of Study, How to Teach Reading, lBricf wireless' calls for help sent and Every Day Problems. The 0Qt by Marconi operator wero first day's work will begin prompt- hcArd bT lho P"ot Eureka ly at nine o'clock. here. ten miles from the scene, and The law makes it necessary for the Eureka, followed by this Lady all teachers to attend this institute E!clyn, a mail tender, put on unless attending an institute or forced steam and made all speed summer school elscwnere. or th spot. Reports of the number of per sons saved are conflicting. Tho n, . , j . . , landed 399 passengers here and the Club Q.rls and tho Cora Club Boys SU)rsUd u M-d picked up win uo ueiu ah iuo lariua ur&aoa en t i ,j , 010 Picnic for Corn and Tomato Club?. Domestic Science. From the for . .1. M mer, lour win graduate, two or whom have already secured posi tions as stenographers. The class iathe Domestic Arts has made splendid progress. Both these de partments will be continued, with the present teachers in charge. The Superintendent's report' shows 413 children enrolled, with a daily average attendance of 332; last year there were enrolled 385, thus showing an increase of 28 children in the enrollment. Of this number, there are 78 in the high school, 39 boys and 39 girls. This is an unusual record, the girls generally outnumbering the boysf in the upper grades. The gradu ating class numbers 12, 6 boys and 6 girls: also, 4 from the Commer cial Department, making a total of 16 who' will receive certificates, or diplomas this year. . The record of promotions shows very good. progress in the .regular school worky notwithstanding the fadt" that' the fall term of 'school wasconducted under man unfavbr able conditions due to. the lateness of the completion of the new school building: i -The 'committee decided that ow ing to certettfbrididbnsTtheflehgih of; the school term should bb uni form for all departments; there' School building next Saturday, June 6th. State Corn Club Agent T. E. Browne and Mrs. Jane Mc- Kimmon, who has charge of tho Canning Clubs of North Carolina, will talk to tho girls and boys. Tho badges will bo given out that day and the county prizes an nounced. Dinner will be served on the grounds. After dinner an I auto ride has been planned for the children. SCO more, which would leave unaccounted (or. The S tors tad was first reported to have sunk after the collision, but was not so badly damaged as reported, and is proceeding slowly to port under her own steam. The Eureka and the Lady Evelyn, after landing survivors at Rimous ki, returned to the scene of tho disaster in search of other passen gers who may hyo escaped in lifeboats. ine t-m press or Ireland was Work at Greenlee During Vacation. vaIued at ,200o,ooo. and with her At an ice cream supper at the lireenlee ocnool last wees orer twenty-fire dollars was made. This will be used toward buying cargo, valued at $250,000, was fully insured. 969 rKOIXK PKHI3IICD. Montreal, June 1. -The latest tennis and basket ball outfits fornUts furnished by tho Canadian the school. Pacific railwav indicate that a total The teachers and pupils of this of 969 persons perished in tho school are workingduring vacation, wreck of the Empress of Ireland. An attractive hedge and flowers The saved number 418t have been planted. Tho house is to be covered soon. Representative Webb, now chair? man of tho House Judiciary Com- Again the money.which the gov ernment was to famish to help build the road from Sutesville to Winston-Salem is in tho air. The mittce, has appointed as clerk of counties or ircdcu, uivie ana or tho committee A. L. Quickel, a Jth wero to put up $10,000 and well known young attorney of lho Rorcrnment $20,000, making a Lincolntoff. The position pays 00;90 to le .A 0 nfi . government inspector who went J&UU - 7 ' ' ' ' -Y over the road reports that It will v tum- jo : ,-;'s. y Uko $100,000 to build There juugo w coo ana ooiwiior. riew- ilcr ftUnds for the present. wero renominated "by! the land Democratic convention of - tho Tho State Supremo Court has sixteenth judicial district, which adjourned for the summer vaca- met in -Lincolnton Saturday. I tlon.- , . . . .... .... . . .
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