| Newspaper | Cassville Republican |
|---|---|
| Date | April 17, 1913, Thursday |
| Headline | A Successful Day for Barry County Schools |
| Text | Graduation exercises for the pupils of the rural school spelling and declamatory contest made Saturday, April 26, the most successful day for the year in the school working this county. The exercises were very creditable and were enjoyed by many citizens and the teachers over the county. About one hundred boys and girls were present from various parts of he county to receive their diplomas won by their successful completion of the eighth grade course of study offered in the rural schools of this county. The certificates of graduation were awarded by Prof. W. H. Lynch of the Springfield State Normal School. His address was very instructive and was enjoyed by all present. After the graduation exercises, the graduates and Superintendent Hanks assembled on the west side of the opera house and J. W. Hisey took a photo of the crowd. This had been asked by the state superintendent to be used in the annual report this year. The following is the list of the eight grade graduates, the school to which they belong and names of their teacher, during the past year. Reuben Perriman, Jewell Perriman, Nellie Potter, Zelda Shrontz, Ruth Long, George Thomas, Peny Ross, Jenkins, E. R. Perriman, teacher. Rosa Hallabough, Mary Hindman, Bessie Miles, Oklahoma, Fred McGlothin, teacher. Burchie McTeer, Central, Guy B. Cowherd, teacher. Jewell Barnett, Annie Reed, Minnie Cartwright, Clara Cartwright, Wheaton, Fred McGlothin, teacher. Lois Arnold, Floyd Jacques, Vanzandt, H .L. Hutchison, teacher. Monroe Hunt, Royal Ellis, Drexel Atkisson, Lloyd Ellis, Clay Hill, Will Lathim, teacher. Floren Francis, Mary Stewart, Effie Hutchens, Pioneer, Myrtle Hopkins, teacher. Rosa and Mae Shaffer, Victor, Bessie Scrimager, teacher. Jane Bounous, Lee, E. C. Medlin, teacher. Willie, Jessie and Lewis Thomas, Leann, Ethel Teague, teacher. Sherman Neal, Blanche, Selvidge, Effie Combs, Clyde Marshall, Vera Mitchell, Long, D. H. Truhite teacher. Frank King, Butler, Lora Roller, teacher. Atrel Goodnight, Roscoe Eden, Gladys Goodnight, Alma Eden, Cella Robbins, Eden, Haska McNally teacher. Belle Wiley, Murel Wilson, Cecil Wilson, Ruel Williams, Marsh Hill, Raymond Thomas, teacher. Carrie Stockton, John Wheeler, Valey Doty, Lone Elm, A. E. Woods, teacher. Homer Bayless, Dewey Hankins, House, Flora Hankins, teacher. Grace Samuel, Liberty, Fred Marbut, teacher. Anise Hawks, Hallie Swindle, Swindle College, John Swindle, teacher. Ruby Haskins, Annie Bennington, Chapman, Maggie Ruddick, teacher. Blanche Lotsham, Madge Jackson, Irwin Latshaw, Myrtle and Lloyd Dummit, Bert Catron, teacher. [No school given - maybe King's Prairie] Erskine Henderson, Troy Henderson, Ozark, B. C. Medlin, teacher. Olen Stumff, Ruth Hailey, Mountain Home, P.A. Suttles, teacher. Earl Brooks, Mabel Packwood, Alvin Brooks, Olaf Baldwin, Independence, H. C. Montgomery, teacher. Faye Marlow, Edwin Waytt, Sparks, B. H. Truhite, teacher. Ruby Haskins, Annie Dyer, William Osburn, Hubbert Jordan, Maynard Williams, Aaron Hilton, McDowell, Ella Garris, teacher. Floyd Eden, Maude Farwell, Horner, W. J. Brock, teacher. Reva Marbut, Marbut, Edith Hankins, teacher. Ruby Reed, Inez Warf, Zuma Weatherly, Willis Browning, Max Kemper, Leslie Baker, Corda Talbert, Exeter, J. T. Hodge, teacher. Bessie McCormick, Winifred Long, Fannie Combs, Alfred Cuendet, Nellie McCormick, Clyde Combs, Bennie Cuendet, Ernest Planchoss, Laura Marlon, Lea Marlon, Dan Davit, Florence Bennett, Pleasant Dale, Mae Combs, teacher. Joseph Rowley, Horace Lamar, Jewel Burnett, Etha Phillips, Rae Berryhill, Washburn, John R. Wallen, teacher. Vergil Campbell, Edna Campbell, Claude Mitchell, Lora England, Charlotta Burg, Byerl Lowery, Byerl Gann, Willie Boucher, Purdy, Ben Ray, teacher. Marion A. Duncan, Clarence W. Duncan, Ulah O'Banton, Horace Keith, Mt Sinai, Otis Keith, teacher. Carrie Algur, John Armstrong, Lulu Adams, Geneva Barnsely, James Bayless, Frances Birkenbaugh, Chas. Browning, Raymond Brigham, Russell Cole, Mildred Callaway, Mamie Counts, Glenn Douglas, Jesse Dehanus, Mary Finch, Frand Frear, Ruth Farrow, Walter Freeham, Carl Frederick, Wayne Gladen, Helen Guinney, Arthur Hare, Arl Hobbs, Zella Hicks, Allen Harrison, Grace Hughes Anna Jacobs, Anges Johnston, Fran Kyler, Richard Kendrigan, Claud Leek, Ruby Lane, Herbert Livesay, Harold Lewis, Luther Lauterat, Dollie McFadden, Glenn Mills, Viola McFadden, Urbane Moorman, George Miller, Edith Murphy, Grace Phillips, Marie Peters, Eugene Phillips, Goldie Redding, Alta Reedy, Margarete Smith, Pauline Simmons, Thomas Temple, Stella Tracy, Lloyd Thomas, Veronica Sullivan, Byron Vaughan, Raymond Voohis, Marley Wagner, Verna Wagner, Kenneth Wright, Hazel Pitts, Monett, James McNally, teacher. Louise Landis, Gladys Henry, Margaret Hodges, Elaine Manley, Kathryn Ray, Bee Tucker, Perry Murphy, John Rawhouser, Lulu Pearl, Lester Haney, Otto Thomas, Ed Kerr, Ralph Hudson, Ruby Wilson, Ethel Coones, Cassville. [teacher not named.] Immediately after the graduation exercises were over the spelling contest was held. Twenty four pupils entered this contest. H. P. Sons, Prof. Ben Ray, W. S. Francis and Lora Reese were appointed judges of this contest and Profs. J. R. Wallen and C. E. Wilhite were the enunciators. In this contest each pupil was given 2100 words to be written. The words were given in two different lists with 100 words in each list. The result was announced by the judges was follows: First prize, Jewel Perriman, Jenkins school. Second Prize, Rae Berryhill, Washburn school. [Research note: Rae was a daughter of Jefferson Davis & Clara Elizabeth (Hancock) Berryhill.] The first prize is all expenses paid to the state spelling contest to be held the second week in May at Jefferson City. The second prize was $5 in gold and the third prize was $3. J. R. Wallen awarded the above prizes in a very appropriate manner on educational lines. The declamatory contest was held Saturday evening at 8 o'clock. Nine pupils entered this contest. They were Mary Lynn Hindman, Oklahoma, subject, "Sandaphon", Lyman Carne, Gunter "Supposed Speech of John Adams"; Elaine Manley, Cassville, "When Jack Comes Late"; Royel Ellis, Clay Hill, "The Monster Curse"; Florence Courdin, Pleasant Dale. "Shadows on the the Blind"; Clyde Combs, Pleasant Dale, "Eulogy Lafayette"; Rae Berryhill, Washburn, A subject on Temperance; Margaret Hodges, Cassville, "One of the Heroes";' Mary Stewart, Hailey, "Hill Granda." The judges in this contest were John Swindle, W. G. Clugston, and Miss Lora Reese. The first prize the E. N. Meador Gold Medal and $5 in gold was awarded to Royel Ellis of Clay Hill. The second prize was given to Elaine Manley, Cassville and the third prize, $2, to Florence Cordin of Pleasant Dale. S. J. Salyer of Cassville made the presentation address and awarded the prizes. His address was devoted to education work and his remarks were full of encouragement for the rural schools of Barry County. Superintendent Hankins is highly pleased with the results of the contest and the graduation exercise. He is grateful to the citizens of Cassville and over the county for their liberal assistance in making the occasion a success and one long remembered in the school work in this county for the year 1912-1913. |
| Resource | State Historical Society of MO Microfilm |
| Submitted by | Donna Cooper |
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