Orange County's 26 Colored Schools Celebrating Commencement March 28, 1924

Colored Commencement . . . Schools of County Will Have Celebration Tomorrow

The colored people’s schools of Orange county, 26 in number, are going to have their county commencement exercises in the courthouse in Hillsboro tomorrow (Friday). Ceremonies will begin at 10 o’clock.

B.L. Bozeman, principal of the Orange County Training School in Chapel Hill, will preside. The principal address will be delivered by B.F. Bullock, professor in the agricultural department at the A. & T. College in Greensboro. E.W. Knight, of the faculty of the University’s school of education, and J.S. Holmes are expected to speak.

The children of the various schools will compete in spelling, story-telling, singing and declaration. In the afternoon there will be a baseball game between the Chapel Hill and Hillsboro teams.

From page 4 of the Chapel Hill Weekly, March 27, 1924