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Five Graduate from St. Paul's School, June 11, 1925

St. Paul’s School Closed Monday Evening

The closing exercises of St. Paul’s School took place Monday night in the school auditorium with a crowd present.

The address to the graduating class was made by Reverend H de C. Mazyck and was forcible appeal to the students to live for the higher and better things in life.

The annual sermon to the graduates was delivered in St. Paul’s Church Sunday morning at the regular hour of service by the Reverend Mr. Wilcox of Atlanta, Ga. Mr. Wilcox’s test was a part of the first verse in the Bible, “In the beginning God”. His sermon set forth the necessity of Divine guidance in all the relations of life. The sermon was a very striking and interesting discourse.

The members of the graduating class this year were:

Olive Carawan

Allie Harrell

Sterling Chadwick

William Robinson

Samuel Way

The program of the Monday evening’s exercises was as follows:

School Song—School

Salutatory—Allie Harrell

Piano Solo, Concert Polonaise—Engleman—Anna Skarren

Commencement Address—Rev. H. de C. Mazyck

Valedictory—Olive Carrawan

Piano Duet, Comrades in Arms—Haynes—Mildred Salter and Anna Skarren

Presentation of Certificates, Promotions and Rewards

Presentation of Diplomas—Rev. C.P. Wilcox

Gloria in Excelsis—School

The fifth and sixth grades presented the operetta “The Flower Nymph’s Surprise” and the seventh grade presented the operetta Bonnybell.

From the front page of The Beaufort News, Published in Carteret County, Thursday, June 11, 1925

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