Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Commencement Program for Holly Springs School, Feb. 4-5, 1926

Commencement of the Holly Springs School

The public is cordially invited to attend all the exercise of Holly Springs school commencement, beginning on Thursday, February 4, and continuing through Friday. Program

Thursday, at 8 p.m.:

Exercise—By Primary Grades, Song by School, “The Panting Hounds Have Come”

Minstrel—By seven girls and boys.

Short Play—“Our Rehearsal”

String Music During Program.

Friday, at 11 a.m.

Annual Sermon—Rev. A.J. Smith

Friday at 1:30 p.m.

Recitation, Declamation and Debating Contest

Query for Debating—“Resolved, That Education Increases Happiness.”

(Prize awarded to the winner of each contest)

Friday, at 8 p.m.

Chorus by School

Dialogues and Exercise by Primary Grades

Colored Play—“Axin’ Her Father”

Play—“An Old-Time School”

Play—“A Colored Meeting”

String music at different times during the program.

From page 3 of the Franklin Press Development Edition, published Jan. 29, 1926

newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92074069/1926-01-29/ed-1/seq-3/

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