The County Commencement in Northampton County began at Jackson Friday evening, April 23rd, at 8 o’clock. Dr. Dingley Brown of Meredith College addressed the audience on the subject of “Music” for sometime. Following this were a number of Primary, Grammar Grade and High School choruses from all over the county, the winners in Group Commencements against the three largest schools of the county. These choruses were a tribute to the music teachers and the musical ability of the children in our community. There were seven contests in piano. The winners of this contest showed unusual musical talent. All of the numbers were worthy of their teachers. These contests were as follows:
Piano Contest
1st place—Jackson
2nd place—Garysburg
Primary Singing
1st place—Woodland
2nd place-Jackson
High School Chorus
1st place—Severn
2nd place—Rich Square
Judges were Miss Katherine Batts, Miss Maude Cotton and Dr. Brown.
Points won were as follows: Rich Square 10, Garysburg 10, Woodland 15, Severn 35, and Jackson 40.
At the same hour all Grammar Grade Contests were judged privately by Miss Jessup of the county office and Miss Annie Cherry, Supervisor of Rural Schools in Halifax County. The won as follows:
Oral Comp.—4th-5th Grades
1st place—Rich Square
2nd place—Seaboard
Oral Comp.—6th-7th Grades
1st place—Rich Square
2nd place—Seaboard
Spelling—Elementary
1st place—Garysburg
2nd place—Jackson, Rich Square (tie)
Spelling—High School
1st place—Garysburg
2nd place—Conway
Arithmetic—Fourth Grade
1st place—Mt. Carmel
2nd place—Rich Square
Arithmetic—Fifth Grade
1st place—Garysburg
2nd place—Seaboard
Arithmetic—Sixth Grade
1st place—Rich Square
2nd place—Milwaukee
Points were as follows: Jackson 5, Conway 5, Milwaukee 10, Pendleton 10, Mt. Carmel 15, Seaboard 30, Garysburg 50, Rich Square 70
On Saturday, April 24, the exercises were opened at 10:30 o’clock on the Woodland Fair Grounds by the pageant “Children of Old Carolina,” written by Miss ethel T. Rockwell and commemorating the history of our country from Colonial days until the present day. This pageant was staged by Miss Katherine Batts of the University of North Carolina. Twenty or ore schools well represented the different scenes without loss of time or unnecessary noise. So well did they represent their parts that anyone at all acquainted with North Carolina history could easily follow the different scenes. The came on as follows: The Children of the Lost Colony by Potecasi; The Children of Primeral Days, Seaboard; Children of English Parentage, Pleasant Hill; Quaker Children, Severn; Swiss Children, Rehoboth; Scotch Irish Children, Severn; Scotch Highland Children, Margarettsvlle; German Moravian Children, Rich Square; The Children of Westward Ho! Garysburg; The Sprit of 1776, Jackson; The Hornet’s Next, Pendleton; children of the Cabin, Woodland; The Children of the Big House, Chreeksville; Childrne of the Confederacy, Holly Grove; Children of the New Freedom, Conway; Children of Today.
The Dominant Sprits throughout the pageant were Sir Walter Raleigh, Manteo; Edward Moseley, Governor Archdale, Baron de Graffenreid, Hugh Waddell, Flora MacDonald Bishop Spangenbert, Daniel Boone, Cornelius Harnett, Col. Wm. R. Davie Gov. Wm. A. Graham, Gen. Matt W. Ransom, Gov. Chas. B. Aycock, Spirits of North Carolina and America and Father Time. The principals of the schools and several of the citizens of our county took these parts and acted them well. The most difficult was enacted by Father Time. Rev. Daniel Lane, Methodist pastor of the Jackson Charge. Father Time spoke long and distinctly. He made his voice carry well to the thousands of people seated in the grand stand. The county owes him a debt of gratitude for the tireless effort he pout into this enterprise.
In the afternoon there were other county contests of the Primary children, those in Pleasure Reading and Health stunts and those in Athletics. In literary work points were won by schools as follows: Pentleton 15, Rich Square 25, Garysburg 30, Woodland 30, Jackson 40, Severn 55. Miss Annie Cherry and Miss Jessup were judges.
In athletic points won were Pendleton 15, Garrysburg 20, Severn 35, Jackson 40, Woodland 105, Conway 185, Rich Square 225. Judges were Mr. Hinshaw from Aulander and two men sent from Roanoke Rapids by Supt. E.J. Coltrane.
At 2:30 o’clock Supt. P.J. Long delivered certificates of promotion to the high schools of Northampton County to 169 seventh grade students.
When the 7th grade at Rich Square has completed its work the number of promotions will double what it has been in previous years. We hope these students will be able to cope successfully and enjoy their high school work.
There appears to have been some misunderstanding of the small charge of 15 cents for seats in the grand stand. This plan was agreed on by a committee of teacher to raise a part of the funds to defray the expense of the pageant. The receipts from this source was $62.20. The teachers raised $150 besides this to cover rental of costumes and Miss Batt’s salary.
--BLANCHE PENNY, Supervisor
From the front page of the Roanoke-Chowan Times, part of the Northampton County Times-News, Rich Square and Jackson, N.C., Thursday, May 6, 1926
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