South Shelby School Closing Exercises, May 31, 1926

South Shelby School Has Great Closing. . . Medal Awards, Perfect Attendance Record and Honor Roll—Great Crowd Attends Exercises

A crowd that over-taxed the large auditorium of the South Shelby school attended the closing exercises Friday night when the medals were awarded, certificates given for perfect attendance and honor roll was read, following a cleverly presented operetta entitled “The Fairy Shoemaker” in which Hal Whisnant, Onnie Baker and Andrew Gardner were the main characters with 100 pupils from the primary department. The South Shelby building is the largest school building in Shelby and has the largest enrollment which touches the 500 mark. The people have been very loyal to the school and Miss Selma Webb, the efficient and popular principal, is receiving highest paise for her splendid work, the most outstanding school year in the history of that community.

Medal Awards

There were eight contestants for the Paul Webb and Odus Mull medals—four girls and four boys. Mildred Parker was the winner of the Paul Webb recitation medal. Her subject was “The Soul of a Violin.” The winner of the Odus Mull declamation medal was Tommie weaver. His subject was “The American Flag.” The judges were County Solicitor Charles A. Burris, Mrs. J.A Anthony, Mrs. Rush Stroup. Mr. Burris presented the medals to the winner.

The J.D. Lineberger medal for the best speller was won by Lottie May Mooney of the Seventh grade. She won out in a contest with pupils of the 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8th grades. This medal was presented by Editor Lee Weathers.

Perfect Attendance

Certificates were given to those who had neither been absent nor tardy during the year. The 16 pupils who had perfect attendance records follows:

Halbert Farris, Ray Ellis, 8th grade;

Henel Anthony, 6th grade;

Alma Blanton, Bessie Moore, J.B. Ellis, Annie Ray Jones, Aileen Jones, Louis Erwin, 4th grade;

Elizabeth Hughes, Pearl Glascoe, Gnett Spoke, 3rd grade;

James Moehead, Beula Price, 1st grade.

Honor Roll Pupils

Those how have made not less than 90 percent on their studies the last eight months of school are:

Ola Lee Glacoe, Ruby Lucile Blanton, Helen Anthony, Tommie Weaver, Myrtle Lee Bell, Pearl Glascoe, Mary Sue Hill, Virginia Campbell, Leola Strickland, Pauline Turner, May Oaks, Mary Stewart, Louise Whitener, Herbert Humphries, Edith Anthony, Beulah Price, T.G. Campe, Tom Kale.

From the front page of The Cleveland Star, Shelby, N.C., May 31, 1926

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