Sylva Collegiate Institute Graduates Class of '26

Sylva Collegiate Institute Closes

Sylva Collegiate Institute will close a very successful year’s work May 9, 10, 11 and 12 under the direction of Prof. J.C. Hough and is able assistants. Dr. V.I. Masters of Louisville will preach the sermon and Dr. B.F. Bray will deliver the annual address. The program and class roll is as follows:

CLASS ROLL

Glenn Travis, President

Lois Adams

Charles Bumgarner

Mary Chastain

Ruth Higdon

Mabel Morgan

Sara Taylor

Ray Rogers

Lenore Snyder

J.V. Barringer

Mrs. V.B. Cooper

Lillie McGaha

Ruth Hough

Eary Ezell

Alma Price

Ethel Wilson

Annie Stewart

May McCoy

Bertie Ella Bryson

Gradie DeHart

Wayne Higdon

Edna Monteith

Lucy Jones

Arthur Rogers

George C. Snyder

Post Graduates

Edith Buchanan

Mary Sue Gribble

Reed Queen

CommercialP> Lois Adams

Mary Chastain

Motto: Nothing without labor.

Mascot: Sara Jones

Sponsor: Mrs. J.C. Hough

Colors: Jade green and pink

Flower: American Beauty

Programme

Sunday, May 9

10 a.m., Baccalaureate Sermon—Dr. V.I Masters, Louisville, Ky.

Monday, May 10

10:30 a.m., Recitation and Declamation Contest

8 p.m., Class Day Exercises

Tuesday, May 11

10:30 a.m., Annual Debate

8:30 p.m., Delivery of Diplomas; Annual Address by Dr. B.F. Bray, Lynchburg, Va.

Wednesday, May 12

8 p.m., Commencement Play

From page 3 of The Sylva Herald and Ruralite, Tuesday, May 4, 1926

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If you’re not familiar with the Sylva Collegiate Institute, go to Smoky Mountain News and read Gary Carden’s article about it: smokymountainnews.com/archives/item/39554-the-brief-history-of-the-sylva-collegiate-institute. Carden says “Training at Institutes was comparable to a modern high school education, and their mission was to bridge the gap between public schools and the colleges.” It closed its doors early in the Great Depression at the end of the school year in 1931.

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American Beauty is a type of rose, and in 1926 it was the most iconic luxury rose in the U.S., a symbol of beauty, refinement and success. Expensive, long-stemmed and heavily scented, it was the “classic” rose of its era. Bride’s Roses, mentioned in weddings in the ‘20s, were small white or pale pink tea roses that were tightly petaled and could be wired into bouquets and corsages.