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.
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