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Volume XXX11, Number 33.
CAR-LOT PEACH SHIP
MBI1S BEGUN TUESDA!
FIRST CAR MOVED TUESDAY,
ANOTHER THURSDAY, FIVE
LOADING. EXPRESS SHIP¬
MENTS BEGAN FRIDAY.
The first express shipments of
peaches from Fort Valley this season
were made Friday, May, 21, when
nine crates were shipped, all May¬
flowers.
Two of these were shipped by W.
E. Bassett to Bell Bros, in Atlanta.
Mr. Bassett had not had a report as
to price brought up to Thursday
afternoon. Three crates were ship¬
ped the same day by J. M. Bass to
L. Rogers Produce Co., Birmingham,
three crates by Green-Miller Com¬
pany to Robert E. Cochran, New
York, and one crate by Anderson
and Ward of Myrtle to the Pioneer
Produce Co., Savannah. Express
shipments this week from this point
have up to Thursday averaged about
200 crates a day. A comparative
idea of the lateness of the season
may be obtained from the local Ex¬
press Company’s records which show
P58 crates shipped on May 17th, last
year.
The first car of peaches from Fort
Valley this season moved Tuesday.
This was a mixed car packed by the
Georgia Fruit Exchange and billed to
Potomac yards. The second car, also
a mixed car packed by the Fruit Ex¬
change. moved Thursday for Potomac
yards. The first car of peaches moved
from Fort Valley last-year May 19.
Five more cars were on the load¬
ing tracks Thursday noon, two being
loaded by Duke Bros., two by the
Fruit Exchange, and one by Roberts
Bros.
No information could be obtained
by this paper Thursday as to prices
received for any of the above men¬
tioned shipments. F. O. B. prices
Thursday, we understand, were being
held down pretty closely to $2.00 a
crate, tho some fruit previously
leaded is said to have brought a bet¬
ter price. Unsettled transportation
conditions are given as reasons for
the low prices offered.
Since the above was written we
have been informed that the Will
Vale Fruit Farm, M. C. Murchison,
Manager, expressed three crates of
peaches last Friday to Birmingham,
receiving $8.00 a crate.
44 BILL” CAMPBELL DOUBLES
MARSHALLVILLE SCRUBS
(By Jimmie Fagan, Jr.)
Marshallville, May 26. Mr. Harris
McArthur selected a pretty good nine
for a “second” team for this after
noon. Picking Tillman, Big Houser
Marshall, A. C. Riley, Cliff Hiley.
McArthur, Wes. Houser, Zack Will
iams and Bill Campbell as his
team to oppose the Macon County
Scrubs, he motored down to Mar¬
shallville Wednesday afternoon and
d : shed out the “opposers” a defeat
by the score of 14 to 7. Especially
was his selection good in the case of
a twirler. . I Bill” Campbell, the lad
who defeated the Postell Boys las
Monday afternoon, held the Marshall
vine boys at his mercy thruout the
gome. Bill was responsible for 2 of
the runs, getting three hits. Ben Roe
Marshall and Big Boy Houser wielded
the old hickory also, getting three
hits each. “Biggem” got two doubles
and a triple, poling out the triple
when the bases were loaded. Mr. Will
Tillman started the score for Fort
Valley in the third when he posted
one into right field for a circle of
the bases.
The score does not indicate a one¬
sided affair, neither does it signify
that any enormous errors were com¬
mitted by either team, For both
teams nlayed good ball. The locals
just h t when a hit meant a run. Air¬
tight nitching by “Bill’ and the cred
■jnnort he received, connected
with ooportune hitting, were reson
si’ole r or the victory. Every man on
Fort ’’alley’s team got two or more
hits roiece.
God be thanked for books. They
are the voices of the distant and the
dead, and make us heirs of the spir
i*ua! life of past ages. Books are the
true levellers. They give to all who
will faithfully use them, the society,
the spiritual presence of the best and
the greatest of our race.—Chanmng.
Mrs. 1. A. Scott of Brooks is visi
ting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
banks, on Person st.
SEMI-WEEKLY
The Leader-Tribune
TUESDAYS AND PEACHLAND JOURNAL FRIDAYS
FORT VALLEY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1920. EIGHT PAGES.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
This being a fifth Sunday
will not be a preaching service.
Sabbath School meets promptly
9:45 a. ni. On Wednesday evening
next week will be held the mid
prayer and praise service,
member is expected to be
The pastor will study with them
lesson of the Sabbath School.
is a steady increase in the
upon the several services of
Presbyterian Church. A welcome
accorded ail who come.
ISGRUSS AND POSTElL BOYS
HAVE FIELD DAY
(By Jimmie Fagan. Jr.)
With Bill Campbell on the
for the scrubs this afternoon
ing the old pill in big league style
he held the “Boys from the
House” to one run until the
inning. In this inning the Postell
got on to Bill’s delivery and hit
for , a round , apiece. Bill started ,
by sending the first 6 men to
him back to the bench, but in
seventh he weakened and the
boys rode him for 7 runs.
The Scrubs scored in the
when Tillman, the first man up, hit
single to right field and “Big
Houser” walked up and placed a
ble in Braswell’s efehard,
Tillman. The Scrubs scored in
inning except the third and ninth,
running up 14 tallies in the
ing 7.
Cliff Hiley starred at short
the scrubs, making one shoe
stab. Doc. Hickson starred for the
Postell Boys, accepting 3 chances in
the right field.
Mayor Neil faced Doc. Cheek one
time but Doc. sent him back to the
bench.
Score By Inning*
R. II. E.
Postell Boys 001 000 710—9 8 6
Scrubs 120 262 I0X—14 11 4
Batteries
Scrubs: Campbell and Tillman;
Postell Boys: Cheek, Fagan L., Riley
and Riley L. Mr. Jim White umpired
a fair game.
CLERKS STILL OUT,
FREIGHT IS HANDLED
Up to Thursday noon no disposi
:on was shown , , by the ., . local . t.cket ,. . .
nd freight clerks of the Central of
Georgia Railway to return to their
positions forfeited on Monday thru
noncompliance with the ultimatum
>f L. A. Downs, Vice-President and
General Manager of the road. The
two ticket clerks’ positions here had
not been filled up to Thursday noon,
A special force under the
tion of officials sent here, however,
have been handling outgoing and
'oming less than car-lot shipments
o the great relief of the
nterests of the town,
The “Double Squeeze, a
little base ball serial with plenty
action, plot and fancy, and a
of romance will begin in The
Tribune at an early date.
Fans will recognize in the
tiously named characters many
their favorite players.
It’s a wonderfully interesting and
timely base-ball story.
Get in on it. Start right,
now for youT own copy of The
der-Tribune, and keep up with
story.
If Jimmie Fagan will keep up
good work reporting the games
furnish the type-setting and
and we’ll all pull together to
Fort Valley on the base-ball
this summer.
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FORT VALLEY U. D. C. TAKE
ON ROOM AT
The Chas. D. Anderson
U. D. C. have for several years
a room in the Winnie Davis Hall
Athens which can be used by any
from Houston County who wishes
attend school in Athens. At a
meeting of the Chapter it was
cided that they would also take
room at the University of Ga. as
has been made a co-educational
stitution. Any girl who wishes to
tend school at the University or
1 Normal School may apply to the
D. C. Chapter here and occupy
rooms free of charge. Misses
Mathews and Mary Belle Houser
tQ Q . one of these roo
b innjn(? with the fall term.
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Miss Ruth Houser is at home
teaching the past year at
• lo, Alabama.
U. S. MANDATE FOR
ARMENIA IS URGED
WILSON DECLARES HE BELIEVE9
PEOPLE WANT U. S. TO AC¬
CEPT MANDATE
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NO DISCUSSION OF MESSAGE
i It Is The Concensus Of Opinion That
The Sentiment Of Congress
Is Against Scheme
Washington.—Authority to accept
for the I'nited States a mandate over
Armenia has been asked of congress
| said by President he conscious Wilson. The that executive
; was he was
; Ui '8>ng "a very critical choice,” but
\ lliat be did so in the earnest belief
that it will be the wish of the people
of the United States that this should
| he done.”
The president's message was read
i ; in both house and senate, but was dis
cussed in neither. Each referred it
j to its committee on foreign affairs,
• and there was no indication when
either committee would take it up •
Home Republican leaders in the eeu
at^ predicted privately that the mes¬
sage would lie iu the senate commit¬
tee indefinitely.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, the
Republican leader and chairman of the
senate committee, had no comment to
make on the president’s recommenda¬
tions, in the past, however, he lias
declared emphatically liis opposition
to a mandate.
Senator Harding, Republican, of
Ohio, chairman of the committee,
which investigated Armenia affairs,
said he would never consent to taking
a mandate over Armenia, and added
that be did not think the senate
would consent,
‘' Th foreign relations committee,’’
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he said, "was almost unanimous
against a mandate, Democrats as well
as Republicans opposing such a -slep.”
Senator Harding is the author of
the resolution recently adopted by the
senate congratulating the Armenian
people on the recognition of their in
dependence and asking the president
to send a warship and American ma
ines. hut senators pointed out that this
measure was adopted as a substitute
for one by Senator Williams. Dento
trat. of Mississippi, proposing that the
i uited States become the mandatory
for Armenia.
The president, in his message, in
formed the senate he had accepted the
lnvitaUon o{ the al|ied supreme coun .
, u that he undertake "to arbitrate the
eery difficult questions of the boun
jarv between Turkey and Armenia,’
saying he had thought it his duty “to
’•ceept thisjjiffb-pit md delicate task”
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MASONS REPORT FINE
TREATMENT IN PERRY
Between fifty and seventy-five
Valley Masons attended the
i Houston County Masonic
in Perry Wednesday night and report
a splendid feast, abundant good fel¬
lowship and cordial treatment. More
than 250 Master Masons from vari¬
ous parts of Houston County and
some from Marshallville were in at¬
tendance.
The Third Degree was put on in
the course of the evening, Past Grand
Master F. O. Miller and Past Master
A. C. Riley of Fort Valley assisting.
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PITTSBURGH SUNDAY SCHOOL
HONORS FREDERICK WITHOFT
Mrs. F. W. Withoft was in Pitts
burgh, Pa. last Sunday and attended
the Methodist Sunday School of
which her son, Frederick, was a
member , when u u he enlisted .... in • the ,t
army. In r . this . school , , has . , been ___i
a b r^? b t V," m em °7 fv
erick Withoft, he . being the only
member from this school who lost his
life in ... the service of ... hts country. ____. Mrs.
Withoft met many of Frederick’s
friends, who gave her a cordial wel
come.
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JUNIOR-SENIOR RECEPTION
WAS A BEAUTIFUL AFFAIR
The Junior-Senior reception at the
home of Mrs. W. G. Brisendine Wed¬
nesday evening was a beautiful af¬
fair. About 60 of the school set and
the school faculty were present. The
Senior colors of yellow and purple
were artistically carried out in
decorai.ions and refreshments. Y e !l° w
shaded tapers tied with purple were
used with crystal candle sticks in
the dining room. Cream and cake in
yellow and purple and fruit
were served during the evening.
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Miss Joe D. Eubanks, who taught
1 school at Wellston the past term,
is at home for her vacation.
MEXIC PRESIDENT
IS ASSASSINATED
ASSASSINS ATTACK CARRANZA
WHILE ASLEEP AND HACK
BODY WITH MACHETES
REBELS DISAVOW
Revolutionary Leaders Seem Stupa
fied By Tne Tragedy, Fearing Ita
Effect On The U. 8.
Mexico City.—The dead and, report*
say, tnutiluted bodies of Venustiauo
and those of his faithful followers as¬
sassinated with him, have cast a pall
of worry and uncertainty over the cap¬
ital.
Vigorously gesticulating, the revo¬
lutionary leaders disclaim any and all
responsibility for the brutal act that
resulted in the first chief’s death at
Tlttxac.alantongo. The most detailed
information is being prepared for dis
patch to the American state depart
ment, showing that revolutionary
forces were nowhere near the Car
ranza fugitives wher the slaying oc¬
curred. And it is ely (hat Gen¬
erals Gonzales and ( gon will deal
summarily with Gen. idolpo Herre
ro, who, according to p< .sent advices,
was the man responsible for the whole
sale assassinations.
While details of the assassination
are still lacking, the dispatches, in
cluding an apparently authoritative
version telegraphed to El Universa'
from Beristan, would indicate that the
first chief and his faithful followers
were murdered while they slept, and
Xollowin gthe killings, the bodies of the
deyd were slashed with machetes.
As to the whereabouts of Herrero
reports differ. One report says he it
unmolested at Villa Juarez, under sur
veillance until the revolutionary gov
eminent has completed an inquiry In -
to the murders. A second declares h«
is in full flight with the revolutionary
forces in pursuit.
_ General ^ Aguilar, _ another of the Car
ranza followers, is reported to hav<
. urrendered at Vera Cruz and receiv
id permission to embark on a shii
for Europe. .
Evidences of sorrow in many quar
ters at the death of the first chiei
were manifested by flags at half mast
and people calling at the Carranza
home during the day. The foreige
diplomats, Including those at the Amer
ican embassy, paid their respects te
the dead chieftain both In calls and in
lowered tla-’s over the embassies
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MANY FORT VALLEYANS AT
TEND PERRY CHAUTAUQUA
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Quite a number of people from
Fort Valley and vicinity attended
the Redpath Chautauqua in Perry
last week. Nineteen of the number
attended as a direct result of the
wholesouled co-operation of Mr. John
B. Vance, who brought back from
Perry a quantity of circulars adver¬
tising the Chautauqua when he went
to Perry last week to solicit co-oper¬
ation in the Salvation Army drive. He
personally distributed these circulars
in Fort Valley and urged people to
attend the Chautauqua, thereby ap¬
preciably swelling the door receipts
which netted $60.00 after all expen
ses were met. |
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NEW COUNTY SECTION AGAIN
SAVES COUNTY’S REPUTATION
Again Fort Valley by her gene
rous response has kept the record,
Houston clean by «oi„« “»«« (
the top’’ in the recent drive for
vation . Army funds. a ,
Mr reCent,y John g notified Vance of of this hls cit y j i
WaS a P' j
po intment as County Chairman to
raise ■ tb tne nuota Quota oi 0 f * *i 1 , O00 000.00 00 for lor this mis,
most w(yrtb y cause . He only can-!
vassed two municipalitie8 in the
countyi vis: Perry and Fort Valley.;
He reports a total collection of -
$1053.50, of which amount Perry I
contributed $18.00, while Fort Val¬
ley and adjacent territory which in¬
cludes the area of the proposed new
county answered the call by do
nating $1035.50.
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Th e articles recently appearing in
the Sunday Telegraph by Mrs. Cleone
Duke Braswell are receiving favor
a ble comment, especially by the fruit
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Prof. R. H. Powell, Superintendent
1 School
of the South Georgia Normal
a t Valdosta, will deliver the address
at the commencement exercises of
the Fort Valley public school Friday
evening.
THE METHODIST CHURCH
Wm. F. Quillian, Pastor.
Sunday School, 9:30 a. m.
Preaching. 11:00 a. m.
Praise Bervice. 2.30 p. m.
I Junior Church, 3:00 p. m.
Epworth League, 6:30 p. m.
Preaching, 7:30 p. m.
Prayer Service, Tuesday, 7:30
Sunday morning Rev. Quillian
preach on “The Great
ments. ft Subject Sunday
‘Loved to the End.” This will
the final sermon of Rev.
pastorate. Dr. Jenkins will
the first Sunday in June.
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OFFICERS ARE ELEuFEO
FOR TORT VALLEY
A call meeting of Fort
fast nine and a number of Fort
ley’s base-ball fans was held in
T. E. McMinn’s picture show
Tuesday morning for the purpose
electing officers for the team,
In choosing their manager the
certainly used their heads, for
could not have picked a more
and enthusiastic man for the head
their team than Mr. J. T.
lani , *barly known Mr. Jim
as
Under his direction Fort
should have one of the
little ball teams in the Peach
Eston Adams was elected
and with such a fighting player
recting the team, they should be
to give the Fort Valley fans
rea j base-ball,
Mr. T. E. McMinn was elected
sistant manager, Mayor H. C.
official umpire, and Mr. W. G.
endine treasurer.
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CHIEF ROWELL RESIGNS,
L. G. THOMPSON SUCCEEDS
Pursuant to his resignation
viously handed in to Mayor Neil
the City Council, Chief of Police
j Rowell turned in his badge
day at noon, and was succeeded
Mr. L. G. Thompson of Macon.
Chief Rowell will devote his
^ re ^* me h* s farming and saw mill
interests.
Mr. Thompson comes here well rec
omended, with a record of nine years
in police service in Syracuse, N. Y.,
and Decatur, 111., ^behind him. Mr.
Thompson is not a northern man,
however, having been born in Nash
ville, Tenn., and reared in Kentucky
—a combination that by all tradi¬
tions ought to makeJ?ood timber for
a police officer, and Mr. Thompson
has the appearance of running true
to form in this particular.
SAND ON TRACK DELAYS
PERRY TRAIN EIGHT HOURS
The C. of Ga. train No. 58, leaving
Fort Valley at 6:10 p. m., going to
Perry and returning at 8:10 p. m.
was eight hours late Tuesday night,
due to a derailment at a road cross¬
ing one mile out of Perry. Sand
washed on to the track by a recent
rain was the cause of the derailment.
An engine from the Fort Valley
yards was ’phoned for to assist in re¬
railing No. 58, clearing the track at
four o’clock Wednesday morning, the
train arriving in Fort Valley at 4:20.
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GAME WITH MARSHALLVILLE
ON TUESDAY RAINED OUT
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y lmmie a ^ a "’ r ‘
J™ „ r y
noon , for it . , broke , up a , ball game
H
which looked like it .. , had . . been put on
the ice by Marshallvi]]e . The game
was called in the third. Therefore it
does ' not fj eure j n the rest ‘ of the
Kames p] , aye d for - a game has to go
f " ive Ve lnmngS i nn i n(rs before bef0re it can be be called CaHed
4 4 game of ball. ft
Fort Valley committed 3 errors
in the 3rd. inning, thus letting the
visitors score 2 runs off of 2 hits.
Eston Adams received poor support
during the three innings, for he cer¬
tainly did his part, striking 2 in the
second, 2 in the third and 1 in the
first.
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Mias Mary Taylor was selected
f rom Transylvania College,
ton, Kentucky, to represent the
a t Y. W. C. A. convention in
Asheville, N. C. After attending
convention Miss Taylor will
to Fort Valley to spend the
vacation,
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Mrs. Annie Andrews of
W 'H come today (Friday) for a
tc her niece, Mr». W, J. Braswell.
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♦ published in tbs heart ♦
♦ of the largest Peach- ♦
♦ growing section of the ♦
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$2.50 Per Year In Advance
LADIES’ AUXILIARY Of
LIBRARY CLOSES LEAR
LIBRARY SHOWN UNEXCELLED
FOR SIZE. DR. W. F. QUILLIAN
DELIVERS A SCHOLARLY AD¬
DRESS ON SOUTH’S POETS. •
The Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Li¬
brary Association held the last meet-,
ing for the year Wednesday at the
home of Mrs. R. E. Brown.
This final meeting of the year was
marked by much enthusiasm. An ex¬
cellent resume of the resources of
the Library was given by Miss Par
malee Cheves, our capable librarian.
Upon request it was decided to have
her report published.
The library contains many useful
and valuable books of various kinds,
with which the reading public should
become familiar. There is not any
better selection of books to be found
in any library of its size in the State
than can be found in the Thomas Li¬
brary of Fort Valley.
A charter will soon be gotten out
and every indication points to a for¬
ward move for a greater library at
some not far distant date.
After a short business session Dr.
Quillian delivered a scholarly ad¬
dress, which was a plea for a better
understanding of Southern poets and
Southern poetry. This paper was
read upon a former occasion before
the Tennessee Historical Association
and was itself a gem of Southern
literature. He carried the hearts of
his hearers with him as he told of the
songs of our Southern poets, of their
early passing into the shadows, of
the lustre of their names, than which
there shine no brighter. He quoted
from numbers of our Southern song
birds, who touched the’r lyres and
sang songs meet for an angels’
choir, and stressed the importance of
keeping alive their memory in the
hearts and homes of the South.
Wiere it not for the fact that Dr.
Quillian expects to publish this re¬
view of Southern poets and has prom¬
ised to donate a copy to our Library
there would have been a unanimous
request for its publication.
After his address refreshments
were served by the hostess and the
Asociation adjourned until Septem¬
ber.
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FORT VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATING EXERCISES
The graduating exercises of the
Fort Valley High School will be held
this, Friday, evening, in the school
auditorium.
The program is as follows:
Prayer
Class Song—Graduating Class.
Welcome—Cleo Dent.
Speech- 44 The Democracy of Am¬
erica”—Wescott—Bass Vinson.
Piano Solo—Hungarian Rhapso¬
dy-—Koelling—Florine Danieliy.
Reading—“Where We Stand”—
Galsworthy—Elizabeth Avera.
Speech—“Life’s Retrospect”—Ous
ley—Claude Smith.
Piano Solo—Polonaise in E Minor
—McDowell—Mattie Belle Turner.
Address—President R. H. Powell,
South Georgia State Normal.
(4 We as Young Americans »» Ben
lah Davidson.
Delivery of U. D. C. Medal.
Delivery of Diplomas—Hon. W. L.
Houser, President Board of Educa¬
tion.
Song—Graduates’ Farewell—Grad¬
uating Class.
Class Roll
Following is the roll of the gradu¬
ating class: Lois Anderson, Mildred
Anderson, Elizabeth Avera, Gus&ie
Barfield, Rosa Branham, Florine Dan¬
ieliy, Beulah Davidson, Cleo Dent,
Carlese Gassett, Mary Belle Houser,
Doris Mathews, Mildred Mathews,
Florrie Sandefur, Mattie Belle Tur¬
ner, Milledge Brown, Harvard Eu¬
banks, Royal Fulwood, Tom Sheats, •<
Thomas Shepard, Claude Smith,
Bass Vinson.
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Mrs. Mann Martin and little son ;
returned Thursday afternoon from
Forsyth, Ga,, where they attended*
the commencement exercises of Bea-'
sie Tift College.
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At the commencement exercises
Friday evening Miss Cleo Dent will
give the salutatory address and MIm
Beulah Davidson will be valedicto¬
rian. Their friends rejoice that they
were so honored but feel that both
compliments were richly deserved
and justly conferred.