Fifty-six Murray County High school graduates donned caps and gowns to receive their diplomas Sunday and had the distinction of being the last class to graduate under the old four-year high school program. There will be no graduating class next year since the first five-year class will still have another years work to complete.
Dr. Josiah Crudup, president of Brenau collage at Gainesville, gave the commencement address.
Introduced by Elswick Keith, school principal, as the "most popular speaker in the state," Dr. Crudup held his audience's attention by relating a series of humorous anecdotes, by congratulating everyone connected with the class, including the Dads "who had to pay the bills" and by giving the graduates some sound advice about the problems confronting them in the world today.
The speaker urged the class not to stop in the pursuit of education with a high school diplomas. With thousands of war veterans taking advantage of government-paid college training, the present high school graduate has no particular advance unless he goes on with his education, Dr. Crudup said.
In the face of such questions as whether or not we will have atomic warfare and how strong Communism will become, the graduate will do well to "Be faithful to your training, to the things that endure," Dr. Crudup said.
Murray County High School - 1950-51 Continued