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teSTOKDXSfLnoy T. SiiniiiB Comflft Ws 56 Ypkri Services in Tea chins School in City and County.hiajxruSdbe:A birthday ceUWftUi Of IatCfeat 'took place in f.he a'urltorlum of tha lSfflnge? School last Thursday nigh I, wh.cn c host of fr lands and citizens assembled rhuro to honor Mins Tamp I'- Simms, wiio had safety reach At another mile-stone of her life, and express opproclatlbh for her work nn teacher in tlrla eominuiMly.Miss Sfftimn'lH now,- and hns beenfor fifty years a anrc^afnl and valued- teacher'in tile colored publicBciiOolR of the county ami-city. Sho begun her caroor in I ho infancy of the school system in I he state, having. Hfltvod .under Superintendents, line*!, llawao, FinthhoiiaflfT Hulvey, and for the ten years under flupti; JCelfltei-, who declares her to be as I'ffieiont as ever.In some instances, she has taught, three generation* of children in family—parents, children. oud;fti,gramlcsildren. and each- yesr front; ^nt«coitOTof.Mo*?'weSirRlt-|0MrMrR.S.-w.ah.ZliBi:I ho distant and various parts towhich they have gone,.. come leUern of. erfti.lttide for the Influence she hns e*«rtefl upon ihMr lives.The program arranged for the occasion. copgietcd' ot o ftOjiff. he a i-lafis of her first pupils, an instrumental duet by..Misses Chphan and Nowmmt. a solo by Mies Roberta Wohh and nddrraucs by ltevs. T. N-ifcei Austin, t;. A- Mcwmiui, C. O. Gains,U|| Supt. Keister and Prof. “W1. N. P.'mf H »y'r Is W lid presented a hen t»r.f i n Hy' phdlian-or;if©30!u.e*£Mlonfcravfrd .niivdr loylag. cup on. bb-liaJ.f o£ tlie.popple or the community!Mies flimini, who has never been'9reused of intruding upon an audience wit i). many words, received |.ho cup. Wlfli character to tie rhmfcst,'her lK.il ilift speech, revealing how don ply shaf was affected.Thu ftofo. Givd.Uic Flowers to Die Living. was sling hy Mrs. on Vtoherl.i/W'cliltf, and gave the theme Hin*b*CtIK:onR«Clto most of ihe addrcBses.Abiiidant vbfreehmeflt.a were served to nil prerant.boClJonh
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Daily News-Record
Harrisonburg, Virginia, US
Sat, Apr 17, 1926
Page 8
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