Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-05

graces so assiduously taught at the So
called finishing schools, Is not able long to
retain the affection she has the adroitness
to inspire. and 30 figures IN the divorce
court and helps to fill the land with ach>
ing hearts and broken homes.
The remainder Of the address was lim>
tied to discussion of the importance of
continuing the studies into the high
school grades, and farther if possible
Parents were urged to sacrifice if neces-
sary, to help their children in this by
motives OF patriotism. the advantages to
be gained by having a good education,
from the standpoint of gain in wealth,
social position and power and from the
nature Of education which plainly indi-
Gates that it is yeritable folly and a mark
of base ignorance to say, when a pupil
has passed the ninth grade. HE has
enough of schooling now" or Il can't
afford to send him to school any longer"
or HE has an average education" The
address closed with an appeal to the pu>
pills to continue in scho oil, harbor high
ideals of character, constitution and Gull
ture, aspire to the noblest life task and
spare no labor or cost in striving to at
tain the ideal manhood and womanhood
The graduates were then
PRESENTED WITH THEIR CERTIFICATES
by Presid ent ]. j. Reimers of the board
of education, who in the discharge of his
important duty addressed the graduates
as follows:
Boys and Girls:
You have completed the course of
study prescribed for the Ninth grade of
the Rock Island public schools, and, in
behalf of the board of education, it now
becomes my duty and pleasure to present
TO you your certificates of graduation
| from that grade. Before doing 30 |
would say to you, however. that you are
yet but boys and girls in the purest and
best meaning OF the words, and that you
have, with credit to yourselves and
teachers finished the course of study
laid down for you. There is yet before
you, If you choose to take advantage of
them, greater facilities for an advanced
and liberal education in our public high
school, and 1t is the sincere wish of the
board of education that every one
OF you will enter that school
| and complete the education you have
started and thus far acquired in the pub
lie school, that your education may be
finished so far as it is in the power of
| these schools to accomplish. But l
| would say, however, that if it becomes
| necessary for some of you that may be
| compelled to leave the schools and work,
you can be assured that what you have
already accomplished will well fit you to
battle with the life before you, and that if
you but follow the principles you have
learned, and faithfully use the knowl-
edge 80 far acquired. you will find that
there has been already laid for you a
foundation broad and deep, upon which
you may hereafter build, if you will. the
noblest structure of manhood and woman
hood. Take therefore these certificates
as the testimonials of this board of the
work you have thus far well and nobly
done.
THE GRADUATES.
The list Of the graduates is appended:
BUILDING NO. /.
Florence A Adams. Harry Barth, An
ME Burklund, Harry V Cook, William II
Gest. Mary E Grogan, Alice T Hemen>
way. Luella Huthmsker, Martin G Oberg,
Ernest F g Peterson, Margaret J Potts,
Charles s Smith. Clara Starr, John Stem
gel, Arthur R Wagner. Maude F Warren,
Louis F Whistler, Elsie j White.
BUILDING NO. 4.
Maud G Campbell, George 8 Cramp-
ton, Minor Custer, Norman A Chrsten>
sen, John G Christensen, Frank N
Skies, Fred Schnitger, Everett W
Sears, Gilmore H Stafford, Nellie Wilson,
Minnie B Dee. Sam Dart, Florine Fry,
Mamie Holland. Minnie Hansen, Ada NJ
tllingworth, Alfred Kellerstrass. May A
Kennedy. Will Keator, Will Kurz. Frank
LYDIA, Bessie Lee. Kate Lambert, Bertha
E Lackman. Annie H Larson, Carrie w
Mennicke. May E Murray, Jennie C Wood,
Jessie K Williams. Pauline Woltmann,
Louis Schocker. - Schnitzer. Frank
McElheren, Will Mcfarland, Florence
Oswald, Frank Payne, Herman w Riess,
Anna c Reimers. Martin Schillinger.
BUILDING NO. 6.
Fred Adams, Sarah Arthur, Lila
Bromley, Harry Corken, Henry Detlef-
son. Fred Eckermsnn, Lila Fulsinger,
Christian Koch. Pearl Kaskadden,
Emma McCord. Frank Norris, MAY
Ohlweiler. William Parker. Anthony
Pardon. Sophia Pfaff and Charley
Ullemeyer.