The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-05-25
Class of 1000 Entertained Friends at the High School
Last Friday
THE LARGE HALL WAS PACKED TO OVERLOOKING
Friends of the Young People Crowd the Room and Enjoy
the Unusually Interesting Program

The class OF 1900 which graduated
last Fridayfrom the lola High School
introduced an innovation which met
with the appreciation of all preseat.
Instead of crowdiDg the exercises all
into one evening, this class gave a
short, interesting program last night,
and the commencement address will
be held Monday night at the opera
house.
The class exercises were held in
the large auditorium at the high
school building, the class being seated
on the elevated platform in the front
of the room while friends and rela-
tives occupied all the chairs. The
young people had complete charge of
the evening and they carried out the
program with q snap and under
standing that completely relieved the
evening of its usual wearying length,
while the fine acoustic properties of
the room permitted ever person
present to hear perfectly every word
spoken.
The following 10 the programs:
Glass Sons. ................... i. Quintette
Nellie W alters, Joan Dudley, Bessie
HYDE Walter Crovel, Harry Wiley
Welcome ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Ruth Mckinney
Glass History .......... Florence Mitchell
Piano Duet. ............ ............
90. Julia Mcclure Margaret Stevenson
Glass Prophesy ......~............., Neva FUNK
Advice to Undergradeat George HaDkins
Chorus Students Song ..... Glass OF 1900
Glass Poem,-Trials o a Senior, Daisy Thomas
Presentation Of Medds-
Special Medal to llt Grade, Chss Randolph
Response .............. Blanch Ponsler
Arithmetic Medal p 9th Grade, Theta Brewer
Response 4 go 80 Fred A al
Vocal Trio .... see. d.. ......... The Torrent
Joan Dudley, Fannie Chastain, Ora Hart
Legacies-
To the Eleventh GiRde. Edna Ball
To the Tenth Crab ........... Frank Melvin
To tba Ninth Grad ........ Hattie swigart
Farewell ............-............ Harry Wiley
chorus-Farewell ma Mater .......class
The musical numbers were I'M
usually good, tn class singing we'll
In the choruses, md the vocal trio by
Misses Dudley, Chastsin and Hart
was beyond criticism. The piano
duet by Miss Mcclure and Mics
Stevenson was difficult selection
well played. Tie two medals held
by the seniors, Tor excellence in
spelling and arithmetic were pre-
scented in a few chtsen words to repre-
sentatives of the Ath and 10th grades.
Considerable valuable advice was
given gratuitously with the medals
and both were meekly received.
The legacy left to the 18th grade
was history oft English language,
which according to Miss Ball, has
been one of the q ief delights of the
school work. Tdthe 10th grade was
given a copy of Cicero and to the 9th
slate and pencil.
AS stated beiDre the members who
had prepared papers spoke easily and
distinctly and the thoughts were well
worded an fselIngly expressed.
sALUTAToRY.
The address ~ welcome was given
by Miss Ruth mckinney, as follows:
Friends, I'd chers and Schoolmates:
We, the class of 1900, at last, after
many years Of work and hard, though
profitable, study have reached the
end of our High School course, and
have thought it appropriate that be-
fore fipaliJ leaving our work here,
we sh ould in some manner show our
appreciation OF your interest and help.
After much careful deliberation and
planning we decided to set aside this
evening for our Class Exercises.
We therefore set to work and as a
result are able to place before you
this evening programme composed
entirely of numbers from the Senior
dass. In the name OF the class,
therefore, l extend to you our heart
PeTthanks for theSnterest manifested
/oe@your presence. We trust that the
yeVehing will be to yen pleasant and
enjoyable one, and I'D you a most
cordial welcome.
AEs., NEikohnn