The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-06-20
The High School Commencement
CLASS OF 1901.
GRACE BLANCHE DISHER, ronors
MARYE OLGA SHAKES, Honors
lEQRGE GALLON GIBSON. Honorable Mention


The twenty-sixth graduating class OF
the Plymouth high school was certified
to the world Tuesday night. with the
usual impressive ceremoniale, in the
presence of eight hundred citizens at
the Washington school auditorium,
Elbel's orchestra furnished the instru-
mental music and the class wee amply
able to take care OF the vocal numbers
on the program. The graduates OF this
year from Bourbon, Bremen and Culver
were present as guests and occupied re-
served seats in q body.
As the people passed through the low.
or corridor OF the building they were
gwen favore, consisting of the class
flowers Of the several classes in bouton-
nieres, by the young ladies OF the three
high school classes. and on arriving IN
the brilliantly lighted hall they were
rapidly and quietly ushered to seats un'
der the management of Prof. kedd All
arrangements were complete and per-
fsct}y carried out.
The class honors fell to Grace Dishsr
ard Olga Shakes jointly and George Z.
Gibson received honorable mention. For
the fret time in the history of the school
the honors were won upon the record of
the recipients, both having attained the
| highest classes in all the examinations
/ in thecourse, and as competitive ex-
ap. nation failed to dissolve the tie both
the young ladies were awarded the
laurel, Honors heretofore have been
won upon competitive examinations only.
as no student of the previous classes
has held the class record necessary to
secure the distinction.
THE PROGRAM.
At the appointed time the orchestra
struck up the grand march, The Elect"
com posed by Prof. EIbel for the Plyhl-
outh high school. and the occupants OF
the stage proceeded TO their places in
solemn and dignified procession, Law
renee Carvy performing the usher's
| functions.
The fifteen young men and women OF
the graduating class, -soberiy clad in
caps and gowns. we're escorted to the
front center of the state by the follow
ing ceremonial train: the present board
of school trustees. the superintendent
and the high school teachers (also cap
ped and gowned,) the mayor and COM
mon council. the county superintendent
of schools, the surviving members VI
former school boards of the city, the
twenty-five graduated classes of the
school in their order led by that OF 1876.
The classes of 1902 and 1903 also had
places on the rostrum.
Those present who we're graduated
twenty ye rs ago or more were as fol-
lows:
1s76-Ida G. Klinger,
| 1s79-Chas P. Drummond. Fred w Hill
1SeO-K Frank Brooke,
1ss1-Leopold M. Lauer.
Miss Olga Shakes opened the program
with an earnest and impressive prayer.
which was concluded by the Lords
Prayer chanted by the class, and follow
ed by an anthem, "InfiaD matus Ascen-
.sus," also rer dered by the class, with
James 0. Parks as the soioist and Hon
ore Parks taking the obligato,
Two WORLDS"
The graduating essays took the shape
of a romance, with the subject 1.-Two
Worlds" to which each of the fifteen
graduates contributed a chapter, the
captions being as follows:
What do the Stars sayr'-Honore Eli
.The Flight. George Gallon Gibson.
3 Sunshine. "-Maisie Mary Belle Thomp-
First impress sions"-L Glare jones.
5 THE Elixir of Ethel North.
THE Eternal Sense Geneva Emeline
"A Lesson in Telepathy Fred Dickson
1.-The Political Conditions" Grace
. The Social Conditions ARTHUR Clay
10 THE Divine Art.''-Frank Leonard.
II Their Object OF Life. James Orison
Parks.
II "Retrospection. Sarah Oneida Lam
bert.
10 1.-The Dark Side. Bertha Alice Hoover.
IA THE Home. Cora Belle Hallock.
Is 1.-The Stars Have Told Their story
Mary Olga Shakes.
The romance told the tale OF Donovan
Ross, an ambitious dreamer. for whom
was set by his lady love. Mary Elliott,
the task of finding place of perfect
happiness as the conditions of success
full issue to his wooing. A rapid survey
of the earth convinced him that this
terrestrial sphere contains no such spot
and 60 he turned his attention to the