Rock Island Argus., 1902-04-26
FIFTY TO GRADUATE
Largest Class in the History of
the Rock Island High
School.
COMMENCEMENT OCCURS JUNE 6
Theatre-Other Func-
tiOns.


tions which will mark the week of
the Rock Island high school COM
mencement have all been settled up
on and the general character of the
program decided upon. The bacca-
| laurate sermon for the class will be
delivered at the Central Presbyterian
church by Rev. William Torrance
June l.
Wednesday evening. June 4, the
junior reception to the seniors will
take place. probably at Black Hawk
inn. The class day exercises will be
carried out Thursday afternoon, the
commencement program Friday even
ing and Saturday evening will take
place the annual reunion of the High
School Alumni association.
1t is hoped that the assembly room
at the new high school building will
be completed ana seated in time so
that class day may be celebrated
there. In case it is not the Y. VI. c.
y. auditorium will be used. The
program for that occasion will be as
follows:
Presidents Address-William Chan
non.
Piano Solo-Pansy Blakemorc.
Presentation of Class Present to
SchOol-LilIie Roth.
Acceptance in Behalf of School
Junior
Piano Solo-Edna Blaisdell
Farce-"The Garroters." Charac-
ters-Elsa Kochlcr, Charlotte Cham
berlin, Jennie Cronholm. Alma Phil
brook, Sam Keator, Clarence LudoIph,
Frank Patterson, Waiter Schroeder.
commencement at Illinois.
The commencement exercises will
be held at the Illinois theatre. The
ten graduates who will take part in
the program have been selected from
those who stand highest in their av-
erages for the four years work and
their parts selected. Grace BesVvick
will deliver the valedictory address
and Emil Hansen the salutatory.
Katherine Ferry and Helen Moore
Will read essays. Jennie Collins will
declaim. Will Channon win deliver
an Grafton and Anna Montgomery,
Halle McCrory and Gertrude White
will appear in musical parts.
There are 80 prospective gradu-
ates i'm the class of 1902. the largest
in the history of the high school. In
To these there are four who
will finish post graduate courses and
who will be entitled To participate |
in the commencement exercises and |
receive diplomas for the work done
during the year.
Candidates for Graduation.
The candidates for graduation in
the regular course are:
Robert McMeen Adams. Edna Lou
Use Anderson, Grace May Bcswick,
Alice Alma Blakemorc, Mary NJ.
Bromley, Edna Leighton BlaisdclI,
Harvey Dale Cline. Ida Florence
Clarke, Jennie Grace Collins. Char
otte Roberta Chamberlin. William
'hannon. Jennie Mabel Cronholm,
augusta Stuart Dart, Bertha Jean
lette Dodge, Alma Josephine Evers.
Annette Berdina Freeman. Katharine
Regina Ferry. Marion Francis Hast
ngs, Florence Isabelle Hall. Emil
Hansen, Elizabeth Hartz, William
Iahns. Samuel Jerman Kcator. Karl
Fredricll Kirkman, Clara Kenworthy,
Elsa Irene Koehler. Clarence y. Lu-
iolph, Lille Mae Long, Halle Allen
IcCrory. Anna Ellen Mauckcr, Alice
elizabeth Mccarthy. Annie Montgom-
,ry- Helen Mundorf Moore. Blanche
Iosenfelder, Alma Faye Philbrook,
race Inez Pierce, Frank Patterson,
eannctte Martha Roderick, Mar
ha Emily Rochow, Lille May Il
10th, Edna Mae Rains, Mablc Flora
;trayer, William Snyder, Walter
Schroeder. LuelIa Viola
Eleanor Agnes Toenniges,
Josephine Belle Whistler, Gertrude
White, Genevieve Florence thinner,
iaude Graham.
The post graduates arc: Clare
an Calder, Charlotte Mattison, Nell
ic Murrin.
Shot In His Left Leg.