Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-24
Annual Commencement Exercises
ofOttumwa High School.
A SPLENDID MUSICAL PROGRAM
Despite IncIemency of the Weather the
Grand, Where Exercises Were Held
Was Well FilIed-Address by Dr.. A.
B. Storms of Des Moines.
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In the presence of relatives and
friends, who have watched their pro-
gress from early childhood to their
present estates of budding manhood
and womanhood, the members of the
class of 1902 of the Ottumwa high
school last evening received their di-
plomas which bear testimony to the
fact that they have finished the four
years course as prescribed by the
rules governing the high school and
are now graduates of the institution.
The commencement exercises were
held at the Grand opera house, which
was decorated beautifully for the occa-
sion, the work having been done yes
terday by the members of the class of
1908. Bunting of the. colors adopted
by the graduating class, purple and
gold, was draped at the front of the
stage and at every available place
about the large auditorium, asparagus
and cut flowers being employed. to add
their colors to the royal combination.
In spite of the inclement weather
the Grand was filled last evening long
before the time for the graduation ex-
ercises to begin. The graduating
class, consisting of .sixty-two young
people, includes someone who is
known to almost everyone in the city
and there were many last evening who
wished to attend but could not on ac-
count of the lack of room.
9. The Graduates.
The members Of the graduating
class, both the January and the June
sections, are as follows:
January Class.
Charles E. Chambers. 4
Huldah Crone.s \
May B. Ditch. 49,,
Elizabeth M. Gillette, {,
Stewart G. Holt. 4.1
Katharine Kelley,
William T. Lambert.
,Maude E. Lewis,
Amy Theresa Melcher, (a).
Bertha Helena Peterson. +
aGe ( June. Class. ,dr
Charles W. Anderson.
Oswald 20. Baker. tit
Harold l.. Blake.
Mary Barnhart, (a).
Ora H. Birney, CHI.
Catherine Belle Brady, Cha
Helen Augusta Brockman.
William H. Bullock
Albert Bernard Cheadle.
Mabel Bertha Chodat.
Morris Wood Christie.
Frederick R. Cooper.
Howell Cresswell.
Dora Monticello Criswell (bl,
Mary Culbertson, (b).'
Althea Currier. G
Elizabeth Reeder Daum, OBJ.
Irene Dimmitt, (b).
Fora Maude Edmunds.
Leola Dove Ellis.
r. Albert B. Enoch.sA i.a4@ a
Julian Fred Fullen.
Julia Margaret Garland.
Alma Ethel Glew OBJ. an
Lilly CRUDE, (b). afa 49,
Mary Eleanor Harper, (a).csl vs.
Theresa Hildreth. 52r2f'
Anna Caroline Hoglund, (b),
Lille M, Johnson.
Charles r. LaForce. zMa
Mabel Estella Lewis, (b).
Bertha Lowenberg, OBJ.
Helen M. Lowenberg.
Helen McCarroll, (a).
Maude McElroy; (a).
Fay McIntire.
Florence Nellie McIntire.
George e, Morrissey.
George w. Nudge.
Ambrose O'Connell.
Frank B. Peach.
Warren w. Perdue.
Herbert T. Pickler.
Lizzie j. Price, (a).
Paul j. Ream.
Arthur Sax.
Harvey M. Schamp.
Margaret Seymour.
Edythe Ogden Stewart.
Arthur G. Stice.
Frances Stoltz.
Olive Vest.
a-First honors (within one per cent
of highest standing).
Honorable mention average
more than 80 per cent?.
BOYS AND GIRLS FINISH.
FNinety.five Graduate From the Eight
Grade of the City Schools.
With large number of the parents
and friends in attendance and sur
rounded by the teachers who had as.
sisted them by their instruction
throughout their school course, the