The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-04-23
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THURSDAY, APRIL 90, 1908.
Graduating Exercises Eighth Grade

Graduating Exercises Eighth Grade.
The opera house was filled Monday
night by the parents and friends of the
graduating class of the Hood River
public school. The programme, con-
sidering the short time in which it was
prepared, was very creditably rendered.
The front of the stage was prettily dec
GRATED with Oregon grape and potted
plants. The teachers and graduates
occupied seats on the platform. Above
the stage was suspended the class mot.
to, Coward and Upward" and the
class col0rs, pink and white, were
everywhere present. Following was
the programmes:
Salutatory y..................... Harold Hershner
Recitation, An Indian Girls Lament';;...,
.,,......... OIace FIdtleI
Recitation, The Toller ..............H Homer Wood
Essay. Nettle feugh
Recitation, Mans Devotion 80 mElwood Luekey
Recitation, The Editors Guests Stella Stuhr
Glass Prophecies and Valedictory.....:.......;
Pearl Bradley
Presentation OF diplomas o, X vrlRclPsl PolIPng
Glass song Though We Glass
The graduates of the school are: Her
man Struck, Elwood Luckey, Homer
G, Wood, Herbert II. Searles, Pearl
Bradley, Nettie Peugh, Grace Prather,
Stella Stuhr, Florence Buchanan, Har-
old Hershner.
sALUTAToRY BY HAROLD HERsHNER.
Patrons and Friends of the Hood
River Public School: As a represent
atve of the class of 1908, of the gram
mar school, district No. 3, l extend to
you most cordial and hearty well
come. | am sure the class Is very
much pleased to see that so many are
enough interested in our school and
school work, the teachers and our class,
as to be present on this occasion.
When we entered upon our school
work, about eight years ago, we were
first taught our A, B, C's, how To form
and use them. how to spell, add ana
subtract; and then came multiplication,
division, long division aud fractions.
and our first work in grammar. But
il seemed then that the teachers could
not impress upon our minds the great
value these things would be III the
higher grades of school. Then was
the time we saw no enjoyment In
school work, ana our greatest ambition
was to see il there wasn't some way 70
get out of studying.
We thought the teachers seemed aw'
full cross; and sometimes we would not
study as we should, or tried some way
to get out of work; then the teachers
would tell us what an interest they
took in our work, aud how anxious
they were for us to get along well, and
also that our school days would be ouI
happiest. But we could not see 1t thai
way; we thought they were doing all
they could against us. But, as we
stepped higher and higher, we saw
what they had said was true, and
suppose there is plenty of time yet t'
find this out.
The state course of study of Oregon
lays down large amount Of worl
based upon school term of nine o
ten months But as Hood River schoo
has only eight months TO accomplish
this work II makes il hard on us, and
am sure il makes il very hard on tn
o teachers, for at the beginning Of ih'
term, or rather all during the term un
Gil a little while hefnre examinations
we are not apt to study as hard as ".
should. We seem to think there
plenty Of time yet, aud no one seem
60 know or see as the teacher does tina