The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-06-10
COMMENCEMENT
OF The Public Schools, Wednes.
day and Thurday Evenings.

day and Thurday Evenings.
The commencement exercises Of
the Public Schools of district No. IL
will occur on Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings of next week. On
Wednesday evening eighteen pupils
of the Grammar grades will receive
their diplomas at the graduation
exercises at the Opera house. This Is
the largest class ever promoted to the
Ely High School and comprises the
following named pupils:
Audrey Miller Edith TreZona
Ada Wikman Alma Dennis
Ethel Prisk Myrtle Hedloff
Lottie Gianotti Myrtle Holmes
Arvid Sundholm Charles MARTHA
Emily Petherick Emor Ellefsen
Esther Sture James Williams
Clearance Williams Will Trezona
Fannie Trezona Clara Rye
The exercises will consist of the fol-
lowing program:
Piano Solo,. ..........-.E SGHer oture
Chorus. "Over the Sea" ...................
Eighth Grade
Satutatory Address ....... Ada Wikman
Glass History Emor Ellefsen
Vocal Solo .....................yM Myrtle Holmes
Glass Prophecy - .........-.. Ethel Prlsk
Piano Solo Edith Trezona
Valedictory Address Audrey Miller
| Nl,or,, CIT ;rbtlu Nv Rarkp
.............. Eight Grade
Presentation of Diplomas .-Supt.
G. L. Newberry
The graduating exercises of the
High School will be held on the fol-
lowing evening at the Opera house.
There are two graduates this year,
Selma M. Wlkman and Otto =.
Brownell. The former has completed
the Scientific course and the latter
the Classical course Of the Ely High
School.
This is the first graduating class of
the Ely High School and following
close upon the elevation of our High
School to the rank Of State High
School of the First Grade, ought to
be subject for congratulation to the
people of Ely and especially to those
who have labored so diligently to
attain these two ends. Three years
ago last September there were two
pupils in the High School who were
full High School pupils. In these
four years the school has steadily
Increased in attendance, due largely
to the zeal Of the principal and High
School teachers and by the most
liberal expenditure of money for ap-
paratus by the school board, in order
that the courses of study might be
made stronger and more attractive
to the student.
The High SCHOOL, much cramped
at the present time for room, but
when the new school is completed 1t
is to be hoped that four years BUSH
ness course, and a four years course
in industrial training may be institute
ed, for, of the whole enrolment OF
High School pupils, by far the greater
number will never make any practical
use of their knowledge of foreign
Languages or higher mathematics,
and this majority would doubtless be
glad to avail themselves of the OPP
portunity to gain knowledge Of
business or Of some trade that would
help solve the problem of what they
shall do when school days are over.
The pupils of the High School are
planning reception in honor Of our
first graduation class. The reception
will be held in the kindergarten of
the Central School, and Invitations
will be extended to the parents of
High School pupils, to the Board OF
Education and to the High School
teachers. 1t has been necessary TO
limit the invitations as the kinder
| garten will not accommodate more
than this number.
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