Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-05-26
COMMENCEMENT WE E K |
Grants Pass Schools Close With
Appr opriate Exercises.

The commencement exercises OF the
Grants Pass pubic schools were held
last Friday evening in the opera house.
which was we'll filled with an
audience that greatly appreciated the
many excellent features Of the pro-
gram. The stage was handsomely
decorated with bunting in the school
colors of red and white and the beau
tiful silk flag, recently won by the
school in the merchants voting con-
test, was draped above the stage and
made handsome center piece.
Flowers were in profusion and there
were many beautiful boquets for the
graduates and others taking part in
the exercises.
The program opened by we'll given
chorus by the High School girls, with
the piano accompaniment by Prof.
M. W. Davenport Miss Margaret
Scovill. one Of the graduates, then
read a paper having for her subject
"Silent Influences. Miss Scovill
handled her topic concisely and clearly
and her paper was credit to herself
and the school A piano duet by Miss
Mabel Ryle and Miss Florence Lamar
was exceedingly we'll played. 1.-The
True Purpose of Education" was the
topic of the paper by Miss Ruth SEQ,
will, another of the graduates. There
was nothing impractical in the
thoughts expressed and withal 1t was
above the average of graduation essays
and showed that the young lady fully
comprehended the full bearing of her
subject
A piano solo by Miss Ethel Riggs
was pleasing feature of the musical
selections. City Superintendent r. r.
Turner then, in short and we'll ex.
pressed address, introduced President
B. F. Mulkey, Of the Southern Oregon
State Normal at Ashland, who made
the address to the graduates. 1t was
a school talk from Introductory to
close and 1t is seldom that the work
and results Of the American schools
are set forth so clearly and so practi-
cally as was done by President Mul.
key. There was none of the pedantic,
impractical ideas so often heard from
college professors, fut the sentiments
were all practical and proved that the
speaker was a practical man and held
that education should be practical.
President Mulkey held the close at
tention Of his audience and he fire.
quently was heartily applauded as he
made point that met the hearty en-
Of the large number Of bus
mess men and OF mothers who were
present. AT the close of his address
President Mulkey was given an encore
that was highly expressive Of the ap-
probation in which he was held in
Grants Pass.
r. Thomas, president of the Grants
Pass school board, then presented the
diplomas to the graduates and to the
members of the eighth grade class
Mr.. Thomas made short address to
the boys and girls in which he gave
them some helpful. practical advice.
He made no predictions that some of
the boys might be governor or a
president and the girls women of re-
nown, but told them with good,
school education, and with
industry, morality and per-
severance that they could hope to at.
tain success in the,walks of life that
they should take up. A chorus by the
school closed the program after which
Superintendent Turner expressed the
of the teachers and schol-
ars to President Mulkey and the 9TH
ers who had assisted in the evenings
exercises and to those attending for
their helpful appreciation of the work
Of the school.
Prof. Turner left Sunday for Napo.
leon, Ohio, where he taught before
coming to Grants Pass, where he will
spend a week, after which he will go
to his home in Stanton, Va, where
he will spend the summer. He will
return to Portland the last Of August
to attend national educational con-
gress that will be held in that city,
after which he will return to Grants
Pass TO be in readiness when school
opens the first Monday in September.
Prof. NJ. W. Davenport and wife will
return to Connecticut to his former
home. Miss Goodin will leave next
Monday to spend the summer with rel
atives in Portland and Washington
county. She has been elected to
position in the high schools OF both
Salem and Prineville, the latter
town offering her 800 month II she
" iaA NAAN WV IooAAlNhs hs ~ VI
their esteem the SCHOLARS of her room
in the High School presented her with
an elegant chatting dish. and her class
IN the Methodist Sunday school gave
her fine china dish. Miss MaeBishop
goes to Baker City where she has been
: ven a position in the schools Of that
city. Miss Alta Schneider has a posi- |
iion in the Eugene schools and will
spend the summer at her home in that
c ity. Miss MoWilliams returned to
her home in Ashland and will teach |
in the schools of that city next year.
Miss Inez Kitchen returned 10 her
home in Ashland.
WomAns Club Elects Officers.
At the regular meeting OF the
Woman's Club, held Saturday after.
noon, May 6, the following officers
were elected far the ensuing vear.