The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-07-07
HAD A LARGE CLASS
Rural Schools Held Graduating
Exercises at Court 0ouse
Last Saturday.
Swedish College Quartet Gave
a Fine Entertainment
Singing Excellent.
Milwaukee Company Finishing
Survey Of Road to Black
Hills for Grading.
RURAL SCHOOLS SATURDAY
Forty-two Were Graduated From
RURAL SCHOOLS SATURDAY
Foirty-two We're Graduated From
the Eighth Grade of Schools
of Dawson County.

of Dawson County.
Saturday afternoon at the court
house occurred the graduating exer-
cises OF the Dawson county rural
schools. Prof. r. j. Quigley, our
county superintendent in his first
year in the county schools, took great
pride in graduating a class of forty
TWO boys and girls, whose nam es are
as follows:
Clarence H%ofstetter, Ethel r.
Kern, Anna B. Miller, Sarah II.
Comstock, Rose A. Pavak, Pauline @.
%Blindauer, Rose Waugh, John j. Bin
dauer, Earl Watson, John Miller, Ed
ward 2 Champion, Ernest L. Darl-
ing, John L. McMahon. Odelia A.
Mutziger, Edward G. Dcnk, Philip
III. Young, Mabel E. Fuller. Mar
garet E. Champion, Rhida 2. Miller,
Agnes N. Champion, Ida Wittstruck,
Katie b. Champion. Myrtle Witt
struck, Nellie H. Champion, Mary
Grady, Bessie G. Carpenter, Lora M.
Ortman, Regina NJ. Champion, Clara
M. Svenson, Matilda Boreson, Ruth
Parrest, Muriel Roddle, George Haz-
en-, Edward Nelson, Olaf Thormds-
gard, Ollie Hazen: Alfred Kelsey,
Frances Lundgren. Ollie Pound, Ben
ME Brown. Laura E. Pease, W. Alex
ander Darling.
Ruth Parrett in her salutatory gave
a happy welcome to all and said that
"we have adopted the modern meth
cd of conducting graduating exercises
and have selected a speaker to adj
dress u.s."
Miss Anna B. Miller, of Ethan.
sang a solo in a very acceptable man
ner and was followed by Mai. o. ".
Coursey who gave the address to the
class.
Mr.. Coursey was county supelin-
tendent for four yeals and he consid-
e1s it a great pleasure to be present
and to address til class of 1905, all of
whom he felt a deep interest in.
His address was full Of simple and
earnest words of advice and cheer to
the boys and girls. He referred to
some OF the great BATTLES Of the world
but to him the greatest battle of all
is the battle of human life. 81 con-
slider this a solemn and sacred occas-
ion" Success is hard to achieve aud
it is almost impossible to gain unless
our efforts are directed in a line Of
work in which our interest is cent
cred. Get into this line and you will
be a success. But what eyer may be
the life you select make a preparation
for your WORK. The farm is the best
and grandest place to live Go back
to the farm and to the agricultural
college and learn of the science Of
farming. Whatever pursuit in life
you may select, study yourself and
see if you have the qualities which
a person should have for the profess
sion you select. Then With perse-
yerance cast into your nature you
will be able TO reach the goal of sue
cess. You have finished the first step
in getting an education. In the
| western part of u city STANDS the
high school and to the south on the
hill is the Dakota Wesleyan Univers-
ity. Will you go Oh? The opportun-
ity is before you and you can if you
will. To the girls Mr.. Coursey said
IN closing, 81 have mot given you
words of advice but your mothers
have been your counselors. let them
continue to be in the coming years.
Miss Mae Welch, OF the city, sang
one OF her popular solos after which
Odelia A. Mutziger in a very pleas
ing manner gave the parting words
to teachers and class.
The diplomas we're presented to
the class by Supt. Quigley and in his
remarks he impressed upon the young
people the wonderful Importance OF
the right use Of time. The exercises
were we'll attended and it shows that
our rural schools are we'll organized
and are doing a great good for the
people.of Dawson county when one
thinks Of the possibilities that may
result from such a..class Of forty-two
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