The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-05-25
Commencement Exercises.

Commencement Exercises.
Parents always feel Just pride in tn
children they have raised and educated
10 them commencement means sue
cess they have long hoped for, and work
ed for with no guarantee as to the out
come.
Friends and neighbors attend com
mencement exercises with open minds
ready to accept the situation as it is
and Judge the work as it is, without bias
but ALWAYS remembering that the actors
are young and that this IS their first ap
pearance in such role.
Schoolmates of the younger classes
notice closely, and think of what will be
done and how. when it comes their turn
one, two or three years hence.
When the curtain falls at the close,
there is Joy and recompense in the
hearts of the parents, a new pride and
interest felt by the friends and neigh
bors, and deeper, broader determine
tion possesses the schoolmates of the
younger classes.
1t is social event that brings an up
lift to the community, binds them in
closer ties, and by raising the graduates
in the esteem of others it places on them
a heavier respensibility-that Of living
up to a higher expectation,
On Wednesday evening Blackfoot as
sembled at the Armory to witness the
entertainment given by the Freshman
and Sophomore classes, and had every
reason to be proud of them. If thought
full ushers gave fond parents especially
good seats, it added to everybody's
pleasure, and when Marcus Farmer gave
the address Of welcome they were glad
to be there and be so welcome.
Miss Lucille Jackson's recitation, Miss
Glenn Sweets reading and Mss Cloe
Harris recitation were all good, and if
one did better than the rest, everybody
was glad of that, and proud of the others
for being SO nearly the best.
The "Freshman version of Senior
night, made more distinct hits because
they had greater chance to exercise their
Wendell Gagon had to
stand for every "take off, made by
Edwin Taylor, and Mabel Pettibone had
no reason to regret the unique observa-
tons presented by Minerva Bruce.
Howard Biethan's forecast of the career
of Richard Stevens was full of original
ity, and if he made some of it absurd it
was sauce for the audience and did no
harm to Richard.
Herbert Written had his turn at i'm
personating Harry Kinney, and Miss
Myrtle Schultz followed with presen-
tation of what might be expected of Miss
Minnie Kinney. Ernest Kirkpatrick
nav have received all that was "coming"
to him, at the hands of Marcus Farmer.
but if he had not been called down so
often there is no telling what good
things the audience might have had.
All enjoyed the recitation by Ellen
Taylor. and the "Reveries of Seniors" by
Hattie Gibson.
"The Dumb Waiter" by the Misses
Edna Olson, Ellen Taylor, Hattie Gibson
Goldy Trego and Dora Bond was good,
as was also the vocal solo by Miss
Beryhl johnson. The piano duet by the
Misses Rebecca and Cassie Wright was
good. Miss Wolfe assisted with the
music, and the credit of training the,
classes is due to Prof. Melton and Miss
Lemon.
The gesture pantomime, the class
song, the piano solo by Miss Theckla
Olson and Tennyson's Dream of Fair
Women were good ane were we'll rem
1ered. The program was rather long,
and the last numbers always appear at
some disadvantage when the audience
s fatigued by long sitting. The Re.
publican reflects the feelings of the
in saying it is proud of the
classes. We regret that we cannot give
;he rest of the exercises until next week