Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-06-01
GRANTS PASS SCHOOLS
CLOSE WORK FOR YEAR
Been a Success and Outlook En-
coura sins for Next Term
Large Class Next Year.

The schools of Grants Pass closed
their work for the year last Friday
and in the evening the commencement
exercises were held in the opera house.
The stage was tastily decorated with
the class colors of white and green and
flags and bunting. Flowers in profu
sion gave added beauty to the scene
and bouquets in plenty were for the
graduates. There was large attend
ance of the patrons of the schools and
they greatly appreciated the interest
ing features of the program.
The exercises opened by well rend-
cred instrumental selection by an or
chestra made up of pupils of Prof. W.
A. Henry. City Superintendent R. X.
Turner then read his report of the
WORK of the schools for the term. The
showing made was very gratifying to
teachers and parents and gave proof
that the schools of Grants Pass were
such that the citizens of the city could
be proud of and that they equaled the
best grade and high schools in the
state. Subjoined is synopsis of the
report of Supt. Turner.
A vocal solo by Mrs, W. l.. Ireland
was exceedingly well rendered and was
given hearty encore by the audience.
President P. L. Campbell of the
State University had been engaged to
deliver the address, but he could not
reach the city in time to meet his ap-
pointment President Campbell was
in Jackson county where he had deliv
cred the addresses at the Jacksonville
and Medford high school commence
ments ard was stranded at Medford by
reason of trains not running, the South
ern Pacific being tied up by big land
slide in California. The lack of trains
also stranded Hon. W. @. Hawley, of
Salem, in Grants Pass, he having
given the principal address at the re-
publican rally in this city the previ-
GUS evening. At the request of Supt.
Turner and Chairman Gilkey, of the
school board, Mr.. Hawley made the
address of the evening. Brains, that
most valuable Of finished products,
Mr.. Hawley took as his theme and
he made most convincing argument
in favor Of boys and girls, men and
women acquiring the greatest brain
efficiency and capacity possible. Brute
force no longer ruled the world or
brought success to the individual in
any walk Of life. His address was
scholarly and of high merit and made
q fine impression on the young people
of the school and on the older persons
present.
A very pleasing selection by the or
chestra under Prof. Henry was rend-
cred after which H. L. Gilkey, chair.
man of school board presented the
High school graduates with their di.
plomas. There were four in the class,
Daisy Cole, Blanche Ferdine, Addie
Robinson and Dale Williams and the
young ladies had each made fine rec
ords in school and attained high rat
ings in the examination papers. That
the class was so small and that 1t con
tanned no boys was commented on by
Chairman Gilkey in his address and
he attributed it to the spirit Of com
mercislism now dominating the land
The average boy and girl so soon a.
old enough earn money. imbibing thii
spirit. quit school some even before
the high school grades were reached
and went out in the world but hal