Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-06-01
NORMAL SCHOOL NOIES.

all repaired TO the chapel where the
remainder of the evening was spent
in social games. A splendid time
was enjoyed by all.
The Enterprise society met in
Chapel hall on Saturday evening for
regular chorus practice. Some splen-
did choruses are being prepared for
commencement.
The training school closed last Fri
day for the year. A large audience,
consisting Of students, teachers and
parents Was present at the closing
exercises, A splendid program was
rendered by the pupils Of the training
department. 1t consisted of the fol.
lowing numbers:
Opening Address. ...... Rena Miller
Concert Recitation. d. Primary Grades
Instrumental Solo. .Meryl Singleton
Essay-"The Panama Oansl".
John Perozzi
Chorus-''My own United States"
............ 9Th and 7th grades
Poem-"The Leak in the Dike".. II
I'd and Sd grades
Glass History. ......... Verna Prader
Wand Drill -. .4th and 9th grades
Recitation-"B Bunker Hill". -.
............... .Nita Greninger
Instrumental Solo" Song of the
Swallow" Martha Fordney
Oration-" George Rogers Clark"
William Allen
The members of the class grduat-
ing from the grades are as follows;
Rena Miller, Meryl Singleton, John
Perozzi, Verna Prader, Nita Gren-
niger Martha Fordney and William
Allen.
The chapel was tastily decorated in
white aud blue, the colors of the
graduating class, and over the rostrum
was placed their motto "Onward and
Upward. "
All arrangements for the Com
mencement week are completed. The
program is as follows:
Saturday evening. June 0, Musical,
Normal Chapel, s p. m.
Sunday evening, June 10, Bacca-
laureate at Chautauqua, s p. m by
Rev. Carstens Of the First Baptist
church, Medford.
Monday, June IL, Glass day exer
cises, 10 a. m. Field meet, 2 80 p. m.
Glass snpper, p. IN.
Tuesday, June l2, graduating exer
cises at Chautauqua, s o'clock.
Wednesday, June l3, Alumni Re-
union, s p. m.
The names and addresses of those
graduating are as follows:
Ella Anderson, Medford Norah
Beebe, Central Point; Anna Beeson,
Talent; Clareno Benedict, Ashland I;
Flor nee Bissell, Ashland; Kate
Broad, jacksonville Clarence Burke,
Medford; Mabel Campbell, Lorella,
klamath County; Minnie CHAPMAN,
Talent; Ethel Corbin, Ashland; Clara
Davies, Ashland; Herbert Eastman,
Ashland; Goldevin HeIndon, Ashland (;
Harvey Inflow, Trail; Esther Jarvies,
Neil Creek; r. H. Jonas, Eagle
Point Edna Kingade, Oswego; Clack.
amas Co; James MartiH, juneau,
Alaska. formerly of Ashland; Anna
Mccarthy, Albany; Elva Mcfarland,
Lowell, Lane Co; Obie Newton,
klamath Falls; Ethel Osborn. Clacka-
mas; Alfred Seullen. Ashland; Eva
Policy, Ashland; Ida Robinson, Elkton,
Douglas Co; Herman Seullen, Ash.
land; Clare Sherwood, Coquille, Coos
Co; MIS-. Sadie Singleton, Monmouth
BERTHE Stancliff, Phoenix; Vera Storey,
Ashland; Ethel Stratton, Ashland
Anna Sweeney, Woodville; Martina
Thiele, Gold Hill; Jessie Wilson,
Medford; Minnie Yeo, Ashland
Total, 30.
The ballots, when counted next
Monday will decide the fate of the
Ashland Normal school whether the
patriotism and sacrifices of the people
of Southern Oregon shall have been in
vain or not, whether the youth of this
part of the state shall have access to
an institution OF learning near their
homes or not. They will in a great
measure, decide whether Southern
Oregon shall take step backward or
forward in educational matters.
Rev. Zimmerman Of the Methodist
church spoke to the students Thurs
day morning during Chapel services.
While emphasizing the need and ad-
vantage of our mental training and
power, yet along with this, should go
heart power. and # this is absent a
PERSONS usefulness in the world is
seriously curtailed.
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