The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-31
President Bryan of Indiana
University Will Deliver
Address of Evening.
1907 CLASS IS SMALL
Students Look Forward to the Fes-
tivitieS of Commencement
Week.

Tuesday, June IL, is set for the date
on which fourteen students will be
given diplomas signifying the compile
ton of their high school career. The
senior class this year is unusually
small. there being but half as many
as there We're last year eligible to sit
upon the platform at Towle's opeSa
house in the twenty first annual COM
mencement.
They are a class, however, of which
the school is justly proud. not because
of great athletic achievements or
strong literary organizations. but be-
cause of the fact that they have ac-
complished in every branch of the
work, all that was required of them,
and did it thoroughly and well.
Great preparations are now being
MADE for the commencement exercises
of the twelve girls and two boys who
will face their friends and relatives
on this night which will mark so great
an epoch in their careers.
No less distinguished an orator than
William L. Bryan will deliver the ad-
dress of the evening and endeavor to
start each member of the class down
| the straight ard narrow path of their
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president of the state university. and
it has never before been the pleasure
of this community to hear him on any
occasion.
In the meantime students of the nigh
school are being carefully trained to
furnish the musical part of the pro-
gram while superintendent McDaniels
has prepared an intere ting and help
full talk upon the occasion of the pre-
sentation of the diplomas.
The program for commencement week
leaves no anfgAt4swhieis sHf not have
its social activity of aorne character
aside from Tuesday, when the event of
all events in school life will take place.
On Sunday the bacca3aureate address
| will be delivered by Rev. Sharp of the
Christian church at the time of the
regular service. Special music of a
high order has been prepared for the
occasion and the best seats in the aud
| itOrium reserved for the graduates.
Monday the annual serenade of the
seniors will take place and the latter
can be assured that there will be no
reoccurrence of the trouble which
marred the pleasure of the occasion last
year when the under classmen as
sembled to do honor to the seniors.
social function as a class on Wednes-
day when they will be hosts to the
members of the faculty The teachers
are looking forward to this event with
great pleasure as the class has a
widespread reputation as being royal
entertainers.
Thursday has been set for the day
in which the annual junior-senior ban
auet will be held in some local hall.
Glass rivalry will then be dropped as
/ the hosts and guests will gather to
discuss the various events in the past
school year.
One of the greatest of ell annual
social functions will be held FrIday
night as usual, this being the Alumni
banquet to the seniors Many promi-
nent business men are now eligible to
be present at this event which is be-
| coming an increasingly important
event each succeeding year.
On the following afternoon, it is
taken for granted. although it has moi
been definitely announced that the
high school students viii hold their an
nual picnic. This is usually one OF
the most pleasant everts of the year
ard the precedent which has been es-
tablished VIII most likely be followed
The corps cf teachers for The high
school will be the same next year as
this, with the exception of Miss Mirnie
Haines, Instructor in history, and Miss
Abel of tho Latin department. Miss
Abel has secured a situation in schoo
nearer home this being the cause OF
her resignation; while Miss Haines
does not care. for some reason or other
to divulge her intentions for the future
The following is the list of the gradu-
ates:
John \. Burnham.
Cora VanBodegI aven-
Grace Marie Dahl.
Muriel E. Eastwood.
Raymond NJ. Fox.
Ethel Y. Hoffman.
Bonnie K. Haines.
Francis l. Hamacher.
Isabella B. Kuhn.
| Gertrude E Kraus.
Nellie G. McIntire
Emma X. Rampke.
Ruth L. Sohl
Rilla B. Summers.
Diligence Insures Success.
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