Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-28
MANY STUDENTS
GET DIPLOMAS
THIRTEEN GRADUATES At HE'D.
RICK -sELEvEN AT BLOOM
FIELD.


evening, the occasion being the COM
mencement exercises of the class of
1907 of the HedricS high school.
The following program was render
ed to the large and appreclative audi
ence:
Invocation-Rev. H. N. Smith.
Plano solo, Godard's Second Mazur-
ka-Miss Clara Cuddy.
Salutatory-Alta 3. Harper.
Grafton, "Reform'-Leroy Reynolds
Glass history-Nfiss Ethel Durfey.
Solo, 20 Dry Those Tears"-Laura
Estle.
Grafton, Patriotism"-Asa Fellows.
Grafton, THE Mission Of the West"
-Orrin McFall.
Recitation, "Deathbed of Benedict
Arnold"--Arthur Bottorff.
Quartet, THE Husbands Mistake
Iona Meier, Laura Estle, Asa Fellows
and Clyde Stroud.
Glass Will-Ina May Coons.
Glass poenl-Ray Loeb.
Glass prophecy-Sidney Malin.
Solo, THE Mighty Deep"-Clyde
Stroud.
Grafton, "As Ithers See us'-Lona
B. Meier.
Trio, 'Farewell"-Clara Cuddy,
Laura Est'" and Clyde Stroud.
Valedictory-Ethel Wordsworth.
Glass song.
Presentation Of diplomas-President
l.. Dudgeon.
Benediction-Rev. Orr Campbell
The class colors were green and
white; emblem, white rose; motto,
The Ropes Of Today Ring the Bells
of the Future"
The graduates were Ethel Moles-
worth, Asa Fellows. Arthur Bottorff,
Clara Cuddy, Ina Coons, Laura Este,
Alta Harper, Orrin McFall Ray Loch,
Sidney Malin. Iona Meier. Leroy Rey
nolds, Clyde Stroud
Eleven at Bloomfield.
Bioomf,eld..Last evening at the
Methodist Episcopal church the grad
uating exercises were held before q
large audience. Scholarships were
awarded to A. L. Young. H. A. Wish
ard and j. Walter Davis, permitting
them to enter one of the following in
situations Of learning: Iowa univer-
sity, Iowa Wesleyan. Drake university
and Des Moines college. The class
motto was Grab Hold and Hang On"
The following are the names of the
graduates and the subjects Of their
orations. each of which was excellently
delivered:
True Grandeur-Robert c. Baum
gartner.
Helen Keller-Mamie Cox.
The Roman Republic. Walter Da-
Wis.
The Success of Life-susie M. De-
Muth.
Obscure Heroes-R. F. Guernsey.
The Laureate Poet-Golda e. King.
Queen Elizabeth-Jennie B. Leasure.
Dreyfus Observation-Disclosures Ruben
STAFFORD.
The Medium of Exchange Bernice
H. Taylor.
American Patriotism-H. A. Wish
ard Jr.s
Problem Of the south-Arthur l.
Young.
Graduates at HIteman Number 9.
commencement exercises
were held in the opera house on
Thursday evening. The class was COM
posed of seven girls and. two boys, who
delivered excellent orations which were
greatly enjoyed by large audience.
Those graduating were Thomas T.
Martin, Marguerite Grail. AlviSa T.
Norlander, Thomas ]. Thomas. Fay
Burke, Blanche l. Williams, Anna Z.
Poison, Ida M. Wagner and Maude M.
Edwards.
Excellent Program at Lesgett's Opera
Eddyville.-The annual commence
ment of the Eddyyille high school was
held at Laggetts opera house Thurs
day evening, and although the weather
was unfavorable the exercises were
well attended. The program was as
follows: instrumental solo, Mrs. NJ. B.
Holloway; invocation. Rev. W. N. Pot
ter: vocal solo, Mrs. Roy Lafferty: lee
ture, "Martyrdom Of Fools" Thomas
Brooks Fletcher; delivering diplomas,
D. w. Ward; class song The address
by Mr.. Fletcher was mastery effort
and has received much favorable
comment The class of 1907 was COM
posed Of the following members:
Misses Ruth Lillian Berry, Viola Done
gan, Blanche Kussart, Christina Rob-
erts, Grace Louise Rhode and Alta
Miller: Messrs. Ray D. Mater and Ellis
s. Potter. The class motto was $50
Little Done, SO Much to Do"
Tho Alumni.
The high school alumni held bust
ness meeting at the school house Fri
day morning. The old officers were re-
elected except that Miss Ida WEIGH
was elected as president. The new
class was admitted to membership. A
resolution was passed requesting the
board to see that the students give
their orations in the future. The re-
ception for the class Of 1907 was given
Friday night in the Pytfian hail.