Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-06
COMMENCEMENT
Another Event in the History Of our
School Has Come and Gone. Two
MaidenS Composed the Gradua-
ting Class of 1907.

Friday evening, May 30th, 1907,
was certainly an evening long to be
remembered. The drought that
had for several weeks parched the
meadows, the pastures and the
fields, and. with the existing cool
weather, threatened the destruc-
ton of the garden vegetables, was
now completely broken and the
dried up roads of few days before
were covered with new coat of
soft mud, therefore the country y
people were not present in great
numbers.
The Orchestra, which was com.
posed of Mrs. Hamler, violin; John
johnson, violin; Lester Peterman,
flute; John Knox, cornet; George
Milliman, clarinet and Miss Carrie
Gault, pianist, had been drilling
and tuning up" for several weeks.
The Male Quartette, composed of
Ed Delahoyde. 1st tenor: Charles
Waits, I'd tenor; DR.. Newton, 1st
base and w. j. Lancelot, low base,
had been trying hard to get &C.
quainted with that beautiful In
dian maiden, "Minnehaha" for sew
eral evenings; while the graduates
were at the end of practicing their
orations and were up to the date of
the delivery.
The M. E. church was put in fine
shape by the janitor, Fred Bechtol,
and by eight p. m. nearly every
seat was taken. Soon thereafter
the pianist commenced playing a
beautiful march, when Prof. Minis
lead the procession, composed of
Mrs. Statzell, principal of the
schools, the two graduates, Mics
Elsie Hunt and Miss Grace Huyck,
Rev. F. b. Richardson of the Con-
gregational church, Dr. Writ of the
Dee Moines Evangelical and Elder
Pallister of the Christian church
of this city, to the platform.
When all were seated and the
pianiet had concluded her selection
Prof. Minis, acting as chairman of
the exercises, announced the pro-
gram of the evening by first calling
on Rev. F. 81. Richardson for the
Invocation. The oration by Miss
Grace Huyck, "The Immortality OF
Good Deeds" was an endeavor to
show the perpetuation of the good
acts of this life as we mingle one
with another. Itwas a fine subiect
and we'll handled. Miss Elsie
Hunt followed with "The Uses OF
Beauty" as the subject of her ora.
ton. The speaker in lengthy die.
question brought out the beauties
of nature and made them suscept.
ible and fitting to the acts of our
every day life. 1t was a fine ora
ton and, like the one before it, won
merit mark for it's student. The
solo "a Son of the Desert Am /" by
that magnetic warbler, Will Wis
sler of Atlantic. was certainly an
able rendition of one of the very
latest masterpieces OF cong.
The Class Address by Rev. !. A.
Writ, D. D. of Des Moines was an
able effort of this populpr divine.
1t was instructive, intellipently
discussed, and pleased his hearers.
Another song by the Male Quar-
tette elected applause. The Pre-.
sentation of Diplomas by Professor
Minis was done in behalf of the
president of the board. The pro.
fessor also took this occasion to
thank the school board of Extra for
their stea lfast devotion to the
cause of education and their un.
swerving confidence reposed in
him as their superintendent. For
four years they have endeavored to
build up the school on a founda-
ton that shows no weakness. The
harmony prevailing has brought
the school to the fully accredited
list, as preparatory institution
for college work for Iowa. He
thanked all for the many kind
nesses shown him during the four
years he has been with US and all
who participated in the exercises of
this commencement he especially
thanked. His advice to the two
graduates, if followed by them,
will assist them in "building the
ladder by which they rise"
Another song Good Night" by
the Male Quartette, the benediction
by Elder 81. A. Pallister and the
graduating exercises of 1907 were
drawn to close by the Orchestra
rendering couple of good
selections.