Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-13
COUNTY SCHOOLS CLOSINC
Grade Pupils Hold in Public
Their Exercises.
MAIN EVENT OCCURS AT BENSON
schools Of the East Half OF County
Present Formal PrORram--
west Half Meets ut
waterloo.

Practicability Of education and the ap-
plication of their knowledge to the things
Of everyday life in the town, in the coun.
try, in the home and on the farm, was
not lost sight Of by the speakers, teach
ers and pupils at the eighth grade class
exercises held Tuesday evening at Rem
son for the county schools Of the east half
Of the county.
After the interesting program Of speak
Ing, essay reading end music was rem
dered, Superintendent Of instruction w. A
Yoder Of Douglas county gave out a hun
dred or more packages Of seed corn, which
will be planted and cultivated by the boys
who are finishing the eighth grade stud
les. now that their mental efforts are
about over and the opportunity presents
itself for superior farm work based partly
upon the brain training they have re-
ceived.
Fully 800 pupils, parents, teachers and
friends from the districts covered by the
thirty-four county schools in the east half
OF the county attend the exercises, which
were more in the nature Of an educa-
tlonal rally than a commencement or grad
uation. They were held in the new audi
forum recently erected by the Benson
lodge of Eagles. Glass yells and colors
were in evidence and much enthusiasm
shown. Prof. John speedie presided.
The address OF welcome was delivered by
Rev. B. f. Kistler Of Benson and the re-
Spouse by Irving Allison, a student of the
Florence High school. Because of the
number of its students who continue their
education after completing the eighth
grade. the Dundee district was given a
special place on the program. A chorus
sang n special selection and Wayne Selby
of Dundee read an original essay entitled
Athletics in Public Schools" The latter
was particularly we'll done and reflected
great credit upon such a youthful essay
ist.
"Our Educational Ideals was the sub
ject Of a carefully prepared and decidedly
appreciated address by Superintendent
Yoder, who occupied the principal place
on the program. He discussed educational
ideals in general and also went into inter-
esting detail. The interdependence and
close connection between the physical,
mental and moral training of the youth
were clearly shown, and he dwelt also
upon the country students application Of
HS accumulated hnOWleuBe anu ms mlnu
training to his work in farming, home life
and other occupations.
The reading of the class roll Of Douglas
%county's 200 graduates from the eighth
grade this year, by Herman Willms of
Millard, and the singing of America by
the audience closed the exercises, Sew
eral musical numbers by Benson pupils
were interspersed in the program.
A similar program and class rally for
the western portion of the county was
held at Waterloo last Friday evening,
when the rogram was as follows:
Address of welcome ..,......
............J c. Robinson, Waterloo
Response ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
:. Burton Whitmore, ~ValleyEHigh School
Recitation. ..........G Grace Grau, Elk City
our Educational Ideals" Nv A. Yoder
Reading of class roll.
Grove Baldwin, Elkhorn
game ....,..,,.......... Audience
Presiding Officer, Prof. e. x. Burkhoider.
Music by the Waterloo Pupils.