The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-05-21
SECOND CLASS CRADU-
ATES FROM HIGH
CLASS 1909 NUMBER SEVEN;
WHITMAN SCHOLARSHIP TO
JOHN SMITH

The second annual graduating
exercises of the Kennewick High
School were held last evening at the
Methodist Church. The loyalty and
interest of the community in the
Public Schools was shown by the
large attendance filling the house
to over flowing. A class of seven
completed the four year course and
were awarded diplomas by authority
of the Board.
The presentation of parchmcnts
was made by G.. NJ. Annis, the sec
rotary of the Board. He urged the
young people to have decision, over
come modesty, develop individual
ity. With decision and industry
there can be no scch a thing as fail
ure. Know yourself. Have con-
iidcnce. 1t is often better to de-
eide wrongly than to vacillate. to
hesitate. You young people, with
the training of your high school
work can reasonably hope to decide
these questions right. Work out all
these problems of the battle Of life
through the medium of your own
personality and may 4 large success
be yours, each one of you, is the
wish of the Board, your teachers and
the numerous friends gathered here.
No matter how excellent the other
features of the program chief inter
est always centers in the literary
productions of the graduates them
selves and all of the 1909's acquit-
ted themselves we'll.
Tracy Howe was the first speaker
and discoursed on city government.
Told how the evils of the graft sys-
TENS had gradually grown until they
infested practically every branch of
| the government. He brought out
strongly the movements for remedy
| ing these evils and preventing them
entirely.
John Smith in a very thoughtful
Grafton discussed the national prob-
lens of the Russian Empire. Show
ed how the people had been asleep
to the advantages of popular gov
ernmcnt. Education and progress
hid been stitled by an arrogant
nonility, but marvellous changes are
beginning and the Land of the Car
will soon take its place in procession
of civilization.
Bernice Gritfeth spoke on the
noble Life of Marcus Whitman, the
historical nero of this region. The
sacrifices of the man and his noble
wife were we'll described and the
historical details of the saving of
Oregon to the United States was in
terestingly narrated.
Alfred Mors, the boy with the
mechanical and scientific tastes,
read a well prepared essay on
wireless Telegraphy". He show
ed how the idea had been gradually
worked out by years and years of
experimentation. Nikola Tesla in
1896 brought these ideas to a sue
icessful result. He concluded by
showing the commercial uses and
possibilities of Wireless Telegraphy
and tele ohony.
Jessie Folsom gave the literary
Interpretation of the evening. Show
ing the different phases of charact-
er in Shakespeare s Richard Third.
His intense selfishness as indicated
by his speech, I am Myself Alone"
was pointed cut and the disaster of
the self centered life depicted. The
speaker brought the application
down to dlte in the evils of selfish
ness in the lowless acts of the
manufacturers employing child
labor, and the railroads in failure
to use safety appliances to prevent
the accidents causing heavy loss of
life and the injuries of hundreds Of
, trainmen every year.
Esther Harrison talked of oul