Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-20
FIRST GRADUATING
CLASS OF VIC. HIS,
THREE YOUNG MEN RECEIVE d.
PLoMAs FROM coUNTYs
PREMIER SCHOOL.

80 ooAy hdi WAS CROWDED 10
the doors. every seat occupied and
scores of people standing up. On the
platform were all taking part in the
program, the teachers, school boards,
eighth grade graduates and others,
in all about 40 people. College and
school flags gave color variety to
the evergreen decorations around the
platform, and the class motto, "Al-
ways Onward and Upward" on the
wall back of the classes.
The program was of some length
but it held the closest attention of
the big audience throughout, The
high school glee club was given
hearty applause for its tuneful rem
dering of the old favorite, "Come
Where the Lilies Bloom" and after
invocation by Rev, w. s. Crockett,
President Ressler of Monmouth sang
a solo that was so well received he
responded with another song.
Charles e. Oaks, one of the three
oSAo vi diiS iilol 6iduudliIt
;lass welcomed the audience and
spoke few, well chosen words
'alutatory, before launching upor
his grafton, "Uncle Sans Big Ditch.
de reviewed the history of the 18th
'nian canal ventures down to the
present operations by the U. S.
government. He gave details Of the
'ize and construction OF the big water.
way and made rosy prophecies o..
its effect upon commerce and upon
the future of the Pacific Coast. Mr..
oakes spoke clearly and without
hesitancy.
Ivan c. jackson told Of "The Three
Sides Of a Dollar" a novel subject
or commencement Grafton and
his treatment of it was also unusual
He gave a brief review of money and
presented a good brief in defense OF
The much abused medium of exchange
by telling of its good work in spur
ing men to mighty effort in the ac-
complishment of things beneficial to
humanity. II such are the results
)f the love Of money, give us more
If that love-
After duet we'll played by Misses
Amy Olmsted and Edna Ragsdale
anne the valedictory and Grafton,
Modern Industrialism, by Vernon
u. Corkins. The question of the
proper re-adjustment of relations
jetween employer and employee
made necessary by the changed con
ditions of modern industrialism, was
shown to be the supreme question
)f the day. Mr.. Corkins has a good
delivery and his production bore evi
ience of logical thinking. He was
especially happy in his words of fare
yell,which were marked by an earn
estness that was impressive.
I The class as a whole is credit to
the high school, and the families and
friends of its members can be justly
proud of the showing made by the
Joung men on Friday night.
President e. d. Ressler of Mon
mouth Normal emphasized in mis- ad
lress to the class the necessity of
ioing well whatever work they under
took. The real happiness in life
comes not from riches or honors but
from finding your work and doing
it; from contributing all that is in
you to the happiness and well-being
Of your fellow men. Mr.. Ressler
garnished his words of wisdom with
considerable humor that the audience
greatly enjoyed.
County Judge J. B. Olmsted, chair
man of the high school board, pre-
sented the diplomas to the class,
saying he considered it an honor to
to do so. He also presented diplomas
TO the following graduates of the
eighth grade of the Enterprise public
school: Eloise Holmes, Esther Max
well, Marie DePue, Winifred Kay,
elizabeth Willgerodt, Glenn Wagner.
Lucille Chauvet, Mary Braughton,
Sallie Poulson, Claude Emmons, Fora
Combes, John Laird, Muriel Moss,
John McFetridge, Dick McAdams,
Delbert Mitchell, Burl Kooch and
William Laird.
Basket Dinner And Afternoon
Exercises.
The. public and high school pupils,
teachers and parents Joined in
basket dinner at the high school Fri
day at the noon hour. In the after
noon beginning at l o'clock the fol-
lowing excellent program was given:
Soldiers Chorus ...... .............
High School Glee Club
Reading ............ EDNA Ragsdale