Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-06-03

oliver Weber
| Glass Prophecy, illustrated ......
James Alright
Farewell Song ............ Glass
Presentation of Diplomas .......
Prof. Perrill
The graduating class is: Eugene
Davis, Letha Whitehair, Herbert
Rohrer, Oliver, Weber, Nellie Crum,
Lydia Derrick, Rose Dilling, Hattie
Eaglen, Edith Frey, Lucille Gatchett,
Charlotte Hassler, Margaret Kelley,
James Alright, Bertha Mueller, Elsie
Monninger, Lulu Nemechek, Lille
Nemechek, Mary Sexton, Leila Slifer,
Jessie Swigart, Beulah whitley, Roy
Laney, Ray Edwards, Ira Noel, Earl
J.. Sparks, John Sterling, Laura Ben
nison, Albert Engler, Eugene McDon-
aid, Harry Miller, Laurence Perrill,
Frank Seaman.
With this weeks work, the TWEEN
tieth year of the Dickinson county
high school has passed into history.
The closing year has been one OF
the most prosperous in the history OF
the school. The total enrolment,
215, is the greatest on record, and
the graduating class, 80 in number
is the largest with one exception.
The year has been on of marked
progress. All the differences between
the school and the state university
have been settled an dthe school now
ranks on paper, as 1t always has in
fact, second to none.
Work has commenced in both man
ual training and domestic science
and most gratifying results have
been obtained. This department has
been strengthened for the coming
year and should attract many new
students.
The commercial department has
been better equipped and sustained
and now offers training for business
equal to that given by any business
college in the country, while the
student pursues along with this COM
merciaI work the essential subjects of
a thorough high school course.
Every department of the school has
been successful and enters the new
year with renewed efforts.
The commencement week opened
with the baccalaureate sermon, given
by Rev. W. C. Coleman of the M. 3.
church of Abilene. Though the
weather was bad a good audience was
present and were more than pleased
with the address delivered.
On Monday evening DR.. ]. R. Jew
ell, professor pedagogy in the state
normal school at Emporia, delivered
a lecture before the Y. M. c. A. and
Y. w. c. A. on the subject, THE
Making of a Man. Few addresses
have been given before the student
body which equalled this in educa-
tional influence.
On wednesday evening the last
number Of the lecture course was
given to good house, Judge Willis
Brown Of the Juvenile court Of Salt
Lake City, spoke on "The Laws OF
Life" Many of the audience pro-
nounced his lecture the best ever
given in the high school auditorium.
wednesday afternoon and Thurs
day the annual field day games we're
held, resulting in a victory for the
Senior class, which carried off the
trophy of the day, big silver cup
given by the spauldings.
Thursday evening the commence
ment program was given. The pro-
gram as given was carried out In
full. Never before has so large an
audience assembled at the high
not only the big assembly room, but
also the gymnasium back Of the stage
was packed and even standing room
gave out. In spite OF the terrific
crowd everything passed off nicely
and thlrty-two happy boys and girls
the hearty congratulation Of
! host OF friends and admirers.
Following the commencement the
annual alumni banquet was held. The
attendance was the largest in the
Of the association and over
me hundred plates being laid. With
uirth, song and eloqueuce the even
ng sped On wings and at two O'Clock
be alumni cong eBlest be the tie
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