Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-06-18
BANNER CLASS PASSES
Graduates From Dallas Public School
Hold Commencement Exercises
Wednesday Night.


The graduating class from the
eighth grade of the Dallas Public
School held it's final exercises at the
Woodman Hall, Wednesday night.
and it's members received from the
hands OF Professor r. r. Hill the
diplomas to which their work had
entitled them.
The audience in attendance over
flowed the hall and the young grad
yates were the recipients, from their
many friends, OF large number OF
presents and beautiful bouquets,
which, banked about the front of the
stage, rose from the floor 10 almost a
solid mass to the level of the foot
lights.
The program was opened with the
invocation by the Rev. N. S. Reeves,
of the Presbyterian Church. The
greater part of the numbers were
furnished by members Of the gradu-
ating class, humorous reading oy
Herman Hawkins, beautiful instru-
mental solo by Miss Ada Longnecker
and a song by Miss Georgia Martin,
being the supplementary features, all
of which were greeted with we'll
deserved applause.
A piano solo by Miss Ruth Camp
bell followed the invocation, after
which essays and orations on the
following subjects were given by other
members Of the class: IA Review OF
Roosevelt's Administration, Alfred
May elements of Success" Jennie
Plessinger Progress Of the Oregon
Country, Jessie Howard; "a Nations
PERIL" Pearl Phillips; "The Value OF
Education" Gladys Smith. A vocal
solo by Claudia Brown and the class
prophecy by Clark VanOrsdel were
also among the entertaining contri'
buttons of the young students to the
evenings exercises.
After the program by the students
DR.. G. A. Mock, president OF Dallas
College, delivered the address to the
class, speaking on the subject of 'Suc
cess and the Means of Attaining 1t. ;
Simply worded and full of sounc
advice, his speech was such as will bt
long remembered by all who heard 1t
The work Of the young graduates al
shown in their parts in the program
} has been highly creditable, both t.
} themselves and to the ability o
Professor W. I. Ford, who has beef
t their instructor during the past year
] Two medals, one of gold and one o
I silver, offered for the highest average
a In scholarship for the entire veal
{ were awarded to Miss Gladys Smit
g and to Alfred May respectively. In
/, rivalry between these two for frs
: place was keen throughout the yea
3 and their final averages, 955 an
: "a S-9, show how closely the contei
e was decided. A scholarship In Da
+ las College, for the highest averae
g for the year in any school in Pol
d county has also been offered, but I'll
# returns of all of the grades is still II
g complete and the award has not y
o been made. 1t is hoped and believe
e however by many, that this honor wi
= likewise fall to the Dallas school.
The grading of the Dallas gradua
ing class in the final examination
was exceptionally high. Four
IL ceived general averages OF more thf
1T 95 per cent, twelve ranked above
s. and the remainder above 85. Its met
rt bership Of 25 makes it the large
m class graduated in Polk county th
re year and it bears likewise the distin
re ton of being the only class in Will
t. not single failure in the final exaI
b. nations was recorded.
nt The membership Of the class follow
Arthur Bennett, Jessie Plessing'
. Glen Brock, Jessie Howard, Afr
= May, Roy Boydston. Lorin Butl'
\ Frank Campbell, Eddie Stafrin. f
4 Percival, Frank Wilson, Glad
Smith, Ruth Campbell, Abig
Walker, Clark Vanorsdel, Hsrc
stouffer, Irene Hutchins, Franc
Holmes, Carolyn Ghorke, Clauc
Brown, Louise Rasmussen, Ed
Il Griffith, Pearl Phillips, Ruth Sh
/ and Maurice Dalton.