Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-04
Council Bluffs
DIPLOMAS FOR GRADUATES
Senior Glass of 1910 Given Reward
for Their Labors.
ADDRESS BY DR.. E. A. STEINER
Message TO Glass on "Democrncy in
the Public schoOis"-FOrty-
seven Members of
Class.

with the presentation Of diplomas Of
graduation last night the senior class OF
1910 of the Council Bluffs High school be-
came matter OF tradition and the thirty
five young women and twelve young men
comprising II are now enrolled among the
alumni of the institution.
The commencement exercises. the fortieth
in the history OF the high school, were held
in the auditorium OF the institution, which
was attractively decorated and lighted for
the occasion, and we're attended by gath
ering Of the relatives apd friends Of the
graduates which taxed the capacity OF the
large hall.
After the audience had been seated. the
members of the senior class headed by the
members of the faculty and the Board Of
Education, marched down the hall singing
the professional THE Pilgrims Chorus"
and took seats on the platform. Gowned
in dainty white, and each carrying a large
shower bouquet of pink roses, the class
flower, tied with green and white ribbons.
the class colors. the young women formed a
pretty picture.
DIR. Reeds Address.
Principal c. e. Reed presided. Following
the invocation by DR.. George A. Ray of
the Second Presbyterian church. the class
sang "Oh Italia, Italia, Beloved"
This was followed by the commencement
address, delivered by Dr. Edward A. Steiner
of Grinnell college, who took for the subje ct
Of his message Democracy in the Public
Schools"
TT is essential" said Dr. Steiner. that
the lines of democratic life should be
guarded and maintained In the public
schools, for they are the only institutions at
L. ,fol ,t.t.r Il
ocratic. Every other institution is a class
institution and the public schools of this
country should be so maintained that equal
opportunity be afforded every child, no mat
ter what his race, color or creed may be-"
At the close of the address Miss Grace
Barr, supervisor of music in the city
schools. sang THE Farewell" by Schu-
mann, and then President Emmett FINLEY OF
the Board of Education presented the d.
plomas.
Those Who Graduated.
The graduates receiving diplomas were:
Classical Course-'Mary Angood, Dollie
Busse, +Hazel Clausen, william r. Christ
ensen, Hulda Cochran, Minnie Friedman
"Helen Grace Hetrick, "Susie Irene Lee
sBernice Ann Ouren, Vera Saunders, "Ruth
Clarice Spindler, Eulalia b. Sigman, Hor-
tense E. Wind.
Latin Scientific Course--Fern Baker, Ethe
T.. brlIton, ~Etnel Clafk, MaDel ~. freet.
German Scientific Course-Harry Cooper
Clara E. Kinzei, tRuby Allene Monson
Margaret Helen Price.
English Scientific Course-Etta Marie
Baird, Earl Capel, Ethel Gallagher, Sarah
Ruth Hayden, Elizabeth James, Verne r.
Landon, William j. Lewis, Frances Glynnt
McIntire, mildred Eleanor Metcalf, Chester
Il. circuit, Beryl Ouren, w. Dwight Plat
ner, Lloyd Swanson, Helen Francis Benton
Commercial Course-Lena Battey, Harry
Nathaniel Boyne, 'Inga M. Brewick. Myrtle
-
Earl Grow, Hazel D. Johnson, Guy B
Leavitt, Edwin Mongon, Mable K Nelson
Helen e. Peck, Elsa M. Schmidt. 'Class
honors.
posed by Miss Helen Grace Hetrick and
with the pronouncing of the benedictior
by DR.. Ray the exercises were brought tc
a close.