The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-06-03
E. H. Smith, President of Board of
Education, Presents Diplomas to
Nine-Compliments by Dyer.
HONOR STUDENTS ARE PRESENT
Boys and Girls Who Have Been Meth.
er Absent nor Late During Year
Praised By Superintendent.

Urging the high school graduates
pare themselves for the time coming,
was the theme of Frank Nelson,
president of Minnesota College, who
was the chief speaker at the COM
mencement exercises held last eve
ming.
"There is nothing greater than to
live; to live, is the greatest feature
of life itself" said Mr.. Nelson.
The speaker told of how he had
seen high school graduates receive
their diplomas, as reward for their
efficient work in the high school,
only to form bad habits, get into bad
company, and in this way totally
lose all that which the diplomas so
nobly represented.
eff there were not so many lazy
men and women in our country"
said Mr.. Nelson, 1--WE should have one
of the greatest governments pos
sible."
Eleven graduates were given their
diplomas by e. II. Smith, president
of the board of education.
The commencement exercises were
prettily arranged. The high school
faculty, and board OF education were
on the platform, when the graduates
marched on while march was play
n5 NV Mic 10 ho1 VIII
Several selections were given by
the high school chorus, assisted by
Messrs. Andrew Rood and Sherman
Berge, which was much appreciated
by the audience which completely
filled Bemidji's large opera house,
the ArmOry.
The class Of honor, as they were
referred to by superintendent Dyer,
were present at the exercises, being
the students that have been neither
absent nor tardy during the school
year of 191O-11.
DR.. Smith said:
This might be called the harvest
time of our Bemidji schools. They
represent Bemidji's and Beltrami
county's greatest product and by
these products are we to be known
and judged. The sentiments, de-
sires and morals of community are
expressed by the results obtained in
it's educational and public institu-
tiOns.
They are what the people as a
whole desire and make. The people
of Bemidji have shown themselves
to be DESTROYS OF having the best, to
want to be leaders and not trailers.
Not to spend money in needless ex-
perimentation but once thing has
proved itself worthy to acquire and
appropriate it to their good.
1t is true there was some delay in
getting our present high school
structure. 1t was not due to lack of
desire, but to the question of the
best location. Once the location was
decided upon the people were a unit
in wanting to build and believe the
structure we HOW nave ID ooSo'N W
none in the state for capital invest
ed. The only fault with it is with
the growth of Bemidji-we could use
two or three more rooms to good ad-
vantage.
Once the building was completed
it called for extra furnishings and
equipment for the installation of
other departments deemed necessary
to make our school of the greatest
benefit to the greatest number and
make schooling more attractive and
practical.
TO this end manual training, cook
ing, sewing and commercial courses
have been added and that to my mind
marks the greatest year of progress
in the history of our schools. This
is not meant to speak disparagingly
of our predecessors in the schools
but because previously there was NO
room for such courses and the time
was not opportune. An inspec-
ton of results obtained l think
will confirm this and convince the
patrons that it is money we'll spent.
The Board at all times courts in
vestigation and criticism and sugges-
lions, as the schools belong to you
and we wish to follow your desires
and Professor Dyer and the faculty
would appreciate your cooperation
Glass of 1911, of the Bemidji High