Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-05
FiFTY-FouR PER CENT or THOSE
ENTERING NINTH GRADE
FINISH.
AVERAGE AGE 10 YEARS;
YOUNGEST PUPIL NOT II
Commencement on Friday, Juno g.,
With Address by Rev. Mr.. Msdbury,
Of Des Moines-No Class play This
Year-Giek School Furnishes Lara-
est Number of tho Class.

The Marshalltown high school will
graduate on Friday evening, June 9,
its class OF l911, com prising forty-tw
mem bers. While the class Is large it
is seven smaller than a year ago, and
! six under that Of two years ago.
Twenty eight of the class, or exactly
! two thirds are girls. The class will
graduate 81 per cent Of its number who
entered the high school proper, in the
| ninth grade. When this class entered
the eighth grade. in September, 1906,
| it numbered 40, and at the ninth
grade was composed of seventy eight
The average age Of the members of
| the GLASS at graduation is 10 years. The
girls average in age Is years and 8
months, and the boys 10 years and 5
months. The Oldest pupil is p years
and months, and the youngest 16
years and months. The GLASS baby
this year is Miss Jessie willim, a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Willim,
Of Timber Creek township.
Click Furnishes Largest Number.
The Rogers school, which usually
furnishes the largest number of mem
bers Of the different graduating classes,
must bow to the Click school this year
for the Third ward school outdistances
her sister Of the Second by one mem
Der. The Click school furnishes to the
graduating class Of 1911 eight mem
bers, the Rogers seven, the Arnold five,
and the Abbott and the Woodbury. four
each. From other than the city schools
there are fourteen members OF the
class.
Rev. Mr.. Medbury For Address.
The commencement address this year
Will be given at tn eOdeon by Rev
Charles s. Medbury, pastor Of the UNI
versity Place Church Of Christ, Des
Moines. The bacca,aureate address viii
be given by Rev. c. H. Morris. at the
Central Church Of Christ, on Sunday,
June l.
No Glass Play This Ysar.
There will be no class play this year.
this feature OF commencement week
having been abandoned owing to cir
cuynstances that made It advisable. Tho
resignation Of Miss Esse Hathxway, OF
the English department, at about the
time when the play was to have been
selected and the coaching begun, left
the pupils without q director. Miss
Edftha Parsons was secured to take
charge Of the coaching, but she be-
came Ill. BY this time It had become
80 late that 1t was deemed advisable
nc: to attempt play
The annual Junior AFFAIR, 1eually des-
ig7,ated as q reception, Will be more in
the nature OF Banquet this year, at
which a short program will be given.
The details for the Junior event have
not yet been arranged.
Personnel Of Glass.
The personnel Of the class OF 1911 -
as follows:
lima Ahreas, Ray Andrews. Pearl
Baxter Bonnie Boardman. Clara Bow
man, Anna Brown. Beulah Carl, Sylvia
Glenn. Merle Crabtree. Leila Cronk,
Blanche DeButts, Herman Gabeln1an.
William Gerhart Frank Click. Ruth
Goshen. Hazel Haegin. Jessie Hole,
Helen Jarvis. Marguerite Kane. Anna
Keefer Frank Keefer. Orval lands
Marie McCluer Hazel McLeiand. PanIl
Mallov Nellie .Meeker. Marie Miller
Margaret Neil. Horace Patton Lorabei
Richardson Stella Rtst. Dale Rogers
Berrtce Storms. Edna Strauss. Mae
Swedberg Carl Worries. Devere Wat
son. Jerrr,ie Wells. Greasy white James
Wiley, Jessie Willim, and Harry VIII
son.
All OF the members OF the class 1--we
either in the city or the country with
the exception Of ore. Dale Rogers
whose home IS at Union.