Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-03
STUDENTS RECEIVE DIPLOMAS
Dean Charles Fordyce of Nebraska
University Talks to Seniors.
HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT
seventy-Three Graduates Take Hon.
Ors, Largest Glass Ever Turned
from Council Bluffs
Public Schools.


An audience that filled every available
foot of space in the high school audi
torium gathered last night to witness the
graduation of the largest class of boys
and girls the Council Bluffs High school
has yet turned out.
The high room was tastefully decorated
with the class colors and the class spirit
vibrated in the very air Of the place. II
required nearly all OF the stage TO afford
room for the chairs of the seventy three
graduates, members of the Board of Edu-
cation and the school faculty. The girls
were dressed In white and carried bouquets
OF red roses. They marched in, led by
Miss Grace Barr, instructor in music,
singing an original song set to the air Of
The Pilgrims Progress" It was a new
and novel feature that aroused much en-
thusiasm in the decidedly friendly and
sympathetic audience. composed largely of
proud fathers, mothers, brothers and sis
tiers Of the young people
Dean FOrdyce Speaks.
AFTER the invocation, a singularly beauti-
ful prayer. by Rev. 8. Grant Lewis, pastor
| OK the Fifth Avenue Methodist church,
Emmett FINLEY, president CT the Board of
Education, introduced Dean Charles For
dyce OF the Nebraska university, who de-
livered the grafton. His theme was DE
| termined Destiny" and he handled IL in
mastery manner, drawing from 1t les
sons that were appreciated by old and
young. He said there was a power within
the breast of each human individual cap
able OF enabling each TO rise to whatever
heights desired. He described the human
will to be the God-llke attribute OF man
the force that has at its command the
mighty power Of the universe. 1t is the
power through which the spiritual side OF
our natures operate, he said, and was the
dominating thing in our lives, stronger
than any woe. more powerful than any in
! fluence from WITHOUT. He made many
comparisons between the physically strong
but weak in will, and necessarily so ii
intellect, and many OF the worlds greatest
men and women who are frail in body
| but strong in will
Other features Of the evening were tn,
solos by Miss Grace Barr and the chorus
which she directed, composed OF the bes
talent in the class. This included tn,
rendition Of the class song, Away TO thu
Woodlands" by the chorus and all tn,
class members
The diplomas were conferred by President
FINLEY in well chosen phrases
List of Graduates.
Following is the list OF graduates:
Roy c. Allen. Ethel NJ. Anderson, Arthur
John Bauman, Albert Frederick Beck. Iu
ellie Clementtne Rosley, Nola Merle Black
6urn, Howard s. j. Boylan, H LAcile /
Brackett Mary Leslie Chapman Stuar
Kenneth Clark, Helen Ellsworth Chatter
DUCK, Walter ID. Cleaver, Buryl Colip, Free
raymond Deffenbaugh. l. Ulmont Edison
gladys Miriam Ellsworth, Mary Virgins
Frank, Marguerite Catherine Fricke. Ottt
,. Gibson, Beatrice Gilinski, LLOYD S Gold
smith, Joseph c. Grason, Martha Ide
Green, Thoron Gretzer Grace Olive Gum
olga NJ Hansen, Ruth Henderson Rutl
Bedison Hendricks, Florence Ellen HigEe
son, Neil Wentworth Howe A Vernon
Hunt Leland Andrew Johnson Waldo,
hensinger, Margaret Jean Kerr, Neln,
hnzel, Elizabeth Konigmacher James Ar
thur J. LeaOn, Edith Una Long John ID
Long, Jr Beatrice Genevieve Lowry, Roy
i. Mauer, Beulah Harriet Mahon, Roll,
Herbert Mathis. Leroy Eugene Medium
Clarence E Miller, Harriet NJ Morrow, Ev,
Mae Mooney, Hazel Claire Mills, Elizabeth
Montgomery, Wylie l. Nichols, John A
Oliver. Louis A, Olson, Olive Osborn, Mar
| Peterson, Raleigh II. Pryor, Edward p
Sauer, Lester Frederick Schroeder Haze
II, Smith, Ingleetta c. Smith, Kenneth Nc
Glaughlin Snyder, Clarence l.. Spaulding
Ada Rose Spetman, George Ashton Spooner
Florence Ella Tibbits, Margaret Beatric,
FINLEY, Irene Isabel Van Fossen, Mary f
Virtue Rose May Weinberg, L. Wallac,
Wheeler, Loretta May White, David White
book, Robert Oliver Wise Adelaide Grit
fifth Wright