Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-06-29
GLASS DAY EXSERC|ES
The Graduating Class Of High School
Give Interesting Program
SEVERAL HONOR NUMBERS
Owing TO the Size Of the Class Not All the
Members Gould Participate


graduating class Of the High school
were given in Realty opera house,
Monday evening, before a packed
house. Although the program did not
! commence until eight, as early as
seven-thirty the friends of the grad
yates began to arrive and when the
first number was given there was no
standing room left in the house.
The class of 1911 is unique in that
it is the largest class ever graduated
from the Alma High school and. in
| scholarship it stands at the top
While every member was qualified to
take part in their exercises custom
and the large number in the class
made it necessary to choose a few
representatives from the class. The
honor numbers were given by Mar
jorie Delavan, Paul Austin, Clyde
Creaser and Rua Day Marcella
Adams was the class poet, Dallas
Brock acted as the Duncan Sibyl,
giving the class prophecy, and Beu-
lah Parr and Letta Soper gave the
| class history.
A piano solo by Miss Ella Miller
was the first number on the program
and it was much enjoyed by the audi
ence. Miss Rita Day, in the salutatory
welcomed her hearers in behalf of the
senior class to their class day exer-
] cises, which, with the exception of
the commencement program, would
be their last appearance as a class
Paul Austin delivered the first ora
ton of the evening upon the subject
Of american Citizenship" Mr.. Aus
tin, in a clear, forceful way, told of the
American citizen of today and his
duties and responsibilities. He spoke
of the citizen and the problems which
confronted him. He told of his rela-
ton to the tariff question, of his duty
in the problem of immigration, of his
privileges in the matters of the con-
servation of natural resources. Mr.
Austin's effort was received with
much applause.
The class poem a mastery effort
of verse for a High school girl, was
given by Marcella Adams. The poem
was we'll read and showed much good
thought and poetical feeling
Seven of the senior girls rendered
the song, "Sing on Sweet Birds" by
Walter f. Owens. This diversion in
the program was very we'll received
Marjorie Delavan delivered the ora
ton with which she took the High
school and sub-district contests this
year, The Stranger at our Gates"
Miss Delavan's delivery of the Grafton
under the careful coaching of the
High school teacher of English. Miss
Olive Smith, and Prof. J. A. Adams
of the college, has improved wonder
fully. She gives the Grafton with a
force and conviction and at the same
time with a gentleness and pathos
that is we'll worthy of the serious
! subject she handles. She pleads for
/ better conditions for the immigrant
| to this country, before he lands here
and after he has made his home in
| this country.
The class history of Beulah Parr
and Letta Soper was distinctly origi-
nal and very cleverly worked out.
Miss Soper is wandering through the
park when suddenly she comes upon
Miss Parr The two of them begin
to discuss the members of the senior
class and the things they have done
until the audience has been very care
fully informed of the doings of every
member of the illustrious class of
1911. Both young ladies were clever
in handling their speeches and the
whole history was very we'll written
Miss Soper and Miss Day gave a
very pleasing piano duet. following
which Dallas Brock as the Cumaean
! Sibyl, announced on the program by
| the verse:
"Your eyes shall see the frenzied maid
Who spells the future in the shade
! or her deep cavern, and consigne
To scattered leaves, her mystic lines
Gave the prophecy. In the midst OF
forest he called upon the winds to
blow down the leaves. Each member
of the class was told his future from
leaf The idea was quite original
and we'll executed, each member of
the class being given some prominent
place in the world of affairs
Clyde Creaser who gave the vale
dictory, thanked the faculty for what
they had done for the seniors and
assured them that their kind and help
ful friendship would never be forgot
ten Approaching his vantage point
as senior, he took the opportunity
to give the under-classmcn some
good, wholesome advice about how
to appreciate their High school
The final number was the singing
of the class song by the entire class.
The song was written by Floyd Os-
valid and is as follows:
CLASS SONG
Now that 0ur school 10 an end Is fast
drawing
Happy years spent well remember
with JOY;
Future is hope, not a sigh for tomor-
row.