The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-06-17
GRADUATES ARE
CREDIT TO FARGO
PRESIDENT HoovER's LATEST
OFFERING OF FoRTY.sEvEN
YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN MADE
SPLENDID IMPRESSION AT THE
EXERCISES LAST EVENING.

Last evening large crowd Of rela.
tives and friends attended the grad,
uation exercises Of the high .schoo
which were given at the operahouse
A class Of forty -seven was offered By
Superintendent Hoover for graduation
In his presentation talk, Mr.. Hoover
stated that he had made a religious
census and that forty Que % forty.
seven graduates were communicate
OF some church. This, he stated, was
strong point in their favor. Mr.
Hoover also congratulated the class
on their high average of grades in
their work, stating that the class d
1911 had the highest average Of any
class yet graduated.
The programme was opened with
invocation by Rev. e. A. Peterson, fol-
lowed by the salutatory address. Moral
Awakening, by Norman Nelson. Mr..
Nelson deserves the highest praise for
his high school record, tending mostly
to literary activities rather than ath-
letics. He won the salutatorianship
with an excellent margin and is most
thorough student. His address showed
hours Of careful thought and research
and was full of sound philosophy.
The salutatory address was followed
by two very effective selections by the
girls glee club of the high school un-
der the direction of Miss Edna Dun
ming. They were accompanied by Miss
Bertha Hagen, pianist, and Miss Min
ME Carpenter, violinist. The effect
was beautiful, the entire number of
young ladies being dressed in white
and the clear, young voices blending
exquisitely. The numbers were Doris
from Nevtn, and Lovely Night. from
Offenbach. The last number being es-
pecially beautiful.
The class prophecy by Bruce Pollock
Kept the house in gales of laughter.
and each member of the class re-
sponded to their names by rising. The
trend of the prophecy was the Jour
neyings of a tramp, Weary Willie,
which evidently depicted the future of
the prophet and gave adventures in
later life as he met up with his pres
ent classmates. The members of the
class were not alone in their Iudicrous
positions, several members of the
FACULTY came in for their share which
they took most gracefully. Mr.. Pol
locks presentation was of the best.
Two selections by the girls glee club
followed the prophecy. These num-
bers were Of the lighter order and took
exceedingly well. The first was The
COLLINS by Parks and a second A bird
in Hand by Rocker.
A oaana froy,,
Mouse was one of the treats Of the
evening and Miss Hildreth, who won
one first and one third prize for the
rendition of the selection was at her
best last evening Miss Hildreth has
been instructed by Miss Beatrice Olson
of the high school faculty and both
young ladies are deserving of the
highest praise.
A piano duet. Husarenritte from
Fitz Spendler, by Miss Eva Hev and
Miss Bertha Hagen. called forth hearty
applause. The number was perfect in
every detail
The valedictory address by Miss OIL
lie Somsen was we'll delivered. Miss
Somsen chose for her subject a well
known expression in the business
world, For Value Received / Promise
to Pay. The closest attention was
evident and Miss Somsen gave an ex-
ceedingly clever turn to the subject.
The diplomas were presented to the
class by President H. w. McArdle of
the board of education with an excel
lent talk containing much sound adj
vice. He urged the class to continue
their education and gave them the
benefit of more ripe experience.
The programme was closed with
selection, Ma Pale-Brown Lady Sue
from Bartlett, by the Girls Glee club
Miss Dunning deserved the highest
compliments for her work with the
Glee clubs and the music throughout
the programme was without flaw.
A list of the graduates follows:
Carroll Oscar Barnes
Pauline B. Blake
Harry Walter Boyd
Ruth Cerula Brown
Erva B. Burdick
Bruce H. Burritt
William H. Comrie
Ralph Croal
Roy William Cruikshank
Myrtle Izora Flaten
Robert Elmore Flynn
Lillian Edythe Forth
Beatrice Marie Gibson
William H. r. Haggart
Mildred Whitney Hildreth
Mary Presby Hoag
Elizabeth Nellie Hoag
Marion Shellburn Holloway
Mabel Florence Holmes
Helena Huffaker
Croil Hunter
Cora Helen Johnson
Raymond A. Lawrence
Robert Leonard
Alice Marguerite Tough
Rolla Harrison Moore
Claire Mccormack
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