The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-06-06
0. H.S. CLASS OF 1912
Graduation Exercises and Address
by Major Lacey.

forty years ago in the spring of
1873 the first graduates of oskaloosa
High school lreoesed the diplomas
granted blythe beard of education.
Seven ladies were the first students
TO be SO honored. Friday evening,
May 81, 1912, the fortieth class to
complete the prescribed work of the
High school, received the certificate
OF graduation from the Board of Edu-
c"tion at public ceremonial held at
the Masonic Opera House. The class
contained a total of eighteen men,
bers, seven boys and eleven girls for
both winter and spring semester.
The largest number of graduates in
any one class was that of 1898 when
total of forty-eight diplomas were
Issued eighteen to boys and thirty
t. girls.
While the audience was being seat
ed in the opera house the Orient
Six orchestra with additional play.
ers for the occasion, rendered an art.
istic program. The curtain was raised
soon after eight o'clock and Superin.
tendent of Schools, Frank w. Else
called for order. Invocation by Rev
w. +. Williams, rector of st. James
Episcopal church of Oskaloosa, was
followed by another selection by the
orchestra.
Hon. John F. Lacey, of Oskaloosa
was introduced by Supt. Else and de.
livered the commencement address
Twenty-four years ago upon a similar
occasion Mr. Lacey had been invited
to appear upon the commencement
program of the class of 1888 of the
Oskaloosa High school. In recalling
the previous engagement he made com
parison of the two occasions, 1888 and
1912, and in splendid address he
gave a glimpse of some of the hap.
penings of the years between and
drew therefrom a wholesome, helpful
lesson. 1t was one of those good
old time, homely talks that reach
every hearer. He spoke of the things
within the knowledge of the elder
portion of the auwience but his talk
also appealed to the understanding of
the younger element and the subject
matter was presented in way that
must leave impression on the minds,
not of the class members alone but
of all who heard. Aside from numerous
digressions suggested by the oc-
casion and the incidents of the even,
ing, the Herald is pleased to be per,
mitted to give the address in full
Major Lacey held the closest of at,
tention during the course of his ad.
dress and the audience would have
heard more of the same trend OF
thought
Following a selection by the or.
chestra, Prin Fred J. Miller of the
High school presented the class of
1879 to George C. Carbon, President
of the Board, as candidates for grad
uation. Mr.. Miller was brief and
formal in his introduction of the
class. Mr.. Carbon acknowledged the
applicants for honors in a few words
well suited to the occasion. The
class members, all of whom together
with school officers had been seated
on the stage We're standing and as
the names were called they came
forward, received the diploma and
made acknowledgement of the same.
Each of the class members was ap-
plauded by the audience as they
stepped forward to receive the certi-
fiCGte of work completed.
The orchestra played another Sc
leC tion and another class had been
added to the roll of membership of
the Oskaloosa High School Alumni.
Personnel Of the Class.
OF the eighteen members of the
class, eleven are girls and seven are
boys. This is the smallest class to
graduate from the high school for a
number of years. Ten of the grad
yates have completed the classical
course, four the scientific course, two
the commercial course and two the
general course.
The youngest boy of the class is
Walker Corydon Davis, son of Mrs.
Frances Davis, who graduates at the
age of IS years, l month and % days.
The youngest girl is Blanche Worthy,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. Wor-
thy, who graduates at the age of II
years and IL days. The oldest boy
to receive a diploma is Walter Char
les Green, son of Mrs. Nettie Green,
who graduates at the age of 10 years,
Z months and % days. The Oldest
girl to receive a diploma this semes-
ter is Ava Blair, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank M. Blair, who graduates
at the age of 10 years, Z months and
Ia days.
The following is list of graduates,
their ages, names of parents and
course they graduated from:
Ivyl Walling, age Is years, months,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S.
Waling; attended Oskaloosa school
thirteen years; a graduate from the
classical course and expects to enter
the Grinnell schooliof music.
Sarah Edpa1Nieb0L age 10 years,
16 days; Hadghtef 81 Mr.. and Mrs.
Clark Nichol: attended Oskaloosa
schools 121k years; graduate from
the commercial course.
Blanche Worthy, age II years and