River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-07-04
Rural School Graduates

The Central Rural Schools grad
uating exercises took place in Els
worth on Saturday, June %, when a
class of go graduated. Of this
number as were present to receive
their diplomas. A full house was
present. The following program
was carried out:
Song" Help to Set the World Re-
| joicing," Effie and Eilda Andrus.
Recitation-"I I'll give you Chance,
Make the Best of it." Robert
Kaneen.
Recitation" Katherina's Visit TO
New York." Minnie Lee.
Song-"Oh Come, Come Away"
Fannie Nordstrom and Esther
Peterson.
Ellen Lavendahl.
Recitation-"Did Job Have Warts?"
Esther Gilman.
Original Production" S c b 0 l."
Alfred Simonson.
Recitation-"G Gettysburg Speech,
Reuben Davidson.
Song" Stay on the Farm" Stella
Fosmo, Mabel Amundson, Jessie
Jensen, Lillian Thompson, Mabel
Jenson.
Essay" How to Keep Boys on the
Farm /" Marie Hines.
Recitation-D eathbed of Benedict
Arnold" Agnes Esterby.
Rotation How Sockey Set a
Hen," Paul Heckel.
Recitation" Poor Little Jim,"
Matilda Jones'
Essay" Lights" Marthina Born
Stad.
Piano Solo-Laura Straub.
Address-Prof. Lloyd Goble.
Presentation of Diplomas, Supt. o.
F. Mattson.
Prof Goble in his talk strongly
advised the graduates to attend
higher schools, saying that it was
possible for the majority of them if
they only made up their minds to
do so. He then discussed four
principles which they should follow
in order to be successful in life.
These principles are industry,
orderliness, patience and honesty.
Following are the names of the
graduates: Blanche Geibler, Effie
Andrus, Walter Hassel. Ruth Nc
Cusker, Hilda Andrus, Mabel Blur
quist, Lee Niles, Arthur Jackson,
Reuben Davidson, Pearl Crowther,
Nellie Haessley, Ellen Lavendahl,
Ruth Peterson, Laura Straub, Josie
Grain, Leon Mealy, Ragna Peterson,
Stella Fosmo, Mette Peterson, Clara
Solveson, Jessie Jensen, Mabel
Folden, Esther Olson, Lillian
Thompson, Rena Peterson, Lester
Schwartzrauber, Mabel Jensen,
Bessie Peake, Marie Hines, Mabel
Amundscn, Helmer Hanson, Alvin
Olson, Guy Wifi, Esther Gilman,
Grace Steen, Marian Iverson,
Herbert Hope, Matilda Jones, Grin
Halvorson, William Kirchner,
Teresa LANCER, Marie Gregerson,
Fannie Nordstrom, Maritime Born
stead, Alfred Simonson, Esther
Peterson, Minnie Lee, Edith Peter
son, Evelyn Coaty, Mabel Nelsby,
Roy Peterson, Anna Staehli, Agnes
Esterby, Minnie Oberding, Roy
Helmiller, Dorrance Ulvin, sigma
Nelson, Robert Kaneen.
Highest average, SO, Jessie Jen-
son; second highest, 90, Mabel Fol-
den; third highest, SO, Leona Mealy
and Stella Fosmo.
Highest in arithmetic, Jessie Jen-
son, SO; highest in reading, Esther
Ottman, 81; highest in geography,
Stella Fosino, 81; highest in consti-
tuition, Mabel Bjurquist, 81; highest
in history, Jessie Jensen, 100; high
est in physiology, Guy Wifi and
Mabel Folden, SO; highest in orthoe-
py, Jessie Jensen; 81; highest in
spelling, Mette Peterson. 100; high
est in grammar, Ragr- Peterson,
Stella Fosmo and Lillian Thomp-
son, 95.
In arithmetic contest Mabel Fol-
den and Jessie Jensen were tied for
first honors and Arthur Jackson
and Minnie Lee for second honors.
In penmanship contest Clara Sol
veson got first and Esther Gilman
second.
Four graduates were IL years old,
sixteen were ID, nineteen were IA,
eighteen were Is and three were Is.
Motto: "Climb Higher"