Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-31
State High Schools
Grant Diplomas

YORK. Neb., May N-(specisl 1.-THE
closing exercises OF the public schools OF
this city were held at the opera house
last night, finishing a most successful
year: in fact, the best In the history Of
the schools. The superintendent, who has
held that position several years, has been
secured for the coming year. II. NJ. Childs.
president OF the Board of Education, pre-
scented diplomas TO the following grad
yates: Hazel Lillian Bell. Ella NJ. Beck
ord, Ruth II. Brown. Bessie A. Bick. Fife
Viola Conway. Emily Lucy Cox, Ethel l..
Cox. Ruth +. Calender, Myrtle NJ. Dough-
erty. Glenes Graham, Clare Green. Emma
Jeske, George Cecil Reyes, Esther Kuns,
William Paul Medlar. Nellie Moore, Hugh
B. Mulvaney. cecylle NJ. Newbold, Helen
Mary Plumb, Carl A. Rosenlof. Robert
II. Thomas, Mildred Tout. Mollie volz,
Earl Warner, Earl wiedman.
sTRoMsBURG. May so.-(special)-The
eighth grade graduating exercises OF the
Stromsburg public school was held last
evening at the Stromsburg opera house.
There were thirteen boys and sixteen
girls. total Of twenty nine, in the class.
splendid program was rendered by the
pupils and diplomas were presented to
them by Prof. f. A. Boostrom, superin-
tendent OF the Stromsburg schools. The
high school graduating exercises take
place this evening at the opera house
and the commencement exercises on Fri
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will be addressed by Don L. Love Of
Lincoln. There are thirteen graduates
from the high school this year.
Miss Amelia Rasmussen. county super
intendent. has arranged to hold the
county eighth grade graduating exercises
at the stromsburg opera house June II,
Prof. Wolf of the State university will
address the graduates.
JULIAN. Neb., May 50-(speciaLl 1.-The
eighth and ninth grades OF the Julian
High school held graduating exercises at
the United Brethren church. DIR. Homer
c. House Of Peru delivered the class adj
dress. The diplomas were presented by
Miss Nemaha Clarke. Nemaha county SUI
perintendent The ninth grade graduates
are Gladys Hauptman. Cecil Maxey.
Evelyn Robirds. Griven shuster. Lucy
Stephens. Vivian stowell, Lola Kennedy.
Mildred Huffer. Susie Lux. Edith Robirds,
Floyd sandoz. Ralph Stephens and Fay
Jones. Eighth grade graduates from the
county schools were present with those
from the same grade in the Julian school.
COLUMBUS. Neb.. May 1.-(speciaI
Telegram last evening the commence
meRt exercises for the class Of 1872 Of
the Columbus schools were held in the
North opera house and class of twenty
five received diplomas The class ad-
dress. Dollars and Sense" was delivered
by A. f. Wigsam Of North Vernon, Ind.
The ssluta;ory was given by Olga
oehlrsch and the valedictory By Martha
Woostry. The class. which Is the largest
ever graduated from the Columbus
schools. is as follows: Olga oehlrich.
stella Dolan. W. J. Gerhold. Harry Hagel,
Frances schilz. Grace McTaggart, Stella
Hummer. Walter Nauran. Roy West
brook. Helen Howard. Clara Covert. Nil
dred Chaplin. Faye schofiled. Harry
Cotton. Nina North. Ivan Kinsman,
Stephen Kent. May Heating. Herman
kaufman. Ralph Taylor. Opal Snyder.
Martha ,woostry. Ella Butcher, Veronica
Deineen, Helen Hagel.
Tomorrow evening the alumni banquet
will be held at the high school building.