The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-06-13

which nineteen young men and won
en- received their diplomas. Tn
graduation was held in the auditors
um and this class has the distinction
of being the first class to graduate II
the new building besides being tn,
first fourth year class and also tn,
first class to graduate since Penn
Academy has been accredited. Ths
members of this class can enter any
Icollege or university with the diplo
ma which they received Monday
morning. No speaker was on the
program for the address, but instead
the class took the program in charge
and no better program or good spirit
has been shown in Oskaloosa for
years than was present at these ex.
ercises. .a. 5
In the class history given by the
president of the class, and the vale
| dictory by Lawrence Farr, it was
seen that the best of feeling had
been maintained during all of the
| four years of their course between
faculty and students. The class of
1912 has been an exceptionally bright
class There is not one activity in
Penn in which one or more of it's
members have not taken part. In
athletics they have always had men
on the different teams. For the past
three years they have been supreme
in basket ball, winning the champion
ship of the college with ease each
year, During the first year of Acad-
envy basket ball when they won the
Academic Championship of Iowa, the
five regular members belonged to
the class of 1912. This season four
Of the members of the team were of
the class of 1912.
At ten o'clock the class marched
from the college building to the au-
ditorium stage where the following
program was given:
Class March-Music by Orchestra.
Invocation-Rev. ]. NJ. McClelland.
Piano Solo-Mary Juanita Rey-
nolds.
Grafton. Conservation of Ameri-
can Ideals'-Alfred E. Standing.
Grafton, THE Man of the Hour
Susie Verle Edwards.
Music-Orchestra.
Grafton. The Mission of the Unit
ed States"-Ledru Williams.
Trombone Solo-Ralph Percy Rob
inson.
Class History and Presentation of
Vanderbilt.
Valedictory-Lawrence Mcpherson
Farr.
Presentation of Diplomas-Prin. l..
4. Jones.
Benediction-Rev. Mead A. Kelsey.
Class Motto-Facta Non Verba.
Class Colors-Navy Blue and White.
Class Flower - American Beauty
Rose.
Class Officers.
President, Bert Vanderbilt.
Vice president, Ralph Percy Rob-
inson. ..a;.F .us5 .fga. vt,8 az.Gfu.
Secretary, Neva England.
Treasurer, Susie Edwards.
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Personnel of the Class.
Following is the list OF graduates:
Aldrich, Henry Howard. Age II
years. Scientific Course. Son Of Mr..
md Mrs. s. 8. Aldrich, Oskaloosa,
iowa. Finished grades in country
school. Future undecided.
Brown, Mariana. Age Is years.
Classical Course. Daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. W. H. Brown, Oskaloosa,
iowa. Finished grades at st. Anthony,
owa. Expectes to enter college after
/ years rest.
Edward, Susie Verle. Age Is years.
Classical Course. Daughter of Pres.
md Mrs. D. NJ. Edwards. Finished
grades in Boston, Mass. Expects to
enter college.
rarr, Lawrence Mcpherson. Age.
Il years. Classical Course. Son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert L. Farr, Oska-
oosa, Iowa. Finished grades at Whit
Ter school. Expects to enter college.
Fisher, Gideon w. Age Is. Scien-
life Course. Son of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
:. Fisher, Lacey, Iowa. Finished
grades in country school. Expects to
enter Ames next fall.
Hasley, Laura M. Scientific Course.
Daughter OF Mr.. J. B. Hasley, Sears
ooro, Iowa. Finished grade school at
Searsboro. Expects to enter college
IN the fall.
Kelsey, Lorena Caroline. Age IL
years. Classical Course. Daughter OF
Prof. and Mrs. w. /. Kelsey, Oska-
Ioosa. Finished grades at Newberg,
Ore. Expects to enter college after
a years rest.
Lindley, Benjamin Willard. Age
Is. Scientific Course. Nephew OF
Mrs. H. c. Bass, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Finished grades at Whittier school.
Expects to travel and then enter col
Iege.
Reynolds, Mary Juanita. Age IL
years. Classical Course. Daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Reynolds. Oska-
loosa, Iowa. Finished grades in coun-
try schools. Expects to enter college
Rosenberger. Helen. Age 16 years.
Classical Course. Daughter of A.
Rosenberger, Ramallah. Palestine.
Finished grades at Whittier school.