The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-20
CAMBRIDGE CITY, IND.

CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind, May 90
The thirty-ninth annual commence
ment of the Cambridge City High
School was held Friday evening in the
Hurst Opera House. The stage, in its
effective decorations of maroon and
white, with the class pennant, 1912 on
a purple field, in the background, and
bank Of ferns in the foreground
formed a fit setting for the reception
OF the graduates. Rev. E. Coffin offer
ed the invocation. Prof. Ebert Russell
OF Earlham college, made the class adj
dress. "The Making of a Man" speak
ing of choice, plan and material, as the
three great essentials in the archltec-
ture of life. He spoke of material, her
edity and environment as great fac
tors, but that plan stands ever as the
determining element of life paying
tribute to illustrious characters who
attained the highest standards by their
ability to foresee or plan. Principal l..
E. Thompson, presented the class to
Superintendent Oldaker, who spoke in
fitting and impressive manner OF the
value of education in whatever field
of life the student should choose to en-
ter. The diplomas were presented and
with the pronouncing Of the benedic-
ton, the class of 1912, composed OF
Helen Clark, Ethelyn Barnett, Susie
Freeman, Ruth Ferguson, Ruth Pal
mer, Helen Tyler, Winnifred Wagar,
Albin S. Eaton, Walter M. Ingerman
and Albert B. Ohmit, entered the
school of real life. The music by
Runge's orchestra, of Richmond, in
their usual excellent style.
Prof. and Mrs. l.. d. Thompson
went to Shelbyville, Saturday to visit
the formers parents.
Mrs. John Page of Connersville, was
the guest of Mrs. May Boden Sunday.
Thomas Enyeart has remodelled
and painted his residence in East
Cambridge.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Harper enter
tanned at dinner Sunday in observance
of the latter's birthday. The guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Copeland, Mr..
and Mrs. George Babcock, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. J. Harvey and the hostess
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Wallack.
The lawn at Rose Hill, the home of
Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Roth probably new
err presented more picturesque sight
than that of last Saturday afternoon,
at which time were held the May Day
exercises by the pupils of the public
schools. The program throughout was
we'll given, from the opening number
low
the children descended the steps from
the house to the lawn, arrayed in pic
turesque garb-the girls in white bear
ing garlands of roses, the boys in colo
NAL style, to the closing number, when
the browning of the May Queen, in the
person of Miss Ruth Bertsch and the
singing of 1.-THE Star Spangled Ban
ner," at which time the American flag
was fIoated from the balcony. Masters
Lothian and Macy Teetor, of Hagers-
town, talented young cornetists, assist
ed with the music.
Miss Ella Shuttleworth spent Sun
day with friends in Dayton.
The funerals of Nathan Roller, who
died at the home of his sister, Mrs. l.
N. Smith, was held this (Monday) af-
ternoon from the family residence.
Mr.. Roller was seventy-three years OF
age. He came from Louisville to the
home Of his sister, three weeks ago.
Frank Elliott, of Dublin, was among
the out-of-town persons in attendance
at Commencement.
The dance given last Friday evening
in the X. of p. hall under the auspices
Of the K of P entertainment commit
tee, was the largest and one of the
most pleasant social events of the
year The hall was beautifully decorat-
ed in red and white. One hundred and
twenty-six couples, including young
people from Richmond. indianapolis
Connersville and the hearby towns
were in attendance.