Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-25
Nebraska
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The thtrty-fifth annual commencement
OF the Ashland High school was given
Thursday evening at Sears opera house
before a large audience. Twenty-three
graduates received diplomas, as follows;
Emory F. Almy. Claire Genevieve BeyeT.
Eugene Z. Clark. W. Alexander Cone,
Fanchon Helen Goodfellow, Dotie Alene
Graham. Hobart Glen Hays, lola Anna
Hendricks, James McNett. VILLA Ne
Reynolds. Ethel Susie Morton, Daisy |.
Parks Gladys Anna Peterson. Leo J.
sanders, Ruth Effa Seabrooke, Lucille L.
Stambaugh. Kathryn Lucille Stanley,
Mary Adella letters, John z. Waybright,
Ralph waybright. Ethel Fern Welden.
Emma Henrietta Nilhhaber and Ray S,
Williams.
The certificate Of scholarship for the
highest rank in the class. issued by the
colleges of Nebraska and valued at 500.
was presented to Emory F. Almy by
Superintendent W. H, Morton. Miss
was within a fraction Of l per cent IN
grsdlngs. Commencement week began
Sunday night with the baccadsureate
sermon by Rev. Bert Wilson. pastor OF
the Christian church. On Wednesday
night the class play. Hicks at College
a comedy in three acts. was rendered by
the graduates.
KEARNEY. Neb.. May s4.-fSpecial,l-
Before a large audience eighty-three
seniors OF the senior class were presented
diplomas yesterday morning by ]. j.
Tooley. secretary of the State Board OF
Education. following an address by the
commencement speaker. DR.. Frank Love
land of Topeka, who gave his lecture
sermon Sunlight" The exercises yes
terday morning closed the seventh annual
commencement Of the new school and
they were not only larger but better pre-
pared than any OF those that have pre-
ceded this one. the greatest effort being
In the production Of Haydn's oratorio
The Creation
PoNcA. Neb., May .L-(speciaL)- THE
commencement exercises Of the Ponca
High school was held here tonight. The
following graduates received their di.
plomas: Ella f. scheffel, Helen Hey
don. Kathryn ksutz, f. Raymond Sur
Der and Gladys II. Wilcox. The address
pastor of Kountze Memorial church,
Omaha. and was highly appreciated by
the large audience present.
HARVARD. Neb., May 2i.-(SpecisL)-
The class sermon TO the Harvard gradu
ating class was delivered last Sunday
evening by the Rev. Il. c. Davis. pastor
Of the Christian church, at which time
a union service was had and large
attendance present. Last night at
Stokes opera house the class exercises
were held when a class Of eleven gradu.
sted. consisting of nine girls and two
boys. This is the twenty-flfth class to
graduate, with a total number Of sof
graduates. Of which number about one
third have been young men. s...s.
GENEVA. Neb,. May 2l-(Special)-
The following pupils graduated from the
high school at the commencement in the
school auditorium. Albert A. Held.
president; Denver j. McBsodsviee presi-
dent; Wayne f. sharrard. secretary and
treasurer; Amy Hope, Adams. Thomas L,
Ashton. Bessie III, Curtis. Emma Haze,
Davis, Jesse l.. Ertel. Bessie L. Ertel,
Dora NJ. Fricke. Pearl @. Huston, Mar
garet Johnston, Raymond NJ. Kenney,
Harvey l.. Mercer. Bernice l. Park, VIII
liam P. Schneider. Irene c. Steifer, Alto
o. Tomlin. Vera L. Taylor. Frankie NJ.
Weekly, Lloyd 4. wythers, Nellie NJ,
Youngers, Edith Yates, Everett T. link.
This will be one Of the largest classes
to graduate in the Geneva High school.
BEAVER CITY, Neb.. May 2k-(spe
cisl)-The graduation exercises Of the
class of 1872 of the Beaver City High
school were held at the Presbyterian
church this evening. The address was
delivered by Prof. A. o. Thomas OF the
Kearney Normal The following are the
graduates Richard Brouchsrd. Mar
garet Mason. volney Blachman. Florence
Coffin. Audrey Lupton. Chester Merwin.
Elsie Lambert, Harvey Glebe. Cloy Hob.
son, Bertha Carr, Edith Ellis. Faith
Root. Mona Peer, Schuyler Brouhard,
Glsdes Williams. Gertrude Moore. Ellen
Cameron. Carey shafer. Ray Bickford.
Donai Draper. Ruthe Price. Clyde Goble,
Addie Writ. Ruth Fults and Ella Hall.
ALMA, May 2i-(SpeciaL)-Th COM
exercises OF Alma High
school were held at the high school
building Wednesday afternoon. The
class of 1912 Is composed of fourteen
members: Frances Sadler. Mildred Horn.
Helen Porter, Harry Meade. Leta Swartz.
Pearl Poston, Blanche Russell. Nellie
Booher, Roland Hewitt. Mabel Coe.
Francs Carroll. Eva Wolf. Edwin Boeh,
Ter and Lenore Thomas. o. Huh. presi-
dent Of the school board, presented the
graduates with diplomas.