Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-06-10
Fourty-Four Young Women
and Men Graduate From
Aberdeen High School
EXERCISES FRIDAY NIGHT
Four Honor Pupils, Of Which
Miss Esther Penn Gets
Weatherwax Prize

The commencemnt exercises of the
class of '12, in the auditorium of the
J. M. Weatherwax High school Friday
night, marked an epoch in the school
history of Aberdeen schools, when
forty-four students, 26 young women
and Is young men graduates from the
High school and received their di-
plomas. This is by far the largest
class ever before graduated in Aber-
deem, and is far ahead of the aver
age of the schools of the state, the
number in attendance considered.
Honor Pupils
Dr. l. r. Watson, vice president of
the board of education presented the
diplomas, and announced the honor
pupils. OF the latter there were four,
whose standing was so close, that it
was quite problem in mathematics
to figure out the percentages and as
certain who was first and thereby en-
titled to the annual prize Of 500,
given by Cliff. NJ. Weatherwax to the
pupil in the senior class of the High
school receiving the highest percen.
tage. This prize went to Miss Es-
tage in scholarship. This prize went
to Miss Esther M. Penn, whose per-
centage was SO 25-32; Miss Virginia
Watson had SO 3-14; Susie Elizabeth
Williams, SO 3-16.
The Graduates
Following is the list of graduates
Aubrey r. Archer, Ellen G. Arnold,
Claire M. Aven, Laura A. Benham,
Louis F. Benjamin. Percis J. Brewer,
Marguerite Ethel Cooke, Bessie L..
Creech, Beaumont Thomas DeLosh,
Francis G. Finch, Maud Lodeece Fos-
ter, Llewellyn Irvine Graham, F. Kill
laly Greene, Frederick p. Hart, Mil
dred c. Hogan, Carrie C. Hugo, Ell
mer Lawrence Johnson, Arthur e.
Johnson. ZoOra Maeble Karshner,
Harold T. Lebo, Russell V. Mack, II.
Blaine McGillicuddy, Harold r. Nc
Queen, Lucy Rose Milette, Ruth Paul
inc Pearson, Esther NJ. Penn Harold
l.. Reid. Olivia p. Remmelmeyer Lena
A. Rowland, Grace Jane Salmon, Hell
en- L. Scott, Eunice Martha Semmen,
Grace O. St Earl, Ward F. Stieslitz,
Nora +. Thomas, Charlie Warren Yer
non, Virginia. Watson, Walden Lee
more WeatherWaX. Pauline NJ. Well
ington, Maybcle L. White. Kathryn
NJ. Whitman, Glenn p Wilcox. Susie
Elizabeth Williams, Charles A. vii.
liams.
Professor Edward o. Ssson, head
of the department of education at the
state university delivered very pleas
| ing, instructive and entertaining ad-
dress that was listened to with mark
ed attention by the largest audience
that had ever before gathered in the
auditorium, and he was frequently
greeted with applause.
Musical Program
Ihe musical program was likewise
interesting. The high school chorus
presented with excellent voice and
harmony several numbers; male
quartette composed of Killaly Greene,
Carroll Redeker, Llewellyn Graham
and Beaumont DeLosh sang Mighty
LAX a Rose; Killaly Greene sang
Kipling's Mother o Nine" and re-
ceiver a recall, and Miss Susie Will
lams, Frederick Hart and Clyde
Spencer played an instrumental Sc
lection with nice discrimination and
effect, Rev j. T. Mcqueen delivered
the invocation and Rev f. Burton
pronounced the benediction. closing
a program of exceptional merit. There
We're simple decorations of flowers
and great American flag gave a ma
jestic colorng to the north white wall.