Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-05-31
SOUTH DAKOTA. SATURDAY. MAY 81, 1913.
CLASS NIGHT EXERCISES
Public Schools of More Than
Usual Success.


Usual Success.
Commencement week of the Custer
public schools passed off with more than
usual success. Thursday night, May
22nd, were given the class night exercises,
consisting of the following program:
Violin Solo-Serenade----.----.-------
Ralph Cowles
Salutatory- Gladys Ainslie
Class History Regina Lafferty
Disqualification, Its Value and Uses
BENZ. Wilkins
Girls Chorus-Baby's Boat
Glass Poem Leta Graham
Essay-The Nation and The Child
Oivi Parker
Piano Dust-Les Chsssaurs A'Chsyal-
| Grace Kubler
| Gladys Ainslie
The High School Herald Ralph Cowles
Glass Kubler
Girls Chorus-O, Vert Thou in the
Cauld Blast ?--.---
A Narrative-Where Reason Rules
| Lawrence Conover
Class Prophecy---.--.
| Lula Morris
| Stella Lafferty
Valedictory Harold Hanley
Glass Song-Words by Clare Lafferty---
Class of 1918
At the beginning the class entered to
the accompaniment of the march played
by Mrs. Enola Myers, followed at ashort
interval by the teaching corps of the
Custer schools. The decorations were
unique and lavish. The class colors,
purple and white, were tho paramount
shades, while pennants, the class motto,
and the other usual regalia we're much
in evidence, but every part Of the deco
rations were appropriate and beautiful.
Nothing was overdone. Each pupil in
the class acquitted himself with credit
to himself and his teachers, and the sx-
tremely large audience enjoyed the long
program very much. The class song at
the end of the program was an especially
entertaining feature and won the ap-
plause and pleasure of the audience.
On Friday evening, commencement
night proper was greeted with just as
beautiful weather as had predominated
before. A large audience was again
present, and to say the least none was
disappointed. The class entered to
march music, and rs they took their
places on the stage, they were joined as
per schedule by M. A. Willis, president
of the school board; E. J. Morgan, Supt.
of the Custer public schools {; and Attor-
ney L. II. Hsdrick, of Hot Springs, the
speaker Of the evening. Rev. E. j.
Fish pronounced the invocation, and
after music by the orchestra, Mr.. Nor
gan introduced Mr.. Hedrick. Mr.. He'd
rick is eloquent, sensible and pleasing,
to put it very mildly. Without any
effort to be superfuous in statement,
THE CHRONICLE pronounces his address
to the graduates as one Of the most
stirring and profound ever heard in
Custer City.
Young, active and energetic, and gift
ed with special powers of oratory, Mr..
Hedrick held the most absolute atten-
ton of the audience throughout his ad-
dress. His remarks abounded with pro-
verbal utterances, couched in the most
pleasing and rhetorically perfect style.
His effort met with much applause from
the audience. Following Mr.. Hedrick's
address, and music by the orchestra,
Supt. E. j. Morgan spoke briefly and
entertainingly in presenting the Class of
1918 to the public, from the standpoint
of the school world. Mr.. Morgan out.
lined the mission of the modern school,
and in very brief time mentioned to
the graduates some of the cardinal pre-
cepts they must follow in life. At the
conclusion of his remarks he was ap-
plauded warmly. Following this Nr.
NJ. A. Willis, in his usually pungent
manner, presented the diplomas to the
members of the class, twelve in mum.
ber. Mr.. Willis has pleased too many
Custer audiences for it to be necessary
to describe him here. All he said was
given careful attention, and in the brief
time that he spoke he enunciated truths
and principles that we're scholarly and
polished in style and striking in their
veracity and application to human af-
fairs. This was followed by the bene-
diction by Rev. K. W. Powell, and after
much congratulatory conversation be-
tween teachers and pupils on one hand
and the audience on the other, all dis
persed, with the feeling that the COM
mencement formalities of 1918 were ab-
solutely successful in every detail.