Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-06-18
SCHOOLS CLOSE
SUCCESSFUL Vi Year. Y T \ |.
YOUNG PEOPLE
RECEIVE DIPLOMAS. COM
MENcEMENT a SUCCESS.
NOTWITHSTANDING FOR NEXT YEAR
Large Per Cent. to Enter Colleges
and Universities. Social Events
Of the Week.

last week very. successful year.
| There were thirty-three members in
the graduating class, which was one
Of the largest classes ever graduated
from the high school,.
The commencement exercises OF
Manchester High school were held
last Wednesday and Thursday even
ings at the Central Opera house be-
to capacity. Wednesdayn might AS You
Like It. was given by q cast OF
characters consisting Of members OF
the class and the second evening the
class gave play entitled Cupid at
Vassar.'s Other features Of the pro-
gram were musical numbers and orat-
IONS Each OF the students handled
their difficult roles very well and
very pleasing programs were given
each evening.
The presentation of diplomas was
made BY Rev. C. X. Hudson.
A number Of the members of the
class expect to attend college this
fall. Those who intend to go to
Ames are Ralph Richardson, Harold
Pride Howard Marshall and Donald
Abbott; Wayne Dutton and Harold
Lein go to Cedar Rapids Business col
lege; Donald Mcdonald to Coe col
lege, at Cedar Rapids; Bert Pinch
to Iowa City, and Carl Engstrom in
tends taking a course IL forestry IN
some noted school. Among the girls
Of the class who are intending to
attend college are Jsephine Hutch
inson,8 Margaret Stanger and Grace
Wolcott to Grinnell; lisa Phelps to
Upper Iowa university at Fayette;
Amy Ram to Cornell college at Mt.
Vernon and Gail Bronson to the To-
wa State Teachers college at Cedar
Falls. Miss Floy Porteous left on
Monday morning for Cedar Falls for
a special course in Normal work. She
expects to teach this fall. A number
of the other, young ladies of the class
expect to teach next fall.
The second entertainment of st.
Xavier school was held at the Cen
tral opera house Tuesday evening,
before q arge audience. A very
pleasing program was given, ach
pupil rendering his part exceptionally
well. The following Is the program
and, list of graduates:
Morning Bells.
Recitation The First Settlers Story
4, Wayne Smith.
The Golden Slipper, an operetta in
three acts. $500. sSchtndler
Cast of Characters. - . s
Madam Arrogant. =. Mae Britt
Freida cher daughter) Ona Barnd
Julia cher daughter) Irene Sullivan
Madge, ward Of Madam Arrogant
sgRifTS Marpuerite GOen
Princess Otillia, the Regent. =. ...
tzt.. i. Monica Goen
Old Mother Cronin, the Sorceress....
Agnes Kelly
Lady Rosamond. Grace Bartlett
Lady Revere ..Della Brunkhorst
Lady Osmond.. Myrtle Fraye
Paeg.. Violet Raymond
Court Ladies--Anna Supple, Mamie
Cooney, Marie Duggan, Mae Reiger.
Elsie Heiberger, Anna Grove.
Huntresses Ethel Egenberger, Ber-
i nice Kelly, Grace Scott, Agnes Hah
sey, Catherine Barnd, Elsie Boone.
< Louise Lux Anna Malone.
Scene /. - The Arrogant Home.
Scene II. A Reception at the
Recitation, itaa "A second rrial". Agnes
i helly. fFz s5E5
Scene III. Morning in the Wood
land.
Music Of the Birds. .... Blower
High School Chorus.
fNisi Dominus Frustra", Class Motto.
Glass Flower-Rose.
Glass COlors-Blue and Gold.
Presentation OF Diplomas.
Graduates.
Agnes Kelly-Academic.
Violet Raymond-Co Commercial.
Mae Britt-Special.
Palmer Awards.
Grace Bartlett, Della Brunkhorst, Ell
sic Heiberger, Edgar Van Barrig.
er, Wayne Smith, Anna Grove,
Mae Rieger, Myrtle Prayer, Edwin
Goen.
Sweet Month Of Roses .s.. Herbert
High School Chorus.
On Monday afternoon, June 16, Mis-
Floy Hooker entertained several Of