The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-06-03
THIRTY-TWO ARE
GIVEN DIPLOMAS
Dcnison' High School Glass Of 1914
Completes Course-Largest Glass
in History of the Schools.
PROF. ENSIGN THE SPEAKER
Opera House Wei! Filled With ReIa-
tives and Friends Of Members
to Hear Splendid Talks.
List of Graduates.

Ben Brodersen, Irene Cook, Dorothy
Gray, Fanchion Camel, Rachel Lally,
Grace Inghram, Mary McHenry, Hazel
Nordholm, Glenn North, John O'Con.
nor, Mildred Randall, Melvin Rom
ans, Ray North, Fern Richardson,
Alice Swanson, Ralph Weberg, Helen
Schouten, Gladys Smith, Hubert Van
Ness, Ruth Weiss, Leo Collins, Ralph
Dickinson, Harriet Gebert, Paul Han
nah, Leona Johnston, Marjorie Lyon,
Emma Nielsen. Harold Norman, Lulu
Saul, Harold Silletto, Edna Wright,
Hugo Saggau.
Thirty-twO young men and women,
who had completed the course in our
public schools, were given their grad
uating diplomas on Friday evening,
May 10Th, at the new Germania opera
house. The 1914 class was the larg-
est one that has ever been graduated
from the Denison schools and ar
ranged in semicircle, of the large
stage made a most imposing sight.
The opera house was filled to its
capacity long before the time set for
the beginning of the evening program,
and when the curtain arose loud APP
plausc came from the friends and rel
atives of the graduates
The invocation was made by Rev. j.
II. Scnseney, pastor of the MethO-
dist church, who asked that the bless
ing of God to be with the young peO-
pie who were about to go out from
the school, The members of the Den,
ison high school glee club sang a
beautiful chorus, which was greatly
appreciated by all.
Prof. +. G. Ensign, of the State
University of Iowa, the speaker OF
the evening, was introduced by Supt
G. r. Humphrey. He took for his
topic IN the Market for Man" Prof
Ensign has devoted a number of years
to school and college work, and for
several years was principal of the
schools at Council Bluffs. In opening
he spoke very highly of Superintend-
ent Humphrey and stated that he had
much to do with his coming to Den
ison in the capacity of principal OF
the high school some ten years
ago. He stated that many of the
graduates had just entered tht public
schools when superintendent Hum
phrey first came to Denison and all
had been under his influence during
the time. Professor Ensign pointed
out the necessity of a thorough edu,
cation and just what it meant tc
boys and girls in real value and with
thorough education they We're able
and fit to go out in the world and
make better records than those who
were not school graduates. There
were many stories which enlivened
the address and explained the good
points. He took the parents into his
confidence and plead with them moi
to be so taken up w..l their life bat
tie that they could not become more
familiar with their children. Par
ents should make comrades of theil
children" said Professor Ensign
"and thereby help them through the
difficulties they encounter during
their early years of life The speak
er was in favor of more and better
schools and said that while a major
portion of the money paid for taxes
was used for educational purposes, il
was money we'll spent, for that g
nation which did not educate its PEG
pe never made much of record as
/, nation. He declared himself in fav
or of consolidated schools and be-
leved that the time would come When
the country school children would
have the same advantages as the chill
dren educated in the cities and towns
During the lecture he held the rap
attention of all and as his address
was not over the heads of the listen
ORG was Tins aunrpci1t ted
Supt. c. T.. Humphrey then spoke
and told Of the 1914 graduating class
OF the Denison high school. 1t was
his belief that the class was the bes
that has ever been turned out by the
school and had done more good while
in the high school than any. other
class. With a few fitting remarks he
introduced Mr.. G. +. Kuehnle, the
president of the school board, whose
duty it was to present the diplomas
to members of the class. Mr.. kuehnlC
preiaced this with Il short talk and
gave some statistics in regard to tho
expenditures that had been made by
the school board during the past few
years.
A most impressive part of the com
mencement exercises was the mantle
Grafton, given by Miss Helen Schou
ten, member of the graduating class
which was responded to by Hugo
Bottger, president of the junior class
Supt. C. Il. Humphrey and his
corps of teachers are to be congrat
ulated on turning out such q bright
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