The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-06-04
GIRLS
AND EIGHT BOYS
FCETY- SECOND ANNUAL COM
MENcEMENT OF o. H. S.
END OF MOST SUCCESSFUL YEAR
Six Graduate From Classical Course,
Five From Scientific, Five From
Normal, Four From General,
Two From Commercial.

cafes OF graduation from OSkalooSa
high school last evening at the forty
ISeGOnd annual commencement exer-
Cises held in the Masonic opera house.
Sin Of the class graduated from the
classical course, five from the scien-
tine, five from the normal training,
fou' from the general and two from
the commercial course. The class of
1914 graduates at the end of the most
successful year in the history of Oska.
loosa high school and the spirit of
harmony prevailing between all class
es in the school during the commence
ment week just past indicates in
splendid fashion the new era just
started under the administration of
Supt. o. P. Flower and Prin. p. e.
Betting. ''a
The exercises last evening we're
opened with selection by the high
school orchestra The invocation was
pronounced by Rev. S. j. Malone, pas
tor CT the United Presbyterian church.
DR., t. c. Hayes, of the University
of Illinois, was introduced by Supt.
Flower as the speaker of the evening,
and delivered a splendid address
uron, "The Making of Man" DR..
Hayes is an interesting and forceful
speaker with a pleasing personality
and his talk was filled with innumer-
able gems Of thought and sound logic
| He commanded the closest attention of
the graduates and the audience
thr oughout his address and left a
lasting impression.
Following the address the Girls
Glee Club of the high school, of which
Miss Sara Williams is directress, rem
deed The Darkey Lullaby" Anton
Dvorak and were accorded hearty
applause from the audience.
Supt. o. P. Flower made brief
talk to the gradutes, in which he
told Of the work they had done and
congratulated them upon the compile
ton OF their courses of study. He
then presented them with the certiti-
I Gates of graduation signed by the
member of the class came forward
and the high school faculty. Each
member of thee lass came forward
as the name was called, received the
diploma, and made Acknowledgement
OF the same. All were heartily APP
plauded as they were presented with
the coveted documents.
| The exercises were closed with the
pronOuncing OF the benediCtiOn by
Rev. Malone and the rendering of the
occasional by the orchestra.
The average age of the fourteen
! girls in the class of 1914 is Is years,
and 8 months, while the average age
of the eight boys is IS years and IL
months and the average for the en-
tire class is IS years and 8 months.
The oldest member of the class is
g. years and months and the young
est is just II years.
Scholarship honors of the class for
the highest grades attained through
out the four years of the high school
course went to Miss Dorothy Barn
house.
A peculiar feature in connection
with this is the fact that the oldest
member is a girl and the youngest is
boy.
The names of the members, their
ages, parents names, addresses, cour-
SEES from which they graduated, high
schools or academies formerly attend
ed and school honors acquired, are
as follows:
Hazel Jean Burke, age II years and
10 months, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
| J. M. Burke, 207 Third avenue east,
graduates from classical. commercial
course, Music, Orchestra, Glass Play.
Rosie Mitchell. age 10 years, dau-
ghter of Mr.. and Mrs. Simpson Nit
chell, 436 north Fourth street, gradu-
ates from normal training course.
Lostos Society.
Dorothy Farmhouse, age 10 years
and months, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. C. L. Farmhouse, 3O7 First ave-
nue. east, graduates from classical
course. Girls Athletic Association,
Lostos Society, Music, Girls Stunt
Show, Glass Play, Glass Vice Presi-
dent ~.
Ruth May Benton, age Is years and
4 months, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Rev. A. J. Benton, 2O5 south M street,
attended Fayette, Ua.) II. S. II, Wa
dena (Minn.) H. S. IL, 20" staff IA,
Aristos Society, German Club, Girls
Stunt Show, Class Play.
Alice Kathryn Brock, age Is years
and A months, daughter of Mrs. w.
R. Brock, 206 Fourth avenue east,
graduates from general course. Girls
Athletic Association, 20" Staff, Music
Editor 10. Lostos Reporter IA. Lostos
Society, Vice President Lostos 10 and
II, MUSIC, IlTlS otuHL onOW, CldSS
Vice President II, Glass Secretary
and Treasurer IA, Glass Play.
Minnie Ruth Harrison, aged 10
years and l month, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. William Harrison, 1lS east
Twelfth avenue. graduates from COM
mercial course. Girls Athletic AS
ISOLATION, Music, Aristos Society,
Girls Stunt Show, Glass Play.
Esther Bonita Larimer, age 1S
years and { months, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. J. M. Larimer, 1903 south
Third street, graduates from general
course. Whittier, Girls Athletic AS
ISOLATION, Music, Girls Stunt Show,
Class Secretary and Treasurer '13.
Glass Play.
Vera Helen McCracken. age III
years and 10 months. daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. l. H, McCracken. 407 81
avenue east graduates from normal
training course. Girls Athletic AS.
ISOLATION. Aristos Society. Vice
President Aristos 10 and IA, Aristos
Debating Team IA, Music, Normal
Music. Girls Stunt Show. Glass Play.
verla Margeret Moore. aged III
years and 10 months, daughter Of Mr.