Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-06-04
five GRADUATES
GIVEN DIPLOMAS
Annual Commencement Elk
ercises Are Held at st.
Margaret's Academy.

st. Margarets Episcopal school last
night closed the most successful year in
it's history the commencement exercises
being especially appropriate to the
school, pretty and well attended. Di-
plomas We're presented to the five grad
yates, Misses Tennie Looney, Ellen
Looney and Litha Packenham of Boise,
who had completed the regular course,
and Sylvia Parker and Lydia Parker
of Grangeville, who completed the
course preparatory to the University
of Idaho.
Rt. Rev. James p. Funston, bishop
of Idaho, delivered the commencement
address to the graduates. speaking I'M
der the general topic of Progress"
He pointed out that the closing of the
school work meant that graduates but
stepped into a larger field and that ii
was the beginning of a larger educa-
ton. He stated that it was the ideal
of the school to weave an atmosphere
of refinement around its students
along with the educational advantages
given which would send them in the
world with high ideals of life that they
might fill the positions they assumed
with credit. As the years go by, he
stated, the students would be more APP
preciative of the school life and the
training received. A school professor,
he stated, who was addressing class,
once said, II do not care SO much what
you think of me now as what you will
think of me in 20 years" Bishop Fun
stem stated that 1t was so with ST
Margaret's hall, that the graduates who
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fields of life would each year realize
more the benefits of the work and
training received in the school as other
graduates had before them.
st. Margaret's, he stated. stood for
thoroughness, 1t stood for character,
for determination and 1t especially en-
phasized a life Of service. He stated
to the graduates that 1t was not so
much what thew got out OF life which
counted as what they put into life,
and he urged them to try and make
their lives count for the benefit of
others and to be ibued with the high
ideal of service.
Pretty Scene Presented.
The graduates were all dressed in
white and each wore a dainty bouquet
garets auditorium was bedecked with
flowers which were grown about the
building forming an ideal setting for
the occasion.
Following the commencement address
and the presentation of diplomas GER
tificates of honor were presented to
those who had stood high In their
grades throughout the year. Miss
Tennessee Looney, whose grades in all
her studies for the entire year were
aboxe 80, received the highest award.
The others receiving honor certificates
were Hester Hollingshead, Frances Nc
Dorman, Ellen Looney, Litha Packen-
ham, Margaret Dietrich. Ethna Ander--
son. Henrietta Robson, Clara Ray
mond, Anna May Bonneville. Isabel
Dietrich, Beatrice Freidline, Geneva
Layton and Gertrude Redmond.
The commencement program was
greatly enhanced through the beautiful
instrumental selections rendered by
Miss Gertrude K. Mutton and Mr.. Far
ner.
Prior to the closing Bishop Funsen
followed his usual custom and pre-
scented each OF the graduates with a
Bible He also made the announce
ment that Canon Curtis. who has so
efficiently managed the school this
year had resigned and would study
abroad next year and that his place
at the head of the school would be
| filled by Miss Leona Cox. gifted edu-
Gator who had had large experience in
school work and was fitted TO take