Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-29
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.
Three High Schools Of County Hold
Exercises Thursday Evening.

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Three high schools of the county.
Liscomb. Albion. and LeGrand, held
their annual commencement exercises
Thursday night.
The Lisccmb exercises were held at
the Christian church. which was
prettilv decorated in the class colors.
violet and white The class flower
the white lily. was also used in the
attendance. including many from out
of town. One of the enjoye HE feat
ures OF the program was music by the
boys orchestra of Grace Reformed
church.
The class was composed o. six mem
bers. FIVE of whom We're boys, and the
largest number of boys ever graduated
in any one class. The members Of the
class appeared in caps and gowns. The
personnel Of the class WAS Byron
Biersborn. Irwin Smith. Dean Moore,
Frank Gaunt, George Van Slyke, and
Hazel Morey.
The annual alumni banquet was held
following the commencement exercises.
Sixty We're in attendance, end the af-
fair proved very enjoyable. The jun
Tors who had charge of decorating the
church for the commencement exer-
cises. and acted as ushers for the
commencement, assisted IN serving the
banquet. Ray Buchanan acted as
toas tmaster. and responses were made
by members of each class Of the school.
w. O. Reed, of Union. who was a mem
Der Of the first class. 1895. responded
to The Absent Ones"
Al the business meeting Of the asso-
citation Miss Clara Bauman was elected
president, Mrs. May Boyd vice presi-
dent, Byron Biersborn secretary. and
John Meyers treasurer. 1t was decided
to hold the annual alumni picnic
Thursday, June II, at the Boyd grove.
In attendance at the banquet from
distance were Mr.. and AiA. W. o.
Reed and DR.. and Mrs. r. L.sBixby, OF
Union: Mrs. Alice Hitch. IF Branerd
Mimi. Lee CUNNINGHAM. of Sidney
Mont: Miss Bess Moore. of Des
| Moines: NJ VI. O'Bryon. of Marshall
town; Miss Bess Buchanan. of Sac
| City; Mr. and Mrs. Win Grouse, OF
| Conrad: and Mrs. j. E. Scott, o!
| Ocheyeoan.
! ALBION COMMENCEMENT.
| Prof. Charles H. Myernolz Of Iowa
| State Teachers College. Cedar Falls
Delivered the commencement address
to the members Of the Albion high
school class of 1914 before a large
audience at the Meth odist church
There were nine members OF the class
Effie r. Arney. Fra noes s. Collins, Car
Grouse. Edith VI. Harding, Lois A. Hol
royd. Nancy c. Holt, Laura L. Merrill
! Dora NJ. Sickman, and Earl NJ. Win
slow. The church was decorated ir
Killarney roses. the class flower, ant
g., silver and old gold. the class colors
Professor Myerholzs address was OF
The Man Who Cares"
Frank Blanchard, '04, acted as toast
master at the alumni banquet that fol
lowed ir the basement of the church
Austin Wiley presented the seniors t.
the alumni association, and Earl NJ
i Winslow responded in behalf of thu
class. Toa SITS were responded to b.
Memories: Miss Maude Nicholas, ~
Realities; and Craig Graham, IL
The Faculty" In response to the lat
ter. H. w. Grimes, the principal, mad
a short address.
Officers of the alumni association
were election by the association dur
ing the evening. Craig Graham wa
chosen president; Mrs. Neff. vice pres
ident; and Miss Josephine Rolston, Il
secretary and treasurer.
THREE FINISH AT LEGRAND.
Misses Hazel O'Neal, Fern Dobsor
and Ursula Mills formed the cIass Of 1s1