The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-05-28
The CONNIE fNCfMfNT
Exercises of the Leon High School
Were Held Friday Evening. A
Big Class of Twenty-Five.

The commencement exercises OF
the Leon High School were held at
the opera house last Friday evening,
the class day exercises being held at
the High School building the same
afternoon, and at each place there
was large attendance and splen-
did program. We publish elsewhere
in this issue the class addresses and
papers, which were read and deliver
ed, and they will prove interesting
reading.
The address to the class was by
Rev. C. F. MedbuHy, pastor Of the
University Place Christian Church at
Des Moines, and it was one Of the
finest we have ever heard. He is a
decidedly pleasing speaker, one who
does not tire his hearers, who in this
case would have been delighted to
have listened to him another hour.
He is a deep thinker and presented
his ideas in a masterful manner.
Everybody applauded heartily
when the fine class of twenty-five
young men and ladies came march
ing into the hall for it was a class OF
which everyone was proud, not only
for the large number, which is very
unusual for a school in a town no
larger than Leon, but for the ability
and energy which this class has dis
played in their studies. There were
no laggards in the entire class, and
none had to be driven to their stud
les. 1t was group of boys and girls
who were striving to attain all they
possibly could in High School edu-
cation, and they reflect great credit
on Prof. Gass and his able corps of
assistants. Especially were we proud
of the large number of boys in the
class, they Outnumbering the girls
by one, there being thirteen boys in
the class, which is something unus-
ual. In his address to the class Rev.
Medbury paid a glowing tribute to
the boys over this fact.
The commencement exercises open
ed with music by the High School
chorus, the invocation being by Rev.
Guy j. Fansher, of the NJ. E. church.
Miss Marie McClaran delivered the
salutatory, and the High School
chorus sang another selection, being
followed by the speaker of the even
ing, Rev. Medbury. The valedictory
was delivered by Leland Allbaugh,
the honor member of the class.
Capt. j. D. Brown, president OF
the school board presented the
graduates with their diplomas in
brief but appropriate address to
them, in which he extended not only
his congratulations but those of the
entire school board and the general
public.
"A pleasing feature of the evening
was the presentation by Prof. Gass,
on behalf of Capt. and Mrs. J. D.
Brown, of two beautiful flags, one
for the north and one for the south
school buildings, (which were deliver
ed to two small boys as special repre-
sentatives of the schools, and when
school opens next fall these beauti-
full flags will wave each day from the
flag poles which have been erected
on the school grounds.
The Glass of IA sang their class
song and the audience was dismissed
with a benediction by Rev. j. w.
Johnson.
The graduates who received their
diplomas last Friday evening and the
courses they completed were as fol-
lows:
Latin Course-Leland G.. Ackerley,
Leland G. Allbaugh, Helen K. Bar
rett, Abby F. Carrithers, Ollie E. Fox
worthy, Ruby P. Gardner, E. Fay
Hatch, James l.. Hoffman, Harriet
F. Lionberger, Marie L. McClaran,
Emmett B. Mullins, Lenore E. Price.
English Course. Mabel Brad
ley, John Roy Dale, Wilfred D. Car
ber, Wilma E. CARRIER, Maurice T.
.Grogan, Kittie Marie Horn, Fay
Macy, Madge McMorris, Kathryn
Maude Ogilyie, Charley F. Scott,
Harry o. Snyder, Robert NJ. Teale.