The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-06-04

Paul StrattOn, In very able man
Der delivered the valedictory. This
Is verv hard part Of the exercises
for the severing Of the class ties
when each goes his separate way,
perhaps never T., meet again rs u
class, Is \ sad thought. Paul Is "a
good speaker aud lac impressed his
hearers that he felt what he Was say
Ing aud that Is xas not mere Idle
words.
The principal speaker of the even
ing was Hon. Niles, Reed, Of the
Academy at Pocatelio, who was in-
troduced to the audience by Supt.
Casteriin. Mr.. Reed had n severe
cold which had settled ia his throat
aud caused hin great Inconvenience,
although his hearers could distinctly
understand all he said. lie con9rat
ulated the people OF Salmon and Va
cipity upon the nigh standard Of the
school aud said that he had known
so many VI Its students who had at
tended the Academy that he had al
ways had "A desire To visit this city /.
he disproved the claim made by some
that the schools OF Onr land were not
htting the pupils for life's work
While he admitted that the schools
were not perfect, yet he said they
were Improving every year. MIR.
Reed took for the theme Of his re
marks, Some Tests of Tomorrow. -
The class motto was, "Out OF School
Life into Lilies school. lie told
the graduates that as they entered
upon their life work they would b"
confronted with many difficulties
which would test their wisdom aud
strength Of character aud II would
require their utmost energy honesty
and stability If they were to be- sue
OF the tests he mentioned was ability
to do something. Ii 10 quite neces-
sary, no matter what we have chosen
for our life work, that We put into
II our best efforts In order to az.
coinplish the best Results. Another
test was eitizenshly, or social worth.
Great problems are confronting us
and it will rsquirs men OF courage
who are broad minded enough TO see
all sides OF these questions To solve
them. His address WAS quite long
/ hut fnlI - ,,,ucI, F,,S,d fnr fl,,.,1,
he Is An able speaker and held his
audience we'll. II was surely a treat
to Salmon people TO hear such q srhol-
arly address.
Miss Elizabeth Nc Donald In a few
words of com mendation presented
certificates to the Eighth grade pu.
pills who numbered twenty.nine.
This Is the largest class which has
ever completed the work OF the
eighth grade IN our school and OF
which she was justly proud. Follow.
Ing are the names Of those receiving
/ Gel iucates from the eighth grade OF
salmon:
! Lloyd Brown. Joseph Chod, Diana
Crippsn, Winneld Eicbwald, Frank
i Edwards, Ralph Fox. Stanley Hub.
bard, huriSl II ludlow, Ivan Johnston,
: Ruth Jones, Oral krans, Mae Kelley,
/ Jennie Lambeth, Alviua Marion,
Kenneth Mcbride. Mabel Soddings.
Sylpha DlingeT, GeCTgina Pope,
& Htsll "A IAa.r 4
Radford, Ernestine Rose, Earl Steph-
j ems, Wilma Stroud, Paul Williams,
( Margaret Williams, Beryle Williams,
Al-I Snyder, Margaret Conroy.
! perintendent 4. IL. Casterlin
spoke q few words OF comDe ndat Ion
Of the work done bv the young peo.
) pie Of the graduating clAss, after
which nr. Hbitwsli. on behalf OF
the uemben of the school board
! presented diplomas 10 Dwight Fox.
Florence ThrA.her, Paul stratton
AID Jessie Sin.s.
Superintendent Casteflin announced
the naWos Of those ~ho deserved
i''hct"St@ HShhtost tot WVth 4tlt uAI
ing the past year. Leslie Pollard
~on the o. cash prize for the best
class song. COrinns Edwards Won
the gold medal iH the open oratoficaI
coniest Of the county Eatl steven.
carried OF the hooors OF the eighth
grane Paul Strattgn was chu,eu
VsiedietoTi@n aud Dsight Fox foi
the SalutztoTy. Junior cIass NOR
the silver cup for th. best sork don.
during ths year.
The program SAs lntsrsper-ed viii
music by the orchestra. After III,
entertainment u reception Was held
at the /. -. %. y. hall, which va,
enJoSed ssry m1eL b. those who at
tended. This closed tie cahpfer %
the school for tie term.
Miss Mcdonald, county sup.rir
tendent n schools, gives us .om,
more very interesting information IL
regsrd 70 the county schools. Tn
school year of 1918 clossd ~itn oni
; 81 eighth grade graduates ip th
county. while Lie year of 1914 clos,
With - eighth grade graduates
= Five eighth grade upils have drop
ped out of senoOl before the 81 o.
; four have failed ia the e1smiuati lone
: one Is a pri vAIs puDiI and lwsutT-fi,