The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-05-28
LARGE CLASSF=1
CEIVES DIPLOMAS
STAGE is BANKED WITH ROSES
DR.. PenrOSe Delivers Inspiring Address =
Friday Night Closes High School Ca
Tetr Of Thirt-FOur Students

WIN the IOOl OF Ine stage banked
with thousands Of roses and before the
largest audience ever seen in Hood
River. the Hood River high school was
brought to a close at the Heilbronner
hall last Friday night, when DR.. II. l..
Dumble, chairman Of the city school
board, awarded diplomas to the class
of 1914, the largest in the history of
the institution, numbering 3S, 26 girls
and seven boys.
The commencement exercises closed
day of festivity for the local stu
dents, who participated in an annual
athletic meet with the students of The
Dalles high school, about so young mtn
and women having journeyed down
from the neigboring city for the day.
The program on commencement night
was an interesting one. When the
graduates were seated in two lows on
the big stage, the Philharmonic orches-
ira, under the leadership of DR.. M. II.
Sharp, rendered, 'Caprice-Evening
slumbers, by Mercadente. This was
followed by two songs. Booming
Meadows" and "ln Fair Seville" by
the Girls 'Glee club, under the direction
of Mrs. c. II. Henney. The valedic-
tory Grafton was delivered by Hayes
| Bickord. 'The Builders" was the
subject chosen by the young man, who
told the audience of the great work of
the men who have had charge of the
construction of the Panama canal.
Goethals and Gorgas. His address was
clear, precise and impressive.
Miss Mildred Huxley, a member of
the graduating class. played piano
solo. "Valse Arabesque," by Lask.
Her rendition pleased the large crowd
which packed the hall.
With grace and charm, displaying an
ability in the art of elocution, Miss
Olive Richards recited, "On the Kappa
hanock." Mrs. Henney sang the "Slave
Song" by Teresa Del Riego.
Mrs. Henney's solo was followed by
the commencement address, delivered
by DR.. Stephen b. l.. Penrose, presi-
dent of Whitman College. DR.. Penrose
impressed upon the minds of his lis
teners the distinction between an edu-
Gated man and an uneducated man.
Because am a college | president" he
said, docs not mean that ! am going
to tell you to go to college," He
pointed out that three of the leading
characters in American history, Benja-
min Franklin, George Washington and
Abraham Lincoln, although recognized
by the world as men of education,
had never been to college. DR.. Penrose
warned the young graduates that be-
fore they could be termed educated,
they must learn the lesson Of the pow
er Of voluntary attention, self master
and high ideals.
They tell me that you grow ap-
I,Ia NJ hn aInuaA
his address, land that you pride your
self on their quality and excellence,
but want to tell you that these young
men and women are your real treas
ures.
AS the large audience filed from the
hall the Philharmonic orchestra rem
dered "Our Nation" by Arr Bowman.
Among the roses at the foot of the
stage were many packages containing
handsome presents from friends and
parents for the members of the gradu
ating class.
The greater number Of the athletic
events were won by The Dalles, Hood
River carrying off the palms only in
the girls and boys singles in the
tennis tournament, represented by
MISS Frances Baker and Laurence
Hershner. The Dalles was represented
in these events by Miss Gene Hender-
son and Wilbur Hostettler. The Dalles
was victorious in the doubles. winning
as we'll as the base ball game and the
track meet. Misses May Gray and
lrma Bennett and Frank Tyler and
Seward Philpot represented The Dalles.
playing against Misses Adrienne Ep.
ping and Ella Mcdonald and Laurence
Hershner and Thurston Laraway. The
score of the baseball game was l6 to z
in favor of the visitors. The local team
was hampered by the absence of Deth-
man, their pitcher. The track meet
score, S9 to SO, was also overwhelming
ly in favor of The Dalles. Hood Riv-
or 8 best work was done by Leon No
BILE, who won the mile and half mile
events. Noble, who bids fair to be.
come q record breaker, ran the half
mile in two minutes and 81 seconds.
The following is list of the names
of the members of the class and their
respective parents:
Frances Elizabeth Baker, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Baker; Nellie
Blowers, daughter of MIR. and Mrs. l..
N. Blowers; Leita Bowerman, daugh-
ter of MIR. and Mrs. G. E. Bowerman;
Florence Brosus, daughter of DR.. and
Mrs. F. c. Brosius; Lucille Bonebrake,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. 2. o. Bone
brake; Hayes Bickford, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. F. Bckford; Robert Bragg.
son of r. B. Bragg; TiIlie Davidson.
daughter of MIR. and Mrs. W. F. David
son; Susie Emry. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. M. L. Emry; Adrienne Epping,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Adrian
Epping, DeForrest Gould, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. r. D. Gould: Marion
Howe, daughter of MIR. and Mrs. H. l..
Howe; Esther Husbands, daughter Of
MIR. and Mrs. R. H. Husbands; Mildred
, Huxley. daughter of MIR. and Mrs. M.
: uxley: Allan and Ruth Harris, son and
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Z. A. Har-
ris; Will Mcclure, son of MIR. and Mrs.
, W. b. Mcclure; Elsie Moore, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Moore; Ella
Mcdonald, daughter of MIR. and Mrs.
D. Mcdonald; Gertrude Nickelsen,
daughter of MIR. and Mrs. G. D. Nickel
sen; Gertrude Stanton, daughter OF
a Mr.. and Mrs. 6. Ii. Stanton; Winifred
! Staten, daughter of MIR. and Mrs. A.
! G. Staten; Della Smith, daughter of 5.
= M. Smith; Laurence Schetky, son OF
4 MIR. and Mrs. G. l.. Schetky; Nellie
q Tollman, daughter of Mrs. p. A. Toll
= man; Irene Williams. daughter of MIR.
and Mrs. Ira Williams; Olive Richards.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Rich
ards Ihurston Laraway, son of MI.
and Mrs. W. F. Laraway; Lloyd Reg
nell, son of Mr.. and Mrs. H. I. Reg
e nell: Elizabeth Carson, daughter OF
d Mr.. and Mrs. J. K. Carson: Edna
e johnson, daughter of Mrs. Lima John.
l. son; Margaret Mitchell, daughter Of
e MIR. and Mrs. T. M. Mitchell, Clara
r, PARTS, daughter of MIR. and Mrs: Geo.
ie A. PARTS, and Leon Noble, son OF Mrs.