The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-06-11
TEN GRADUATE
FROM BEACON rs
SIX MEMBERS OF CLASS ARE
BOYS AND FOUR GIRLS.
LARGE AUDIENCE is PRESENT
Prot. Price, Of Highland Park College,
Delivered the Address, "The Four
Largest Shlps"-CIass Motto,
"B Sharp, 3 Natural"

Largest onIPs -SIass Motto,
"B Sharp. Natural"
Ten young men and women FRIDAY
evening received certificates of grad
uation from Beacon high school al
the annual commencement exercises
of the school held in the M. Il. church
at Beacon. Six members of the grad
uating class this year are boys and
four are girls. This is the first time
in the history of the school that the
boy graduates ever outnumbered the
girls ..... ....... D.. D..
The commencement program was
listened to by large audience that
crowded the church building to its
capacity. The program was opened
with music by Prof Worth Aliens
orchestra and the graduating class
then sang a song of welcome. The
invocation was pronunced by Rev. w
N. Hall and another selection by the
orchestra followed. Chester A. Jones
class orator delivered his grafton
upon the subject, THE Road to Sue
cess" His production showed careful
preparation and was delivered in fault
less style. The orchestra played an
other selection and the, class sang,
The Clang of the Forge" by G. A.
Veazie, Jr. D., .. .... ..
Prof. w. A. Price, of Highland Park
College, Des Moines, delivered the adj
dress of the evening upon the sub.
jest, The Four Largest Ships" Prof.
Price is strong and forceful speak
er and he held the closest attention
of the audience throughout his ad.
dress. The singing of, the class song
came next and was followed by pre-
sentation of the diplomas to the grad
yates by Prof. Robert H.. Williams.
principal of the school, who presided
throughout the evening. The bene-
diction was pronounced by Rev. w.
B. Grey and the program was closed
with music by the orchestra.
The motto of the class is, "B Sharp,
B Natural, but Never B Flat" The
class colors are royal purple and sill
yer gray, while the class flower is
the rosa rubiginosa rosacae.
Names of the graduates and data
concerning each of them follows:
Ethel Burdess, aged II, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Burdess, resid
ing on the Oskaloosa-Beacon road
will probably attend school next year.
Forward on girls basket ball team.
Irene Burdess. aged IS, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Burdess, resid-
ing on Oskaloosa-B Beacon road, expects
to be in school next year Forward
on girls basket ball team.
James Fry, aged 10, son of Mrs.
Mary Fry, of Beacon; will attend OS-
kaloosa high school next year. Was
neither absent nor tardy during last
three years of course.
Vera Hartshorn, aged 16, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. William Hartshorn,
of Beacon; will not attend school next
year. Center on girls basket ball
team.
Wallace Holmes, aged II, son of
Mrs. Charles +. Holmes, residing on
the Oskaloosa- Beacon road will at
tend OskaloOsa high school next year.
Played basket ball three years; pitch
er on base ball team.
Rush Jc1kins, aged Is, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Jenkins, of west of
Beacon. Forward on basket ball team.
Chester A. Jones, aged IT, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Jones, of
north of Beacon. Honor member of
class, winner of Penn College scholar
ship, class orator, guard on basket
ball team; was neither absent nor
tardy during last three years.
Leslie l.. Jones. aged Is, son of Mr..
and Mrs. James A. Jones. of north of
Beacon; will attend Oskaloosa high
school next year.
Elsie Perry, aged II, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Perry. of Beacon.
Center on girls basket ball team.
Howard l.. Ream aged II, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Ream, of Oska-
a-Beacon road. Will attend Oska-
loosa high school next year. Guard
on basket ball team.
Superintendent Williams is par
ticularly proud of the class of 1914,
more boys than girls, when only four
years ago the class was all girls. Mr..
Williams has been doing great
work with his young people at Bea-
con. Under his supervision, this
year boys and girls have written the
name Beacon" in new places and in
their work they are able to cope |
with any In athletics that school has
taken front rank and both boys and
girls have won recognition for dis !
work. And the pardon |
able pride of the superintendent is
shared by the parents of the child |
rem and every resident in Beacon.
Beacon school commencement, OF |
1914 will remain standard for other
classes. The success of the program
however and the excellence of the
class record is only commensurate
with the accomplishment of the in.
1ividual members for the entire year
Eiqhth Grade Exercises.