The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-18
THE RURAL SCHOOLS
Eighth Grade Diplomas Awarded To
A Large Class.

Graduation exercises of the eight
grade students of Mahaska Co lnty
IrureI schools were held Saturday ar
ernoon at 200 o'clock in the Oska
IIoosa High school assembly room
and the members of the largest class
the history of the schools OF this
county were presented with diplom
as before a large audience of parents
and patrons. The members Of the
graduating class numbered 129, one
Of the largest, if not the largest, OF
the classes to graduate this year from
the schools in any one county In the
state.
County Superintendent Elizabeth
Sheahan is to be cOmplimented upon
the increased number OF students
due largely to the excellent methods
Of instructions which Miss Sheahan
adopted in the schools.
The opening number on the pro
gram was a vocal duet, beautifully
sung by Misses Opal Natter and Mil
dred Batey, two of the young lady
! graduates.
Miss Shehan, then introduced the
sneaker, Mr.. A. G. Fuller, State In
spector of the grade and High schools
and representative OF the state de.
partment of education, who delivered
a mastery address upon the subject,
Education Today" which is indeed a
timely subject, as the public school is
one of the greatest and most impor-
tan questions for the farmer.
| County Superintendent Sheahan
gave short talk expressing her de-
sire that the graduates may nave
some definite purpose in mind ana
| that they continue in school WORK
with the purpose of making some
thing out of themselves. After WISH
ing them well, she presented dlplom'
as to the graduates, a full list OF
whom are mere given:
Sprina Creek-Walter Troy, Eulaf
! Wassom, Russell Skeebers. May Cur
nv. Barbara Farnsworth, Ruby Arms
Fred Ballou, Clara Buel, Lee Falls
David Calling, Robert Holdsworth
Ellison McCarge, Ethel Smith, Johr
Smith, Tom Brown, Leah Evans.
Garfield - Maude Ashman, Free
Clark, Blanche DeHon, Edward Hen
derson, Alfred Hess, Helen PARCEL
Mary Reynolds, Gladys Woodcock
John ArkIess, Marie Bass, Bernic'
Edwards. Mildred Edwards, Floyt
Hartshorn, Otis Kent, Frances Mascl
Chas. Rausch, Florence Scott, Thelmi
Toy, Dorothea Whitsel, Hazelton VII
Iiams. Laura Woodland.
White Oak-Ethel Blake, Willard
Beatty, Harry Beach, lnez Ellis, Alma
CASTOR, Opal Matter, Irma Hackley
Bonnie Kinkade, Opal Natter, Maud'
Norris, Walter Reed.
Monroe-EIIen BraCkin, Ethel Boo
mershine, Glen Brandenburg, Glel
Goddard, Carl Kitzman, Rena Moore
Marie Powers, Fred Stephenson, Al
ma Stephenson, Cecil Brewer, Rollj
Brewer. Joe Holub, Eulalia Lippard
Ethel Phillips, Earl Powers, Franz
Sonnenfen, Gideon Taggart.
East Des Moines Bennett
Grace billiard, Ruth Brown, Olive Hoi
Matilda Members, BIodwyn Rees.
Harrison-Forest Beard, DAME
Beard, Iva Briggs, Rosina Hinshaw
Harry Mathes, Aileen PrinGle, Pearl
Randell, Ellen Brubaker, Grace Cal
rett. Helen Gwin, Nettie Landau
Irene McGlothen, Florence PomeroJ
Howard Tennis.
Cedar-John Buckley. Raymon
| E,aStburn, Frank FUNK, CldrlCe WOOu
Gladys Perry, Thelma Philippe, Be'
sic Votaw, Ethel Warner.
LincoIn-Ella Dykstra, Gladly
Prime.
Union - Clark Schooley, Lesli
Schooley, Boyd Klfnker, Marion Pc
hoven, Grace Patton, Alice Pothovel
Francis Western.
l Richiand-Stiema Dylhotf Charlie
-. Fleming, Jacob De Jong, Walter Va
Der Hart, Cornelius Degens, Thoma
Van Der Hart.
: Madison-Orr Downey, Rena Ru
: sell, Gladys knight.
Black oak-Clemens Fry. Alver
Linn, Willie Overberger, Pearl Ty
l.. selling, Martha Gosselink, Nellie Me
b, pelink, Bessie Pippel, Harriet Va
4 Zee.
:. Jefferson-Jennette Haywood, Ha
t old Wharton.
/, Prairie-Clara Jarard, Cecil Tir
brel.
d Scott-Dena Johnkers, Villa
!. Johnkers, Mary Topp.
J. West Des Moines-Aber Klaaren.
c Adams-Arla AllgoOd, Elizabet
| Mol andchnrnuoh Mario RuhY