Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-06-02
MANY Students
ARE GRADUATED
Exercises Held BY superintendent
Vigness, and Eighth Graders
Secure Diplomas.

The past week has been an eXcep'
~tionally busy one lor County Super
intendent Vigness and his deputy.
The final eighth grade examination
papers were to be gone over, eighth
grade diplomas prepared, and then
the presentation of these diplomas
to the graduates in the different parts
CT the county at the clase Of the
school year.
Orisco!I Consolidated Schools.
Tuesday evening marked the occa-
sion in the Driscoll consolidated
schools. The program was divided
into W parts, the first part was a
play by the primary pupils represent
ing the tom Thumb Wedding." This
produced much mirth and was cutely
carried cut from beginning to end.
The second part of the program was
the regular commencement program.
The graduates delivered we'll prepar-
ed productions and the local orches-
ira added much to the occasion with
splendid music. The school had four
graduates this year, namely: Edward
Thomas, Sarah Shurson, Hilda Han
son and Anna Jensen. a
A. Mckinzin.
Wednesday afternoon the McKen-
zie and adjoining schools held COM
mencement exercises in the church at
Mckenzie. A fine program was ar.
ranged under the leaders Of Miss
Thomas, teacher at Mckenzie. Rev.
Bruce Jackson of BismarcA was pres.
ent and gave the commencement ad-
dress which was listened to by a large
audience. Deputy State Superintend-
ent ParsOn was also present and gave
a few we'll chosen remarks, after
which the county superintendent ad-
dressed the audience and left a few
words of good counsel to the gradu-
ates. The following graduates were
presented with diplomas: Frances
Watson, Emma Ross, Lennice Turner,
Laura Esner, all of Mckenzie, and
Selma Clizbe, of Sibley, and Jane
More, Of Menoken.
Wing Closed Years Work.
Thursday evening marked a SINH
lar event in the Wing school. The
schools had closed their years work
a week prior to the graduating exer-
else, but the teachers had kindly re-
manned over to arrange for this occa-
sion. A very appropriate program
had been arranged and the exercises
were held in the Bowen Hall. In
spite of the u~nfavorable weather the
hall was nearly filled with people and
the program was carried out without
a break. The local orchestra render
cd some splendid music and the grad
yates each appeared on the program
with well prepared selections. Sup
erintendent Vigness presented diplo-
mas to the following graduates:
Ralph Wilkinson, Alice. Wilkinson Of
Wing, Irene Hagen of Painted Woods.
who had attended the Wing school.
Selma Eliason of Wing and Eva Tice
of Arena.
Divides Into Local Units.
In place Of the old method Of hav-
ing one large county eighth grade
commencement Superintendent Wig
ness thinks it is better and serves to
contribute more to the local school
spirit when exercises are held in diff
ferent parts Of the county. The peo-
pie take a live interest and viii come
out to a local program. Next week
similar exercises are scheduled for
+ RANGES District, boyd District ana
possibly other places. The complete
list of common school graduates for
the county will be published in the
Tribune ut a later date.