Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-06-16
COUNTY GRADUATES
RECEIVE DIPLOMAS
Impressive Exercises Mark Ru-
raj School Graduation in this
City Last Friday.

exercises of the rural schools of Kan
diyohi county were held at the Court
House in this city last Friday after
noon. The weather man decreed that
the day should be nice, and as a re.
suit, the court room was packed to
the limit with an interested audience.
The room was beautifully decorated
for the occasion with the colors of
the class, purple and gold, and the
motto, "Not Finished, But Begun" oc-
cupied very conspicuous place. The
exercises opened with the graduates,
ninety-four strong, marching into
their places. The first number on
the program was piano solo by Miss
Ethel Govig, and this was followed
by the invocation, given by Rev. J.
l.. Parmeter. Miss Goldie Felt, of
District 80, the salutatorian of the
class then delivered her address of
welcome, which will be found in full
in another column of The Tribune.
Following the salutatory, Rev. w.
Bryn Jones of the First Presbyterian
church of this city gave short ad-
dress, to the class. He said they had
now completed all the work required
of them by the state, but that as
many as were able would continue,
while some, due to various circum.
stances would be unable to continue
In vn11 -
school days will never be forgotten.
This graduation was the first real
turning point in the lives of the
scholars, and he likened their lives
so far to mountain stream, running
in straight course, which is suddenly
changed. He urged the members of
the class not to feel as tho the world
owed them a living because such was
not the case, and he stated that they
should not be afraid of making mis-
takes in attaining. the goal they were
| striving for, because mistakes are
stepping stones to success, Railways
have vision of your possibilities
ahead of you," he said, protect the
possibilities, and grow up to be good
men and women"
Mrs. ia. Rowat then rendered a
| very pleasing vocal solo, accompan
| led by Mrs. F. G. Handy, on the piano
I. A. Erickson, of the Extension De
partment of the State University ther
gave an interesting talk. He stated
that the members of the graduating
class represented the best of Kandi
yohi county. He said that every bo,
and girl in the county was entitled tt
diploma, and he plead earnestly fol
support and cooperation of the par
ents in seeing that the children haG
every chance possible. He talked O.
the change in running the county
schools. Formerly it was a one-side(
plan, merely to train the head, bu
now three other important forms were
added. The second is the training O.
the heart, teaching the scholars to bt
kind, sympathetic and true; thirdl,
the training Of the hands, brough
about by the introduction of manua
training and domestic science into tn,
schools. The fourth and last one h,
said could be called either health o.
hustle, and was brought about b,
working together, and indulging il
plenty of good out door exercise. Eacl
one should be equipped with all four
and if any are weak in any one, the,
should strive to overcome the weak
ness. He likened- the lives to SOM
houses. Some lives. like some hous
es, are built for show, some are bull
to sell, while others are built sub
stantially, to live in.
| Miss Esther Larsen sang, "Come
For It's June" The valedictor,
was given by Miss Lena M. Ne,
son Of District No. 81. The complet
Grafton is found in another column O
this paper. Supt. w. D. Frederickso
congratulated the class on fir
ishing their work, and with few we
chosen words of advice, he presente
them with their diplomas. The exe1
cises closed with the benediction pr
nounced by Rev. J. L. Parmeter. Th
following were members of the class
81 District No. 1, Grace Currie, teacl
er-Jeremie Hood, Luella Johns, A
ma P. Johns.
District No. S, Alpha Otternes
teacher Florence Hedin, Geore
: Johnson, Richard Johnson, Oscs
Johnson.
\ District No. IL, 1ngeborg Herbran
son, teacher-Louis Johnson, Nab
Lundgren.
\ District No. 13, Ottelia Vige
Il teacher-Nora Peterson.
/ District No. 14E, Henry Abramso
teacher-Ellen Abramson.
III District No. 15N, Anne c. Elfstru1
teacher-Olga Johnson, Irving Ca
son, Edna Johnson
i District No. 19-Blanche Bate
berry, teacher-Stacy Benson.
hi District No. %, Minnie Saboe teac
er-Thelma Beck, Alma Renet
Gladys Saboe, Bennie Knutson, Rho
Anderson.
/ District No. "a, Anna iridium
teacher-Edna Anderson, Agnes ART
son. Z .
I District No. 25, H. E. Reese, tea<
er-Agnes H. Larson, Edna G. Ma
kell, Mabel H. Linnerud.
l District No. rs, Mary Price, teat
er-Ruth J. Holt, Edwin w. Ols<
Ruth A. Thranum, Alice M. Boret
George S. Barner, Hansfne T. Joh.
son.
l District No. 30, Anna Lunde, tea
er-Lucy Van Hee, Agnes Van H
Marvel McLouth, Malcolm Nelson.
j District No. %, Freda Langr,