The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-06-03
CLASS Of 50
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BOOKINGS HIGH SCHOOL GRAD
YATES BIG GLASS ON FRI
DAY EVENING
CLASS PLAY GIVEN THURSDAY EVENING
Class is One of the Biggest and Best
Ever Turned Out by the ~Brookings
School-Honor to Frank Berseim

On Friday evening the Brookings
high school graduated a class of thir'
ty-eight, one of the largest classes that
has ever completed the work at the
institution. Not only is it one of the
largest in numbers but it is n of the
brightest and most capable classes of
young people the institution has ever
turned out. The class has an unusal-
ly high record for scholarship during
the four years it spent in high school
and the members have reason to be
proud of their records.
The scholarship offered by the asso-
citation of colleges of South Dakota
was conferred upon Frank Bergeim
who has the honor of holding the high
est standings for the -four years. Garlic
ton college offered two scholarships,
one to the young mar holding the high
est standings among the boys of the
class, the other to the young woman
holding the highest standings among
the girls. Manchester College also
offered two scholarships to be award
ed to those holding first and second
honors, and as Frank Bergeim holds
first honors and Esther Somers hav-
ing the highest honors among the
girls of the class which is second the
entire class will receive these Honor
airy Scholarships offered by the trus-
tees of these colleges.
Owing to an error in footing up the
grades for the four years, Joy Morton
was at first thought to have held the
highest standings among the girls
and was so announced at the COM
mencement exercises, however, the
error was discovered before the Off
cha report was made to the colleges
offering the scholarships. The official
findings taken from the records for the
four years showed that Esther Somers
was well in the lead with some to
spare for first honors among the girls
of the class having al average for the
four years of 93.2 which is a close Sec
ond to Frank Bergeim for first place
who holds the high record of 95.6
which won for him the honors con
ferred by the Associated Colleges of
South Dakota. This scholarship is
transferable while those offered by
colleges outside of the state are not
and are valuable only to those to
whom they are issued.
The exercises of commencement
week took place on Thursday and Fri
day evening at the opera house. The
class play was given on Thursday
evening and the class day exercises on
Friday evening. The house was
crowded with friends and relatives OF
the class members OF both evenings.
The class play was "The Touch
down." a story of college life. 1t con-
tanned plenty of action and was put
in fine shape by the young people.
Each member of the cast took their
part in a very acceptable manner, but
we believe that Miss joy Morton and
Ray Atkinson are deserving of special
mention for the excellent interpreta-
ton of their rather difficult roles.
The cast was as follows:
Junius Brocks-An advocate OF
pure food" and plenty of it,.
Walter Whitmus
Grant Hayden-An able young sculp-
tor of Siddell College. Ray Atkinson
Margery Carson-A frivolous but
efficient coed. 80. Frances Carlisle
Miss Priscilla Parmelee-Instructor
in Siddell of the "old maid" type
Harriet Cheever
Rena Mayrand-The girl Of Grant
Hayden's choice. Pearl Randall
Dollie Sylvester-The attractive
little fiance of Clark's. .........
Frances Harza
Evelyn Sylvester-A twin of Dollie's
Hazel Skin
Prof. Summer-A book worm pro-
fessor ........... Frank Bergeim
Robert Hayden-Impulsive younger
brother of Grant Hayden ........
Guy Austin
Gene Clarke-Coach Of the eleven
.Delbert Jerde
George Holmes and Frank Mitchell,
college boys. Albert Browning and
Andrew Pultz.
Wilfred Woolfe-A disloyal half
back .Delmer Swenehart
Watassa Faulkner-A football en-
thusiast JOY Morton