The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-05-27
LARGE CLASS
IS GRADUATED
COMMENCEMENT ENDSFRIDAYN NIGHT
Exercises Of Week Marked by Brilliant
Pageant and MeritOriOuS Dramatic
Performances

the 43 members OF the class OF 1919 OF
the Hood River high school were
awarded their diplomas at Heilbronner
hall last Friday night by Mrs. Alma
Howe, chairman Of the city school
board. The class was the largest in
the history of the high school.
The big hall was crowded with
friends and relatives. of the graduates,
and the most of the proud parents were
present
Preceding the program, and as the
audience filed into the hall, the high |
school orchestra. Prof. N. l.. Burton, |
leader, played selections.
The orchestra was followed by the |
Girls Glee club in "ROsebuds.
Laurence Hershner, president of the |
student body, son of Rev. and Mrs. J.
l.. Hershner. delivered the valedictori- |
an oraton. Heroes of Peace" was
the subject with which he held the in
terested listeners.
Miss Jewell Taylor, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Hubbard Taylor, of the
Heights, gave recitation, "lhe Pro-
fessor."
Two vocal selections. "The Shower"
and Absent" were rendered by the
Girls Glee club.
The commencement address was de-
livered by DR.. Charles Joseph Bush
nell, president of Pacific University.
Mrs. G. II. Henney, who has had
charge of the musical department of
the high school, sang, "A Hundred
Years From Now"
In the presentation Of the diplomas
Miss Katherine Marquis acted as mess
enger.
In the nDst interesting all day meet
of recent years the local school took all
honors from The Dales high school
here last Friday. The track meet was
held in the morning and ended with a
score of 63} -62t in favor of the local
spikers. Thomas. the II. X. h. S.
speed artist, failed to show up for the
track meet, so the best the local boys
could do was take second and third
places in the sprints.
A near fatality occurred when the pole
bnske with Chet Pape while he was
clearing the bar, vaulting. Pape was
laid out for a few moments and when
the ID. II. 8. pole was considered unsafe
the points in that event were divided
equally among the two schools. Pape
took second place in competition with
/ the best in the state in the pole vault
| at Eugene and could qE1oubtedly have
| taken first place here.
| The relay race was rulsS out on a
\ technicaiity when Steers cro6sed IN
front of lmh0lz, the local runner. on
the corner, preventing him from pass
ing and forcing him TO fall behind. AS
! The Dalles team did not care to run the
,, ce over it was ruled out altogether.
\ he ofIici Is were, The DalIes, Dillon,
Adm, iral and Ganger; Hood River.
Cbano, 'er, Brosius, Humphrey. Baker
and Sos, Y. Coach Critics was laid up
with the mumps and did not get to see
the meet The events resulted as fol-
lows: o...u n nc ex,,.
Hale H. R. H. S, econd; Wilson, D..
H. S. third. Time. %, 20; s,,.
Shot put Steers, ID. H. c,on o., nr1I - ;
Pape, H. K. II. S. second: copper H.
K. h. s., third. Distance 81 - e.,,
100 yd. dash Dyball, d. Ii. s., "'Ii ~ ;
Hale. II. X. II. s., second; lmholtz, d.
r. ii. S., third. Time, 10 2-5.
l20 yd. hurdle-C. Pape, H.R. II. S..
tirst: A. Pape, n. X. ii. S., second; /;
Wilson, d. Il. S., third.
Half mile rnn-Egbert. ID. h. S.,
first; Porter, H. r. II. S., second; Will
helm. d. II. s., third. Time 2. Is 3-5.
Discus Steers, d. n. S., first; G.
Pspe, II. K. IA. s., second, Cooper, Ii.
r. Ii. 5. third. Distance l02 feet six
inches.
22O yd. hurdles A. Page, H. r. Ii.
S., first; G. pape, II. K. II. s., second ;
Wilson, d. Ii. 6, third. Time ;29 SO.
High jump koriek, d. II. S., first !;
Pape, II. K. H. s., second; Cooper. h.
X. II. s., third. Height, 5 feet .
inches.
Mile run Egbert, d. II. S.. first:
Regnell, H. X. II. S., second; Lafferty.
II. r. II. s., third. Time. $40.
Broad jump-A. Pape, Ii. X. II. s..
first: Steers, d. Ii. s., second; g.
Pape. II. K. II. S., third. Distance 10
feet.
gaVelin throw Steers, DIS, first ;
Jones, Ii. K. IA. S.. secoto5 Hale, H..
X. H. S.. third. Distance, hS2 feet.
220 ydl. dssh-Wilson, d. II. T.. first ;
Hale, II. X. II. S., second Pape, II. K.
| II. S., third. Time, :23.
44O yd. dash-Steers. u. H. s.. tirstt. :;
lmholz, H. r. II. t., second; Patton.
| d. II. s., third. Time :54.
| The relay teams were: ID. ii. ). /:
Dyball. Cotty, Steers. Wilson. h. r.
II. s.: Hale. Cooper, lmholz, Coshow.
Chet Pape's local ball swatters lined
up against The Dalles hi team in the
afternoon and walIoped them III.
Cohn started on the mound for The
DalIes and Jones for Hood River, but
neither was able to withstand the swat
fest that ensued and were replaced by
Tyler for D. II. S., and Capt. Pape for
H. X. II. s., respectively. The local
team garnered seven hits off of Cohn
anG Tyler, and The Dslles aggregation
pulled down four hits off the local team.
4 Eighteen errors we're made during the
game and Is players were left on bases.
The H. k. II. S. team started things
in the first when they got three men or
bases and meme down, but Capt. Pape
whitfield and Button and Hale went
down on double play, retiring the side
without any scoring. The ID. II. :,
team did not get single hit ard got
on base only once up till the fifth in
ming, when Jones walked Mohr, with
the bases full. scoring Wilson, but Hos
settler, the next man up, went ou
ssart stop to first, retiring the side.
f.he local team scored four runs il
the third inning, two in the fourth
The ID. ii. S. team scored three runs il
seventh inning and duplicated that fea
10 the eighth inning, making the scor'
10. However, Chet Pape's WARRIOR
came back in the last half of the eight
and crossed ever the pan with five runs
| When The Dalles took the lead in tn
eighth, Bill Chandler, who was mansg
H ing the team in Coach Critics absence
Il offered quarters to every player VIII
4 scored. A. Pape, lmholz. Jones. Hal