Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-05-28
TEN RECEIVE
DIPLOMAS
Final Commencement Exercises at Gem
Theatre Last Friday Evening"
Was Well Attended
DR.. ELDRIDCE WAS THE SPEAKER
Largest Graduating Class in the History
Of the High School

With the presentation of a pro-
gram that held the interested at
tention of the audience throughout,
the fourth annual commencement
exercises of the Boomers Ferry
high school, held last Friday even
ing, brought to fitting close the
exercises of commencement week.
From the first number to the last
there was not tiresome moment.
The program opened with a
piano solo by Miss Laurel Gleed,
who played selection from Ethel
bert Nevin with skill and feeling.
The invocation by Rev. Hart L.
Preston was followed by two songs
by the High School Glee Club,
which sang in such a pleasing
manner that the audience demand
ed an encore.
The address of the evening was
given by DR.. J. G. Eldridge, dean
of the University of Idaho. DR..
Eldridge took for the subject of his
discourse the phrase, Redeeming
the Time" quotation from St.
Paul, and in his opening remarks
showed how, in the original Greek,
the quotation had more the mean
ing of buying up the time, or more
properly, Selling or taking advan-
tage of ones opportunities. With
this thought as the subject matter
of his discourse, DR.. Eldridge de-
voted half hour to a most in
structive and interesting discus
sion, valuable not only to the men,
bers of the class but to the audi
ence as we'll. He urged upon all
the Importance of making use of
ones opportunities - the opportun-
ity to be, to grow, and to do. The
young people Of today have great
opportunity to choose their occu-
patton in life and should recognize
the importance of making a care
full decision; following this there
should come growth in knowl-
edge and character, and with
it all, service to ones fellowmen.
DR.. Eldridge is a scholarly and
pleasing speaker, and his address
aided much in making the. even
ing's success.
The audience was then treated
to a surprise by a double male
quartette of students, who sang so
we'll that they also were required
to respond to an encore. The
musical numbers of the program
were especially pleasing and indi-
Gated careful work by Prof Geiter.
In the presentation of the diplo-
mas to the graduates, Superinten-
dent Spoerry, in a few eloquent
words, gave the class timely advice
and remarked that ne felt an I'M
usual interest in this class mas
much as when he took charge of
the schools four years ago they had
Just entered the high school as
freshmen; thus he had taken them
through their entire high school
course. In view of the fact that
Prof. Spoerry terminates his serv-
ices with the school this year, he
remarked that his feelings and de-
sires could be most fittingly ex-
pressed in the sentiment typified
by the class flower, Forget me
not. -
The graduates were: Coda
Harding, Marie Muhlfeld, Verna
Bruce, Clare Yahne, Ruth Biggar,
Ida Plato, Loretta Lynch, Claude
O'Callaghan, Eugene Campbell,
Joseph Lynch.
The one characteristic that stood
out prominently in the entire weeks
program and especially in the
commencement exercises is that
Boomers Ferry may be proud of its
schools and the excellent work
they are doing. Careful and pains
taking work by the corps of in
structors was plainly evident, and
DIR. Eldridge complimented Super
intendent Spoerry very highly on
the excellence of the commence
| ment exercises, remarking that he
I had never seen a more interesting
one nor one that showed better
work by the instructors.
The audience was larger than
= that of last year, and next COM
: mencement the attendance should
i tax the capacity of any house III