Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1915-05-28
COMMENCEMENT
WEEK PROGRAM
CLASS OF TWELVE GRADUATE
FROM LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL
EXERCISES LAST night
GRADUATES GIVEN DIPLOMAS AT|
MORRIS GRAND. A LARGE
CROWD WAS PRESENT

A GLASS of twelve were graduated
from the high school and received
their diplomas at the Norris Grand last
evening when one of thu final events
OF commencement week was held.
This years class is composed of Her.
bert Kline, Carl Hunter, Leonard
Dudley, Stanley Parks, Leo Violin,
Arthur Person, Helen Cleaver, Mar
ion Lessard, Mary Little, Jessie Wood
cock, Louise Jennings and Alta Mont
gomery. The principal speaker of the
evening was Professor Miller, of the
State College at Brookings, and he gave
an excellent talk to the young people
who are now entering on the moro SER
ious duties of life
The other events of commencement
week which have kept the graduates
busy were the baccalaureate sermon
on last Sunday at the Episcopal church
by Rev. Edward d'Argent. Write-ups
OF the other events Of the week which
have been handed in are as follows:
Heubner House Banquets Literary Society
Monday evening at the Heubner
House the High School Literary So.
ciety held their second annual banquet
which was attended by forty-two of
the forty-eight members of the society.
The banquet was served in the style
that all expect at the Heub bner House
and the appreciation of the students
burst fourth In "Nine Rahs for
Heubpers" at the close of the function.
Following the banquet Miss Marie
Juckett, as president of the society
introduced Mr.. Richart who respond
ed to the toast "The Banquet" in his
usual genial manner, ending by bring
ing down the house with one of his
stories in such a manner as to be ap-
preciated even by the one On whom it
was told.
Herbert Kline then responded to
"The Seniors" and spoke in appre.
ciative terms of the school, student
friends and faculty that the seniors
we're leaving. Next followed Flo
Barns on "The Seniors.to-be." She
presented clever parsphrase of TEL
nyson's "Death os the Old Year," az
plying it to the passing of the senior
class.
Arthur Eastern with his usual
chivalry responded to "The Girls" with
"God bless them! How could we ever
get along without them?"
Helen Cleaver was then introduced
to toast "The Boys" and responded
with an appropriate poem compliment.
ing both those who were to leave the
society by graduation and those who
we're to remain as members. Dean
Eastman in response to "Athletics"
reviewed the athletic stu alton and
predicted good year for Hot Springs
for 1915 l6
Miss Brown was next introduced as
being from Missouri, and with no at
tempt to deny or explain the impu-
tation, responded In poetry TO "rhe
Students" Mr.. Hunt then respond.
ed to "Psrtines" and emphasiz the
fact that though parting separated
friends it can not destroy the
friendship that each treasures up
and takes with him
Miss Hildred Bean then responded
10 1.-The Faculty" and in an earnest
and able way expressed the sentiment
OF the student body toward the faculty.
Mr. Tacy responded to the last toast,
"The Miltonian Literary Society,"" by
impressing on the student member the
fact that initiative counts for more
than any other factor in success in
life, and that the real value of the so.
ciety was that it was an organization
managed by the students themselves.
Mr.. Herbert Kline furnished a violin
solo, Mis- Mary Dolliver, piano solo
and Miss Cleaver vocal solo. Each
was much appreciated and heartily en-.
cored.
Much Credit is due the management
Of the Heubner House for the success of
the banquet, aud much hearty appre-
citation was expressed by those who
participated in it.
Glass Breakfast at Cleaver's
Tuesday morning at 8 a. N. the
senior class enjoyed their annual Glass
breakfast at the Cleaver home. The
decorations, place cards, and flowers
were In harmony with the colors Of the