The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-06-10
WEEK
Thirty-three Members Of Class of
1915, Received Their Diplomas
Last Friday Evening.

mencement exercises Of the Leon
High School were held at the opera
house, when the class of is, con-
sisting of thirty-three, received
their diplomas and closed their
High School careers. 1t was class
of young ladies and young gentle-
men of whom everybody in Leon is
proud, and it is the largest class
which ever graduated from the Leon
High School, The members Of the
entire class have been exceptional
good students, and the faculty is
justly proud of their records.
The motto Of the class was 'Out
of School Life Into, LIES School,"
The class colors were cardinal and
old gold and the class flower the
Killarney rose.
The stage of the opera house had
been beautifully decorated by the
Junior class, the class colors Of the
Seniors being used in forming the
background while the sides were
decorated with many school pen
nants. The entire front of the stage
was bower of beautiful flowers.
While the school orchestra play
marched into the hall and took their
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with hearty applause by the audience
which filled the opera house. The !
program opened with song by the
High School, chorus, the invocation
being by Rev. Guy J. Fansher, pas
tor of the NJ. E. church. Miss Elma |
Forbes, who was chosen to deliver
the salutatory, stepped to the front
and in very pleasing manner de-
livered the salutatory which is print
ed. elsewhere in full. Then the |
eGirls chorus sang a couple of fine |
selections under the direction Of |
Miss Mida Bradley, and Prof. 0. NJ |
Gass, the efficient superintendent of |
the Leon Schools, took occasion to
say a few words complimentary to
the corps of teachers, who had SOL
ably assisted him during the past
year, and also to thank the parents |
and members of the school board for
their hearty support during the year
which had just closed, after which
he introduced the speaker of the
evening, Congressman H. NJ. ToWner,
OF Corning, who made the address
to the class. Judge Towner is al
ways very pleasing and entertain
ing speaker, and on this occasion he
was at his best, for the large class
which confronted him, seemed to
enthuse him $ we'll as the big au-
dience. His magnificent address
was listened to attentively by both
the audience and the class. 1t was
indeed treat to hear this address,
which gave history of schools in
America dating back to the first at
tempt to hold public school in the
colonies when girls were not permit
ted to attend school, down to the
present day, when America has the
finest system of free public schools
in the world. At the close of his
address a double quartet rendered
two good selections, and Miss Mar
tina Hoffman, honor member of the
class, delivered the valedictory. On
behalf of the school board and fac
ulty Capt. j. D. Brown, president of
the school board, then presented each
graduate with their diploma, COM
plimenting them on having finished
their High School career, his re-
marks being exceptionally well
chosen, and it was with great pride
that he performed his duty, for we
never had member of the school
board in Leon who took greater in
terest in our schools than Capt.
the benediction by Rev. B. F. Ja-l
cobs, pastor of the Presbyterian
church.
The girls outnumbered the boys in
the big class of Is, there being
twenty girls and thirteen boys
Eighteen of the class took the class
zeal course, nine the English course,
and six the normal training class.
The following are the graduates:
Classical Course-Nina Bowman,
Lola Brazelton, Leal Buchanan,
Grace Campbell Marguerite Daugh-
ton, Leila B. Easter, Elma Forbes,
Martha Hoffman, Dorothy Hull,
Margaret A. Hurst, Margaret Nc
Klveen, Fern Melvin, Nina Olsen,
Bryan L. Robbins, Edgar N. Rowell,
Ralph Stewart, Willard A. Slower,
Horny G. VanNostrand.
English Course-Rollie F. Dale,
LYDIA Davis, Bert .Florizel Kemp,
Lenna F.. Muse, George Perdew, Neal
Quiet, Howard O.. Sage, Andrew
Scott, Cecil F. Wright
Normal Training Course Mary A.