The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-09
Novel Features for Graduation
Exercises Thursday Night.
Unique Representation OF Sea-
sons by One Hundred Girls.
WAL LEWIS SPEAKER OF EVENT
Fort Hays Normal President on
"Service and Citizenship"
Fifty-Three Graduates, Fl Boys
and 81 Girls, Here.

Several novel features will be intro
duced in cbnnect1on with the gradual
ton exercises of the high school class
of January Is" Thursday night at s
o'clock in the Auditorium, including
the representation of the seasons
spring, summer, fall and winter-by
100 girls of the class of June 10,
and free admission to the hall without
ticket Lfter o'clock.
The complete program was an
nounced today. 1t will start with mu-
sic by the high school orchestra under
the direction of Carlton Wood. The
orchestra of twenty-five or more
pieces has been practicing weekly and
is said to be the best organization OF
the kind at the high school in years.
Miss Mildred Hazelrigg, supervisor
of music for the city schools, will Of
ficiate on the pipe organ, playing the
professional. This will be followed by
another selection by the orchestra.
DR.. NJ. F. TroXel. pastor of the
First English Lutheran church, VIII
pronounce the invocation. There will
he music by the High School Glee
club under the direction of Sheriff.
Smith. an instructor in the school
This is g new organization that has
been doing creditable work.
Address by Lewis.
The address of the occasion will be
delivered by President w A. Lewis of
the Hays Normal His subject: "Serv-
ice and Citizenship Diplomas VIII
be presented by P. W. GrlSgS, preSl-
dent of the board.
The girls of the June. Is, class will
march into the hall preceding the
graduates. They Will form line and
will carry chains of SmilaX. BY their
dress they will represent the respec-
tive seasons.
Tickets have already been handed
out to the seniors; they will be given
to the student body in general
Wednesday. No seats will be re-
served, and no persons will be admit
ted to the hall prior to eight o'clock
After that time it will not be neces-
sary to have a ticket.
Mary Pauline Holl and Rosa
Martha Porsch share the first honOrs
in scholarship for the church. Other
honor students were Helene Marga-
rete POrSch, Alice Harrington, Charles
Arthur Messick, and Mildred, Morri-
son. There are So graduates-21 boys
and 80 girls.
Names of Graduates.
The following will receive diplomas
Thursday night:
Samuel Kenneth Alexander.
Effie Mae Anderson.
Lena Anderson. "a
George Luther Bailey. IS
George Clay Baker.
Thea Muriel Baker.
Sierra Anna Beggs.
Lucille Bomgardner.
Ruth BOmgardner.
Paul Lewis Bush.
Esther Cora Chance.
George Leland Chandler.
Edith Conard.
Lillian Inez COultis.
Josephine Mary Curry.
Clarence Leonard Eastberg.
Jesse AlpheuS Eddy.
Alice c. Faris.
Elsey Faris.
Harry Elden Ferguson.
Helen Louise Forbes.
Lillian Guthrie
Alice Harrington.
, Mary Pauline Hall.
Opal Marie Knisely.
Jessie Meal Lamberson.
Hobart NJ. Mcpherson.
Charles Arthur Messick.
Frances Dell Moore
Paul Theodore Morgan.
Clyde Russell Morris.
Mildred Morrison.
Florence Carolyn Mowrer.
Florence Marie Christina Nelson.
George Edward Nettels.
Margaret A. Newberg.
Irene E. Noll.
Helene Marguerite Porsch.
Rosa Martha POrsch.
Clarence Milton Reaugh.
Merle Dorothy Rucker.
j. Churchill Sargent.
Hazel Mary Sherman.
Ruth F. Sherman.
Jay Shideler.
Ray Shideler.
Linney Fay Slaughter.
Hazel Ferlena Stewart -.-
Francis Swanson.
Edward W. Thompson
Martha Tomson.
Chester Davis Wahle
Ella Marie Wilson