The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-06-12
BIG CROWD At
COMMENCEMENT
FORMER GOVERNOR FAILS TO
APPEAR - INTERESTING
PROGRAM GIVEN

One OF the largest crowds hat eve
attended a commencement entertain
ment in Goldfeld turned out last
night to see the eleven members of
the 1915 senior class of the high
school receive their diplomas. From
start to finish the program held the
undivided attention of the large audi
ence and with the exception of some
disappointment at the failure of For
mer Governor eddie to appear for
the commencement address every
thing went along smoothly. 1t was
not until after Z o'clock last night,
just N hour before the beginning of
the exercises, that superintendent
Weslar received the regrets of Mr..
Oddie, who stated in explanation of
his non-arrival that unforeseen cir
cumstances prevented his coming TO
Goldfield.
The program opened with an over
ture by Miss Beth Hill and Charles
Hall and was followed by an amusing
playlet in which all the graduates
took part. The sketch represented a
prophecy of the positions each would
occupy in their various walks of life
at a date many years hence. Elmer
de Pencier, president of the class.
spoke on national defense, comparing
the strength of the United States
army and navy with the forces of 9th.
ell countries, and cited the opinion of
naval and military experts that it
was wholly inadequate to cope with a
situation such as is at present facing
ms ny of the European countries. An
essay on the Alaskan railroad was
very capably given by Miss Kathleen
Daley. The male quartet. Messrs.
Jenkinson, ConOver, Downer and
Smith, rendered several selections
which caught the fancy of the crowd.
Miss Clara Henley capably recited
The First Settlers Story" and was
followed by Miss Kathleen Joyner and
Miss Eleanor Ellingston in a duet en-
titled Dance of the Fays.'
superintendent of Schools Weslar
gave a practical talk in which he
enumerated the various reasons why
students leave school and the chang
es which have been made in educa-
tional policies in recent years. He
stated that it would be his aim to
build up the school system in Gold
field along more progressive lines,
and with that end in view he would
introduce several subjects which
would be of more practical use to the
student than such dead subjects as
Latin, Greek and ancient history, all
of which, ne said, were rapidly be-
coming extinct in the modern school
room. In concluding his talk Mr..
Weslar asked his hearers for their
support during his administration Of
the schools and ended with a few
words of farewell to the graduates.
Charles G.. Patrick, as the represen-
tative of the school board, officially
presented the graduates with their
diplomas, prefacing the presentation
with a few select remarks in approba-
ton of their work during their hign
school career.
Several times during the course OF
the program the speakers as we'll as
the audience were annoyed by The
actions of several boys in the back Of
the theater, who, it seemed, de!iocr-
ately and m~aliciously made all the
noise they could. If those at fault
were small boys there might have
been some excuse, but it is said that
they were of an age approaching a
hood. Their actions did not indi-
cate it.