The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-05-20
Commencement Week In Julesburx


to all of the details that the various
events of last week justify. The Bacca
laureate services In the Congregation
al church conducted by. Rev. Dretnall
and Rev. Long were OF kind to in
spire the graduates and all those who
attended to do greater things in life.
The Principals reception on Monday
night was an occasion much enjoyed
by all those who had the opportunity
to attend.
The Senior Class play "The Rivals"
on Tuesday night was well attended
and the production was thoroughly
enjoyed by all. In the presentation it
was clearly shown that the producers
had spent much time so as to be able
to accurately depict every detail of
this play
The Junior Class Banquet on We'd
nesday evening will long be remem-
bered as one of the pleasing events
of commencement week of 1915 and
showed that the Juniors were we'll fit
ted to show hospitality to their friends.
The guess of honor, the Seniors, and
others were received by the Juniors
and directed to the Auditorium from
whence they were led in Grand March
by the President of the Junior Glass,
Miss Maude Barrett and Principal
Young to the banquet room. The
strains of an excellently rendered
march had scarcely died away before
the guests were surprised by hundreds
Of artistically arranged streamers of
tan and brown. each supporting dali
sy, which had converted compare
lively plain and unattractive room in
to magnificent banquet hall In which
places for forty-one were laid. The
spirit paramount throughout was one
OF unanity and good feeling such as
one finds at the end of year of hear
ty cooperation. Mr. J. A. Dawson was
Toastmaster and in his original and
unique manner introduced all Of the
speakers who are as follows:
Welcome-Maude Barrett
Response-AnnaJ Jurgensen
Our School--Lucy Parker
Our Forget-me-not Juniors-Arthur
Cage.
What Next-Geo. P. Young
Intluence-Elma O. Law
Requests for remarks were extern
poraneously responded to by Miss Els
mann, Mr.. McCue, Miss Snare, Mr..
Edward Fischer, Mrs. Reed, Mr.. Lam
ming, Mr. Reed and Harold Law. The
school song and cheers closed most
pleasant evening. The banquet was
served by members of the Ladies Aid
o: the NJ. E. Church and can most
certainly be pronounced success.
The May Day Festival and Pageant
or the High School Lawn on Thurs
day afternoon by the Public and High
school students was an event which
in magnitude and beauty has never
been equaled in Julesburg.
The exercises were begun by the
arrival of the Public Schools at the
High School Campus. The procession
was led by Miss Laycock and was
joined at the entrance of the High
School by the students of that insti-
tuition and they massed on the east side
of the school building Three sides of
the Campus was lined with the visi-
tors in chairs and out side of this was
complete line Of automobiles and
buggies.
The Queens throne was erected on
tt:a east side of the campus facing
the I.igh School building and in front
OF tais the various exercises were
given.
Immediately upon the arrival Of the
students and teachers May Day song
was rendered by the combined schools
and led by Miss .Eismann Miss Jessie
Carlson as queen attended by her re-
tinue of the Flower Girls, Dorothy
Parker. Villa Parker, Maxine Smelser
and Helen Yates Wilson; Train Bear
ers, Leander Barrett and Sarretta
Chapman; Pillow Bearer, Eugene
Weiss, proceeded to the throne where
she was properly crowned with impos-
ing ceremonies by Miss Grace Dutton
the previous years queen and it will
not be out of place at this time to say
that Miss Carlson made most beau
tiful and dignified queen.
The next number was the Daisy
Drill with IA little girls in charge of
Miss Humberstone and Miss Emma
Carlson and was not only well rem
dsred but was like all of the after
noon exercises thoroughly enjoyed and
showed to what extent both scholars