The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-11
Largest Glass in History of School
Given Certificates Of Promotion
to High School This
Morning.
DIR. BEARDsLEY SPEAKS
Pastor Of Congregational Church
Tells Pupils What They Must
do to Succeed in
Their Work.

This morning at ten o'clock were
held the exercises attendant upon
the passing of the pupils of the
eighth grade into the high school.
The class is the largest in the his
tory of the Keokuk schools.
Joseph F. Lutz, president Of the
board of education, announced the
following as honor pupils: Orville Al
len. Florence Alling, Margaret Dor
sey, Katherine Elder, Louise Garri-
son, Woodson Huiskanp, Margaret
Hodge, Myron kirkpatrick, Joseph
Kinnaman, Dorothy Morton, EN-
mons Patterson. Helen Reeves, For.
rest Simmons, Ben Thornburg and
Louise Sterne.
The assembly room Of the gram.
mar school was filled to capacity,
and the exercises were interesting
throughout The grammar school or
chestra under the leadership of Miss
Kilroy, opened the program. Mar
garet Glazier played march on the
piano as the large class filed into
the room. THE Canoe" was sung by
the class, with Florence Alling play
ing the piano accompanim Profess
sor sE. s. Patterson presided and in
troduced DR.. Frank G. Beardsley OF
the First Congregational church,
who made the address to the class
He said in part:
Big Task is Ahead.
In addressing you on this auspici-
Gus and eventful occasion, permit
me to congratulate you on your pres,
emit achievements and the measure of
success which you have already at
tanned. For eight long years you
have la bored and now at length you
are to receive the visible and tangible
reward for your labors in the diplo- |
mas which are to be awarded you
and which certify to the fact that
you are qualified to pursue with
profit, the course of study offered by
our city high school. l trust that the
progress which you have thus far
made may be the prophecy and prom
Use of your continued success in the
future The world expects much |!
from the young people of today. and /
it has right to except much. Splen- T
did and costly school buildings have /
been erected at public expense and
provided with all necessary equip
ment, competent and well-qualified
teachers have been employed that
every boy and girl rich or poor, in
this broad land of ours, may be ade-
auately trained and fitted for the
duties and responsibilities of life In
view of all of the advantages and op-
portunities which have been placed
before you. the world has a right to
expect much from you in the years
that are to come.
At this graduation time your minds
are naturally looking to the future,
to the years which, / trust, each of
You expects to spend in our high I
school in further preparation for
LIES duties. These years of school
Ing, both those which are already
passed as we'll as those which are /
yet to come, will constitute your
in life So today the
theme upon which shall attempt to
address you for a little time, will be
The Preparation for Life" In this
connection it is well for you to re-
member that whatever you propose
to do in life. whatever calling you
may choose. in this day when compe-
tition is so sharp and keen. when the
demands of modern life are so exact
ing, the very best possible prepara-
ton which you may make will De
none too good.
Advice to Graduates.
First Of all, be ambitious Aim
high. AS Ralph Waldo Emerson has
said Hitch your wagon to a STAR
The higher you aim. the higher you
are likely to rise. A young carpen-
ter was employed by a contractor in |
the building of court house AS it !
was nearing completion he was as