Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-06-01
COMMENCEMENT.

ScnOOl were uelu w cutltSuH9
evening at the Christian church
At 8 O'Clock the twenty-fo4r
graduates took their places on
the platform and the invocation
was given by Rev. Campbell Of
the Baptist church.
The address of the evening was
given by DIR. w. a. Jessup, head
of the educational department Of
the University of Iowa. DR.. jess
sup is an exceptionally able
speaker and held the close atten-
tion of his audience throughout
the address. He reminded the
class of 1916 that development
should be along four lines, men,
lality, vitality, morality and So
ciality. In speaking of the men,
tai attainments expected of the
class of 1916 ten years or twenty
years from now, he said that they
would meet a vastly different
world in which to make their liv-
ing than did their parents when
they started out in life More
would be expected of them along
mental lines. He urged upon all
the parents present the value of
a college education in equiping Il
boy or girl to make a living in
our complex modern civilization.
He said that four or five hundred
dollars invested in boys or q
girls college education now
would be infinility more appre-
ciated than forty or fifty thou
sand dollars left as a legacy to
the boy or girl ten or twenty
years from now.
The time is not far distant,
said DR.. Jess,lp, when moral edu-
cation will receive greater atten-
ton in our school curriculum.
Boys and girls must be taught
to cooperate and work together
unselfishly for the common good
of the community: NOT selfish
gain, but service must he the re-
ward a sound mind in sound
body should be the purpose of
education. Vitality, personality
and health are as great ass ,tc as
> we'll trained mind. Finally. The
working days are becoming
shorter and i'm our hours of rec
rpation We need friendship and
social pleasures. The art of
making and keeping friends is
no small thing, DR.. Jcssup re
minded the class.
The class prophecy ny Fred
Egan and the class will by Irrnc
Muller were very clever and oc-
casioned much mcrriment among
the members of the different
classes. Hugh Tamisiea, the
honor student of the class, gave
the valedictory II was a spien-
did address and would have done
credit to a much Older head than
that of a high school senior.
The music of The evening was
furnished by the high school
chorus, high school quartet,
boys chorus and Girls Glcc club.
Every number was cnthusiastir-
ally apnlauded.
After Superintendent Graham
presented the diplomas Mr.. John
McGavcrn, president of tho board
OF education took occasion to
speak of the homogenrity of Mis-
souri, Valley and the surrounding
districts. He declared them To
he one community with common
ehurch, business and social in
terests. He said the time had
come when they should he one
community Internationally as we'll,
since Missouri Valley by Septcm-
Der 1916, would have the educa-
flonal equipment to take care Of
pupils from consolidated school
districts. II would be possible,
said Mr.. McGavern, to bring to
Missouri Valley many short
courses attractive to the farmer
and the farmers wife. The whole
idea was practical from bust
ness standpoint as we'll as So
eial.
In speaking to the members Of
the class of 1916, both Mr.. Ora
ham and Mr.. McGavern told them
how proud the parents, faculty,
board of education and commu-
nifty were of them all, and that
they had every confidence they
would make good in the world.
The following is the complete
program:
Invocation ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Rev. w. ID. Crewdson
Sing Smile Slumber ..............
Girls Glee Club
The Cooper's song ....................
Boys Chorus
Glass prophecy ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Fred Egan
The Life of Youth ...
High School Chorus
Glass Will Observation-Disclosures.
Irene Muller
yaledictory ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Hugh Tamisiea
until the Dawn" ............