Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-06-09
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Bismarck's Second Largest Glass
Is Graduated at the
Auditorium
PROF. coAD GIVES
COMMENCEMENT TALK
Superintendent Root Eevlews
Accomplishments Of Last
Six Years.

Tho second largest class ever grad
mated from the Bismarck high schoo]
received it's diplomas last nlght De
fore an audience of relatives anu
friends that taxed the Auditorium
e, J. Taylor, state superintendent
of public instruction, presented the
sheepskins to the thi"ty'seVen gradu'
ates. following an interesting pro-
gram of music and addresses.
Coad Delivers Address.
James e. CoI], director OF the cx
tension deua,tmont Of the University
of North Dakota, deliYetei the gradu
ating address, taking as his 11tle '"ihe
Challenge. This is the fist time III
the last six years that 1ne from the
university Las riven this address.
'.What can you do was the theme
of Mr.. Coad's address Every penny
invested in books was wasted unless
ahe books could be translated into &C
tion. he said. He urged that happl
ness was not dependent upon clrcum
stances and that discomfort was some
times a good thing His Address was
p,lnctuated frequently with terse, APT
stories that drove home his points.
Root Gives valedictory.
G. C. Root, superintendent OF
schools. who had charge of the exer'
eises, gave a review Of the years that
he has been in Bismarck.
, ''This is my valedictory, as well as
that of the graduating class" he de-
clared. MANY changes have taken
place since | came to Bismarck six
years ago" .
'Thcn We had two small grade
buildings. There were 1874 students
in the high school and instruction
was given in three or four grade
rooms, t.
Many improvements.
"Since then modern high school
has been built. People predicted that
it would not be filled for ages, still it
is little too large now.
''Today 235 students are enrolled.
We have, instead of the five or six
we then had, twelve teachers who
give all of their time to the high
school,
"When came there Were nine
teen teachers in all, now there are
thirty-fve.
Will Retain Interest.
I'VE have added several depart
ments; the ones devoted to CONNER
cial work and sciences are worthy of
special mention.
"My interest in Bismarck schools
will not cease with my departure.
hope that they will even progress
more in the next six years than they
have in the past six. And hope that
Bismarck will be the first city of
North Dakota in the near future, as
so many have predicted
Boys Show Increase.
Mr., Root reminded the graduating
class that diplomas were not life in
surance policies; that they alone
would not insure success.
He also told of the increase in per-
centage of boys in the graduating
class. They were II percent in the
first class graduated under the pres.
ent superintendent and 40 percent in
las. nights class.
GIee Clubs AppIauded.
Mr.. Taylor, whose remarks were
brief, urged every graduate to 50 on
to higher institutions of learning. but
to remember if they could not that
their education was not finished. Life
is education.
Both the boys and the girls glee
clubs were enthusiastically received
and forced to respond to encores.
Rev. J. r. Hughes gave the invo.
cation.
The boys wore a red Russell rose,
the class flower, in their lapels and
the girls carried bouquets.
The Glass Soma.
The exercises closed with the sing.
ing of the class song:
We leave our wisdom to the Juniors
And to the Sophomores our winning
ways,
And to the Freshmen. good example.
To follow through their high-school
days.
We love you, dear old Bismarck High
School,
'Tis with a sigh that we must par.
You've held our hopes and joys.
Our tears and fears,
Through all our High School wears
To Sixteen" three long cheers.
Rah. Rah, Rah!