The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-05-18
COMMF5 CEMENT
WEEK IS ON
CELEBRATION BEGAN WITHPAGEANT


The celebrations attendant on COM
mencement week of the high school
we're ushered in Friday afternoon by a
pageant participated in by the 400 pu-
pills Of the grade schools Of the city
and so girls from the high school. The
children under the direction of Mrs. C.
H. Henney, teacher of music In the
schools, assisted by Mrs. Edgar Franz
and Miss Eva Brock, rendered folk
dances and participated in May pole
dance. Little Miss Dorothy Rand was
crowned the queen of May.
The sight Of the happy youngsters,
proud Of the display they were making,
was q pretty one. Chautauqua park,
the scene Of the pageant, was crowded
by proud parents and smiling friends
Of the children. Business houses of the
city were closed during the pageant
hours.
Commencement exercises will come
to close tomorrow evening, when the
IS graduates of the high school will be
presented with their diplomas by Frank
A. Cram, chairman Of the city school
board. The graduates, and the names
Of the respective parents. are as fol-
lows: Lorry Allen, DR.. and Mrs. STAN
ton Allen; Allyn and Malcolm Button.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. n. Button; Benjamin
Breed, Mr.. and Mrs. FL. Breed Lester
Fisher. Mrs. M. c. Gsssling. guardian:
Henry Haas. Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
Haas; Evelyn Hasbrouck, Mr.. and Mrs.
h. l.. Hasbrouck: Ruth Howell. Mary
Howell: Glenn F. Hunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. B. Hunt; Virginia Iiams, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. II. Jeffrey; Julius Jacobson.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. jacobson; Armas Jak-
ku, Mr.. and Mrs. John Jakku; Arthur
johnson, MIR. and Mrs. j. C. johnson:
Helen E. Knight, MIR. and Mrs. W. J.
knight: Vera LaRerty, Mr.. and Mrs.
l. U. Lafferty; Paul E. Lancaster, MIR.
and Mrs. Chas. Lancaster; Alice J.
McCurdy, Mr.. and Mrs. q. A.
McCurdy; Lura Merrick, Mrs. Ger
trude Cameron; Mark E. Moe, Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur D. Moe; Clarence Mil
ler, Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Miller;
Robert McClansthan, Mr.; and Mrs, R.
A. McClanathan; Mary Nealeigh. Mr..
and Mrs. J. T. Nesleigh: Julia c. No
BILE. Mrs. A. N. Noble; Ella Niehans,
Mr.. and Mrs. August Niehans; Stella
P. Perry, Mr.. and Mrs. W. v. Perry;
Grace Regnell. Mr.. and Mrs. H. T.
Regnell; Ruth Shreve. Mr.. and Mrs.
j. W. Shreve; Katherine Skinner, MIR.
and Mrs. F. E. Sinner; Mae E. Shay,
MIR. and Mrs. W. 4. Shay Helen SUIT
hoff, Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Sutthoff Earl
H. Shank, Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Shank:
Jack T. Stanton, Judge and Mrs. E. e.
Stanton; Dorcas Dewitt, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. s. Dewitt; Mary Winans, MIR. and
Mrs. W. r. Winans; Emily A. Wiley,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Wiley.
Prof. L. B. Gibson, principal Of the
high school, who has taken canvass
of the graduating class, reports that 20
of the 35 members announce that they
will attend institutions Of higher edu-
cation.
"This has been the best year in the
history of the Hood River high school,"
says Prof. Mclaughlin. superintendent
of city schools, and we are contemplate
ing that next years work will be even
better; for then we will have better
buildings and better all around
plant"
With Bishop R. L. Paddock, Rev. A.
r. Macnamara, Rev. J. L. Allen and
Rev. Morris Goodrich present for the
service, Rev. W. B. Young preached
the baccalaureate sermon Sunday even-
ing at the Congregational church.
This evening "The Feast of the Lit
tie Lanters," d Chinese operetta will
be given under the direction of Mrs.
Henney BY members of the Girls Glee
club. The following for the cast:
Princess Chan. Chinese heiress, Lii
ian Brock; Mai Ku. Japanese juggler
maid, Elda jackson: Wee Ling, maid
to the princess, Ruth Berry; Ow Long,
governess to the princess, Ruth How
ell.
Between the two acts will be given
the following: A Japanese solo. Mag
daline Mitchell; Japanese fan drill. by
IL girls: duet, A. Boyer, cornet, and
c. II. Henney, euphonium. Both the
latter musicians are we'll known in
Portland, Mr.. Boyer having been con-
ductor Of the Rosarian band.
Members of the following orchestra
will accompany the operetta singers
Will Chandler, Geo. A. Wuest, G. II.
Henney, A. Boyer, J. W. Forbes. Hans
Hoerlein and Vincent Riedl.
Tomorrow will be the big day OF
commencement. The high school stu
dents vii attend the track meet to be
held with The Dalles high.
DR.. Carl Doney. president Of VILLAIN
cite University, will deliver the COM
mencement address tomorrow night.
and the class oration will be delivered
| by julius Jacobsen, president.