Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-03
Tulsa High School Grad
uating Glass of 1916
in Last Rites.
GEORGE COMBS TALKS
Kansas City Divine Takes
Original Theme for Com
mencement Address.

While many a mother shed an un-
conscious tear and many a father
swelled in his natural PRIDE. 62 grad
yates of Tulsa high school stepped 10
the front OF Convention haH stage
when their names were called IhuIS-
day night and received from the hands
OF A, a. Bumgarner. Tice-presldent
of the board OF education. diplomas.
Or. George IL. Combs. pastor of
the Independence avenue Christian
church OF Kansas City, delivered the
address of the evening to medium
sized crowd.
The program was opened by a Idpe
organ concert. Mrs. Ernest Il. Cluiow
performing on the municipal organ
the Rev. J. w. Darby asked the OPEN
ing prayer, after which the high
school chorus sang.
Doctor Combs theme was in refu-
tation of the doctrine, Let the dead
past bury its dead" he saying that
the past was "a living thing. not only
looking down upon us by being part
Of US.
yourselves" he told the graduates is
What am | going to do with my past?
not What am l going TO do with my
future"
You are the ones who will decide
whether or no the past has been SUE
cessful. The governing value of the
past is determined by that which
comes after it."
Doctor Combs then explained some
of the national issues. such as pa
tTiotism, prohibitio:- preparedness,
which the graduates will have to face
even as they have been faced in the
past.
The latter part Of his address dealt
with the question. What can do to
make the past shine" TO which ques
tlon he answered. Work! and work
cheerfully!"
After the commencement address,
A. A. Bumgarner. representing the
| board of education. II. j. katz, prin-
cipal of the high school, and h. Il.
| OberholtZer superintendent of city
schools. made short talks to the
class, after which the diplomas were
presented.
Superintendent Oberholtzer gave
special mention to tho normal train
| ing class. the first to graduate from
| the local high school. He presented
two-ycar state teachers certificates to
the following who completed the
course: Norma Hays. Ida McNichol,
Martha Chenault, Matte Kennedy,
Mary Roome, Lucille Tyler, Thelma
Bcnninghoff, Byrde Byers. Ura Lee
Duncan. Alta Johnson.
Following are those who received
diplomas:
Norma w. Miller, Helen Marjorie
| Thurman. IRA Lee Duncan, Josephine
| Layman, Lucille Lee, Sybil Harrison,
Eunice Belle Newberry, Maudie Eth
lowayne Bates. Beryl Louise Butler,
Vera V. Willhour, Maurice Walter
Taylor, Lucille Doris Tyler, Mary Ha-
eel Roome. Thelma Irene Wooley,
Alta Johnson. Blanche Lucille Creek
more, Sarah Jane Eullers Matte
Marguerite Swagler Byrde Maurine
Byers. James Henry Tuttle, Alice
Hattie Ball. Justin Russell Morse,
Nelma LeL Vera Hopping. Venever-
EFT .. White. Mary Gould Sill, Win
fred Augustus Setser. Martha Pryor
| Chenault Homer Kenneth Hughes,
Juni@ta Visher, Thelma Bennnghoff,
Leroy Fugh Rylancer. Gladys Mis-
souri, Cody Mildred Evelyn Bum
garner, Edith Amelia Dilling, Har-
riet s. Culbertson. Ida Estelle Nc
| Nichol. Violet Williamson. Wallace
| Eugene Covert Elsie Mae Harper Mil
Ter. Glenn Campbell, William Clyde
Black. Roy Albert Harris II. Everett
| Pope Mary Josephine Forster Harry
b. Harter, Cara Varnum McJunkin,
Ivy Mitchell Wynn, Norma Hays. Ce-
Gil Vernon Augenstein. John Harold
Aitkin, Lewis Elzey Washington,
Everett Albert Wood. Thomas Mil
Ter N,al. William Francis Impey, jr.,
James A. owens, Paul j. Browne,
Harold James Orr, Walton Spence
Clinton, Thomas Afford Aggas, Tessa
Timmcns. Rosemary Genevieve Crate.