Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-03
DIPLOMAS TO 40
At EAST MOLINE
Large Audience of Relatives and
Friends Attend Exercises Held at
the Majestic Theatre.
ADDRESS BY REV. VI. E. CHATLEY
Graduation at st. Mary's Parochial
School TO Be Held Sunday-0th-
err News of the City.

ed auspiciously last night with COM
mencement exercises held in the new
Majestic theatre at S o'clock, 81 pupils
receiving certificates from the eighth
grade. and three senior students. The
theatre was filled to capacity by par
ents and friends of the young folk.
The stage was beautifully decorated
with large jardinieres containing
masses of rose, pink and white
peonies and with potted palms. Chairs
were arranged on the platform for the
graduates, who came in after the au-
dience was seated, marching down the
aisle in single and double file, the
high school graduates carrying arm
bouquets of yellow Richmond roses
and the eighth grade girls wearing
corsage bouquets OF pink sweet peas,
the class fower-as were the roses
the BOYS having bouttonnieres of the
peas tied with ribbon steamers in the
class colors, blue and gold, the high
school orchestra playing as they en-
tered.
Happy Faces.
Happy faces, alight with expecta-
ton, made an impressive sight and
formed a splendid looking body of
young men and women. The town
ship high school board of education,
Dr.. Z. A. Soule, Louis Haemer, George
Stang, T. B. Chambers, c. W. Hink,
T. j. Schafer, W Z. Taylor, and the
city board Of education, T. (. Adle
man, A B. Dieterich, G. F. Schiliing,
B. B. Ellis, Oscar Lundeen, Mrs. S. A.
Cartwright, Mrs. ". Z. Taylor, were
seated at either side Of the theatre
near the stage. D. B. Hoffman, SUI
perintendent Of schools, introduced the
numbers of the program the invoca-
ton being given by Rev. c. T. Cady,
after which the high school orchestra
gave a selection, Evening Chimes In
the Mountains" exquisitely played.
The eighth grade class sang Sum
mer," by Wagner, delightfully."-, and Su-
perintendent Hoffman presented Rev.
M. E. Chatley of the Memorial Chris
tian church, Rock Island. who gave
the commencement address.
Rev. Mr.. Chatley opened his remarks
by comparing some Of the beautiful
moments he had experienced, sight OF
wonderful rainbow, the hearing OF
Handels oratorio rendered perfectly
an auditorium swayed by great ora
tory, but none of these was as glor-
ious as the graces on the brow o.
youth. He adjured the graduates Of
their possibilities for which theil
school preparation had fitted them and
counted that preparedness" the only
worthy kind. The speaker presented
them three chief aims in life-happi-
ness, helpfulness and honor-these tc
be wrought to the pinnacle Of Charac-
ter by the sum total Of daily thoughts
and acts. He named four attributes
essential to this development, giving
appreciation as the paramount one
appreciation of all the beauteous
things of earth, open TO the eyes OF
each if he but see. Appreciation
drapes the commonest things of life
with fine spun gold and enables one
TO discern the kindness of others
Harmony altruism, and lastly optim-
ism were the other qualities to real
success. Rev. Chatleys description OF
each attribute made a word picture
that cannot but linger in the minds
CT his young listeners and lend sweet
ness TO their lives. His address was
embellished with snappy epigrams
rounded and true, embroidered with
poetry and filed with happy anecdote
that put the audience as one with the
speaker. He closed with the thought
TO be of service to ones fellowman
and warned the young people not tC
expect a crown on earth but to await
the earned Increment of happy, con
liz ~
the living, Rev, Chatley said, and
quoted Francis Murphy, the reformer
who said he cared more for one little
blossom given him while living thar
for q whole bushel thrown upon his
coffin by his friends with the words
There, Murphy, smell that"
Following the address a saxophone
solo was given with sympathetic rem
diti0n by A B. Dieterich DR.. A. Z,
Soule presented the diplomas to tbs
high school graduates in a little tall
filled with feeling, and especially
thanked the senior class for its gift
TO the school, beautiful bronze tab
let, inscribed, and which will be plac.
ed in the entrance Of the new high
school, now nearing completion. T
L. Adelman gave the diplomas to the
eighth grade graduates and advised
them TO pursue their class motto
throughout life, Climb, Though thS
Rocks Be Rugged" Bizet's Toreadol
song then was sung by the high schoo
chorus and with such effect and vim
that It had TO respond to encore Miss
Mlllle Beck of Rock Island, super
visor of music, directed the chorus
and brought perfect unison out of the
large number of voices. Benediction
was said by Rev. Mr. Cady. and the
fifth annual commencement came tc
a close.
A Fine Enrolment.
The schools of East Moline have
an enrolment of over 1000. There
are five buildings and splendid work
is being accomplished, as last nights
graduation attests. Superintendent
Hoffman and the members of the
school boards are expanding every
effort to carve the best cornerstone Of
national safety-good schools. The
names of those graduating follow:
Glass roll-Grace German, Flor
ence Strohm, Nina Murray.
Eighth grade graduates - Russel
Hosfeldt, Solomon Cooksey. Florence
Bookman, Florence Sarginson. Lloyd
Schildmiller, Leroy Osborn, Theresa
Tietink, La Verne Klingebiel. Lyle
Murray, Dorothy Marland, Mcclellan
Moody, Nora Howell, Violet Ander-
SOD, Truman Hogue, Madeleine Loete
Merlin Aillett, Boyd Bensenberg
Duane Rein, May Haddick, Ethel Phi