The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-05-25

The outdoor feats by the pupils
OF the Nezperce public schools ON
the school campus last Thursday
afternoon closed the open air see
ton of the commencement week
program. The business houses of
the town closed for these events
and nearly all the business men
joined their friends and families
TO watch the young folks do the
folk dances, the May-pole dance,
1.-THE stately minuet and many 9TH
er stunts that gave much pleasure
to the large crowd of spectators.
Each number of the varied list
was carried out in special costume
and gave evidence of extensive
preparation on the part OF teach
ers and students. 1t was in all a
feature of the week well calcu
lated TO long last in the memory
of all who saw and participated
in it as a most happy one.
In the evening the stage was ali
set for the browning occurrence oil
the week-the commencement ex.
ereiSes and address to the grad
uating class. The weather came
along with its usual regularity
and dampened the prospect, but
the people were used 10 this and
by auto and ON foot they aSsembl-
ed al the opera house until il was
packed.
AT the appointed hour the sen
Tor class OF % members took its
place among the festoOns OF cut
flowers and potted plants ON the |
stage, and the program was open
ed with the song, The Kerry |
Dance, by chorus of high school
voices. Superintendent McMa-
han then briefly addressed the |
audience in the presentation OF
the speaker OF the evening, Dean |
f. J. Iddings Of the Idaho Uniyer-
sity, who made his subject, 1.-THE
Resources and Possibilities Of Ida.
no, fit the occasion most admir-
ably and gave the class and au-
dienee much real food for
thought.
Going on that natural presump-
ton that these Is young people
would prefer TO enter on their
life-wOrk in the state where THEN
schooling had been obtained, he
pointed out its undevelOped re.
sources in agriculture, in hOrti-
culture, in mining, in numbering,
in transportation, in engineering
and in water power, through the
development OF which latter ami
pie cheap power was at hand for
the operation Of all other lines
He made it clear that here is
the place for the exercise Of that
knowledge with which the stu
dent had equipped himself, and
backed by his youthful energy, he
could here at hand find q field
ready and waiting for any human
No need to look beyond
the borders Of this great state
whose area is that Of an empire
sustaining millions OF people,
while at present only 100000
iouls are competing for its rich
8.
Mr.. Iddings' address was not
IlOng the beaten path, flower lad
N and burdened with pretty =
phrases to passingly please the .
-Oung graduates and their par I
nts; but il dealt with the prac-
iel-the real things in life that p
low confront the graduates, and y
IS very naturc-its originality y
ras suggestive Of the bcgginnings
o be made here, with the promise q
( the genuine reward that comes 2
My to the genuine doors Of o
Kings. The seed was we'll s0wn
must bear fruit. ~
At the conclusion Of the adj =
ress Alexander Fox was recalled n
Dr. a second number after his rem. n
itiOn Of Simple Avetf on the VIC. =
n.
This number was succeeded by 20
Re presentation Of the diplomas "
, the Eighth Grade graduates ne
nd to the High School class by y
resident }. w. Anderson Of the pl
GARD of Education.
The High School chorus closed
Ie program in the excellent rem
f;on ~ tho TVvili0hf Rct.or;a