Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1916-05-26
NEWPORT

pioneer settler of Portland, was
born in Memphis Tenn. October
IA, 1886 an died at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Captain Stu
art, May 21, 1916, aged 70 years
Z months and 7days. She was
the daughter of the late Captain
Levi Knatt of whom Knatt Street
in Portland is named.
She crossed the plains in 1853 |
with her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Cunningham. The remains
were taken to Portland Mon
day and was inferred in the Lone
Fir Cemetery, East Portland.
The body was accompanied to
Portland by her two daughters,
Mrs. Bingham and Mrs. Captain
Stuart, Captain Stuart is in
Portland under the care of a
specialist.
The Baccalaureate Sermon
wars preached Sunday morning
to the graduating class of the
Newport High School by DR..
Pratt, Pastor of the Presbyter-
ian Church. The Church was
beautifully decorated with
flowers and evergreens. The
Grafton was practical and of
high order. The class is COM
posed of the following young
persons: Miriam Seley, Frank
Sheffield, Lloyd Hockett, Roger
Simpson and Edward Bently.
This class mastered the studies
and graduated with honors. The
graduating exercises of the
High School will be held in the
High School Auditorium Friday
evening, May 26th. DR.. Shell
don, Dean of Education in the
State University, will deliver the
address. DR.. Sheldon is one of
the leading educators of the
state and brilliant orator.
Good music will be furnished
and a short program rendered in
which members of the gradual
ing class will lake part. The
class is one Of the best ever grad
uated at this institution and no
doubt the Auditorium will be
crowded to witness the eXer-
cises.
The Eight Grade Exercises
were held Wednesday evening in
the High School Auditorium,
the following is the program
and the names of the pupils
graduating: Ethel Beaucamp,
Essay; Vale Woodford, Declama-
ton; Hazel Burdett, Music;
Florence Grey, Music; Douglas
Simpson, Essay; Violet Saund-
ers, Reading; Paul Chambers,
Essay; George, Music; Ruth
Butterfield, Defamation; Eun-
ice Emmit, Essay; Thelma Jew
EFT and Lucy Morse, Music; Lu-
la Cramer, Defamation; Mary
Black, Defamation, Lena Miller
Class Prophecy; Bernice Cham
beIs andLucy Morse, Music
Mildred Brown, Essay; Hurley
Colliver, Essay; Hugh Halleck,
Essay; Bessie Sellard, Music;
Lula Green, Essay; Alzina Pierce
Defamation; Louis Murphy,
Music; Grace Hawkins, Decla-
nation; Bessie Sellard, Address;
Florence Cray, Music; Superin-
tendent e. ]. Ortman, Address
George Reed, Music. Presenta-
ton of diplomas by Captain o,
F. Jacobson, Chairman of the
Board of Trustees. Alzina
Pierce, Music. Congratulations
Class motto, Work; class colors
Red and White. This is a large
class but they all passed with
honor. This is because each
pupil was required to master the
grades as they passed over then
and this is where so many pupils
fail as they are not thorough In
the lower grades. This Is NJ
doubt the fault of the teacher
Newport has a fine public schoo
presided over by a competen
corps of teachers. Captain ia
cobson before presenting the di
plomas made some very encour
aging and appropriate remark
remarks to the Class as well Al
the teachers who had been s.
faithful in the discharge OF thei
duties.
Prof. Colman taught the eigh
grade, and the good work show
for its self, only forty-one Q
the eight grade pupils In tn
County passed the examinatio
and of this number, Newpor
had twenty-one. Prof. Artma
spoke encouraging words to tn