The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-06-16
COMMENCEMENT WEEK
IN CLIO SCHOOLS
FIFTEEN BOYS AND GIRLS WILL
CONSTITUTE CLASS
Class Day Will Be June 22 and Com
memo cement June %, When Splendid
Programs Will Be Given

and Friday evenings of next week, the
people of Clio will have the pleasure of
again participating in the most import
ant annual public event that takes
place in the municipality, that of the
graduation of boys and girls from our
public schools. The class of. 1916 con-
sists of fifteen bright and earnest boys
and girls, who have completed the pre-
scribed course of study and are about
to go out into the world better fitted
for the duties of citizenship because of
the cultivation they have acquired. We
say acquired because cultivation must
be acquired; it cannot be given to any
one, it must be earned, and despite the
fact that We have good schools and
interested and jealous teachers, we
want to give the credit for the achieve
ments of these boys and girls mainly to
themselves. Simple justice. however,
demands that we pay to the faculty of
the schools the tribute that justly is
theirs. Prof. White and the entire
corps of teachers have worked earn
estly throughout the school year; they
have applied modern methods in their
work and are entitled to the gratitude
of the student body and the appreci-
alton of the patrons of the schools. The
gratitude of the students will be a
growing force, we opine, as the years
pass away and they come to realize the
labor and interest which have been ex-
pended in their behalf
The first event of commencement
week will be the baccalaureate sermon,
which will be given by Rev. j. Brad
ford Pengelly, of Flint, at the Audi
torium, next Sunday evening. DIR. PEN
gelly is one of the most brilliant clergy
men in the state ard his address may
be anticipated with'much pleasure.
Class day program will be given on
Thursday evening of next week and
will be as follows:
March MRS. E. C. c. BENSON
Invocation REV C. w. GREENE
Salutatory GERNETH FRosT
Essay Inc Man at the Gate CLARION REED
i rY,.. BEATRICE PALMER
| ELSIE FIELD
Music LADIES QUARTETrE
Essay Submarine Warfare EVA SCOTT
Giftatory J. K. FROST
Essay" American Ideals MABEL PARKER
, HELEN DOYLE
AMMAN HABKIRK
Solo Mrss IJprEcRAFF
Essay Character CEcILE RICHARDSON
Class Will SIMON CLOSE
Essay" Culture and Service"
, ELEANOR AcHEsoN
Class Poem FLORENCE RICHARDSON
valedictory Nihil Sine Lahore
Class Song-Composed by FLOYD COLLINS
Benedction REV. E. C. c. BENSON
Commencement program will be
given on Friday evening. DR.. c. o.
Hoyt. who has been secured to give
the address, is not only an accomplished
orator, but his talks are filled with the
inspiration that is particularly valuable
to young people and an incentive to
good citizenship generally. We wish
that every citizen of Clio might have
the opportunity of hearing him. Fol-
lowing is the commencement program:
March MISS YERDEN
Invocation Rev. E. c. C. BENSON
, Music" Bridal Chorus"
: HIGH SCHOOL GLEE CLUH
CFrom The Rose Maiden'')
, Address DR.. c. o. HoYI
Piano Solo MISS ELLA RUSSELL
Presentation Of Diplomas G. A. LAcURF
Music Lovely June" HIGH SCHOOL GLEE CLUE
Benediction REV. C. w. GREENS
GRADE PROMOTION
On Wednesday evening of next week
new feature will be added to the an.
nuaI commencement of Clio schools,
This will be the presentation of certi.
ficates of promotion to the scholars OF
the lower grades. The event will take
place at the Auditorium, where about
200 of the small boys and girls of the
schools will assemble and receive neatly
printed certificates which they car
hang up in their homes and which will
be an incentive to them for earnest
work and further achievement in the
, future. w. w. Blackney will make q
short address and there will be brief
remarks by others, in addition to which
pleasing general program by the lit.
tie folks will be given. Admission will
be free and the attendance of the pub
lie is invited.
: ALUMNI BANQUET
All Of the arrangements have beer
completed for the holding of the alumni
banquet this friday evening. The
affair will take place at the Auditorium
and additional interest will be lent to
because Of the fact that it is the tweri.