Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-16

Graduation Tonight. end an
nual commencement of the Davenport
high school will be held this evening
in the auditorium when 1876 graduates
Will receive their diplomas. Twenty
nine took their diplomas in January.
This is one of the largest classes that
ever graduated from the local school
and as every course listed in the high
school curriculum is represented by
at least four graduates, it will be one
Of the most representative classes that
ever finished DR.. O. A DahmS, the
president of the school board. will pre-
sent the diplomas. OttO's orchestra
will furnish the orchestra music while
the class musicians will be the sOloists
There are four musicians in the class
who will play while four boy have
been chosen as the class speakers. The
program will commence at o'clock
The list of honor graduates contains
two first honor students and five second
honor students. The first honor stu
dents have secured Els in at least 80
out of 80 academic credits for gradual
ton. Those to receive second hOn3rs
received at least "A out of 30 f aca-
demic credits, G averages in the re-
mainder required.
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st. Ambrose Has IL Graduates.-The
34th annual commencement of ST Am
brose college was held last evening in
the college auditorium when a class of
IL, the largest in the history of the in
stitution, received their diplomas
Right Rev. j. T. Then, bishop of Lin
coin, addressed the graduates. His
address was one of the finest ever de-
livered in the hall His manner was
earnest and his language forceful, yet
again and again the audience broke
into gales of laughter at his apt COM
ments on the life of d student.
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Vote to Raise DueS.-The 73d Iowa
Masonic grand lodge after a three days
session came to an official close
yesterday. The delegates are scatter
ing to their homes in all parts of the
state this afternoon. 1t was the larg-
est attended grand lodge ever held
showing a registration of 40 more del
egates than had ever attended before.
a p
70 cents TO $l00 a year carried by a
big majority yesterday morning. The
charity appropriation from the grand
lodge alone was increased from 1919
per cent to Is per cent. The dues for
merIy totaled $40.250, and with the in
crease it will amount to $4,000 an
nually. officers elected were: Grand
master, Thomas A. Arthur, Logan (;
senior grand warden, George L. Gar
ton. Des Moines: junior grand warden,
?. H. Schaeffer, Burlington: grand sec
rotary, Newton r. Parwin, Cedar Rap
ids; grand treasurer, c. l.. Siverly,
Aues: grand custodian, T. p. Bence,
Bloomfield The 1917 meeting was
awarded to Waterloo.
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Police to Watch for Girl Thieves
Policemen have received orders to be
on the watch for the small girls who
recently have stolen number OF flow
ers from the lawns between Sixth and
Eighth streets on Western avenue,
The residents of that vicinity have
complained about the number OF flew
ers picked by school girls, and the
Dolice will prosecute all offenders here
after, il is announced.
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More Election Accounts Filed.-Yes-
terdav being the final day for the filing
( of election expense accounts, there was
/ A considerable rush by the candidates
at the recent primary to file their pa
pers. The principal account filed was
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