Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-29
81 STUDENTS WILL
GRADUATE IN 1916
List Of Graduates Smaller
This Year Than Twelv4
Months Ago.
PROGRAM ARRANGED
Summer Vacation VIII Not
Begin Until Fir,r
Week in June.

4 With half Of their last Scholastic
term finished and only nine nars
I weeks q study. the 1916 grsdusfIny
class cf the Tulsa high school has
I taken the form which, with fau
/ possible exceptions. II will presert q,
/ the close Of the year.
\ II viii be the eleventh group 10 IN
( out from Tulsa high school ana ,ba
I size Of the ciass compares tav5r+fJc
with the age Of the school Slxty-ona
! students will be given the ehast
/ honors Of q public school e5uoat.on
: iht-s s.ring. This IL as cOmpare6 ,g.tb
- o' last year. the decrease being be.
! cause Of the moving away Of several
/ members and the lack Of sny add.
I lons a. the beginning Of the last term
/ ne senior class Is unusually small az
/ com pared with the other classe. now
I IN the high school and indications
/ point tc record breaker in 49,.
Vacation Comes Late
on account Of the late opening las.
fali school will not dismiss untu Jlne
nencement week from May 2s N
June ?. During this period fnaI ~
an'n1t!Ons ara conducted for -be
student body at large and all seniors
VINO have maintained q passing grade
viii De exempt from these tests.
This arrangement gives them the
entire seven days TO wind up their
scholastic careers with usual ceremon-
les.
The fir-t event during commenaa-
inent week will be the baccalaureate
sermon on sunday night, May .. This
VIII De held at Convention hall and II
is Trohahle that II will be the ocCa
sion ot union services. ali churches
d!smissing 10 hear the address The
SPEAKER for the occasion has not been
chosen. but the matter is in the hands
Of the senior class.
Give Glass Play
The class play will be giyer al Con-
vention hall Monday night. Nav %
This Is the official effort Of the eroup
at large Miss Theodore Pottls Of
the department Of music and art will
direct the staging and rehearsals win
begin within the next few weeks
Trials TO ascertain who will take part
are scheduled FOR next week If the
con mitiee from the class is working
diligently on this matter ard prob
ably VIII make a decision this week.
Wednesday. May 80. will be devoid
Of activities because Of the fact that
II is Decoration day. This is the first
year the local schools have ever held
over to this date and holiday viii
be in order
Glass day has been set as THURSDAY.
May 81. and on this date the SEN
lors Will wind up ther official actiN-
tiles The afternoon will be devoted
to class day exercises both serious
and humorous in nature. This pro-
gram includes the orations Of the
valedictorian and salutatorian. These
TWO officers, representing the highest
scholarship in the class. will he
picked in about three weeks II IS
highly probably that both Offices
will be filled by girls as the younaA
laoies, two in particular. seem to ne
UNFOLDING the dignity Of the class in
this department and are running
close race for premier honors.
Banquet Feature
The justly famous junior-seuior
banquet will be given on the same
evening. This is the corusculent So
tribute to the graduating students hv
the junior class AS has been the
custom for some wears this will be
given at Hotel Tulsa and will be do
mated by W, ~ Robinson. This
treat. always providing the best the
hostelry affords, makes Mr.. Robinson
one OF the most popular men H. the
school.
The banquet is one at which a new
precedent will be set by the girls
Both junior and senior girls have
signed agreements to wear white
skirts and 'middies" These will sup
plant the gowns which have hitherto
been a feature
At Convention Hall
commencement exercises will ne
held at Convention hall on June
with some speaker Of national fame
to deliver the address. At this time
the seniors will be presented with
their diplomas. bound in gray sheep
skin and printed with gilt ink.
AL this event rs at all appropriate S.
occasions during commencement
week, the seniors will wear regulation
caps and gowns donated by the school
BOARD The provision cuts clothing
oills to a minimum.
Friday, the last official dav Of the
year. probably will be the date Of the>
annual alumni senior dance.
The officers of the graduating class
as elected last fall are Harold ]. orr.
president; Mary Sill. vice president;
Iuniata Nisher, secretary-treasurer
Alfred Aggas, reporter
list OF Graduates
The senior roll is as follows: Alta
lohnson. Matte Kennedy, Josephine
Layman. Lucille Lee. Clara McJunken.
ia McNicol, Norma Miller. Maud
Bates. James Owens. Helen Thurman.
Alford Aggas, Harold Aitken, Vernon
Augenstein. Alice Ball. Thelma Ben
nghoff. Clyde Black. Paul Brown,
sarah Bullers. Mildred Bumgarner,
Seryl Butler, Glenn Campbell Mar
ha Chenault, Walton Clinton, Gladys
'ody, Eugene Covert. Blanch Creek
more. Ro nary Crate. Harriet Cul-
Edith Dilling, IRA Lee Dun
AN Josephine Forster. Elsie Harper.
Roy Harris, Sybil Harrison. Harry
tarter, Norma Hays, Velma Hopping.
iomer Hughes, Francis Impey Rus
ell Morse. Thomas Neal, Eunice
\ewberry. Harold J. Orr. Everett
'ope. Leroy Rvlander. Winfred Set
er. Mary Sill. Mary Swagler. Maurice
Taylor, Tessa Tmmons, James Tuttle.
lucille Doris Tyler. Juniata Visher,
.ouis Washincton, Veneverette
White, Vera Willhour. Violet Will.
Iamson, Everett Wood, Irene Wooley.A
w Wynn.