The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-05-25
Who Has Received the Rep.
ubican Nomination For
Secretary Of State.
lone IS THE SCENE
Of MUCH ACTIVITY

The week has been a busy one, up
to date, with the pupils Of the lone
schools, all the fuss and hub bub be-
ing incident to the closing days, when
it is now considered the proper thing
to have something doing" other than
close attention to studies, the last
week. So both teachers and str
dents have been hard pressed In the
preparation Of special exercises and
the presenting of diplomas. The first
order was the graduation of the pu-
pills from the eighth grade on Fri
day evening. For this event the
Yeoman hall was very appropriately
decorated with green boughs aud To-
Gust blossoms, and over the stage
stood out in striking letters the class
motto: "Our Hope, to Win-Our
Aim, Success" From this depart
ment of the school a claes of twelve
bright boys and girls have graduated,
and each one has received their pa
pers permitting them to pass on into
the High School grades. An appro-
pirate program, especially prepared
for the occasion, was carried out as
| follows:
! Music c--------------lo orchestra
| Invocation -----R Rev. j. L. Jones
Vocal Solo------.--M Miss Doris Wilt
Grafton Eighth Grade Graduate"
Jean Davis.
Vocal Zelma Engelman
Essay, early Oregon" Mary Bacon
Bell BellSolo-------------Chas. Chick
Address Lyman
Benediction- Rev. Jones
The presentation of diplomas at
this time was postponed owing to the
fact that the grades Of the pupils had
not been received.
We should be pleased to comment
at length on this program, as it was
very excellent throughout. These
eighth grade pupils will be heard OF
as they progress in the higher grades,
and it would be indeed pleasant fact
to chronicle in the future their grad
uation as class from the High
School without break in their num-
bers. The hall was crowded to wit
ness these exercises.
Friday evening came the class play
"Blundering Billy" offered by the
members of the Senior class to a
packed house. The cast was as fol.
lows: Billy Butler, Harley Sperry
who carried out the character Of
Blundering Billy" in very natura
and satisfactory manner, always do
ing the wrong thing at the righ1
time; Ezra Tuttle, Colorado cattle
man having large fortune and 6
beautiful daughter, and very desirous
of breaking into swell society. This
at the last moment, owing to the Sc
we're illness of Jesse Dobyns; Lieut.
Griswold, Mearl Blake, handsom,
young soldier seeking the hand Of The
cattleman's daughter--somewh O.
an adventurer and the rival O
"Blundering Billy; Mr.. Blake did hi
part well; Sing Toy, Chinese servan
who looked the past as we'll as actins
it to the delight of all, proving to b,
just about as big blunder as Billy
Hank Dibble, sailor boy, Georg
link, who did not seem to appreciate
the alove-making of the grass-widow
from his own account; Dorthy Tuttle
pretty daughter of Ezra Tuttle, VIII,
: was determined to marry the NAL
of her own choice and foiled tn
schemes Of her father and the lieute
, nant. This was the part played b,
Catherine Jones, who thorough
comprehended the character an,
] greatly pleased the audience; Clariss
Burnham, beautiful grass widow an
J adventures, former wife of Liet
} Griswold, was the part well sustaine
by Ruth Petteys, and Woyo San
Japanese girl, was played by Goldi
: Stoops, who might have been take
Y for real lady of the Flowery King
: dom. The play was we'll presente
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