The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1917-06-13
CHURCHILL COUNTY HIGH
SCHOOL HOLDS EXERCISES
Governor Boyle Present and Ad-
dresses Class--Nine Students Are
Handed Diplomas

The Rex Theatre was thronged
to overlooking last Friday evening
on the occasion of the Annual Com
meneement Exercises of the Church
i'll County High School. A few min
utes otter eight, boys and girls of the
line, carrying cables of verdure,
marched down the aisle and took
positions on each side of it, Thru
the lane thus formed, passed the SEN
iors, stately in cap and gown, Dr.
Colby, Principal McKillop, Deputy
Geo. E. McCracken, Mr.. F. G. Hough
of the County Board of Education.
State Superintendent John Edwards
Bray, Reverend w. E. Lowther and
Governor Emmett d. Boyle.
After the invocation by DR.. Colby,
the girls chorus very sweetly sang
'Tis Fate's Decree" Mr.. McKillop
then presented the diplomas to the
graduates. In his rcmarks he con-
veyed the plea of DR.. p. p. Claxton.
United States Commissioner of Educa-
tion, to keep educational plans occu-
pied, more than ever, if anything, in
this time of stress and strain. in
view of the vital Importance of meet
ing the unusually great demand for
skilled labor and service during the
war and of the still greater demand
which will certainly arise with the
beginning of peace.
Diplomas we're handed to Irma
Bendle, Layina Dudley, Nels Friberg,
Florence Huffman, Ernest Maupin,
Franc Mayfeld. Mary Oats, Matte
Steinbrook and Alice Wall. AS each
stepped forward to receive ihs dip
Iona, he was greeted by a ripple of
applause which showed the audience
appreciated his ability and steadfast-
ness in the successful effort to obtain
a high school education.
Mrs. j. r. Post then sang I'm the
Land of the SKY Blue Water" in her
usual e0ectlNe 1dSn1Ou.
Reverend w. E. Lowther, of Reno
was introduced to make the gradual
ing address and before many minutes
passed showed himself a rare master
of the art of public speaking. Wit.
humor, argument, illustration, ap-
peal, persuasiveness, the speaker
possessed and used all of them, to
the edifcation and keen delight of
his hearers. Using a number of ex-
periences in the Orient to illustrate
and fix his points, Reverend Lowther
felicitated the members of the class
on the privilege of living in Ameri-
ca, mentioned some phases of Ameri-
canism which may well cause pride
and reminded of some which call for
modification. In the makeup of
man, everything is subordinate to
character, and several elements of
character stand out as of surprising
value After briefly reviewing these
the orator closed with an
appeal to the class to rise to the pre-
sent emergency and deport themsel-
YES as a true man.
Following a word OF greeting from
State Superintendent Bray, Governor
Boyle was introduced and spoke in
structively and earnestly on the Lib
erty Loan Bond Issue. His address
was the sincere and vigorous call to
action of man who has he'd more
than the ordinary chance to be In
formed of things as they really are
and to make wise judgment Of what
Is likely to develop from present con-
ditions. He said that Nevada, much
as she has led other states in the pro-
portion of volunteers, has not yet
done her part in subscribing to the
Loan, and that the participation is
necessary of every one who can with
any justice to himself, evon at the |
cost of sacrifice, take part in the |
financial burden.
Upon the conclusion of the pro-
gram, the seniors, now no longer |
pupils but alumni. received the con-
of a host of friends and |