Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-05-15
FINISH TERM
THIS WEEK
High School and Grade Entertainments
Thursday and Friday Evenings
Good Programs
CLASS OF IS WILL GRADUATE
Appropriate High School Program
Friday Night

Friday Night
The closing programs and gradu-
alton exercises of the schools of In
dependent District No. will occur
on the afternoon and evening of
Thursday, May IT, and on the eve
ming of Friday, May IS. All these
exercises will be held in the high
school building and the public is cor
daily invited to attend. There will
be no charge for admission.
! Plans made for these two days con-
sist of the closing entertainment,
BETSY Ross or "The Origin of the
Flag" to be given by the children of
the grade school on Thursday evening
at S:15 o'clock; the exhibit and re-
ception to be held Thursday after
noon from 2 to o'clock, and in the
evening from 1880 to 10 o'clock by
the departments of manual training
and home economies; and the high
school graduation exercises Friday
evening at S:15.
| Since the home economics and maui
ual training exhibits are new to Bon
ners Ferry it is hoped that all who
are interested in the schools will take
advantage of this opportunity to in
spect these two departments and the
practical work being done by them.
/ The exhibits will be in charge of
instructors and pupils, who will ex-
plain the projects worked out by the
high school and grade classes.
| The graduation program for the
high school seniors is being largely
prepared by the seniors themselves.
Five members of the class will pre-
sent original themes and two others
will contribute musical numbers.
Those to read their themes are
Schweitzer Moore and Elgar Collins,
honor students; Winifred Plato and
Grace Rowland, elected by the class;
an Waverly Miller, chosen by the
faculty.
This years graduating class, the
largest in the history of the school,
consists of the following seven boys
and eight girls: Henry O'Brien, pres
ident, Winifred Plato, vice-president,
Elgar Collins, secretary, Schweitzer
Moore, treasurer, Donna Phillips, sar-
geant at arms, Marie L. Aldrige,
Ada Mildred Dunning, George Doug
las Irving, Vera E. Jones, Ruth G.
Lozier, Vera V. Mahoney, Waverly
N. Miller. William. H. Shively, John
Class motto is ''Do Not Make Elk
cuses. Make Good" Glass flower,
Marsh Violet.
Commencement Program.
Grand Polka de Concert-Bartlett
...................-.......-.-.P Prof. T. S. Perry
Invocation. .....-...R Rev. J. A. Hoffman
Solo-"Leave Me Not, Dear Heart"
....................-.......-... Donna Phillips
Dynamo-E Electric Machinery q
...............-......-.Sch weitzer C. Moore
Mistaken Identity Grace M. Rowland
Girls Chorus-"Merry June"
............................-. High School Girls
The United States Navy
..................-..--------.. -Elgar Fl. Collins
; Home Economics in the Schools
-........................W inifred B. Plato
Duet-"There Let Me Rest -.--.-------
Ruth Lozier and Veona Johnston
Agricultural Extension Service in
the United States-----.-.-----------
..-..........-.........-..W averly N. Miller
Glass Address and Presentation of
, Diplomas---.....--Mr Thomas J. Jones
r America --------------------- Auuiehce
! Benediction. Rev. G.. H. Wilbur
The grade school entertainment
1 which is built around the popular
5 dramatization of the old Betsy Ross
! story, will also offer flag drills, reel
tations and music. At the close OF
=. this program the eighth grade pupils
: who have passed the state examina-
lions will receive their diplomas.
t The cast of characters follows:
Betsy Ross, a seamstress-Esthei
n Biggar.
: George Washington-Allen Shultis.
f Robert Morris-Claire Gale.
t George Ross-Karl Hoffman,.
School Children's Chorus-1st, 2nt
p and 3rd grades.
/ Minuett-5th, 9th, 18th and 8ti
. Flag Drill-1st and End grades.
f Betsy's Vision-Florine Brody, Veon;
n Johnston.
: Sailor Girls and Sailor Boys, repre-
senting the Original 10 States.
The Flag-Reva Bixler, Ida Schwalbe
Ella Haworth, Olive Cole, Aims
Norton.
e Music-Eva Mae Little.
d Selection-Walden Juvenile Orches
a ira.
l. The baccalaureate services held a
IS the Union church Sunday night wer
W attended by a large crowd. Rev
S. f. r. Henderson delivered an addres
L full of encouragement and practices
lie advice. Several special musical mum
l. bers were rendered.