Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1917-06-21
EIGHTH GRACE COM
MENCEMENT EXERCISES
HELD FRIDAY EVENING, FOR A
LARGE CLASS OF GRADUATES
FROM COUNTY SCHOOLS

the eighth q AIDE graduating class
of 1917 were held at the opera
house, Friday evening, JUNE
18th. The exercises we opened
with several selections by the
Phillip band Their part of THE
program was greatly appre dated
by all This was followed by the in
vocation by Rev. R. ]. Elng. Mrs.
Myra K. Peta SANG the class song
and responded to the encore with
a beautiful rendition of Mother
Macree." This was followed by a
by Ethel and Pea Fennefos, MEM
bers of the graduating class The
the commencement address, ''The
Passion Play of Obe ammergua,
by Mrs. Myra X. Peters. She pos
sesses a charming personality and
is an unusually delightful speakV.
Mrs. Peters introduced her lecture
by little refe ences to her per
sonal experiences and impressions
which brought her audience into
most receptive state of mind as
she launched forth into the Passion
Play itself. She selected the
most essential and characteristic
features. presenting them i'm such
simple, forceful LANGUAGE that the
Local colo~ of the picture was not
lost and the audience "eally saw the
scenes described The lecture was
one CT such impressiven ess as
to be long remembered by all who
heard it
Immediately fol.nwung this the
teachers of Haakon county, led by
Mrs. Peters, sang with great credit t,
"Wha-e the Flag is Full of stars.
The county superintendent presen-
ted the diplomas to the graduates,
int oducing this feature of THE
evening with few words of COM
mendaticn upon the past work of
the graduates and uragement
for improving the future and living
up to their class motto of "Cour-
ape Purity a,nd Trn1th.''
OF the forty gt-adm ates twenty
seven we're present. They made a
most pleasing appearance Seated
upon the platform, which was de-
corated with theil~ class colors.
red. white amid blue.
Following are the members OF
the graduating class:
Gertrude Rausch, Susie Rausch,
Bertha EvelHne Anderson, Margaret
Armstead, Zeo Virginia Basfd-d.
Wilber Ross Badhman, Leo Francis
Colvin, Gertrude Daily, Pearl Fen
nefos, Ethel Fennefos, Lois Lor-
enc Fisla(', Charlotte Esther Hulett.
Elizabeth Dorothy Hulett, Harold
W. Hoover. Sadie Hovlsnd. James
Jones, Elmer Johnson, Ma-y Ida Ju
Der Marie tomen, Ora Lamp,
Esther M. Martin, HaDold Mulloy,
William Anderson Midhael, Homer
Roosevelt Morgan, Myrtle Neville,
Clifford O'Neal, Delbert percy,
Ruth Remick, Erna Rimtelman
Irene Rintelmam,. Marian Riddell,
Alfted M. W. Staben. Paul Swish
er, Bernice Thompson, Garnet
Vva,1s3Ha1tt a,1s3at, Lee Vaa#a,s4lhat Vaa#a,gs4lhat Glare Mary
Wobbe, Ida May Watwood, Cecil
Dell Wedemam, Bertha Weiss.
POST ST-GiRADUATEs
Clarence Vaughn, Marjorie Mile,
Gladys Miller. Marie Warrington.
The honors of the class are CIV
an to Wilbur Ross Badhmam, OF
Pleasant View School District No.
SO. His average was SO I'll per
cent. Sadie Hovland, Of the same
district, won second honors with
an average of Sc 2-11 per cent.
ThFl I'd honors were won by Ora
Lamp, OF Philip School District
No. 10, with an average of S5 S-11
ser cent. Fourth honors were won
by James Jones, of Phillip school
distric No. 10, with an average OF
S5 All PET cent.
A class OF five post st-graduates
gave new but pleasing note to
the work Of this year. The honors
Of this class wee won by Clarence
Vaughn. OF Dcwling School District
No. SO, his average was SO 10-11
per cent. The second hmors OF
this class were won by Marjorie
Miller. Of Dependent School Dis