The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-29
RURAL GRADS G n
GET /; DIPLOMAS
One Hundred Forty-Scvcn Graduates
Honorcd With Diplomas at Deni-
son Last Saturday Afternoon.
STATE INSPECTOR GIVES TALK
Graduates Guests of Dcnison School
Board-Talks Delivered by Mcssrs.
Kuehnle, t4eIsIey, Humphrey

kuehn!e, t1eIsley, HumPhrey
| Diplomas were given to the one
| hundred and forty-seven graduates Of
| the eighth grade rural schools at the
| graduation exercises held Oh Satur-
day afternoon at the opera house in
| Denison. All but thirteen graduates
were present to receive their diplom-
as and enjoy the fine program which
had been arranged for their enter
tainment. The attendance at the eN-
! erciscs was larger than at any for
| mer graduation, almost every seat in
| the opera house being occupied.
Tho program commenced at 1:l3
! O'Clock and opened with the invoca-
ton by Rev. J. l.. Boyd, pastor OF the
{ Methodist Episcopal church Leni-
| han Laly sang a beautiful solo fol-
! lowing the Invocation, which was APP
| plauded.
A. G. Fuller. Jr.. state inspector of
normal training high schools, deliver
| ed the graduation address. which was
one of the best ever heard in DensOn
Mr.. Fuller congratulated the gradu-
ates upon having successfully COM
pleted their eighth grade work and
! impressed upOn them the value Of
further education. He stated that
while it was possible FOR them to
| make success in life without further
study, they would find it easier if they
would continue their schooling for a
few years more. The speaker told Of
the money which is being expended
| by the people OF Iowa to educate the
children and that it was their duty
| to take advantage of tle great OPP
| portunities in this line that are offer
cd them. His address was a force
| full one and was enjoyed by all pres
ent.
Miss Alice Boyd gave reading.
| which was thoroughly enjoyed.
County Supt. +. N. Olry addressed
the graduates briefly before present
ing them with their diplomas.
Follow ing the presentation OF the
diplomas forty minutes was devoted
to motion pictures, two educational
and comic film being Shown.
Graduates Guests Of School Board.
Following the graduation exercises
the graduates and their relatives and
friends were invited to the high
school gymnasium to be the guests
OF the Denson independent school dis
trict. ~
Here they were addressed by Carl
|F. Kuehnle, Albert Helsley and Supt.
&c. f. Humphrey. The speakers told
of the exceptional opportunities in
education afforded by the Denison
college. which is now being conduct
ed by the Independent school district
ho
explained.
After the speeches refreshments.
consisting of ice cream and waters.
were served
Names of the Graduates.
Below we print the names of those
who graduated from the rural eighth
grade schools and who received di-
plomas on Saturday.
Boyer township: Anna T. Termuhl-
en-. Agnes Meeves, lneZ knutzen, John
Datterl.
Charter Oak township: Ruth Brett
hauer. Grace Jones, William Cdetey.
Denison township: Francis Lingle.
Charley Powell Emmett Wolfe. Geo.
Christensen. Vera IIoulihan, Clara
BachmMn, Louis Finnegan. George
Finnegan. Monica Hcucrman, Harold
Hederman.
East Boyer township: Emma Lock
miller, Werner Lochmiller, Chase
Johnson. Raymond McCutcheon, Ben
ton Boeck. Glenn McCutcheon.
Goodrich township: Lucinda jcn-
sen. Hulda Anderson. Sophia Thco-
dorf, Edna Browne. Lola koenk. Rey-
mold Groth, Minnie .lepsen. Willie
.Iepsen. Edward J. t,vers, Lille Stcen-
sen. Herbert SteenSen, Minnie Jocks.
Elizabeth Jocks.
Hayes township: Viola Strathmann.
Francis Mcguire. Lloyd duffy. Mary
Duffy. Andella Rowan. John Meehan,
Ada Lohrman, Melvin Hickey, l-eona
Lally.
Hanover township: Alfred Schultz.
Iowa township: Elsie kuhl. Flor
ence GcOrgius, Caroline Stammcr. Ed
ia Mohr, Milda Carstens. Henry Brus.
jackson township: Katie Peters.
Eilert' Aucn, Gladys Dozark. Emil
Koenck. Naomi Corn. Elizabeth Ayl-
ward. Charles .ODonncll. Alice O'Don-
nell.
Morgan township: Minnie Blocker.
Amanda Jensen.
Milford township: Ella Costello,
Maurice Houlihan. Anna kral.
NishnabOtn township: Edwin
GRACE, Lester Hays, Vera Boeck, HUI
go Boeck, Bernard Asmus.' Clara AS
mus. George Fuller, Meinhardt Steck-
elbcrg, Inez Theobald, Evelyn Theo-
bald. Jake Holmes. Edward Olson.
ward Olson. ''.'
Otter Creek township: Raymann
Bielenberg, Gilbert Eastner Farrell
Nordell. Orville Nordell, Silas Lind
berg, Floyd Lindberg. Eugene Lar
son. Agnes Ecklund. Mabel Ecklund.
Paradise township Sheldon Schaf-
cr. Marion Schafer, Edna Hollis. EV-
erett Garrett. Edwin Mattson, Caro-
line Mattson.
Stockholm township: Elvera Taylor.
Agnes Bilstein, Esther Larson. Mat
tie Butler. Mamie Gustafsen. Earl
Hill Clara Foster. Edna NJ, Judy.
Irene Newcom.
Soldier township: Adele Jonannsen.
Union township: Andrew Sharp.
Washington township: Opal Wal
worth, Ida Poleska. Narginia Shields,
Joseph Shields. Meta Greder Anna
Greder. Henrietta Weise, Elsie Weise,