The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-06-07
Diplomas Awarded II Stud
ents at Celebration Yes.
terday Morning.
DIR. BITING ADDRESSES
NORMAL SCHOOL CLASS
Orchestra Assists in Program
DR.. Dearm0nt Presents Grad
yates With Diplomas.

closing celebration of the commence
ment exercises yesterday, while 43
students of the elementary class re-
ceived their certificates. The day
marked the closing of the exercises
which began last Saturday. The diplo-
mas as well as the prizes won in the
various contests, were presented by
DR.. w. S. Dearmont, president of the
Normal.
A very select musical and oratorical
program was arranged for the last day
of the exercises. The address was
delivered by Rev. DR.. Biting, pastor
of the Second Baptist Church in st.
Louis, who chose as his subject "Marks
of An Educated Person" Picturing
the advantages of a good education
and the necessity of training the mind
of the Individual the speaker urged
every student not to stop at complet-
ing the school, but strive to continue
the education.
DR.. Dearmont before presenting the
diplomas and prizes in short talk
praised the students for the work they
accomplished during the year and en-
phasized the necessity of continuing
the good work after leaving school. A
short invocation was said by Rev. j.
P. Scruggs, pastor of the Baptist
Church of the Cape.
Several musical numbers were play
ed by the Normal Orchestra, and Miss
Mabel Flint added to the perfection of
the program with a wonderful solo.
The program preceding the presenta-
ton of the diplomas and prizes was as
follows:
Overture, grand concert by Bernard,
Normal Orchestra; invocation by Rev.
J. P. Scluggs; chorus, "Gloria" by Mo-
Fart, Normal Orchestra; Grafton,
"American Statesman" by Mr.. Wilson
H. Masters, the class leader; solo by
Miss Mabel Flint; address by DR.. Bit
ting, marks of An Educated Person"
chorus, "Marseillaise" and "Star
Spangled Banner" presentation of
prizes and diplomas by DR.. W. S.
Dearmont.
The Oliver prizes were presented to
Miss Mildred Winn and John Harry,
who were declared the winners in the
contest for the medal. The regents
medal prize was given Charles Moore,
While the faculty medal was awarded
Miss Theresa Stephens.
The following are the graduates of
the advanced professional class who
received the Normal diplomas: Misses
Virginia Adams, Anna Albrecht, Par
thena Maude Baker, Pearl Black, Ruth
Chamberlain, Catherine Bohlcke, Mar
garet Clark, Irene Clopton, Frieda
Dierssen, Vivian Duncan, Ina Dunn,
Eunice Fehringer, Hilda Fisher, Edna
Flynn, Josephine Francis, Augusta
Frissell, Hazel CANCEL, Elizabeth Gar
rison, Leila Grisham, Leona Hasslinger,
Ruth Hays.
Misses Sarah Hoffman, Isabella
Hess, Esther and Letta Hunter, Min
ME January, Mary Herman, Frances
Kiel, Mildred Keith, Lizzie Kick,
Gladys Lee, Mrs. Margaret Smithson
Lewis, Myrtle Long, Gladys Loud, Ha
eel Masterson, Eileen Miller, Clara
Cleo Morgan, Nina E. Richmond, Olgo
Runnels, Lucille Stanley, Meta P.
Steiner, Ethel Taylor, Julia Irene Tay-
Tor, Ruth Town, Marie L. Vorbeck, Lea
Walker, Erma Ward, Nina M. Wise
carver, Irene Virginia Williams and
Mildred Winn.
Messrs. Gordon Glenn Allison, Scott
Cline, Henry Condray, Thomas E.
Crowder, Cecil N. Crutchfeld, William
GOA, Leonard Harlow, John Harry,
John w. Houston, Wilson H. Masters,
charles Boyd Miller, Charles NJ.
Moore, Oral Fletcher Reed. Lloyd B.
Ringo, Henry 1. Stubblefield and Mil
bourn Otto Wilson.
The members of the elementary
class who received certificates were:
Miss Halle Alternately, Edna Altheide,
Elizabeth Baker, Beatrice Baker, Har-
riet Barron, Daisy Beeler, Vivian Ben
nett, Marjorie Borreson, Thelma Bau-
er, Mollie Buff, Cornelia Clark, Ethel
Collins, Theresa Dent, Sophia Ernst,
Margaret Fleming, Hattie Gamble, Ell
la Gruebbei, Lucy Hutchins, Ruth
Knoll, Mary Liebig, Fife McLesky,
Lois McNeely, Alma McPheeters, Ma
mic Mainerd, Josie Peters, Eva Pill
lizard, lila Proffer, Brace Raidt, Hazel
Ransburgh, Pauline Rubel, Estella