The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-03
ROLsDN HeR SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT HELD
Nineteen Pupils Finish
Course and Receive
Their Diplomas.
BIGBANQUET FOLLOWS
Flathead City Schools Make
Marvellous Growth in
Seven Years.

Poison. June 2--GtSpecialD prom
q school held in 4, room over pool
hall, with scholars from ~ different
states and as many varieties Of text
books. d Michigan girl as teacher
(Miss Bates employed by voluntary
subscription, no school board or or
ganized school district and the people
from each state wanting the school
conducted in the way they had been
used to at home, 10 a full -gledeed
school system, with fun high school
course, a superintendent and IL teach
ers, one of the best school buildings
in any small city in the state. an en-
rollment OF over 4s0 scholars. Such is
the progress Internationally Of Poison
in the short time OF seven years since
the city was first settled. This great
progress was most strikingly brought
home 10 the pioneers Wednesday
evening at the Presbyterian church at
the Fifth annual commencement of the
Poison high school.
In concurrence with the sentiment
and desire of the state defense board.
the tone of the occasion was one or
simplicity, extending even to the dress
Of the graduating class, the young men
being attired in blue serge coats with
light outing trousers and the young
ladies in white: a beautiful touch of
color was lent by the neckwear of the
young men and the ribbons of the
ladies, being in the class colors, silver
and maroon.
The graduates, 10 in number. We're
the following: Orpha r. Adams, Ed
ma NJ. Belknap Jess Belknap, Helen
NJ. Carey, Monte X. Carey Wayne l..
Dunbar, Lidley Durkee, Doris d. Har-
bert, Floyd y. Mepp, Grace Holmes,
Paul r. Hunter, Josephine Jones,
James II. McAlear. Ethel NJ. Mallory.
Norma f. Solman. Ruth l.. Smith.
Hazel A. Stoughton, Libbie l..
Stoughton and Sidney S. Sutherland.
phenomenally large class for small
city like Poison. The large church
was packed to capacity by an enthu-
siastic audience that enjoyed every
part OF the program and applauded
most heartily. The program.
March selection. High school orchestra
Invocation
Rev. w. c. Bell of the Christian
church.
Vocal solo, In May Time"
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS MISS bdnCne MiileT
Salutatory ..............J josephine Jones
Glass story--..-..-.-.-...Harvey McAlear
Glass Poem-----------------....,No Norma salmon
Music selection. High school orchestra
Glass Prophecy Sidney sutherland
Class Floyd Mepp
Naledctory .......--....---......--Edna Belknap
Vocal duet, Good Night.
.-............,. Misses Miller and Schmidt
Announcements. .Supt. NJ. u. Pace
Presentation OF Diplomas.-.-..-...-.........
A. NJ. Davidson, president school
board.
THE Star Spangled Banner. ..-....-.--
..-..-.--.....-..-...-.--.Hig school orchestra
Benedction----.-- Rev. W. c. Bell
Especial credit is due to Superin-
tendent Pace. Principal Miss June
Whiting OF Missoula. and their able
assistants for the result of their con-
scientious, faithful work OF the past
year.
Announcement was made of the ad-
dition of two new departments to the
curriculum, namely home economy and
domestic science for the girls, and ag-
riculture and manual training for the
boys.
Immediately at the close of the pro-
gram, adjournment was made to the
social rooms of the church where the
annual banquet was served by the
Dorcas society of the Christian church
in their customarily efficient manner
This was attended by the graduates
the faculty, the school trustees and the
junior class, who We're the hosts OF the
evening. This was informal and the
many toastS We're hugely enjoyed by
all.