The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-06-07
MAPLETON MEMORIAL
AND COMMENCEMENT

and school board also occupied seats
on the stage. After the invocation
by Rev. Larke and several selections
by the High school orchestra, Profes-
sor M. w. Melvin introduced DR.. J.
A. Hancock, the speaker for the
evening. During the evening DR..
Hancock gave history of the three
great European governments France,
England and Germany. It was very
instructive and interesting to the
large audience. At the conclusion
Miss Lenore Greiner sang Sun
beams to the delight of all and in
response to the burst of applause
responded with beautiful bird song
wake Up which certainly showed
her beautiful voice and the careful
training which she had given it..
President William Borchert presented
the diplomas for the school board and
the evenings entertainment closed
by the Glee club singing Good Night
Beloved" The faculty and especially
Prof. NJ W. Melvin should be highly
congratulated upon the years work
which was marked with harmony
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following are the graduates: Agnes
Lorena Morrow, Gladys Luverne Nc
Gregor, Margaret M. Emerson, Alma
S. W. Borchardt, Daisy c. Bartholo-
new, Irene M. Church, Cecilia l..
Pagel, Gertrude Edwina Moore, Ruth
Alice Peters, Helena Anastasia Fiyol,
Donald B. McGregor, Lucille L. Bene-
dict, Charles B. Bomberger.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bachtle of
Winnebago and Miss Carrie Bachtle
who just returned from Oklahoma
were present at the graduation ex-
ercises in honor of their niece, Miss
/ Margaret Emmerson, who is one OF
the honor students. Miss Cecilia
the others.
The funeral of William Wildes, the
pioneer, which took place on Friday
at 10 a. m. at the Baptist church was
well attended by old friends and
neighbOrs among whom he was hon.
ored and loved. The flowers were very
beautiful testing the esteem in which
| he was held Mr. and Mrs Bancroft OF
Williams, Mimi, Mr.. and Mrs Ed
Cornell of st. Paul and Mrs. Eleanor
Burgess of Mankato were the rela :
tives from out of town who attended
| the last rites for this grand old man
of SO.
Mrs. S. McCollum came from Man
kato to spend Decoration day at this
her old home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Wishart and
children of LeSueur are the guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Sprague.
Roy Hanson, son of Mr. and Mrs
Herman Hanson, went to Minneapolis
today to enlist in the navy He was
accompanied by Mrs. John Albrecht
who expects to be Joined by Sidney
Fitzloff of st. Clair The party will
meet Irving Gerlach of Dickinson
N. D., in Minneapolis. The boys will
try to go together.
A much larger delegation would
have gone to Mankato Tuesday had
it not been for the rain. v. J.
Greiner, o. v. Karlberg, H. c.
Hotaling, T. Hamp, John McGrego1
were few of those who went
The public school teachers return
to their homes Friday after a very
successful year. Prof. Melvin and
+, Miss Marjorie Mills will return next
fall. Miss Gladys Taylor Miss G.
Billiard have positions elswhere
Miss Frances Pagel who is mem
Der of the New Ulm faculty came
home for the commencement of her
sister, Miss Cecilia, she being the
honor student, Margaret Emmerson
being the second.
Miss Hazel Snortum, who was
called here by the sickness of her
mother, Mrs. Judd Cornell, returned
to her home in Gaylord Friday.
| Mr. and Mrs. H. c. Hotaling and Miss
Mary started on their summers out
ing Friday by taking the train to
Minneapolis from there they go to
ST. Louis to attend the National
Editors association of which he is
president. =
Claude Brooks spent Friday with
| his mother Mrs. S. c. Brooks.
Mrs. Eleanor Burgess of North
Mankato was the guest of Mrs
Hattie Wildes on Friday.