The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-06-06
BEACON ALUMNI
SERVICE FLAG
RECEPTION TO GRADUATES MON
DAY EVENING.
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CLOSES AN UNUSUAL PROGRAM
Strong Commencement Address BY
Rev. E. H. Stranahan of oska-
Ioosa-School Course Changed
Teachers Decline Reelection.

Teachers Decline Reelection.
The Beacon Alumni reception was
held Monday evening, June 3, with
good attendance in spite of the unfav-
orable weather. The program was
opened by the orchestra playing, fol-
lowed by invocation by Rev. Strough-
ton. An address of welcome was
given by DR.. J. A. Ruan of class 'SS,
and response by Eva Dixon of class
Is followed Miss Hazelton Williams,
| '16, rendered a vocal solo in a very
pleasing manner. Rev GriPsbv pastor
loosa, gave stirring talk on the war
of today, and dedicated the alumni
service flag Forty-five names are on
the service flag including one Red
Cross nurse, and two gold stars.
The following alumni names on the
honor roll are:
Frank Perry, 90: Elmer HORT, '06;
Gormar Morgan, 'OS Joshua J. Fry,
10; John Kramer, II; Roy Evans, II:
Lester Jones, IL; Morgan Morgan,
'13; Earl Rennie rs; Lewis Edwards.
10; Marguerite Sharpe, 10; the one
Red Cross.
The two gold stars: Ray Edwards
and Thomas Arkless.
| The following were grade pupils
| taken from the school: Philip Price,
Linden Price, William Sprague, Walter
Sprague, Wick Wasenhove, Freel Tenn
pleton, Robert McDonough. John JEFF
ferries, Ephriam Anderson, Herbert
Anderson, Robert James, Gus DeCamp.
Earl Lewis, Adam Clark, Joe Notar,
| Howard Madison, Fred Mcdonald,
Leo Whitsel George Llewellyn, Frank
| Pollock Joe Price, William Philips.
James Bass, David Lewis, Carl Thorn
as, John Jones, Thomas Darlington,
Frank Price, William Price, Clarence
Cook, August Valiant, Roy Jones.
A selection by the orchestra closed
the program.
The Alumni evening brought to a
close school commencement program
of unusual prominence and one that
| has held the interest of the entire
| neighborhood and the surrounding
community for period of almost two
weeks, beginning with the class play,
highly successful affair given the
evening of May "a, at the school
building. The BaCCalaureate sermon
to the graduating class Sunday even
| ing, May &C. followed and in the
meantime and before the Commence
ment day proper numerous social af-
fairs claimed the attention of gradu-
ates and friends.
Commencement Day.
Commencement Day proper was held
Friday, May 81. at the Methodist
church when class of fifteen young
people completed the work of the
| high school The class was larger
than in other years as the school
board has voted to discontinue the
eleventh grade work next year and on
this account the tenth grade class of
1917 brought up their work and re-
ceived diplomas for the record made.
Commencement address was deliv-
cred by Rev. L. H. Stranahan of Penn
College and was inspiring and con-
vincing in all ways. The speaker
held his audience from opening to
close and he made an excellent inn
preston. His theme was upon the
turmoil of the times. THE German
abscess," and the curse of "Kulture,
Mr.. Stranahan ascribed the cause of
the war to the lack of religious train
ing among the German people who
have for years been travelling the
verge of infidelity. 1t was no casual
lesson the speaker drew from the
conditions that prevail and the times
that confront our present generations
Special decorations were employed
and the room was made attractive
and beautiful with palms and other
decorations, the work of the class
members.
All in all, from class play to Alumni
reception the Commencement program
has been one to be remembered and
ISupt. E. T.. Bentley is to be commend
led for the efforts extended and the
results obtained. His teaching force
for the next year will be changed as
Misses Blanche NJ. Lyle and Mary
X. Green have resigned to fake up
other lines of activity. They were not
applicants for disappointment and gave
notice to that effect. go