Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-05-24
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Graduates ~ Pref. nahan al
Bltaa#W Saturday Alohi.
STATE supL !. Il. Wagner DulIvNst
Glass Address ani capl. Walsan
Dedicated service EIan.

The sixteen graduates Of DENNIS
high school were awarded dic
Saturday night at the BEoadwsg ||e
alter, following comm1nceneni ra
cises featured b. addresses s. ). 81
Wagner state supefrloaden
achools; Capt. John @. Watson an
Miss Lucy Cobb, the latter deIlga,irs
the class valedictory. Only fai
crowd was in attendance.
Supt. Wasner's address was q dis.
course on the force Of education IA
its effect on the criminal statistics
and he showed that a distinct rela-
ton between the two exists in this
state by concrete facts from his own
experience, from that Of other edu-
Gators and from the state criminal
records. He cited Deming's own case
as an example of the effect Of a
strong educational institution in hold.
ing down the crime figures.
The high school service flag, with
lis sixiy-foT stars, believed to be
the largest percentage from any high
school in New Mexico II not in the
whole country, was dedicated BY
Capt. Watson in brief hut very
strong and pointed address. He enlo-
eized The former high school boys in
the service Of their country, four Of
whom came from the class Of 1918,
Including the late Hugh Burr, drowned
in an effort to save Others from a
tidal wave Of Ocean Beach, Callfor-
mia, a few wees ago, and for whom a
golden star CLEANED In the center Of
the big flag.
with glowing pride aud fervent
hope we dedicate this flag" be con-
clnded. "Other stars will take their
places on Il, and some will he changed
from white TO gold. And may Il sig
Nifty that We dedicate ourselves TO the
honest and faithful performance Of
our part Of this scored service and
that we now highly resolve that no
one Of these boys shall die in vain;
that no weakness and no treachery
shall be permitted to swerve us from
our determination to stand by them
unto victory"
The valedietOry by Miss Cobb was
asEemarkahles attempt Coz ono % hss
years and revenled In o rather start
ling way how the younger generation
have 'grcwn up with the war;"
through doing their BIT In the schools
for the cause Of freedom. The great
war started just as the class Of 1918
entered upon its four-yeaF high school
course IN 1914, so that their entire
high school career has been contem-
poraneous with It's progress.
Prof. NJ 8. Mahan, superintendent
Of the Deming schools, presented the
sixteen diplomas With one of his GUS
tomary happy speeches, calling their
attention Ia the fact that these di.
plomas did not signify thai they had
finished ask, but that they were
now about ~ begin one,
The lIlard infantry orchestra fur
nished music far the occasion aud
presented o llnp program Of classics
worthy Of mueh larger assemblage
Of hearers.
The senior play, "The Prince
Chap," was presented Vt tho Broad
way Friday night Ia . crowd that
could have been larger without tax
inc tho capacity af The building. The
play was very cleverly presented BY
the students, the work Of Horace
Merrill as the English hntler bing
especially good. The class was as
sistd In the production by little Misses
Mlldmd lliley and pornlhy Laomls,
who took The part Of Claudia, one Of
tho leading characters, at the ages of
q and 8, respectively. Miss Helen
Holt had The part Of Claudia, aged
Is. Ten members Of the class had
parts in The play and there was not
a weak spot in the cast.