Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-13
HIGH SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT
Thirty-SiX Will BE Graduated
From Alma High Next
Week Thursday.
BACCALAUREATE ON SUNDAY
Rev. J.. Frank Jackson to Give This
Address and DR.. Dickie the
Commencement Address.

This coming week the thirtieth an
nual high school commencement exer-
cises will be held, at which time &c
young men and women will close their
school books and leave the portals Of
Alma high school for the last time,
with the awarding of their diplomas
as an honor for having successfully
finished the required work of the
schools.
Some of the young men, without Il
doubt will Immediately go into the
great whirlpool, circling through Eu-
rope, which is demanding thousands
upon thousands of young men from
the best blood of the country. Others
of them, and many of the young
ladies, who leave the high school, are
planning on going to college to CON-
plete their education, the first step OF
which has been successfully brought
to a conclusion. Others will try con-
clusions at once in the field of labor
and business, feeling that they are
now well equipped for the battle of
life in these lines, or else in order to
earn funds, with which to secure a
still better education in some higher
institution of learning
The annual commencement week
will be started with the baccalaureate
address at the Presbyterian church
Sunday evening, which will be given
by the Rev. J. Frank Jackson, rector
of st. Johns Episcopal church. His
address to the graduates is certain 70
be strong one, he being a deep
thinker, well versed in the needs Of
today.
On Monday evening Superintend-
ent Of Schools and Mrs A. F. Schultz
will entertain the eSnior class at their
home, following the custom of years
gone by.
On Tuesday and again on Wednes-
day evenings the Senior play, 1.-THE
Times" will be rendered in the Alma
high school auditorium. 1t will start
both nights at promptly 500 o'clock.
The Times" is an amusing satire on
the newly rich, and although pro-
duced in 1891, will be found to con
tain message for the present genar-
alton.
The plot centers about the family
of Mr.. Bompas, who had recently be-
come wealthy. Just as his daughter
becomes engaged to an English lord
and the Bompas family seems about
to achieve its social distinction, Mr..
Bompas discovers that his son has
married common Irish girl, named
Hooley. Upon the advice of a con-
fidential advisor, he tries to educate
the girl secretly and to pass her off
as Miss Montrafford.
The part of Mr.. Bompas will be
taken by Robert Wyatt, and that of
Mrs. Bompas by Mildred Sweet. Other
characters in the play will be repre-
sented by Miss Marie Banghart, How
ard Walker, Miss Leona Coleman.
Herbert Wheaton, Irett Ferris, Geo.
Olmstead, Miss Louise Hainline, Miss
Mary Dubois, Miss Gertrude Bene
dict and Justin Cash
The annual commencement exercises
this year will be held Thursday even
ing at 500, and will be the most
simple of those yet held, if present
plans are carried out The commence
ment address will be given by DR..
Samuel Dickie, president of Albion
college, known the entire country over
as forceful speaker, who always
carries a message full of thought.
Following the address the diplomas
will be presented to the 36 graduates,
of which the following is list:
Mildred Sweet, Mary Dubois, Ger
trude Benedict, Velma Michaels. Helen
kingsbury, Gretta Iutzi, Sylvia Mus
colt, Marie Banghart, Frances Priest.
Louise Hainline, Helen Mason, Gladys
Landon, Melba Spinney, Glenna Win
ters, Lita King, Leona Coleman, Vera
Hare, Dora Hamilton, Gertrude Yager.
Tressel Story, Justin Cash, George
Olmstead, John Wilk, Harold John
stone, Harold White, John Murray.
Caris Sartor, Hebert Wheaton, Glen
Boyd, Fred LOCKER, Irett Ferris, Hugh
Medler, Robert Wyatt, Adlia Clever
Ion, and Marjorie McCurdy.
With the class which graduates
from the high school this year 152
have gone out from the Alma high
school in four years as graduates, a
majority of those from the past three
classes having attended some higher
of learning.