The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-05-28
COMMENCEMENT
AT Dow CITY

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Dow City commencement Leading
Event Of Past Week, Shartina
/ With 6accalaureate Sermon
|cLAss PLAY WEDNESDAY 4EvE
Commencement Proper Thursday
Evening, When Class Of Ten
Graduates Receive Diplomas
| DOW CITY, May 27-Special-
The annual commencement of the
Dow City high school has been the
| leading feature of the past week. The
first event was the baccalaureate SER
vice held on Sunday evening, May 18th
the account Of which was given last
week.
ming, May 21st, the play entitled THE
Masonic Ring or the Adventures OF
a College Bride" was presented at the
opera house and was a decided success
from every standpoint The house
was filled to its capacity and no play
has ever been more thoroughly enjoy
led. The characters were all well fit
ted for the parts assigned them and in
every detail their work showed train
ing that reflects much credit upon
their instructor, Miss Margaret Ryan.
The cast of characters was as follows:
Roderick York, a jealous husband
| ........... Theodore Ahart
Bartholomew Jeremiah Farebrother,
detective ........ William Honz
Fred Hall, cousin to Mrs. Roderick
York ........ Herbert Butterworth
Mrs. Roderick York tFlossie), a re-
cent college graduate and bride of
three weeks .......... Helen Rule
Ethel Winn, college chum OF Flos-
sizes .....s...... ...... Ethel Cole
| Madame York, mother of 'Roderick
York 1880. ........ Eva Roy
Peace York, the stern elderly sis
ter of Roderick York. Mae Houston
Miss Delaney Jones, deaf elder
ly friend of the family, Mary Staller
Tilda Mccormick, the. fourteen year
old ward Of Miss Delaney Jones
Marie Coleman
Synopsis .f
Act Library of Madame YOrkfs
home. A morning in late September.
Act 2-Same Two days later
Act 3-Garret of Madame York's
home Three days later.
Place-A New England town.
Time-Present.
In connection with this fine three
act drama several specialties were put
on in the way. OF Instrumental music
by M. III. Shearer and A. p. Moellers
reading, "For Dear Old Yale" by Ruby
Baber and a saxophone solo by Mae
Houston. The net proceeds for the
occasion amounted to about $780,
which will be used for school pur-
poses.
Commencement ExerciEes: Class
Roll: John Theodore Ahart, Ruby
Grace Baber, Marie Mildred Coleman.
William Lloyd Honz, Herbert Elon But
terworth. Eva Nicola Roy, Villa Mae
Houston, Helen Eugene Rule, Mary
Ann Madelyn Staller, Ethel G. Cole.
Glass Motto: Loyalty, Truth, Service.
Glass Flower: American Beauty Rose
Glass Colors: Red, White and Blue.
The commencement exercises took
place on Thursday evening at the
school auditorium and were witnessed
by an immense and appreciative audi ]
ence The ten young folks, with the
members of the high school faculty.
marched from the hall and took their
places on the stage which was beau
tifully and appropriately decorated for
the occasion. Miss Bernice Jackson
presided at the piano during the
march. The invocation OF the evening
was given by Elder Chas E. Butter
worth, after which a song, May
Breezes," was rendered by the high
school girls. The salutatory, LOYAL
| ty," by Miss Helen Rule, is deserving
lof especial mention as is also the
valedictory, Service in Action" giv-
en- by Herbert ButterwOrth. The audi
ence was favored with beautiful so.
| 10, II Hear a Thrush at Eye," by Miss
Ruby Rolls. M. r. Fayram. of Des
Moines, the speaker OF the evening.
was then introduced by Supt. J. r.
McVicker. In his discourse he gave
Explanations of the great need for
trained minds and laid emphasis on
the fact that such are of greater neces-
sity today than ever before in order
to compete with the change OF times.
Mr.. Fayram is very forceful speak
er and his address was listened to
with profound interest by both gradu-
ates and friends. At the close of the
address a sextette, "At Twilight" was
rendered by Ruby Rolls, Ruth judd.
Mae Houston. Dorothy Rule, Bernice
Jackson and Myrtle Marks. Then
lcame the presentation OF diplomas by.
Supt. j.. r. McVicker The class roll
was first in order, to which each re.
sponded by arising. The diplomas for
(which they had striyen so faithfully
for twelve years were received with
much qualification on the part OF each
one. At this time announcement was
made OF the fact that our consolidate
ed school had been placed on the ac4t
credited list, thus these ten brighr3
young folks have the distinctionsof bes,
ling the first class to graduate from
1.-THE Dow City accredited school. Mr..
McVicker has worked faithfully and
luntiringly for the past year to bring
this school to the standard which ".
has now reached and much praise and
|credit is due him. The evening was
brought to close by class song OF
1919, the benediction being pronounc-
| ed by Rev w T.aRink