The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-06-27
HIGH SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT
Fifty eight High School and Ten
Normal Graduates Given Diplomas.

of the Owosso high school and the
county normal school were held Wed.
nesdsv evening at the First Baptist
church before an audience that COM
pletely filled the church.
The church was beautifully trimmed
in the 1919 class colore, red and white.
Superintendent Voelke er presided, Rev.
Waite pronouncing the Invocation and
Rev. Draper the benediction. Mrs.
Lola Kohler played a triumph march,
while the sixty eight graduates took
their places and high school girls rem
dered two 60 ,gs exceptionally under
the direction of Mics VandeW alker.
who later sang a solo, all pleasing the
audience by their excellence.
Supt. Voelker spoke briefly, thanking
the patrons of the schools for their fine
support in all the activities of the
schools of the city. He introduced Rev.
Ernest Bourner Allen of Oak Park, Ill. {,
who delivered one of the finest address
es ever heard here at commencement.
being an inspiration to old and young,
and most highly appreciated by the
classes. His subject was, Service the
Goal of Life" and the address was
fouded on the axioms of Socrates,
know Thyself;" Marcus AuIelius,
Control Thyself" and of Jesus Deny
Thyself." His illustrations of those who
had worked out these axioms in their
lives were very impressive.
w. e. Hall presented the diplomas,
and spoke of the fine record of the
graduating class. He complimented
them on their standings, their success
in the social and athletic activities,
their good financial record, all debts
being paid and donation of over 500
to furnish room in the Memorial
hospital
One member of the class, Thomas E
Dewey, has gone through the entire
twelve years without being tardy OF
absent and Miss Margaret Reineke has
the same record for eleven years.
The high school graduates are:
Era r. Alderton, Helen L. Hall, Man
ley r. Seelhoff. Lois M. Alliton, Alice
L. Sexton. Frances G. Hammond, Louise
V. Badour, Nellie Elizabeth Shannon,
Gladys Elizabeth Blair. Dorothy Eli
enc Hartshorn, Zelma A. Boyd, Fape
Pearl Smith. Marjorie Marie Brown
Nellie Kingsley, Florence B. Stewart
Cleo A. Buchele. Viola 8 Kurrle, Les
ter Milo Stewart Albert Baldwin
Cook, Jr., Erwin Carl LaAaine, Masor
@. Stiff, Claston McKeller Cook, G
Marshall Lane, Anna Street, Glars
Maude Cook. Haeold Let's, Prudence
street, Mary Frances Cook. Heller
Frazyer Mattson. Theodore Martin
Streicher, Huldah Jane Coon, Mil
dred L. Mitchell, Edith Marie Cud
ney, John B. Nutson, Mary Maudt
Thompson, Wilma A. Demuth, Cells
M. Oiney, Grace E. Weeks, Thomas
e. Dewey, Bernice E. Randolph
Winifred Caroline Whitmore. Wilbur
LaVergne Dyer, Lawrence w. Ram
Paul Valentine Echerle, Margare
Adelaid Reineke, Leland Willis Will
loughby. Marion L. Everetts, Kirl
Gardham, Lufile Marguerite f. Rich
ardson, George Roland Robbins, Yer,
Eta GLADDEN., Francis Morse Cooke
Celesta Grill, Loren s. Ross, o. Gal,
Dickinson, Beatrice Grove, Floyd Rol
and Schmid, Richard L. Hart.
Those who graduated from the coun
ty normal were:
Ethel Grower, president; Edit
Green, vice president; Pearle Richards
sec treas Myrtle Kincaid, Bernie
Green, Golda Browne, Josephine Bake
Bernice Neff, Lois Bussell and Rutl
Kingsland.