The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1919-05-30
nine Get DIPLOMAS
Commencement Exercises Of
Class OF 1919.

high school commencement week IN
Rathdrum was the graduation exer-
cises held 10 the Community church
Friday evening, May %. A large
crowd came out TO exchange farewells
in the usual way with another class
Of school boys and girls, who bad
completed the course offered 10 the
Rathdrum public schools and who
now 90 out To enter upon their life
vocations or to seek further .prepara-
tioD for their chosen professions.
Sup't L. o. Swensou presided.
Students TO whom diplomas were
presented by Miles +. Egbers On
behalf of the board Of education were
Carmen L Layton, Walter Il. Wis
| dom, Roy Challender, #. Dewet
Bradbury, Grace M. Hulsey, Eta e.
| Berges, L. Lester ErnsberKer, Pearl
L Doyle and Stella NJ. Hurrell.
The commencement address hv
Rev. J. M. Walters Of the Central
Methodist church, Of Spokane. proved
entertaining. Taking "Sham," for
the subject Of his discourse, D..
Walters pointed TO the history "
nations that were great and had
opportunities, but went down because
OF sham iu their political, social aud
religious lives. He said Rome fell
because her people did not cling to
realities, because they became care
less. Spain built great cathedra
but did not worship 10 them.
Germany built on false foundation
and failed 1t IS the same, he said,
with communities and individuals.
He referred to the man or woman
who strives only to equal others or TO
have as much as Others have, who are
ablei or richer; the person who
pretends to have knowledge he does
not possess. There is too much
pretense, sham, hypocrisy and lies,
he sald,-"lies even 10 our songs:
| thuJ wv 10 AOi
D said the world will move on as 1t has
moved for countless ages; mankind
will have its loves, and hates, It's Toys,
SORROWS aud struggles; human nature
will not change much; but he hoped
the members of this class would go
= out and live lives of truth and reality
rather than strive merely to be great
X or rich.
Following was the program 10 full:
Professional.
Invocation Rev. j. G. Carr!ck
: Piano Trio, Fete Napolitaine--
:, Eta e. BerRcs, Grace M. Hulsey
Carmen L. Layton.
Salutatory- Walter T. Wisdom
Song, Well Keep Old Glory Flying
Girls Chorus
~ Glass Motto L. Dewet Bradbur!
Glass History Carmen l.. LaytoI
ID Song, Commencement March
Girls Choru
Glass Prophecy Roy Challende
~ Vocal Trio, Voices of the Woods
or Eta L. Berges, Grace M. Hulsey
Ls Stella M. Hurrell.
ho Commencement Address
Rev. ]. M. Walter
Piano Solo Walter T. WisdoI
7u Valedictory- e. Lester Ernsbergt
- Remarks Sup't L. 0. SwensO
&c Presentation of Diplomas
Miles 4. Egber
ho The floral decorations were ia IL
w class colors, while over the rostr0
" hung the motto Of the class Of l01
Wy "Impossible Is UnAmercan."
ue Sup't Swenson spoke Of Il
Id difficulties encountered during We
discouragng year owing to u
'nc epidemic conditions, aud pointed o
~ that it was only by the most intensi
al work that the students succeeded
'u' completing the course Of study.
'n0 Mr.. Egbers, in presenting I
'n' diplomas, spoke of the enterprise
&C." the district in educational matte
'n0 and congratulated the students ny
'"0 their completion of the high scho
course.