The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-14
Larqe Glass Advances to High School
Yesterday Afternoon with Exer-
cises in the Assembly
Room
ADVISED TO BE PALS
Parents and Children Both Given Good
Advice by SchooImen at Head
of Education in keokuk
Schools.

The grammar school held its com
mencement exercises yesterday after
noon in the high school assembly
room.
Immediately after the professional,
played by the grammar school orcnes'
ira, and a song, THE Spirit Of VIC
tory, sung by all the eighth graoe
pupils, Principal E. S. Patterson, pre-
sided over the program Of speeches..
Mr. Patterson as principal OF the
Washington and grammar scnoois
gave the first address of the day. he
preached his sermon from two texts,
the first one being, Don't be in TOO
big of hurry to get out into HE. ne
warned the graduates not to become
enamoured by the easily earned first
dollar or two, and give up school De
fore they were adequately prepared
TO take their places in the world.
Making living and making life
are two different things said MT.
Patterson, land making life is the
more important of the two. 1t re-
quires proper preparation to make
real life" He urged all of the grad
uating class to return to school next
fall.
The Gutter and the Come Backer.
The principals second text was,
Don't be afraid to come back TO
school, even after you've let your edu-
cation stop for while" Mr.. Patter-
son concluded his speech by saying,
IF you are a gutter, turn around and
be a come hacker"
DIR. R. L. Reid of the high school
vas the second speaker. He welcomed
the members of the new freshman
class, into the high school, and told
them that their work would be care
fully watched by the high school facul-
ty for the next four years, and that
big things were going to be expected
of them.
This Is a commencement day, to
do bigger and better things in school
next year than you've ever done be-
fore. Your grammar school work has
gwen you conception OF what to
do and how to do it, and you are going
to be tested by what you accomplish"
d.. Reid told the students.
you young people who are just en-
tering the high school with brilliant
futures ahead of you, challenge us to
the best we can give you, and our
best consideration. We must do for
you and you must do for us and
yourselves" said DR.. Reid. He asked
the pupils to incorporate the do doc
trine" into their lives.
The Times of Starting Things.
William AIdrich gave the third ad-
dress. He said that graduating never
means the end; that it really means
the commencement. Then he went
notwithstanding with the parents who
were present, and spoke of the earlier
graduations of these graduates; when
they first took account Of the world
about them, when they began TO -alk,
when they started to school eight
years ago and many other early grad
which were all commence
ments for bigger things.
Rather than shield your children
from hardships and knocks, prepare
them to meet these and take care OF
themselves; let them know that they
can depend upon you for help, and
that they have your sympathy" said
Mr.. Aldrich to the parents. He asked
the graduates and their mothers and
fathers to become pals and have a
feeling Of comradeship for each other.
At the conclusion Of these speeches,
President w. B. Woolley, of the board
of education, presented the pupils
with their certificates. They were
awarded to seventy-four students, nine
of them receiving honorable mention.
These nine students were Elizabeth
Aldrich, Ellen Ballinger, Evelyn Eek
land, Roy Kruger, Emily Elizabeth
Patterson, Edith RAIDER, Marion Iden
Reid. Norris Reither and Herbert RI.
Stafford
The commencement program closed
with music furnished by the grammar
school orchestra. All of the music
was directed by Supervisor p. c. Hay
den, and was especially good upon
this occasion