Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-31
Commencement
FORCLAsS1 1920
Graduation Program Held
at Lincoln School Aud
it0rium for Record
Class.
WEN
The Jane Young Prizes
Awarded Lyon
Gives History
Prize.
DIPLOMAS GIVEN

1920, was held i'll Lincoln auditorium
Ihur,day night. An unusually big audi
ence of interested parents and friends
was present to witness the last gath
ering together of a class which has
made for itself an enviable record in
school activities. J..
Promptly at s O'Clock, the class made
its entrance on the platfOrm, led by
Prof. ID. NJ. Kelly. The girls We're
beautifully dressed in fluffy white sum
mer dresses, many Of them wearing
cOrsage bouquets OF the class flowers.
Immediately following the entrance
of the class, the high school orchestra,
led by their director, Miss Rosalind
Cook, gave n delightful rendition Of
the Jap Tar March by Sousa.
The invocation was then given by
Rev. Il. 4. Chipperiield OF the Meth
Odist church.
The Boys Glee club next gave a very
pretty number entitled, sleep My
Love Sleep" by S. S. Myers. The boys
in their singing showed unmistakable
signs of the excellent training they
have received under the direction of
Miss Rosa lind Cook.
SalutatOry Given.
Miss Blanche Wilson, as the. saluta-
torian Of the class, extended IL cordial
welcome to parents, teachers and stu
dents. She explained how they had
been siXty-one travellers together on the
road of knowledge and how the great
est reputation that any city could have
was a large graduating class, the I'M
failing sign of n progressive commull-
ity. The public school is the cradle
where that divine spark of democracy
is nurtured and fostered until it be-
comes Il great sacred fire.
Miss Mae R0thrOck's Grafton, "Music,
II Human Need was very well dcliv-
cred. Her Grafton was an appeal for
a fuller recognition Of the powers OF,
music, which should be the, greatest
influence for good III the lives OF both
young and old. Music brings out the
divine qualities in man and purifies
his soul, separating the gold from the,
drOss III human character. therefore
the man who considers music Il luxury
Or a non essential, is doing Il grave
wrong. Music was the thing that made
the American soldier invincible in bat
tie. Miss RothrOck made. this apt
quotation from President Wilson:
Music is a present and national need"
The girls chorus here favored the
audience with the beautifully suggcs-
tive song Farewell by. Neyin, which
received much applause.
Webster City Industries.
Wayne Carver mex gave an I'M
usually well prepared and interesting
Grafton on the industries OF Webster
City, He stated that Webster City
has the largest number of factories
according to its size OF any city III he
.t,4n tln ,,I,n,l,pr. nf faGiCIIpS holm.
fourteen. The growth made in the IN
dustrial development OF the city since
it was founded has been truly remark
able and speaks highly Of The cnterpris-
ing spirit of its citizens.
Miss Vera Hitsman held the undl"id-
ed attention of her audience with her
grafton, ''Tlle Menace of the Reds
as the greater part OF her talk dealt
with the exposing OF that insldlous
germ of anarchism which ere long will
eat into the vitals of our nations life,
if some means are not discovered TO
successfully cope with the alarming
spirit of lawlcssness now rampant III
the land. She warned the people
against sitting down smugly in their
homes, Indifferent to the existing con-
ditions.
Following Miss Hitsman's Grafton,
the Misses Florence JaycOX and Lucille
Herbst sang, Passage Birds Fare
WE'LL by Hildach, in Il charming lash
ion and which was accorded hearty
applause.
Stanley VegOrs, in his Grafton on
John j. Pcrshing," paid Il glowing trl.
butte to the man who successfully led
three million men in time of war. lie
compared him to Wellington, Joan OF
Arc and other great military leaders.
The numbers, '.Thistledown' and "A
Dreamland Lantern by West, sung D!
the sweet voices of the Girls Glec club,
. were greatly appreciated.
Gives ValedictOry.
Miss Lois Meadow, who Won the
highest honors in her class, delivered
the valedictory. She explained how
the class had carried on" through the
four years which have wrought so
many changes and in which time dynas-
ties have fallen. With IA commendabie
optimism she declared that every OBJ
stacle could be s%urmounted il there
were the requisite will to do so.
In the, absence of the president Oh
the school board, Prof. Kelly then pre-
sentcd the diplomas to the class, giving
a few farewell words OF advice, liken-
ing the graduates to King Arlhurs
knights and urging them to be ever
led by the same spirit that animated
Sir Galahad in his siege.
Prizes Given.
The presentation Of the prizes was
also made by Prof. Kelly. The first
Jane Young prize Of $15 was gwen 10
Miss Lois Meadow, the second o. $lo
was received 10y Miss Blanche Wilson,
while the third prize of 50, given for
the best record made in English for the
four years, was presented to Miss
Winifred Winchell. The last prize Oh
S5. which in the words of Prof. Kelly,
was given by the faithful history
teacher Miss Bess Lyon, for the best
record in United States history, was
won by Earl jacobson.
Rev. ID. w. Swender o. the uiited
Brethren church pronounced the pehe-