Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-06-02
COMMENCEMENT Ov-
Err; SCHOOL CLOSES
GRADUATING CLASS GIVEN
DIPLOMAS FRIDAY NIGHT
PA ON PLATFORM.

School closed last Friday and at
the Baptist church Friday evening a
class of "a received their diplomas
and stepped forth into the serious
work of life. The large auditorium
was crowded and the graduation was
a success in every respect
The Rev. Louis Arhelger pronounce
ed the invocation and at the close
rendered the benediction. Miss Ruth
Mink delivered the salutatory using
Education For the Home as her
topic. Miss Alpha Roth was class
yaledictorian with Jeanne d. Arcs
Vision" as the motif of her address.
Both girls spoke well and evidenced
careful study of their respective sub
jects. Music for the evening was
rendered by the high school orchestra
under the direction of Miss Thomp-
son.
/ The address of the evening, Don't
Stop Gultivating,' was given by Prof.
Steve W. Gilman of the university.
Mr.. Gilman emphasized the necessity
of looking to other people for inspir-
ation and wisdom He thought the
young should cultivate the elderly for
their ripe experience and felt sure
also that the older folks derived much
pleasure and regeneration from the
contact with young people. His adj
dress aimed principally at the grad
uating class found close attention
from the audience also. Prof Gilman
is a humanist who believes that life's
fundamentals are to be found in "peo-
ple' and not in things"
Principal S. S. McNelly presented
the diplomas to the class calling each
graduate forward by name. In his
remarks Mr.. McNelly touched upon a
serious condition in that of a high
school of 215 there were but "a grad
|uates or II per cent where there
SHOULD be above so graduates or 25
per cent. The fact that many pupils
entering high school drop out before
the senior year was emphasized by
Mr.. McNelly who thought that a lack
of interest in school work and life
caused many to fail to reach the de-
sired goal of graduation. Mr.. Mcneil
ly touched upon the need of an agri-
cultural course as a necessity toward
holding the pupils in school.
Preceding the benediction the class
song was sung by the following grad
yates:
Harold Austin, Russell Batty, Edna
Becker, Mildred Bennett, Helen Bruss,
Elma Bruss, Mabel Cliff, Gertrude Do
ser, Lois Edwards, Vivian Edwards,
Opal Henry, Francis j. Hunsaker,
Delphine Hyde, Lloyd Hyde, Horace
Hymer, Pearl Johnson, Helen Kemp
er, Ruth Mink, Leila Place, Alpha
Roth, Kenneth Royal, Christina Stock
ert, BERTHE Vogell, Geneva Wepking.
The Memorial Sunday sermon was
given by the Rev VIM Harberts at
the Baptist church where union SER
vices were held. Rev. Harberts' text
was Exodus 12:26-"W What Mean Ye
by this Service" Rom. 13:7-"Honor
Those to Whom Honor is Due
+ His address was the subject of much
favorable comment by those who heard
it.
Appropriate Memorial services were
held Monday the fine weather making
it possible to fully observe the sacred
event The G. A. r., W. R. c., and
American Legion assembled at the
cemetery in the morning where Com
mander C. H. Baxter assisted by COM
rades Morse and Taylor carried out
the ritual of the Grand Army pre-
scribed for this occasion Clyde Roth
of the American Legion recited Lin.
coins speech at Gettysburg battle
+! field The afternoon services were
equally appropriate with decoration
of the monuments and patriotic music
closing with splendid address by
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