The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-05-27
Baccalaureate For
Class Of 1920
Sunday Night


The First Methodist Episcopa
church was crowed to its capacity
Sunday evening on the occasion Of
| the annual baccalaureate sermon tc
the graduating class of the Canon Cit,
high school The event was one oi
unusual interest to the community and
several OF the church congregations
of the city united in the service to do
honor 10 the occasion. Rev. Charles T.
A-mentrout OF the First Presbyterian
church. Rev Don Fem, rector of
Christ Episcopal church, Rev Burgess
of the Christian church and Rev. Guy
E Konkel of the First Methodist Epis-
copai church. occupied places on the
rostrum and assisted in the service
The discourse was preached by Rev.
Mr.. Konkei
The music was of a special charac
ter and was under the general super
vision OF Miss Nina Skinner. the
choir director. There were nearly 80
trained voices in the ensemble. all OF
them blending nicely in their united
nOt - foIdl u COhcirtlaE Vi
Woodford. Fred p. Hubert and Ever
EFT Fisher, with Miss Catherine Hen
Erickson as pianist. sang most pleas
ing number during the evening.
Rev. Mr.. Armentrout presided and
the invocation was made by Rev Mr.
Fem The scriptural text on which
the sermon was predicated, was read
by Rev. Mr. Burgess. The discourse
of Rev. Mr.. Konkel was based on the
words: set Your Mind on Things
That Are Above. Where Christ Is"
AS a prelude to the sermon the
speaker addressed himself directly to
the graduating class. which was seat
cd in body in the central part of the
remained standing during its delivery
Rev Kcnkel began by thanking the
class for honoring him by selecting
him to deliver the baccalaureate SER
mon and expressed appreciation that
its members during their four years of
high school study had not forsaken
the great principles of Christianity
and had come to the church to listen
to religious discourse in celebrating
one OF the eliminating events OF COM
mencement week In this age of So
ciai. political and economic unrest.
when many young men are being led.
away from the teachings of the Bible
by doctrines that are destructive OF
those virtues and institutions which
the world holds most dear. II is graf
flying TO know that the Canon City
high school class untsinted by such
propaganda and Is loyal to Deity.
to the flag and to the sanctity of home.
declared the speaker.
The sermon was strong in the whole
someness of its advice. interesting in
its yerbisge and meaning. helpful and
inspiring in character. religious and
patriotic in its trend and pleasing in
its delivery. more practical. uplift-
ing bacealaureate sermon it is seldom
the privi' ese OF high school gradual
ing class to listen to.
The Canon City high school class
this year is composed of As members.
the largest in its history. Its per
sonnel follows; James Witcher. Gen
evieve Cox. Alice Mary I.inneer. Ger
trude Ward, Moses E Lewis. Jr., Alnea
Horney. Lurah Madelyn wynkoop
Louis Il. Goodrich. Nettie Lucille Nix.
Mabel Lyons, NJ. valoris Elliott, Fran
els NJ. Keith, Mildred Lucille Nelson.
Gilbert +. AckeIbein. Harold Miller.
Florence Olive Blair. Estelle Freye.
Arthur Marvin. Henry 3. Galley. Hazel
June Zurich. Harolc 5. Lawrence.
Burleish Mackenzie. Clark Hoover.
Ada Louise Burton, Harold b Mat
son. Farra Dozier. Bessie Mae Hansen.
Robert G. Fredrickson. Mildred Mir
lam Faires. Ralph E. Haynes, Gerald
Rockafellow. Katherine Komfala. Nor
man W. nuffey. Nirgie NJ. Taylor. Joe
Mack Wilson. NJ Lucille Holiday.
William Lafferty. James Whaples
Sinden, Alice Mae McIlvaney, Judith
Adell Channings, Catherine Hood.
Thornton Bean.
The commencement pfogram Will oe
presented at the First Methodist Epis-
copal church next Thursday evening.
The class address will be deliv-
eral by pr. John G. Crabbe of Greeley.
president of the Colorado State Teach
ers' College.