Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-06-09
WEEK OF COMMENCEMENT
EXERCISES TCHURCH ATTRACT
BIG CROWD
Niroqua High School Commencement
for 1920 is HistOry-Class of Al
Graduates

The commencement week program
opened with the baccalaureate service
Sunday evening, May both. Mayor
RoSeland was the speaker and deliver
ed strong and helpful sermon to the
class and the big congregation which
filled the Methodist church. Special
music for the occasion was furnished
by the Congregational choir.
Wednesday evening the Senior Class
entertained the school board and the
high school faculty at a theatre party
and after-theatre luncheon. This was
a well planned affair and was much
enjoyed by ALL
Thursday was commencement day.
In the morning the Junior Glass de-
corated the Methodist church for the
occasion with school colors, ferns and
flowers. The same class furnished the
ushers for the evening service and
handled the big crowd in credtable
manner.
After the final commencement re-
hearsal in the afternoon, Superintend-
ent Heindel and a dozen or more mem
bers of the graduating class made a
trip out to l.. o. Lewison's to hold a
private commencement. Bernard
Lewis0n, a members of the Glass of
1920, is laid up with broken leg so it
was decided to give him his diploma
in the afternoon. Mrs. Lewiston fur
nished the surprise part of the pro-
gram when she brought out ice cream,
cake and lemonade for the visitors.
The evening program opened with
two selections played by the high
school orchestra. Following these the
class came down the aisles of the
church and took its place on the plat
form while Miss Genevieve Truesdale
at the organ played a professional.
The girls in the class wore the uniform
gowns which have become custom and
the big class made a fine appearance
as it stood before the audience. Fol-
lowing the prayer by the Rev.J. Harry
Bullock, there was a song by the Glee
Club. Mr.. Heindel introduced the
speaker, Prof. F. II Bair of the Uni
versity Of Wisconsin Prof. II. l..
Miller of the University was to have
been the speaker but at almost the
last minute cancelled his engagement
because of illness and sent a substi-
tute. Mr.. Bair talked on the high
school, the why's and wherefores of the
high school curriculum, what it does
for the boy and girl and for the com
munity, and what the community
should do for the high school. Fol-
lowing the address, Mr. Milton Haker
of the high school faculty played a
violin solo. Diplomas were presented
by Superintendent Heindel. The class
song was sung, benediction pronounc-
ed, and another class had been grad
uated An audience estimated at be-
tween a thousand and twelve hundred
people crowded the church A list of
the graduates follows:
Frances Anderson, Mildred Ander-
son, Harold Bean, Ruby Bringe, Per-
mile Christensen, Miles Dawson, GEN
evieve Dennis, Fay Favor, Geneva Fa-
vor, Bernice Fawcett, Velma Fisher,
Malvin Fortney, Paul Garin, ALBION
Glimsdale, Robert Graves, Dorothy
Hecht, ALBION Henry, Syneve Hulseth-
err, Stanley Jacobus, Winnifred Jen-
nings, Franklin Knower, Kenneth Kueb-
Ter, Bernard Lewiston, Catherine Luz
cas-, Bessie McAuley, Emmo Major,
Maude Miller, Lloyd Moseng, Perry
Nelson, Robert Nixon, Margaret Nor
ris, Otto Paulsen, Eunice Roman, Sig
urd Rusdal, Esther Slack, Graydon
SLACK, Selmer Solverson, Hugo Thomp-
son, Mabel Tuhus, Donald White, Doug
las White.