The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-06-10
SCHOOLS HAVE
BUSY WEEK.
BEGINNING WITH SUNDAY THE
SCHOOLS HAVE HELD THE
CENTER OF THE STAGE.

The annual promotion and grad
uating exercises of the Ely, Winton
and White Iron Schools have been
held this week. The attendance at
all of the exercises staged by the
schools has been capacity crowds for
the commodious auditorium.
Sunday evening, the Baccalaureate
Services were held. Rev. John
Blackhurst made the talk to the grad
yates and was up to the usual high
standards of sermons delivered by
the Rev. gentleman. He chose for
his subject ''The Open Door," A
quarrette composed of Dorothy
White, Elda Rapson, Cecil Nichols
and Toive Ahola gave ''The Heavens
Resound" after the invocation by
Rev. Blackhurst. Supt. White gave
the scripture reading and Miss Hen
rietta Rasch sang Flower in the
Crannied Wall" in her finished man.
ner. The Freshmen Girl Chorus and
the Fourth Grade Girls also gave
selections. Rev. Father Mihelcic
pronounced the benediction.
Tuesday evening the Eighth Grade
promotion exercises for the Winton
schools took place at Winton.
Many from this city attended and
were well repaid for their trip. Har-
old Larson gave the Salutatory adj
dress and Lillian Hendrickson the
Valedictory. Supt. H. E. White
made the address to the graduates
and T. M. Brown presented the di-
plomas. Several of the Grade pupils
also gave musical numbers. Eleven
names were on the Class Roll.
Wednesday evening the Ely and
White Iron Eighth Grade promotion
exercises were held at the auditor
ium. Long before the hour set for
the opening, every seat in the aud
itorium had been filled and later
corners We're forced to stand. "The
iiiuHiihS VI hoiidlu was given.
August Seliskar carried the leading
part and he was ably assisted by
Elsie Sipola, Inez Lamp, Emma Skala,
Joe Dolentz, Harold Cloutier, Taito
Ahola and Mary Merhar. The Choir
uses of Farmers Daughters and
Work Hands We're valuable aids in the
production. The chorus work of the
Girls Glee Club and the Seventh
Grade pupils are also to be commend
ed. DIR. H. j. Lockhart presented
the diplomas to the graduates mum
bering 1Q3.
Last evening the Commencement
of the High School took place at the
auditorium. While the attendance
was not as large as on the previous
evening, the hall was comfortably
filled. The forty-one graduates
were seated on the stage with the
speakers and members of the Board
of Education. The program was
opened with selections by the High
School orchestra and the invocation
by Rev. Koivumaki. Miss Dorothy
White sang Rose in the Bud" most
excellently. Miss Saint Porthan
delivered the salutatory and John
Banovetz the valedictory addresses.
A very pleasing feature of the even
ing was the selections by the High
School chorus under the direction of
Miss Charlotte Scoones. Mr.. Geo.
7. Ayres presented the diplomas to
the graduates in a very neat address
after having received the class of
'21 from Principal Englund who
made a very neat presentation speech.
The Commencement address was Civ
en- by President Henry Lawrence
Southwick of the Emerson School of
Oratory, Boston. President South
wick took for his subject the life of
Theodore Roosevelt and cited our de-
parted president as a model for the
class to emulate.
Today the annual school picnic is
being held at Sandy Point.