Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-06-06
Big Audience Watches Sen
iOrs Amuse Themselves
at Expense of Low
er Classmen.
IS BIGGEST CLASS
Miss Katherine Lane Chair.
man Committee in Charge
Program.


of 1921, the largest graduating class in
the history of Webster City, frclicked
together for the last time at the class
day exercises held in Lincoln high
school auditorium Thursday after
noon. Since universities, colleges and
high schools were first founded. class
day has always been seniors day, the
day on which they might reign Supreme
and divert themselves at the expense
Of the lower classmen. The seniors
yesterday took advantage Of their an
cient prerQgative, trampling giccfGl|y
upon the toes of the freshmen, sophO-
mores and juniors. The relatives and
friends who thronged the assembly
room and balconies laughed with the
seniors at the discontinue of the
lower classmen.
There is something singularly sad
and touching in attending the graduat-
ing exercises of class, the members Of
which have for twelve years Travelled
along together on the path to know
ledge. The 1921 class started out with
a freshmen enrolment of 125 and now
at the completion of four happy years
of high school life, eighty-five young
people remain to be presented with
the coveted diplomas. This class. the
largest ever to have been graduated
from the city's schools. has been Il
class which has forged to the front
in all lines of high school activities, a
class which will be remembered for
doing things.
Girls GIee Club Sings.
The girls glee club appeared first on
the program, singing the three num-
bers, Pan Awakes the World" "A
Summer Shower" and might" from
the cantata. Pan. on Summer Day"
by Paul Bliss. presented by the club
at the annual spring glee club concert
Mt the Orpheum theatre. Attired in
their white MILDLY costumes, the girls
made a pretty picture as they stood on
the stage among the peonies and green
ferns. The excellent singing Of the
girls glee club yesterday afternoon
made one regret keenly the decision of
Miss sROsalind Cook. director Of music
in the public schools, to resign her
position here. She has raised the
standard of music in the Webster City
schools and has succeeded in building
up fine high school orchestra.
Following the appearance of the
girls glee club, Miss Ellen Kayser in
most interesting manner gave the
frailties and follics of the class Of
1921. Out Of large basket placed
upon n table she drew innumerable
articles, all of which at some time be-
longed to various members of the grad
uating class. The history of each ar
ticle was most painstakingly given and
the blushes of the seniors alluded to
by Miss kayser were evidences of the
directness of the allusiOns. A tribute
was given to Prof. ID. NJ. Kelly by
Miss Kayser when she told Of the love
and respect which the class held for
the man who had guided them through
the twelve years of school life.
Gives Class Legacy.
Virgil Womeldorff. who received
first honOrs in scholarship for the four
years of high school life. read the class
legacy from large, most official look
ing scroll. All manner of odd requests
were made and the embarrassment of
the legatces amused both students and
visitors.
"Sundry Slams" an original song
sung by Geo. Cantonwine. Lester Veg
ors, Howard Sheldon, William Mac
goey, Floyd Britson. Virgil Womel-
dorff. Jerome Sparboe aud Orville
BoytOn. was distinct hit and evoked
uproa ariOus laughter from the audience.
The singers were applauded so vigOr-
ously that they were obliged to give an
encore.
The class prophecy. without which no
class day program is complete, was
read by Miss Beatrice Kane from Il
large blue and white book of prophecy.