The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-10
SCHOOL AT JUDSON
PRESENTS PROGRAM
An Evening of Splendid
Events Was Enjoyed
BY Audience

Judson, June 8.-School closed
Friday evening, June 3, with the first
commencement exercises held in the
Judson consolidated school, when the
following ten pupils were presented
with diplomas: Marie Lieferman,
Vera Keever. Majorie Door, George
Williams, Lizzie Parry, Ray Gustav
gar, Helen Brown and Clifford Mel
son. The stage had a background of
green boughs from which could be
seen the class motto in old rose and
light green, the class colors. The
motto was Work to Win" The
stage was surrounded by fence
woven of old rose and green paper
We're large bouquets of pink roses,
peonies and mock orange blossoms.
The following seventh grade stu
dents acted as ushers: Ernest Steve,
Billy Snyder, Earl Anderson, Evelyn
Swartout, Bernice McCargar and
Edna Swartout. Miss Ruth Wiberg,
one of the teachers, presided at the
began Evelyn Swartout opened the
gate in the center of the fence sur
rounding the platform. The gradu-
ates then entered from behind the
stage, one half on each side of the
room. March to the back of the room
they came up the center aisle in twos
and reached the stage through the
open gate. After the graduates were
Kerns, Alfred Anderson, Superin-
tendent w. H. Detamore of Mankato
and Miss Gwen Thomas went to their
Places on the platform. The gate
was then closed. Rev. Field, pastor
OF the Congregational church of
Belgrade. then gave the invocation,
which was followed by the openig
class. Marjorie Door with an aver
age of eighty nine per cent and
salutatorian of the class, gave the
salutatory, Becoming of USE" She
said: We have found in going
through school that we get our our
share Of pain and pleasure. Some
times duty seems a blessing and
again 1t is a. care. Each year when
farewell to our classmates, but this
year we have reached the time when
we come together with a will to find
way to be of some use in the world.
We have heard that every boy or
girl who is doing his or her duty is
worth 100000. So we are going out
from the eighth grade to take posses
SIOh dIc
offered that we make ourselves worth
this sum Of money to our home our
town and our country. We are de-
termined to strive for greater victory,
to conquer every fault, to win grand
er laurels and to honor our parents,
our school and our home" She clos
ed speech by extending all hearty
welcome. Vera Keeyer, accompanied
by Miss Gwendolyn Thomas. render
ed a violtn soIa USou0 If tho Gan
she'll" Ray Gustafson delivered the
class history which was as follows:
Seven years ago last September most
OF us entered school. Some of us can
remember our first day when we
walked In bare feet and blue jeans or
dresses through the dust to TO-, the little, little
to the helping hand of an older
brother or sister. When we got there
some of us were stricken with a
severe case Of bashfulness. Hark!
what was that? some one crying
Historically. We looked in the di.
rection from which came the sound
only to see pair of tiny feet and
a blue apron no head, no sir; 1t was
known the tot better we would have
recognized the feet as those belong
ing to Marie Leiferman. I want to
go home to mama It's hard to
imagine it now, but that's what she
said: Teacher, he hit me with a spit
prit was Clifford Nelson not afraid of
anybody even at six years and the
first day at school. OF course l was
taking notes as knew / would have
to tell about it all some day SO have
nothing to say about myself. But on
the other side of the river that same
day some Of our classmates began
M shHa mrs my tt Gef girl Ti IS
very shy, but If she cries give her
some candy, slyly slipping some pep
Epermints into teachers hand. I'll be
after her at three. Goodbye dear, be
good girl now. Mama will come for
you soon. Don't forget to use your
handkerchief and here Is your lunch.
Teacher I brought my little brother.
call him just Bonnie. However we
soon became accustomed to school
and in few years others joined our
group, first Helen Brown, who as
founded the pupils of Nicollet county
and aroused their indignation by
don't like it here; the soil is not near
as rich" They all knew Iowa was
noted for it's mud. but guess she's
changed her mind. She's still here
and seems to like it too. We could
tell many more Interesting incidents
during the first six years of our
school life, but time is short and we
must hurry on to year ago last
September when our two districts
united and we entered this school to-
gether. George Williams then Joined
us. We've all all heard the song
"Freckles," which tells how naughty
boy played pranks. in school. We
never hear it, but think of George.
He's got the freckles, but we can't
say he plays pranks for since he
came among US he's attended strictly
to business inside and been a good
sport outside. Then last May we
heard the news "Welshman from
Kerns bought out Max Thomas"
New girl in town boys and Lizzie
Parry came among US. Next Judson
hired blacksmith and Vera Keever
came among us. She's got he'd hair,
lovely voice light touch on the
violin and an ever ready hand to
help. But not to touch the more
serious side of our class history since
we entered this building 1t has in
spired us to broaden out To par
ticipate Inc those activities which will
help us to be the sort of men and
women we ought to be. to take ad-