Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-06-09
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES 1921
The Commencement Exercises Friday E0enng June 3d. Well
SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL YEAR.

The Commencement exercises of
the Mineral Point high school were
held in Municipal Theatre, Friday
evening, June 3rd. The program,
with names of graduates, is printed
on another page of this paper. The
stage of the Theatre, in front of the
graduates and faculty of the school,
was banked with bridal-wreath, the
whole presenting beautiful scene.
Each number of the program was
carried out in a very satisfactory
manner
There were only two musical NUM-
bers on the program; but both won
the hearty applause of the audience,
Lovely June" by Berenice White,
Beth Tucker, Everett Wiesen and
Howard Penhallegon; and solo, "Sun
rise and You," by Everett Wiesen.
The address. given by Prof. Arthur
Beatty of the University of Wiscon-
sin, was a helpful and inspiring one,
showing that the speaker was ac-
quainted with young people, and
their ideas. A plea for greater un-
selishness and more faithfulness in
their work was the principal thought
Of the address. Prof. Beatty visited
the public library and expressed his
appreciation of the Municipal build
ing.
In presenting the Diplomas to the
members of the Glass of '21, DR.. w.
M. Gratiot, president of the Board of
Education said:
We are here tonight to mark an
other mile stone for our high school.
1t seems to me we have had a very
successful year and / wish to express
the appreciation the board feels to-
ward the teachers we have. We are
very sorry so many are not going to
come back. The best part of the sue
cessful teacher is his character. What
you and l remember of the old teach
er is his personality, his problems
have faded from a mental image that
was never, too clear, but the grace of
his mind and the strength of his soul
are ever our teachers.
Never was the necessity and de-
mand for better education greater
than now. How great the demand
is can be seen from the fact that in
six years the attendance at colleges
all over the country has increased
sixty per cent.
We must supply the demand for
better education in our lower schools
there should be two high school
courses; one for the man who fin
ishes his course by graduating, and
another for that ever increasing
number who enter college.
Through the influence of the Par
ent-Teacher's Association we have
introduced the Emerson method Of
Child Welfare" in our grades.
We have seventy underWeight chill
dren Or about one-third Of it's grade
enrolment which is the usual pro-
portion. Health work was institu-
ted in the schools three months ago.
Each underweight child was given
glass of milk every morning and
some received it twice a day.
During this period the Red Cross
and Relief Corps have provided $3.50
worth of milk
Each child was weighed every two
weeks and the record Of under
weights recorded on health charts.
The teachers report marked i'm
provement in scholarship as the chill
dren attained normal weight
Class of 1921:-So far you have
taken the right course toward sue
cessful life and we hope you will
make your working capital serve you
well.
You will now see a little more of
that old teacher experience, and dur
ing the years to come my advice to
you is not to neglect your recreation
but keep hobby and frequently ride
it far away from business cares, it
tends to keep you sweet and lengthen
your time for good service to man
kind.