Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-09
Duane Squires Won First.
Place In Oratorical Con-.
test And Ruby Pedersea
Won Second; W. c. Steb-
bins Presented Diploma.

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The Grand Forks high school tfiiss
morning graduated class Of 81 The
diplomas were presented by Superin.i,
tendent w. c. stebbins after one Of.
the finest graduation programs ever
given in the city. #
Duane Squires won first place In
the oratorical contest held yearly in
connection with the commencement
day program. Ruby Peterson won
second. Mr.. Squires was the valedic-
torian of the class and the subject Of
his Grafton was The Puritan Influ-
ence on America" He wins the prize
presented annually by j. Nelson Kelly.
former superintendent. Miss Peder-y
sons oration was '"The Health of Our
Nation" and she wins the prize pre-
sented by the board of education.
Following is list Of those who re-
ceived diplomas:
Boys.
Richard Black. Fitch Briggs,
George Brunskill, Frederic Carothers.
Robert Carothers, Edward Dorr,
Charles Evans, David. Fisher, Robert
Garrison. Meryl Griff1ths, John Ham
melsmith. James Henry, William Kel-
|
Wilfred Lowe, Donald Lum, Chester
Mckay, Roy Papermaster, Alan
Read. Joe Shulze. Duane Squires,
Luther Thompson, Irving Wardwell.
Girls.
Elizabeth Airheart, Evelyn Ashen-
brenner, Lilah Benson. Theln1A
Brown. Audrey Carlson. Helen
Churchill, Hazel DettmaA Marie Ell
wick, Margaret Gillette. Ardis Gill
more. Agnes Glockner, Maggie Green
wood, Sylvia Hall, viona Hansen.
Gertrude Hemsted, Osa Hornland.
Esther G.. johnson, Ruth Loughin.
Mabel McAllen. Eileen McConkey.
Irene McFadden. Dorothy Massee.
Myrtle Niemeier, Rhea Ogilvie, Ag-
ness Payer, Ruby Peterson. kather-
inc Pratt, Ellen Guam. Freda Rosoff,
Janice Simenstad, Wilma Sorbo, Mar
garet sorlie. Louise Spriggs, Agnes
Standal, Clara Swanson, Blanche
Turner, Dorothy Webster.
Gave Fine Program.
, The program, consisting of musical.
numbers and six orations. was one of
school orchestra, conducted by e. Al
Moses. gave two nGmbers-"Prepar-t
edness March" and Grieg's 'valseI
Lyric" The Girls Glee club sang
The Dew is on the Clover and PER-
SIAN Serenade." A mixed chorus also
contributed a number.
| What Makes Good Citizen" was
| the subject of the salutatory Grafton.
given by Joe Shulze. son of w. H.
Shulze of the First National bank.
The speaker said that the quality Of
the average citizen is what determines
the success or failure of a republic
Americas success is not due to her
, resources. her industries. her army
! or her navy, but to her citizens. He
placed citizens in three classes: those
who obey the law he cause of fear:
those who obey the law without re-
specting it: and those who obey the
law because it is right. He spoke OF
the duties a citizen owes in times of
peace and war. First it is his duty to
establish himself. then his duty to his
family and his duties to the commu-
nifty, state and nation in developing
all three His war duty enters IN at
! times, too.
To be good citizen, one must have
! these qualities. he said: Honesty, in
dustry, efficiency, intelligence and 10y
atty.
America needs national spirit"
he said. The war brought a tenn
porary wave Of patriotism but mate
rial gain is fast becoming the goal of
peoples ambition. What will be the
result? We need only to look to the
pages of history for the answer.
America is calling for good citizens:
the world is calling for good citizens
| The power to answer the call is ours"
| Contributions of the Ages.
The March of the Centuries was
! the subject of Miss Esther Johnsons
Grafton. Age after age has displayed
some faculty of human nature" she
rh ;t-
tribution. and civilization flows on
gathering them all. So the human
race of today lies under multitudinous
! obligations to the genius of the past
ages.
THE centuries have marched like a
mighty army. to the tune of strife.
struggle. bloodshed. rhythmed by
peace. The progress of their age, they
! have gathered into contributions.
which they bear with them as their
! knapsack. They so stand today. to
! aid the present. at whose hugle call
they readily assemble and pass in re-
view"
She reviewed then the contributions
of the centuries and their races: the
Egyptians. who created civilizations;
the Phoenicians, with their enterprises;
! the Assyrians, with their architecture,
sculpture and painting: the Greeks;
with their treasures of art. poetry and
philosophy; the Roman legions, with
their craftsmanship and law; thes,GgE
of feudal lords, who rescued civSSf 5
ton; the army of the Reform
and Colonization, and then the ai5lS
of modern men, who brought thex 81
adjustment of modern nations
who brought revolution. e.
Then there is the age of the pfSH%
ent. she said, with the contribute ~
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