The Holt County sentinel., 1921-06-03
(OmI,ted from lat week, May 27J

N'ilIlNfb liNil lh-k Nffhs fihe -
Our school, closed last Friday,
and the term hls been a very success
fUl ono and our teachers and students
have done extra good work. At Cot
tunwood. where Prof Ralph Hulse,
| wa, In charge. the patrons, much 20
the surprise OF the teacher, gathered
In ~ noon with wcll.fillcd baskets, and
an old fashioned basket dinner was
spread, and very pleasant time was
spent in eating and visiting The class
might program was rendered Wednes-
| day evening Of last week to a full
house and was a credit TO our teachers
and graduating class, who handled
their parts very nicely. The class
rings. VI which there are now two, was
delivered by Melvin Palmer IN neat,
lit;lc speech 90 Miss Marguret Mckee,
Iwho replied in her usual good style,
assuring the Seniors her class would
take gpcd care of the rings ami turn
them over TO the next class with hon
ors 20 them selves and the schools.
c Commencement exercises were held in
the auditorium, Friday evening, 20 a
large crowd. Rev. Lynn Jones, of
Mound City. Introduced the speaker of
the evening. Or. Robert Porter, nf St.
Joseph, who made the best address
heard here In a good many years. Or.
Porter was more than pleased with the
motto of the class, which u Keep on
keeping on" and he made il strong
that the class should by all means
Keep on keeping on" and we jotin
their many friends In the wish that
the class OF 1921 will stand by their
motto. Secretary of the Board Of Edu-
cation. Frank Walker, delivered the
diplomas In few well chosen words
nf advice and encouragement. The
music. which was above the average,
was furnished by au orchestra from
Naryvi'le, ami was enjoyed by all
present. The graduates this year
we're: Misses Dorothy Bridgmon. Luz
Gle Wilson, Mary Overlay and jamie
Odell, Messrs. Melvin Palmer, Virgil
Conner and Raymond Henning. Misses
Dorothy Bridgmon and jamie Odell
will leave next week for Maryville,
where they will attend the state nor
NAL schools this summer. Others IN
the class will rest up the coming sum
mcr and take college course next
term. We join the many friends OF
the class in the hope that they viii
take heed 70 the many words OF good
advice given them by their teachers
and the various speakers We have had
with Us at the close Of the schools, and
that they will keep on keeping on
OF course, we will miss our teachers.
They have worked hard and in har-
mony with tie board, and we are sorry
to have them leave for their various
homes-Miss Ditmar 10 her home in
Amity, Mo-; Miss Costello, McFall,
Mo-; Miss Lowry, Maryville; Miss Mel
son. Bolckow, Mo-; Prof. Redmond,
Maysvile, Mo-, and Prof. Hulse, Full
more, Mo. We are told that all OF the
teachers will attend school the coming
sumner, with the exception OF Mis-;
McC Cormick, who, with her mother, will
take a vacation, visiting points of In,
terest in Colorado, Salt Lake City and
ON the Pacific Coast this summer.
Mis-, Mccormick has been employed
at a nice increase in salary at Bolckow'
Mo-, where she will take charge of the
schools as superintendent, That We
ARE proud of our school goes without
saving, and we believe We are safe IN
saving we have one Of the best schools
In tie state. Our board of education
is tn be congratulated on their judge
mont and their desire TO secure the
very best teachers possible. Ihey
make many sacrifices, giving then
time and talent towards this end, and
seldom, very seldom, get the credit
that Is Justly due them.
The Board Of Education has EN-
- n ntnstnn al ~ In.
seph, as superintendent OF our schooi
for the coming term. Prof, Lawlng u
graduate Of the State University
and comes well recommended. Mis-,
Il. Il, Nelson comes back again neN'
year as principal of the schools, anC
! Miss Lawing has been employed FOL
the primary department. We are sure
glad to see our board getting busy
! early In the game, TO the end that the!
| may pick the best teachers in the mar
j ket, and not wait until the last minute
and have to hire what they can get.
! Mr.. and Mrs. J, B. Bridgmon an'
daughters, Misses Edna and Hope, o.
Maitland, were last Sunday guests o.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Gresham.
Pat Davis left the first OF th'
i week for Craig, where he has secured
employment on farm. -,
Mrs. l.. Kimmel was visiting will
friends in Craig, one day, the first o
: the week.
Miss Mary Haigler was shopping
in st. Joseph, last Monday.
John Mendenhall shipped out
car load of prairie hay to Hamburg
the first Of the week.
a "A card from Miss Mildred Dodsol
s says she arrived et Polk, Penn, q