South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-15
1877 HIGH SCHOOL
SENIORS OBSERVE
STUNTS PROGRAM
Annual Class Night Festivities
Enjoyed by Members
of 81 Class.
BY LoRErro LoRDEN.

The largest class ever graduated
from the South Bend high school
held their class day exercises Tues
day evening in the high school au-
ditorium. The class numbers 1s7
young men and women. IS more
than were graduated last year.
The program opened with two Sc
lections by the high school orches-
ira, ''Barcarole,' by J. Onenbach.
and Priests March from Alfalfa"
by Mendelssohn. As the recipient
OF second honors already had a
place on the program as president
OF the class. the recipient Of third
honors, Harry Bingham, was asked
TO give the salutatory. and gave
very creditable address Of welcome.
Delvlng back into the history Of the
class from the freshman year.
Alexis Thielens, as class historian,
gave a brief summary Of the big
events looming on its horizon dur
ing their high school years, includ-
ing parties, dances. etc. A songbird
next appeared on the program in the
person OF Miss jeanette Wagner,
whose sweet sprano voice complete
~ charmed her audience. Miss
Wagner sang two numbers, 20. Sole
Mo" by Capua, and "Pierrot." by
Watts.
Masters Address.
The class poem. always a difficult
class paper 10 prepare, was recited
by George LlIshbaugh, and was fol-
lowed by the class prophecy. given
in a novel manner, with Miss Ruth
Eastman and Miss Evelyn Shidler as
the prophets. A violin duet, Dreams
Of the Shepherds. by Labitsky.
showed promising talent in both the
young violinists, Sidney Eder and
Maurice Bailhe.
Excruciaingly funny, attingly de-
scrtbes the class will, as read by
Irving Hurwich. with clownish ges-
| lures. and is not at all an exagger-
alton, judging from the round OF ap-
plause given his speech by the au-
dience, Keith Masters, who has won
many honors and medals at the
school, gave the much looked-fOr-
ward-to presidents address. His
speech to the audience was on the
value OF education, and brief COM
parison Of America, the scholar.
with other countries, citing the
] ignorance of the Chinese and Mex
leans as notable examples. His
closing remarks, addressed to the
class OF '21, were an expression Of
ferred upon him, and an opportunity
OF voicing a last farewell.
Miss Lucille Tasncr. valedictorian
/ of the class, took the seven ages of
man from Shakespeare's LAS You
Like IT. as the subject Of her
speech, stating that the first three
stages Of the seven were parallel to
the lives of high school graduates
up to the present time, summing up
/ her speech with expressions Of
gratitude a representative of her
class, to the parents and teachers
to whom they were indebted. The
class of '21 was wise in the selec-
ton OF their representatives. as
each displayed very promising tai
ent.
The last two numbers were songs
by the high school glee club.
Springs in the Air" by Gardner,
and School Days Are Ger" by
Rhys Herbert. The glee club is
composed OF the following young
men and women: Rhys Herbert,
Mildred Hill Anita Parsons. Cath
crime Reister, Ruth Rulison, Ocean
Smith, Mary Taylor. Irene Wood
worth, Lucille flasher, Francis Bon
dor. Ralph Gushwa. Samuel Jen-
nings, Roderick McAlpine. Keith
Masters, ]. Z. Woodwork, Theodore
Schubert, Sylvester Taberski, Rachel
Appleman. Isabel Chamberlain.
This evening the annual mono
gram banquet will be held at the
high school lunch room. Thursday
night the commencement will be
held in the high school auditorium.