The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-06-08

graduated from Surrey High School
received their diplomas. The Week
commenced with the Baccalaureate
Service which was held in the Breth-
ern church, Rev. Dierdorff delivering
the address. 1t was very fitting that
Rev. Derdorff should be given OPP
portunty to give a tnal word OF adj
vice to this class for he has known
them all for years. He selected the
text He that is faithful in little is
faithful in MUCH" and he dwelt on
the thought of the use Of ones leisure.
He paid a tribute to the teachers of
this class most of whom have found
home in that of Mrs. Dierdorff and
himself. Special musical numbers
were given by the High School chorus
and Mr.. Anderson.
Wednesday evening the class gave
program. The program offered
several unique features. Ralph Burns
and Forest Zook revived old times. and
events in the history Of the class in a
dialogue which they had written them
selves. The future of the class was
toretold in shadow pictures. Jessie
Wolf read the will, Arson Pence, the
class poem. Miss Lydia Neidermeie
was class Valedictorian and used a
very interesting subject to address
the community with, namely, Mini
mum Qualifications of Teachers. This
was very fitting because it was en-
tightening to those who are voters
and are intending to vote on that
law in the near future. Mr.. Arson
Pence was second honor student and
read a paper on the "Value Of Keep
ing Milk Records" The closing num-
Der was the class song written by
Miss Villas Rowe. Although it was
not in evidence the class motto was,
'If we rest, we rust" The crowd dis
persed feeling well repayed for their
trouble in coming out to the class
night.
Thursday, June 1st, at p. m. The
march was played by Mr.. Walter Lar
sen and was selection from Tam
vocation by Rev. D. T. Dierdorff.
"Out where the West Begins" was
very ably sung for US by the male
by Dean Vernon P. Squires Of the Uni
ject was the american Of the Flu
judging the American of the future,
except by the American Of the past"
Then he showed US by concrete Illus
trations what the American of the
past had been-bold, law abiding, in
dustrious, God fearing men and wom-
en-. That they had believed in int Iii
gence, and were the product of a
Sitting out process due to the migra-
tions first from Europe, and then also
within the nation again. He drew a
mental picture of our school system
and asked where such another existed,
and truly there is no other like it..
He showed that we were bold nation
forth not only into new environments
we were law abiding people from the
very dawn of our government COM
mencing with the Mayfower compact
mendment to the Constitution of the
class of '22 to reverence law, and abide
his point on industry he mentioned
leading nation of the world in a very
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plished by hard, hard work, and in con-
GLIDING the point he said that even as
it was necessary in the days gone by
for hard work, so it would be neces-
sary in the future, because the world
is moving at such a rapid pace that
! only a rapid person can keep up with
it, and that no eight or six hour day
would ever bode success for the
nation.
He said to the class. "Find you a
job, stick to it, and there you wiz
find your happiness" In conclusion
! he gave US very inspiratio1ral little
poem entitled "Great Heart" exhort-
ing the class thru it to hate everything
that is evil, and to love God above
everything else. He closed with the
statement that he trusted the class
would abide with his wishes. Pre-
viously he had dropped a very pleas
ant thought to the effect that he con-
sidered that he was "Grandfather'
to the class because Mr.. Anderson
had been one of his boys, and now he
was speaking to some of Mr.. Ander-
sons boys. The class certainly ap-
preciated the thought.
Superintendent Anderson then pre-
scented the class to the president of the
board Of Education, Mr.. j. H. Burns,
and among some of the pleasantel
things he remembered of the class of
'22 was the fact that they were always
willing and ready to take correction
in the proper spirit. Mr.. Burns then
presented the graduates with their
diplomas. He corroborated previous
statements by both speakers, and in
addition stated that even if the class
did not make visible success in life
if only they remained and Kept close tc
God all was well. He concluded by
presenting the 9Th grade graduates
with their diplomas. The Stan
Spangled Banner by the audience con.
Guided the program.
After the Commencement Exercises
the members Of the Aaunani gave the
present graduating class banquet il
the domestic science room. Those