Arizona republican., 1922-06-05
HISTORY Of THE
CRADUATESOF THE
GILBERT SCHOOL

In the year 1917. Gilbert decided to
separate from Mesa to make dis
trict of her own. In the spring of
1918. four students graduated from
high school which had been con
Quoted in the l.. ID. S. meeting house.
The students were: Gertrude Brook
ms, Myrtle Lines, Linda. March and
| Elvan Lines.
Gertrude Brookins. who is now
Mrs. Delbert Mortenson. lives in
Mesa on a. ranch. Myrtle Lines who
Is now Mrs. Porter Northroup, re-
sides in Alhambra, Calf. Linda
living on ranch in this district: also
Elvan Lines, who married Miss Lulu
Rust of Gilbert is mere.
In the year 1919. there were four
more who graduated: Maude Sevey.
John Fuller. Alfred Pine, George Bas-
sett Maude Sevey took post grad
uate course in domestic science this
year.
John Fuller is attending the T. of
A. where he is taking the course in
agriculture. Alfred Pine. who went
to the T.. OF A. for two years, hopes
to enroll again in the near future
George Bassett is attending college
in the east.
completed their high school course:
Ruth Burk. Dorothy Duff. Ellen
Scott. Ida May Ware. Carrie Welch.
The first named now Mrs. Morris
Cooper, lives at the Burk aome here.
Dorothy Duff is attending school in
California. Ellen Scott is staying at
her home, which is In Mesa. Ida
May Ware. after remaining at home
fo- two years. is now secretary to
the Gilbert school superintendent,
Carrie Weich is preparing for a
teacher at the Tempe normal school
She will begin her teaching this fall
near Prescott.
The yea 1921 saw the largest grad
uating class, there being II who fin
isheG. OF these graduates. Marie
Earber is staying at hcae. Bernice
Barnes is also staying a. home Ce-
Gle Earnes Is attending the Tempe
normsl. also Ruth Burton and Carol
Brown Zelma Crandall who is now
Mrs. Edwin Miller. lives III Mesa on
the Miller ranch. Maggie Rose is at
tending the San Diego state normal
school. William Elseberry is work
ing in a lumbc- yard in san Pedro.
Calf. Rodney Elsoberry is living in
San Pedro. His wife was formerly
Miss Enid Cooley of Gilbert Wayne
IAShiptOil Is uGi plf his Id.ueT on uiS
ranch in Gilbert. Ansell Novel; is at
tending the California University
branch in Los Angeles.
This year, there were fewer grad
uat2s than last gear: Inez Despair,
Edythe Lacy, Irene McCi cary, Jo-
sephine Robinson. Kermit Lacy,
Hugh McCreary and Reed Hardy.
The graduating address was given
last Friday evening, May &C. by Miss
Elsie Toles, state superintendent OF
public instruction. There was a good
crowd of parents and frierds present
which shows that the Gill ert folks
are interested in their young people.
IneZ Despair went to Prescott
when she finished school at the mid
die of the year, but returned for the
graduating address. She has not yet
shaped her future course. Edythe
Lacy is attending the Arizona School
of Music. Irene McCreary is enrolled
in the Tempe normal school. Joseph
inc Robinson will be a student at
this same school in the fall. Hugh
McCreary and Kermit Lacy are plan
ming on working this summer so that
they may be able to enter the Uni
versity of Arizona in the fall Reed
Hardy is working now but is going to
school next year.
THELMA DESPAIR