The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-03-23
GRADUATION FOR
SENIOR AGG|ES
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS GIVEN
BY PRES. e. c. WOODBURY.
OF SPEARFISH
THREE FROM BROOMNGS IN THE CLASS
Thirty-five Agricultural Students
Receive Diplomas Tuesday
At Exercises

Forty-two years ago the people Of
B~rookings sold $500 worth Of bonds
and built the first school building.
Last Friday the people of Brookings
dedicated a new high school building
which has cost ~up-to-date $500, 600. 90.
This is a striking illustration of the
growth and progress of this commun-
ity and everyone of the hundreds who
visited the new high school building
last Friday were filled with pride that
this community possessed such a fine
structure for the education OF its
youth. After looking over the magni-
ficent new structure, the taxpayers
we're generally of the opinion that it
was money well spent.
The large gymnasium was filled Fri
day with the crowd who gathered for
the ~dedicatory exercises. Rev. B. A.
Benson made the invocation. The
high school band surprised the aud
fence by their excellence. They have
made great progress under the direc-
ton of Prof. Carl Christensen and
are a credit to the school. They were
directed by Miss Marie Hanson on ac-
count of the absence Of Professor
Christensen. G.. II. Atkinson, presi-
dent of the school board, with a force
full and dramatic address made the
presentation of the new building. He
spoke of the great efforts which had
been made to erect the building and
what it meant to the mex generation.
Am | going to give this building
away? Yes, l am going to give it to
the boys and girls Of this community"
he said in closing.
Mayor r. l. Flittie gracefully and
appropriately accepted the building in
the name of the community. Herbert
Cheever was the next speaker having
for his subject, Education and the
Alumni OF Bookings high school"
Mrs. Mabel X. Trooien, county super
intendent, made n Of the best ad-
dresses of her career having for her
topic, Education and Society,"" in
which she applied the following
axiom to B%roOkings: Let but one
single generation of American boys
and girls be rightly trained in body,
mind and spirit, in knowledge and
love and unselfishness, and all Of the
knotty problems of u American life
! would be far on the road to complete
sang in their usual form and spirit
which was heartily a%pplauded by the
audience.
Supt. d. E. Cloyd of Huron, was un-
able to be here SO his address on Ed
ucation and Life" was omitted. The
next speaker was DR.. Willis f. John
son, head Of the South Dakota State
college, who is a familiar figure IN
the public platforms in this city but
his address Friday evening on "Edu-
cation and Democracy" was n of
the best he has delivered in this city.
He spoke of the wonderful high NOR
ale for education which exists in this
community. Boys and girls here are
expected to finish high school and
those who do not are pointed at. The
entire community has a strong senti-
ment for education which is reflected
in the community life and in the
training Of the children. The high
school faculty and students are great
ly indebted to Doctor Johnson, not
only for finding time to be present
at the dedication, but for all the
things he has done for the high school
during the last two years to help
alleviate the congestion by giving
them permission to use many of the
facilities Of State college.
State superintendent Of public in
struction, Fred l.. Shaw OF Pierre,
gave a forceful address upon the sub
ject, Education and the State" Rev.
H. w. Fulweiler gave the benediction.