The Owosso times., 1922-06-30
OWOSSO GRADUATES
RECEIVE DIPLOMAS
Baptist Church Was Neatly
Decorated for Occasion,
Program Was Given.

OWOSSO, June 30 The fifty eight
graduates this year from the
Owosso high school were present.
ed with their diplomas at the bap-
tist church Wednesday evening.
The large church was completely
filled with parents and interested
friends of the graduates, and well
can the mothers and fathers feel
proud of their son and daughter
who graduated in the class OF '2z'
With the girls in their simple
vet sweet little dresses of white
and looking every bit the sweet
girlish graduates they were, ana
bows with their neat appearance
and fine manly showing, also
helped impress the audience as 10
the fine manhood and womanhood
turned out by our. schools TO nght
the future battles of our country,
both mentally and physically.
After a short selection by the
girls chorus, under the dlrectlon
of Miss Jessie Newman, Mr.. Will
man, superintendent of Schools
introduced DIR. Laird to the audi
ence as a new man amongst edu-
cational circles of Michigan.
Following the entrance of the class
of '22 onto the rostrum, the speak
ers came Mr.. c. c. Tuck, principal
of the high school; Mr.. Seegmiller,
president of the board of educa-
ton; Rev. Chas. Radesiler, Rev.
e. f. Hildebrand, and DR.. John w.
Laird. president of Albion college.
Applause burst from the audi
ence as the class and speakers be-
came seated. The church was very
simply, but tastefully decorated
with cut flowers placed in large
. baskets about the rostrum, ana
with the class motto "Ad victor
lam" in large letters in back OF
. the seated class.
DIR. Laird chose as his subject,
1.-The Role of An Educated Man
go day he said there is a greater
demand for the educated man than
ever before" He advised all the
graduates to push forward TO
higher education, and for them to
enter institutions of higher educa-
tion if possible, and advised the
parents to sacrifice still further II
necessary 10 Sellu liSii SiiiiNiN Ni
to college.
He also urged everyone to show
respect to the 18th amendment, as
it is now a part of our nations s
constitution. and by breaking it,
we show disloyalty to our country.
At the conclusion of DR.. Laird's
address, the high school chorus
sang THE Bells, Chimes of Nor
mandy"
Following the song Mr.. Seeg-
miller presented the graduates
with their diplomas, and on behalf
of the board of education wished
each one success in future life.
The closing of the program was
marked with benediction given
by Rev. Hildebrand.
The graduates of the class of
1922 are as follows:
Glass roll - Harry Sherman,
Margaret Lord, Leon Vosburg,
Helen Let's. Carman Miller, Joyce
Terry, Stephen Cushman, Letah
Stewart, Elinor Hahn, Bemsley
Conn, Henrietta Kinney, Gertrude
Boyles, Margaret Ellis, Evelyn La
Haine, Carl Rudow,. Beatrice
Bachelor, Lelah Corp, Marie
Campbell, Gaylord Watts, Gladys
Kaltrider, Florence Hughes, Mar
ian Van Liew, Lesion Whitehead,
Margaret Dickie, William Robin
son, Helen Richardson, Harold
Field, Waldo Hildebrand, Nina
Jones, Clay Cramer, Marguerite
Thompson, Alice McCaffery, Elsie
Beebe, Charles Dynes, Leah
Stewart, Paul Turner, Jessie Eek
erie, Frank Rice, Ruth Martin, lie
Roy Rhode, Donna Drury, LIE Eta
Rodseiler, Herbert Graham, Ruth
Robertson, Lawrence Hammond,
Geraldine Townsend, Joseph Sny-
der, Esther Finch, Mary Gordon,
Hazel Tubbs, Ethan Rogers, Gene
We've Kohls, Joseph Hahn, Fergu-
son Wall, Marguerite Beehler, Eva
Shipman, Ray Burhans. Lena
Erickson.