The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-04-06

DullulHS LOT tHe past LWelSe "Sehs
under the direction Of John H. Col
ton, came to close Saturday night
by the most unique commencement
might be added, in any other state.
The auditorium. was nearly filled,
1900 people attending the unusually
interesting affair. The Minot folks
eyinced great interest, in the night
school, the largest of it's kind in North
Dakota.
The exercises opened with several
numbers by the high school orchestra
under the direction of John E. How
ard Mrs. M DuBord, as the Goddess
of Liberty, read the American Creed.
An interesting pageant of national
songs followed, the Norwegians,
Swedes, Danes, French, Belgians, Rus
SLAMS, Greeks and Irish, various
groups were in the costume of their
native land. The. folk dances Of the
various countries were unusually
pretty. Flags of the various nations,
together with the Stars and Stripes,
were displayed on the stage.
Miss Minnie ]. Nelson, state super
intendent Of public instruction, was
introduced by Mr.. Cotton.
''You are making history tonight" !"
Miss Nelson said. "This is the first
time commencement exercises have
been held at the close Of an evening
school, I want to congratulate you
on the spirit you have shown in your
community school. It belongs to
everybody. The idea has passed that
the school belongs only to small boys
and girls Education is the process
of development. 1t goes on. People
are never too old to 60 to school. A
woman SO years of age recently grad
uated from a university and man
Of 70 received his diploma. We want
everybody to feel that they are part
of the school system. You have the
largest adult school in Minot. You
have beaten Fargo. Why shouldn't
we use our school houses in the even
ing? You have great deal Of money
invested in the buildings"
Miss Nelson said she was going to
write to Mrs. Stevens of Kentucky,
the originator of the moonlight
schools for illiterates, telling her of
the. Minot Adult school. We have
9,937 people in North Dakota oyer
10 years Of age, who cannot read or
write. There are none now. One
young man there wrote to his mother,
the. first letter he was ever able to
write. and told her he was going to
school in Bismarck, N. ID .ss-...5 #
Miss Nelson said that very little
state school land had been sold. This
will make North Dakota the richest
state for educational purposes IN the
Union. She promised that the state
department of education would help in
every way possible. America as the
melting pot has been exempllhed here
tonignt' sne salo'
An exhibit OF the work OF the class
IN penmanshlp under MISS Mcintosh,
was thrown on the screen: Ihere
We're numerous EXHIBITS OF the work
OF the millinery and dressmak!lng
classes on the nam noor' ana exnlD1ts
OF the work done by the students IN
several other classes.
w. F. Clones class in telegraphy
gave an interesting demonstration.
the first week and Is finished. Some
made very fine records and Mr.. Clone
said two of them were as good after
IL weeks instruction as the average
operator. A telegram, written BY
Miss Bulge of the Normal school to
Governor Nestos, was sent by Mr..
Clone and received by two of his stu
dents, as follows: "Minot evening
school on completion Of it's evening
course sends greetings to its chief
executive"
Tho c,asa IN Eno,;sh .nd citizen.
shin II tamoht Nv Miss Mary Nnrton
and M;as Riancha nalla;r was nra-
santad bv Miss Morton and awa rded
cert;f;catss nf "Intandad C;t;7ansh;n;;
hv Snnt a Wh;ta
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Inc Mst was as nIg 1oigws: MA MAX , Dla-
mond' MISS anna De1aan, MISS inge-
borg I! Haivorson, Mrs. AnareW 19 : hau, "a
gen, olg1rled Jonnso on!, MRS; hacnel =,
tyersen' 1 a AndreW y. M!ler, 11!le anon T. =:
= Nltscn, S aigvaIa r. .ois Mielson. L. Erlest
-; ~ sampson, 20 MISS Magdaien oGnraoeI' :
Wesley Il. onacn, honraG q DLase /
MISS Mar1on CnIlstensen, EngeDrignt y
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