South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-24
SHOW ADVANTAGES
OFFERED AT NIGHT
CLASSES OF CITY
900 Certificates and Diplomas
Awarded at Annual Com
mencement Exercises.

An ardent testimonial OF the &C
complishments OF the public eve
ming classes during the past winter
was expressed by one Of the stu
dents at the annual banquet and
commencement exercises Thursday
evening in the High School lunch
room. Angeles Exadaktilos, who
came 10 this country from Athens
Greece, just Il months ago, told.
in the English he had been tuaght
in the evening schools. his apTre-
citation for the help he had received
i'm his effort 10 become an Ameri-
can. He expressed the thanks of
his fellow foreign-born students for
the opportunity offered by the free
evening schools OF this, "our own
American country"
That the Americanization classes
are only part of the advantages
offered was shown by speakers rep
work Miss Ada Hitler head OF
the household arts department. gave
a brief history Of her department,
calling upon one of the millinery
classes to stand. displaying the hats
that had been made in the evening
classes. q. T. Weber. who heads
the vocational work department,
cited the Programs printed for the
evening as a product OF the voca-
tional ella II. @. McComb and
l.. b. Job, Of the state department
OF Industrial education and rehabil-
itation. also spoke briefly.
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school board, extended the cOngrat-
ulations OF the school board to those
who had completed the courses this
year.
Iauds Spirit Displayed.
Samuel b. PettingiI. in the main
address OF the evening, discussed
the picture Of America that was
presented by the evening classes.
The spirit displayed by your
classes" he said. sis the same that
was felt by the great American fore
fathers when they marched up
Bunker Hill. 1t compares to the
spirit displayed by the great Am
erlcan. Lincoln, when he srent his
evenings studying after a hard days
work.
THE things that determine a
mans destiny are the things that he
does that he doesn't have 10 do
and the fact that you have been
coming here evening to put In two
or three hours OF extra work shows
that you are headed in the right
direction"
over 500 certificates and diplomas
were distributed by the teachers
during the evening. certificates be-
ing given to those who had attend
ed over three fourths the number
Of classes, and the diplomas being
awarded on a basis Of accomplish
ment Certificates were given to
classes in spelling and penmanship,
bookkeeping, stenography. CONNER
cial law, typewriting, shorthand.
mathematics. Spanish commercial
art, toy making English. American
izatiOn, sewing. millinery. basketry
meals and table service. wood turn
ing. cabinet making, architectural
drawing. mechanical drawing, ma
chine shop, auto repair and cleo
tricity.
Two hundred and seventy-four
certificates were given TO students
in the Americanization classes. the
class next in number being type
writing. with ia
Music during the dinner was fur
nished by the high school orchestra
and the high school boys chorus,
and Col. c. s. Bullock led IN COM
munity singing. c. G. Miller gave
a mandolin solo. O. c. Osborn. dir
ector Of the evening school, presided
and introduced the speakers.
ESQ Persons Attended
Dinner was served at 700 o'clock
TO nearly $50 persons. Miss Blanche
Thumb secretary Of the principal
experimenting the serving in the
absence of Mrs. Brown, manager Of
the cafeteria.
The faculty of the evening schools
is as follows: O. -. Osborn. director;
G. f. Weber. vocational: Col C.
Seymour Bullock. characterization
Ada Hitler. household arts Fife
Pearl lines. art. Americanization
TT. G.. lines. principal Washington
school, +. c. Schoeppel, principal
Laurel school. Miss Lillian Mccain,
principal Haley school. Alice Scott,
w V Garstka. Mary O'Neil. Will
lam Westphal, A r Kinsey, Isa-
belle Rice. Mosie Weaver. Georgia
Kistler. Mary Sullivan. F. d. Antonio.
Norma Carrier, Clifford Noonon. Ed
ma Trobaush. Julia Sullivan. Bertha
Galloway.
Household arts: Mrs. Glydas
Staples. Miss Katherine Dennis, Mrs
Laura Waldeck. Mrs. Maude Elbel,
Miss Eva Wells Miss Ethel Ottgen,
and Mrs. Lent MUnsOn.
Vocational: S NJ Pierce. T. c.
Crook. c. a. Bush T o. Marshall.
". ". Turner. r. o. Sutherlin. NJ
3. Iangel. ROLAND StAson William
Davis, C. II Meriey Chas Lape ana
r. r smith
Commercial: Floyd Stnson. r. d.
circuit. Y. o. Bachtel./L ". Barber.
J. G. Dickey, G. f. Roop and E. l.
Stewart
Art; Edith CARTS. Agnes Crow
ford Mary Buney, Eleanor Mebane.
Qartrude Wiser and Pauline Penn
NeiCHdn to GiUe Last of
TrdUeItdlk Series Tonight