The Mankato free press., 1923-06-08
DIPLOMAS At GAINESVILLE
Comme ncement Was Held In That
Village on Thursday Night.


Commencement Was Held In That
Village On Thursday Night.
Janesville, Mimi, June 2.-The
Janesville high school held its com
mencement Thursday night in the
town hall, at which time the largest
| class in the history of the public
schools, comprising twenty three
students, thirteen girls and ten boys,
received their diplomas from Presi
dent J. NJ Gordon Of the school
board. DR.. Frank Nelson of Min
neapolis, president of Minnesota col
lege, was the speaker Of the occasion
and in plain forceful address held
the deep interest Of the large out
/ pouring of the parents, relatives and
not use any flourishes in his dis "
course, but in clear plain and force
full language outlined the develop
ment of education in youth under
four observations: First, what are
you? Second, what do you know?
Third, what are you worth? Fourth,
what can you do? Under these
various heads he traced education
as making man so that he shall
know how to find himself. That is
he shall learn how to. do things for
himself and he win understand
other people and other people
paid a most glowing tribute to
may not have had the opportunity of
occurring knowledge through books
and schools that the young people
now have, yet they have something
that the boys and girls have not and
that is their life of experience and
that experience is of significant ben
eft to the young people of today.
The young people who receive their
diplomas have big opportunity
right now to begin at the bottom
and work to the top of the ladder in
this big land of ours where all have
an equal opportunity. Everybody
we'll as with the splendid program
which was rendered amid the pleas
ant surroundings Of the decorations
in the class colors of green and
white. The class motto, "To the stars
| through bolts and bars, was beau
tifully inscribed near the top of the
stage curtain. The various numbers
OF the program are herewith given
as follows:
Saxophone solo, Louis Santo.
Joyce Kilmer, our war poet"
Helen Byron.
Class History, Sarah Goltz.
Vocal Duet, Irene Keeley, Blanche
La Monte, with violin obligato by
Alfred Nyquist.
Commencement Address, Or. Frank
Nelson, President Minnesota College
Minneapolis, MINI.
Class Prophecy, Lawrence Riese
Vocal Solo, Mr.: Wasbotten (of
| Waseca.)
Maria Sanford" Gretchen .Hofmann
Presentation of Diplomas, by pres
ident ]. M. Gordon OF the school
Below is a list of the twenty three
graduates as follows: Helen Byron,
Helen Darragh, Hortense Dieudonne,
William Eustice, Ella Fratzke, Law
renee Gilday, Clifford Gayer. Ralph
Gordon, Urusula Hartwich, Gretchen
Hofmann. Rudolph Johns, Agnes
Kelley, Irene Keeley, Blanche La
Monte. John Mcbride. George Mich
olson, Bruce O'Hara, Elizabeth Riese,
Lawrence Riese, Louis Santo. Mil
dred Stroll, Hope Walrath, Sarah
Goltz. -.
Memorial day this year In James
vile took the form of a momentous
occasion fraught with that sincere
1 and devout patriotic devotion that
American people should observe as a
testimonial to those who served their
country with the lives or who vail :
emily gave up their capabilities In
the army and navy during the wars
that have been waged to maintain
and preserve this nation in freedom
and justice to all. Flags were abun
dantly displayed from public build
lngs. places of business and resi-
l s1l NIT E-1 -
err that ensued in place of the
clouds that had appeared rather
threatening in the forenoon the
townhall was crowded to the doors
by a generous outpouring of the peo
pie of this community to listen to
the appropriate program that had
been arranged under the auspices
/ of the Woman's Relief corp. Mrs.
Blanche LaDu Of Minneapolis, who
is at, present serving as chairman of
the state board Of control, was
speaker. The fact that she came as
the speaker was due to the invita-
| ton OF the W. r. G. extended through
its committee. She was much pleas !.
ed to appear before the people In
this her home community and where
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Wag-
oner, reside. Her able address was
one that teemed throughout with pa
triotism with love and service to the
country as essentials. Love and SER
vice to this country was proved by
the men who gave up themselves and
: their lives in thousands of cases that
/ this country might live and might
rise to that exalted position as a
world power, the leader of the world
/ In democracy and freedom. She
Maid tribute to the heroes Of the
Civil, Spanish American and World
war who by their valor did so much
for their country and made it and
I its people what they are today. The
women of this land also received
their share of veneration because of
the tremendous sacrifices they had
to make in giving up their sons and
husbands for the military in remain
ing to take care of the homes while
the men were away and in the con
tributions of money, clothing and
necessities \of life for the use of
their soldiers and for the work that
they, did in upholding the nation in
/ its critical struggles. The address
was certainly we'll worthy of pertsal
by all true Americans. The other
numbers on the fine program which
Had been prepared are given as fol
! lows: r..
/ Invocation ,
Mems Chorus Ha
Reading, "Lincoln's Address. 7.
-. .................. Leonard Marx