The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-06-07
HOME SCHOOL GRAD
YATES FIRST CLASS
IMPORTANT ACHIEVEMENT IN
HISTORY OF STATE INSTI-
TUITION LOCATED HERE
DIPLOMAS TO 40 GIRLS.
COMPLETE EIGHTH GRADE AND
COMMERCIAL COURSES
HAVE SUMMER SCHOOL

The State Home School for Girls
education department, held its first
graduation exercises on Monday eve
ming, June 4th. For the past two
years instruction has been given in
the grades from the 3rd through the
9Th but Monday night marked the
graduating of the first class. At
that time 27 girls were graduated
from the 9Th grade, II from the Com
mercial course, and one from both
the 9Th grade and Commercial
course. Miss Mable Patterson is sup
ervisor of the school and is the
third of the Patterson sisters to be
connected with the State Home
School. OF the other two sisters, one
is now with the Child Welfare Board,
St. Paul, and the other is parole Of
ficer for the Home School. Under
Miss Patterson's supervision the fol-
lowing subjects are taught in adj
dition to the regular grade work:
Dressmaking, Millinery, Home Dec
grafton, and Commercial Course
consisting of Shorthand, Typewrit-
ing, business English, etc. Both vo-
cal and instrumental music are also
taught.
Monday nights graduation exer-
cises were the elimination of
weeks activities in closing the school
year. Glass picnics were held last
week, arrangements for which had
been made by the class organiza-
tons working in conjunction with
the teachers.
Friday of last week the Seniors
were banqueted by the Juniors after
which an enjoyable dance was held
with music furnished by the Sank
Centre orchestra.
The Baccalaureate sermon was de-
livered Sunday evening, Father Fea-
ron of Our Lady of the Angels
church, Sank Centre, delivering the
address, and Rev. Julius Stein of the
Zion Lutheran church, Sank Centre,
giving the invocation and benedic-
ton. The program of the Baccal-
aureate Service follows:
Organ Prelude-Largo -. Handel
Invocation ...... Rev. Julius Stein
Anthem-Lovely Appear :. Gounld
Prayer-Amen ........ Stalner
Responsive Reading.
Anthem-23rd Psalm $3.50. Smart
Address -. $500. ;. Father Fearon
Hymn No. $50.
Benediction $500. Rev. julius Stein
Recessional.
Rev. Don Frank Fem, pastor of
Gethsemene church, Minneapolis, de-
livered the graduation address. Mrs.
Grace LaDu was the only member
of the State Board of Control pres
emit at the Graduation exercises, and
presented the diplomas.
DIR. Lena A. Beach, Superintend-
ent of the Home School, took charge
January 1st, this year and has kept
the school progressing steadily. DIR.
Beach and the people of Sank Cen
tire take particular pride in this, the
first class graduated by the institu-
ton.
The following program was carried
Invocation -. Rev. C. S. Sparkes
Piano Trio-Jubelfeier Polo
naise ............... hramer
Chorus-Paean to Summer
............ ........ Suppe
Piano Minuet ...... Mozart.
Address 49,. Rev. Don Frank
Fem, Pastor Gethsemene
church, Minneapolis. !,
Presentation of Diplomas 49,.
Mrs. Blanch L.. LaDu,
Chairman Board of Control.
Chorus-Gaily We're Tripping
VaiZle
The banquet, dance, Baccalaur-
cate Sermon, and Graduating exer-
cises were all held in the Comrnun-
ity building at the school which con-
sists of a large auditorium with the
school rooms arranged along each
side. These school rooms are well
ventilated, and exceptionally well
| lighted. Upon the completion OF
weeks vacation, summer school will
be inaugurated at which vocational
work only will be taught.
Guests from Sank Centre attend
ed both the Baccalaureate Sermon
and Graduating exercises.