The producers news., 1923-05-25

Tho Commencement exercises OIL IIl6
c..<,a+ion class of the PlentywOod
NIX gi, school occurred at the Orpheum
Theatre. Friday evening, May 18,
1bon thirteen PlentywOOd and Sheri-
5ar County young people were handed
J;niomas AZ, indicating that they had
.oTmnIeted the course of study pre-
ssrbed bv the high school and are
rsadv to commence life or to pursue
.,lneational activities in a wider field,
MI Nelson, Chairman of the
Board Of Trustees of the PlentywOod
ScbocI District, which he did with a
few well chosen and to the point
words
The theatre was packed with the
relatives. school mates, school patrons,
friends and well wishers who gathered
n witness the graduation Of the larg-
est class ever graduated by the Plen-
tvwood High School.
The theatre was decorated with the
class cclors, "Old Rose and Silver" IN
such a way as UO make the room 7e-
splendent and exceptionally pleasing.
Tbe class motto: "To Thine Own
Self Be True" hung over the stage in
large letters, where sat the graduates,
thirteen in number, together with the
school board and Prof. Hauge, the
high school principal and Miss Jordan,
the superintendent, and no ore seemed
to he the least worried over the fact
that there were hut thirteen & adu-
ateS and the progrlm which was in
tercstng, instructive and entertaining
was performed without a hitch. The
class flower, the Pink rose was worn
by tie graduates, who al looked vely
beautiful upon the stage and of whom
the city was very proud.
Miss Cedelia Bourassa was Salute
tOrian Of the class and Miss Dorothy
Lawrence was Valedictorian, being the
honor students of the class in then
order of the respective hOnors and re-
quilted themselves cleverly and grace
fully.
The Class Roll is as follows:
Chester z. Onstad
Cedelia A. BOurassa
Dorothy Fl. Lawrence
Hattie NJ. Nelson
Joseph B. Lasher
Kenneth D. Collins
Leo A. GarDeau
Nelly Mae Goodman
Olive G. Nicholson
Olga H. Waller
Quentin K. Ford
Velma G. Crawford
Vera NJ. Nicholson
The program opened with a selec
ton by the orchestra, followed by tw
selections by the High School Girls
Gee Club. After this the Salutator,
address was given by Cedelia A. Bour
aSsa.
n l. Nelson, chairman of the meet
ing, then presented Reverend A. F
Boone, who gave the Commencement
address in a very interesting and i'm
presSive manner.
Inns was followed by another selec
uon by The Girls Glee Club, afte
which the Valedictory address wa
gwen by Dorothy H. Lawrence.
superintendent E. M. Hauge the
presented the graduating class of 2
70 z ne chairman who presented tn
diplomas to the class.
AIter the presentation of the diplC
IIes, Chairman Nelson presented
O.leI % review of the conditions of tn
ss9 ssn9ol IN reference to the number {
f5o t5souSnts S. attending and the growth {
c. @.e mgh school and spoke of its no
s.Ogaed conditions, after which /
iaue F report of the financial cond
- @Ii5 ]. o1 the district, when he announ,
h baos .ne TACT that Principal Hauge ha
Sftb reelected for another wear. h
so- % year and had accepted the ele
~ ell, ,ieh winch announcement was recei,
y with applause. Prof. HauUe h,
Fiol St q the head of the PlentvwoC
ento..Sc Sn SScRool 13l ever since the Gradual,
staDSu t0tsu high School and the splend
bntou Of the High School IS q T.
6oT 70 the management and insnir
"Oa OF the PRINCIPAL ''''N ms 'ii
revievy - NelSon had completed h
mo ~, t ne congratulated the class h
fssrit,ll Ia i1tOllowed by the members Of +
the ~ ana the remaining members
5ss,sse senool board when The ors5,,s+
grahIosa, grluea from the stage to be , "a
Sisbere' oy their friends and W,
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