The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-06-01
INTERESTING
EXERCISES
In Conjunction With, Commencement
Day Marking the Closce Of a Very
Successful School Year.

| AS anticipated, the auditorium of
the high school building was crowded
even to the limit of standing room
last Friday evening upon the occasion
OF the closing exercises that marked
the end of the school year and the
graduation of a class OF fourteen con-
| sisting of eight young ladies and six
young gentlemen. Moreover, the exer-
cises were exceedingly interes ting, re-
| flecting great credit upon all who
took part. There were wealth of
flowers upon and about the stage,
| contributions of kindly friends to the
graduates. The event Is the most i'm
pOrtant in the school life of those who
sever their connection with the insti-
tuition and close their, public school
career, and while the graduates may
have felt elated at gaining the goal
for which they have long been striv-
ing there must have been tinge of
regret in tleir exultation in leaving
the institution and companions after
long associations
There was some delay in starting
but after start was once made the
program was carried out smoothly
and rapidly, and every number was
keenly enjoyed by all present as was
evidenced by the hearty applause. Ed.
Polack and Dee Maske started the
proceedings with a well executed Sc
lection on the violin followed by the in
vocation by Rev. A. f. Kroneman. The
girls glee club, large organization
of budding young ladies' treated the
audience to well rendered songs. Then
followed the salutatory address by
Clifford Tompkins, and the class was
fortunate in selecting that young gen
tleman for the honor, as the address
was an exceptionally good one adj
mirably delivered. A solo by Miss
Alice Mitchell was delightfully."- rem
dered w. A. CRUDE explained the pur-
pose of the organization which he
represented in offering medals to
scholars for efficiency in certain lines
nf ets,di ard zs.a ~ eA,rs ~ ssis >s.-->s
words presented the three medals,
gold, silver and bronze, furnished by
the Knights of Pythias for the three
best essays on Citizenship Training"
the committe having designated Miss
Mable Morris. Miss Margaret Brech.
lin and Miss ,Amelda Clark as the
essayists deserving of medals in the
order named. A solo was charmingly
rendered by Miss Hortense Yule. Then
came the valedictory by Edmund Bar
ney, a very ceditable effort on the part
of that young gentleman. Prof. j. E.
Miles gave a review of the extra high
school activities in which he covered
the domestic science, manual training,
and athletic features of the school
year. Prof. Davenport touchingly pre-
sented the class and told of the assO-
Citations and activities f the school
year. w. e. Grant, member of the
board of education, presented the di-
plomas, making a strong point by
dwlling upon the singular fact that
only comparatively small percent
age of the scholars who enter the
ninth grade continue in school
through the period required for gradu-
/ alton.
At the close of the program the
large audience surged up to the
stage for the purpose of congratulate
ing the graduates and some time was
spent in extending congratulations
and wishing the young people all
kinds of good fortune in whatever
station of life they may be called.