The Coconino sun., 1926-06-04
COMMENCEMENT AT HIGH
SCHOOL BEGINS SUNDAY
MANY EVENTS NEXT WEEK

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Next Wednesday night Flagstaff
high school will graduate its third
class since its organization as four
year high school in the fall of 1922.
The present class is the largest in
its history, consisting Of nine boys
and 13 girls. They are: Clyde Caf-
fey, class president; Walter Benson,
president; Elma Dickinson, Sec
retary- treasurer; Howard Lockwood,
Marcia Slipher, Walter Runke, Fred
Nackard, Pauline Brandt, Irene Fred
erick, Catherine Miller, Alberta Kin
sey, Florence Meyer, Edward Koch,
Kathleen Conrard, Ruth Mary Swift
ger, Merwin Schwarz, Loretto jake,
Beryl Curtis, Francis Raudebaugh,
Pauline Smith, Iris Cahoon and Ralph
Stead.
The valedictorian is Marcia Sill
pher and the salutatorian is Walter
Benson. These places of honor are
awarded to the students who make
the highest average grade during
the four years of high school and
with two years of the work done in
the Flagstaff high school. Gather
inc Miller and Pauline Smith are de-
serving of honorable mention for
their high scholastic record during
their four years of high school work,
but only one year of their work was
done in the local high school. Other
students who have made splendid
scholastic records are Ralph Stead,
Loretto Jakle, Irene Frederick, Elma
Dickinson, Edward Koch, Ruth Mary
Switzer, Florence Meyer and Walter
Runke.
Commencement week begins with
the baccalaureate services, which will
be held at the high school auditori-
um on Sunday evening at eight
o'clock. Rev. H. F. Softley, pastor
of the Federated church, will deliver
the sermon. Tom Bellwood of Flag
staff Teachers college will have
charge of the music. This is to be
a community service and all of the
churches have agreed to join in the
services of the evening in honor of
the graduates.
The commencement exercises for
high school seniors will be held on
Wednesday night at eight o'clock.
DIR. Frank c. Lockwood, dean of the
school of liberal arts of the Uni
versity of Arizona, will deliver the
address.
The eighth grade graduation ex-
ercises will be on Wednesday after
noon, at two o'clock, at which time
the following students will receive
diplomas emitting them to admission
into the high school at the beginning
of the next school year: Ople Bah
ston, Estelle Brown, James Broyles,
Albert Cooper, Leighton Cress, Or
vile Dennis, Kermit Dennis, Loren
Dickinson, John Hastings, Irwin hel-
lam. Mildred Matson, Marie McGee,
Maxine Mecham, Manuel Mier, Mild
red Mover, Malta Nackard, Lucille
Pierson, Oswald Pietsch, orris Run
ke. Velma Rudd Howard Salas, An
ma Schwarz, Jean Schwarz, Solveig
Solberg, George Tackitt, Charles
Tavlor, Lucille Tillman and Spur
geon VanZee.
Monday afternoon the students OF
the elementary grade school Will mold
the first grade school track meet at
the city park. This event is under
the direction of Coach Preston OF the
high school, Mr.. Micke, eighth grade
instructor, and Mr. Fillerup, athletic
director of Emerson school. Con-
siderable interest has been shown
among the elementary school pupils
since the announcement of tins
event. The st. Anthony school pu-
nils have been asked to compete IN
these events. All the pupils are dl-
vided in classes A, B and {, accord
ing to weight. Ribbons will be aW-
arded to the winners of each event
and appropriate medals to the hlgh
point winners in each class.
The grade schools will also
hold their annual school EXHIBITS
The Brannen school exhibit Will pc
on Tuesday afternoon and the Emer-
son school exhibit on Wednesday al
ternoon. The buildings will be open
nronptly at IL noon, so that busy
business and professional folks may
visit the different rooms during the
noon hour.
On Monday night the high school
oneretta. "Yanld San," will be given
at the auditorium. This with us
catchy music, Ucdut'AU "a 80 r,1.
engaging lines will make a MT. ne
cast is: Josephine Wilson, r FloTence
Cooper, Althea Jones, Malta NacKaTg' re-
Mildred Meyer, Pauline smith, VI
vette Wilson, Elna Smith, yanls
Burns, Ruth Mary SwitzeT, irene
Frederick, Catherine Mcnamara
Margaret Matson, Opie Ba6ston'
Mildred Matson, Millicent Moyer,
Marie McGee, Lucille Tillman, mary
Jane Raudebaugh, Margaret Mercer
Ruth Rockhold, Solveig Soloerg, mar
riet Bushnell. Miss Selma Aas IS
director, Miss Eleanore GreenlaW Lay
dance director and Miss Minnie Hli-
kins accompanist. ;, uo
Admission is free at all these
commencement events and all are
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