The Carbon County news., 1928-05-24
'2S CLASS RECEIVES
DIPLOMAS AT The
COMMENCEMENT
Medals and Letters Award
ed School Assembly. Gov.
Erickson Talks

The annual commencement exer.
cises of the Carbon County High
school were held last Thursday at the
Workers Hall. A class of % girls
and 81 young men received their Ger
tificates of graduation.
Invocation and benediction was by
the Rev. Frank Durant, pastor of the
Episcopal church, and the graduation
address was interestingly delivered to
the class and the audience by L. B.
MeMullen president of Eastern Mon
tana normal. Summarizing Mr.. Me
Mullen's talk, he says this is the age
of power and machinery, and he wants
youth to use the inventions of the day
and age as tools by which to overcome
the barriers to success. Principal
c. r. Schmidt presented the class and
the diplomas and scholarships were
presented to the members of the class
by W. G. Ball, member of the school
board. The High School Glee club,
directed by Miss Margaret Sullivan,
sang number of selections. Edward
Johnson delivered the salutatory ad-
dress and Lydia Romersa gave the
valedietory.
Those who received scholarships
We're Hubert Simmons, scholarship to
Montana State university at Missoula.
Theodore Viers, scholarship to Mon
tana State college at Bozeman. Viola
Puumala, scholarship to Montana
State university, and Lydia Romersa,
scholarship to Montana State college.
Edward Johnson did not accept
scholarship as he intends to attend
school elsewhere.
Whether higher institutions of
learning will be attended or whether
the graduates will cast themselves at
once into the swirl of human endeavor,
their high school graduation will for
ever remain in their memory. The
world delegates its successful ones to
give the formula of success to the new l
graduates, but, the elders can never
persuade the boys and girls at com i
mencement that they are to tread
paths marked with footprints. The
Young folks who for a whole year
nave been accustomed to the dignity
If being called Seniors" are bent on
lothing less than the conquests Of
lew worlds. We need better citizens,
government, cities, farms. Better in
ustries and better business. There
S nothing that cannot be made better
n some way or other. Let the grad [
ates go their various ways without
90 much hampering advice. Whether
hey go east or west, north or south,
ach must create his world for him
elf,
Friday morning Principal Schmidt b.
allied an assembly of the high school b,
-udents at which medals, awards and q
Jher emblems of merit were present 1t
/ and report cards distributed. e1
c. G. Rowan introduced Governor &C
rickson, who spoke to the Students 70
II 10 minutes or SO. Miss Myrtle m
isher presented medal to Mary la
aretti for first place in the local in
lblic speaking contest. Joseph Dur re
e presented a medal to Hubert Sim
ons for taking first place in the dis be
let public speaking contest at Bill II
lgs. Miss Margaret Rogers pre- or
nted a gold award to Viola Puumala lul
ON the Underwood Typewriter com
ny for averaging 62 words per min r.
e for Is minutes. Miss Myrtle
sher, junior class sponsor, was the
cipient of gift from the students
the junior class. Miss Rae Love
ade the presentation. In appre-
Itlon OF her work for the glee club 1t opS
SIS Margaret Sullivan was also the MA
'eiver of gift. Presentation by ou'
IS Doris Abrahamson. apl
Coach Hartwio, nroson+od ,,,odols obs
1 letters to the members of the
sketball team and the high point
n and winners in the track meet, Al
nelly, Elmer Toffer Eli Tuuri, Nick
pids, Andy Thompson, Bill Siuru,
liter Timonen, Oscar Murdo, George
ompson and Ed Haavisto.
Dr. E. M. Adams awarded medal roo
m the Inquiry club to Nick Rapids cor,
- ~ q ouiio ~ Improvement curing the yea
ool year. The award caused quite ma,
1t OF suspense as no one knew who NJ .,
lid be selected by the high school ,,a,
ulty to receive it. Nick Rapids P
chosen, not for athletic ability bert
he, but for general all around i'm arm,
under adverse conditions. n
nbers Of the Inquiry club who con,
e present at the assembly besides aro
Schmidt and Mr.. Rowan were A. don
Madsen, Gus B. Foltz, A. D. Will and
IS, w. G. Ball, 0. J. Simmons, =, ad
rles H. Draper and the Rev. Frank corn
ant. Others in attendance were ond
n 1. Kelly and Mrs. Frank Durant. ~ :
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