White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-05-25
SENIOR CLASS GRADUATES
WITH IMPRESSIVE PROGRAM

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The graduating exercises of the
White Bluffs high schools sixth COM
inencement were held Thursday night
Of last week in the high school audi
tcrium and attracted an unusually
large crowd.
To the strains of a march played
by the school orchestra the gradual
ing class OF ten marched on to the
Stagd. The stage was very prettily
decorated in the class colors of green
and gold. Vases of flowers were plac-
ed in the front and gold streanets at
the back OF the stage. Two small
tables alao decorated in green and
gold, were set, one on each side OF
the stage.
Rev. T. ]. Gray gave the invoca-
ton.
Alice Angle was the salutatorian Of
the class and in iier speech she thank
cd the parents and supporters OF the
school for the sacrifices they had made.
She pointed out the road with its pit
falls and difficulties, over which the
seniors had travelled since first enter
ing the grade school.
Tine next number on the program was
vocal solo by Madeline Ferguson,
Wkic., was very much appreciated by
the audience.
Professor Loren D. Sparks of the
Ellensburg Normal school then dc.
livered the gradua len address and
discussed in an interesting way the
great oppoi ;unities that are open tc
young people as result OF new dis-
coveries and improvements, especially
ia the way of telephones, photography
ard aviation.
Effie Mykol, one of the seniors,
played selection on the piano. Effie
is very good pianist, as everyone
knows, and this selection was heL fare
we'll to the school.
Arthur Anderson presented the
class gift, which was plaque to be
given each year to the graduating
senior having the highest record in
citizenship, leadership and scholarship.
Dorothy Morford accepted the gift
in behalf of the Junior, Sophomore
and Freshman Glasses.
The next number was vocal solo
by George Hammer. This, too was
very well given.
bc0lC gave tiS NoASSAStoAy'
In this sho showed the practical in
etruction one receives in high school,
and promised the community that the
graduates would strive to show that
their education had been worth while.
Superintendent w. M. Underhill
concluded the exercises by the presen-
etstion of the awards and diplomas.
Thooe in high school receiving
certificates for records of attendance
and no hardness were: Olive Walker,
Ruby Penn, Sa6ie Angle, Nellie Ham
mer, Robert Nitzsche, Karl Becht,
Floyd Barge, Joseph Wagner.
Those in grade school were
William Hall, Lillian LARSON Lewis
\ Angie, Elmer Houk, Freda Edwards.
Thurston Foltz, Helen Wheeler,
Louise Walker, Elroy Wiehl Freddie
Hail. Evelyn Kelly, John Bonn,
Josephine Westling, Robert Westling,
Elaine Coleman, Merle Edwards,
Clarabel] Hall, Pauline Leander, Mel
vim Foltz Jimmie Kelly.
: During this year Superintendent
Un6l,rhill introduced into the grade
!. school an extensive course in funda-
mental processes of arithmetic and
, promised to read, at the Commence
rent Exercises, the name of the pupil
: leading each class in this course. The
competition for this honor was very
keen and it proved a great assistance
, in securing the highest efficiency
!! among the contending pupils. Those
: who received the honors are:
, Second Grade: George Gilhuly.
Third Grad: Jean McFee.
Fourth Grade: Freddie Gilhuly.
Fifth Grade: Forrest Heath and
Thurston Foltz.
Sixth Grade: Louise Walker.
During this, year there has been an
unusually good attendance in the
Wl'.te Bluffs Schools, the average
being an increase of rs per cent over
/ last years standard. This years en-
rollme.'t of l62 and it's extraordinary
attendance is great improvement
over former years. We can all recall
times when during the winter months
the attendance would drop as low as
so per cent of the enrolment and
/ sometimes even as low as to make the
, discrimination Of school necessary
for one or two weeks. We can also
recall that less than ten years ago
three room, of the present grade
school building were sufficient to ac-
} commodate the full attendance. These
are good illustrations of how rapidly
and extensively our commuc1ity and
,, schools have grown in the past five
years For such large attendance
. the new study hall has proven real
necessity since otherwise it would
have been impossible to accommodate
so many.
To have been neither absent nor
tsrdy for al entire school term of
l72 days is quite a record and the
, pupil who has made such record is
entitled to'a lot of credit
The senior class received from Mrs
. Herring, former teacher now in
Bakersfield, California, a nice letter
OF congratulation and good wishes.
WEDNESDAY, NOT TUESDAY