The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-06-01
BISMARCK HIGH
SENIORS FINISH
Life Filled With Commence.
ment Exercises Pippin
Tells Graduates

Life is filled with commencement
exercises, Superintendent II. O. Pip
pin OF Dickinson said las. evening
as he addressed the graduates OF
Bismarck high school at the annual
commencement exercises ut the city
auditorium. Not the least Of these
sommencements. the speaker de-
llared, is the graduation from high
lchool.
From early history. Mr.. pipnin
laid, it has been necessary for
youth to prove himself fit for man
hood. The high school training pro-
sides term Of probation for the
youth Of today in order that he
might prove himself ready to start
on the great quest Of life.
Education. Mr.. Pippin said. is
playing great part in social adj
3ustment Of the people of today.
Education and law arc the forces
nsed by the Americans for socia.
rontrol and order. Mr.. Pippin de-
fined education as a means to an
Snd. and not as the goal itself
Five evidences Of an education
were outlined by Mr.. Pippin. The
first evidence is love of spiritual
Ihings Of life. which donates per-
manent satisfactions in apprecia-
eion of the finer things Of life.
Sense of personal responsibility was
named as the second evidence of an
education. Mr.. Pppin defined this
quality as the ability to mind ones
own business.
The power and habit Of reflection.
which enables men to face the world
squarely was the speakers selection
as the third evidence. The power
to grow and the power to do were
named by Mr.. Pippin as the fourth
and fifth evidences. Man must
realize what he does not know and
he must have an open mind to grow,
the speaker declared.
Thinking, he said. is not enough I
because man must produce as well. I
There is no ignorance. Mr.. Pippin
declared, except usclessness. In
conclusion the speaker told the grad
yates that each man should make I
the world a little better because he
has lived in it.
Rev. Strutz gave the opening and
closing prayers on the commence
ment program, and musical num-
Der was presented by the Girls
Sextette.
Frank Fl. Brown. principal of Bis
marck high school, awarded Miss
Jane Stackhouse, valedictorian OF I,
the 1923 class, with the jeweled pin
donated by F. A. Knowles for
He also announced the
averages of Miss Stackhouse and
Miss Olive Hall, salutatorian.
George M. Register, president of
the school board. presented diplomas .
to the following class of oG grad
yates:
Alderman, Frank j.; ACRE, Maur-
Ice Alfred; Anderson, Bessie E.; !
Barbie, Caroline L.: Barth. Ray
mond G.; Benser. Elmer L.; Benser.
Ernest A.; Bcrtholf, Roger B.:
Bertsch, Albert c.: Bigler. lila f.:
Bigler, ivan E.: Blumhagen, Ella T.
~; Boepplie, Ramona O.: Brown,
Henry T.; Brownawell, Helen L.:
Bush, Annette Luverne; Carlisle.
Avis E.: Coleman. jeanette f.:
Cook, Willis N; Crawford, Jean;
Crewe, Edgar l.; Dahl, Hazel Adele;
Davis, Duane T.; Davis. Lysandra:
DeGroot, Marjorie Florence; DEFINE.
Edward J., Delxer, Arthur Neal: ,
0orum, Dorothy Irene; Dunn. Bert.
nm John; Eide, Anne E.; Elness.
Srace; Enright, Joe F.; Faber.
anthony T.; Falkenstein, Grace
reue; Ferris. John NJ: Fritz. Paul
ri Sylvia; Chaser, Raphael; Gordon.
nth T.; German, Dolores M; Hall
~ Hall, Olive NJ; Hedstrom. /
III g; Helgeson, Arnold NJ; Her
- Helen; Hilken, Meta; Jahnke,
DQbella; johnson. Isabella j.; John
- 1ayrtle H.: Joslin. Bernice Mar
~ xa1ef; Wilma; Koffel, Louise:
Alies =; Lewis, Herbert All