Seward daily gateway., 1930-05-17
FVE. GRADUATES IF SEWARD SCHOOL
 RECEIVE DIPLOMAS
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY IS AT TENDED BY FRIENDS AND
 PARENTS, GRADUATES

Commencement exercises for the first senior class to graduate rom the William H. Seward school were held last evening in the auoltor- ium of the high school, with many friends as well as the parents ana school mates of the graduates, at- tending.
 I At SIS, five young men and Wo- men. preceded by members ot the school board, Mayor McMullen, Superintendent Roaney, Rev. Hat ten, and the president of the Sew ard Chamber of Commrce, march ed into the assembly room to the strains of a professional marcn played by Mrs. F. l.. Groth, anu took their seats in the reserved section while the others proceeoeo to the rostrum.
 Following the invocation by Rev King, was a most appropriate sofg bv Miss Dorothy Hill, entitled, My Task" President Leon Urbach ol tho Chamber of Commerce m all announcement to the audience stated he had the honor to present to the Jesse Lee Home, as Wlnhors } of inc recent field meet held pe- } tween the two schools. a cup to pe 5 retained for the ensuing year. me l cup was then presented to a Jesse Tee lad who accepted for the school The presentation was tol- } lowed by piano solo by Mrs. E. l l.. Groth, musician, after which the } principal address, by Rev Hatten, was given.
 r Rev Hatten's address, "The Car , dinal Objectives of Education
 contained, as one might assume
 from the title, many points of value
 and interest to the student as well
 as to every other individual Six
 obiectives. or virtues, were dWelec
 upon at length, with their values set forth fully and completely
 They were, first, the ability to learn
 how to learn more, second, the
 question of funds, or the mainten- ', ance of ones finances. The re- A maining four. on each of which 3 !. little discussion was of their pur- | | pose and value was given were
 leasure. health, home and ethicaI
 character. Rev. Hatten's address < was most appropriately chosen ano W we'll presented.
 Following the address was an an
 nouncement by Superintendent
 Roaney, that, though it seemed
 proper for members prominently
 connected with the schools to take n places on the rostrum the grad \ uates should step up there, in view
 of the spectators, for that all-im-
 Dortant event-the presentation o1 70 the diplomas. The short speech Ig following, by President w. c. ErWlr n of the school board, expressed the ,s desire and wishes of the schoo
 board and friends of the graduate: r for their happiness and success II 'u the future, and what their happl'
 ness and success in the future, ane 70 what this great event meant. The Q young folks then took the place
 on the rostrum vacated by th' ' speakers, and MT. Erwin, with feV
 words of congratulation for eaci
 one, presented the diplomas t' s. Raymond Manthey, Georgia Willis o., Charles Nelson, Geraldine Laugh ,s lin and Otto Sandbek. Encores ex ! pressive of the joy felt for the stu
 dents followed each acceptance 9 the diplomas.
 The entire assembly joined il
 singing verse of America" afte which benediction by MT. F. I ~ Groth, concluded the ceremonies. so The smiling boys and girls receiv
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