The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-04-18
EVENING SCHOOL
GRADUATES 50
WELL PRESENTED PROC RAM
FRIDAY EVENING AT THE GRAD
UATION EXERCISES OF THE
AMERICANIZATIO CLASS OF
THE ELY EVENING SCHOOLS.

HE ELY EVENING SCHOOLS.
Nearly every available seat in the
spacious Washington Auditorium was
occupied Friday evening when the
graduating exercises of the American
iZation Class of the Evening Schools
were held. The program given was
fine in every detail and thirty-fiv
happy graduates were given diplomas
which when presented to the court will
prove that the Recipients had made
successful effort to acquire some of
the fundamentals which go to make
up good citizen of this great country
The program opened at o'clock
when to the strains of the High School
Orchestra, the graduates marched in
and took their allotted seats. The
stars and stripes carried by guard
of Girl Scouts headed the procession
while the audience stood at attention.
The Pledge to the Flag was given by
the students and audience followed by
the singing of the Star Spangled
Banner.
The American Legion Glee Club
under the direction of Harry David
son and accompanied by Mrs. H. N.
Sutherland, rendered two well given
selections. A bevy of Girl Scouts then
illustrated in pantomine, How the
Girl Scout Laws Were Written" This
was one of the high lights of the
evening Little Miss Doris Santo read
the story for the actors in the playlet.
Her reading, expression and enun-
citation were f1awleSs and her voice
carried to the most remote corners
of the auditorium without undue
strain
Superintendent w. E. Englund well
coined the class in a short address
filled with sound advice and patri
otism. We have heard Mr.. Englund
make addresses on several occasions
but the one Friday night was the best
ever. Mrs Anna Laurilla, one of the
graduates, was to give the response
on behalf of the class. She was i'll
and unable to be present. James
Johnston was pressed into service at
the last moment and in very clear
and concise manner expressed the ap
probation of the class for the chance
offered them by the Board of Educa-
ton and the teachers to secure the
necessary training for citizenship.
The students as body then sang
America The Beautiful" followed by
a selection by the orchestra.
Principal Roy Fetherston of the
High School made the address of the
evening. He told his audience that
while he had addressed almost every
kind of gathering heretofore. this
was the first opportunity he had CT
addressing an Americauization class.
He was loud in his praises of the eff
forts put forth by the students in
thus preparing themselves to become
citizens of the greatest nation on
earth He stressed several telling
points in his address, one of the prin-
cipal ones was the matter of living
up to the laws of the land. We would
like to be able to reproduce his talk
but time and space will not permit
Alderman W. P. Wolff on behalf of
the American Legion voiced greetings
from this body while Mrs. Ida Erick-
son did the same on behalf OF the
American Legion Auxiliary. Mrs.
Erickson also on behalf of the Aux
iliary, presented each graduate with
silk American flag. E. c. Jones, as
member of the Board of Education,
then presented the diplomas in a few
well chosen remarks. After the pre-
sentation the program closed with the
singing of America. Mr.. Jones pre-
sented diplomas to the following who
were called to the stage, each receip-
lent being enthusiastically applauded:
Aalto, Tilda Apostle, Katherine
Anderson, Christina
Bunney, Frederick Carlson, John
Chimzar, Katherine
Franti, Katri Kukko, Lydia
Golob, Frank Laurila, Anna
Hache, Frank Maxi, Minnie
Hokanson, olphMersnik, Mary
Hokanson, Harry Mese, Frances
Jarvinsivi, Homo Moilanen, George
Johnston, James Neckich, Bob
Kayute, Sauna Nosan, Frank
Koski, Martha Paris, Andrea
PoSSanzini, Sabatino
Ranta, Laimi Spice, George
Roponen, Herman Syvaoja, Andon
Rosted, Emily Simonoff, George
Rum, Erich Skeryanc, Margare
Sober, Mary Telch, Jennie