The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-06-05
FINE CLASS OF 46
GRADUATED FRIDAY
Four Year High School Aver
age of Entire Class 81;
Z Honor Students
STRONG VALEDICTORY
Eight Receive Normal DiplO-
mas-Dr. SpOhn Spoke for
An Hour and a Quarter

The Commencement Exercises of
the Senior Class of the Sank Centre
Public School at the Junior High
Auditorium Friday evening attract
ed an audience of over 900 people.
The American flag was conspicu-
Gus by its absence in the decorative
scheme. Bishop Freeman, the rec
tor of st. James Episcopal Church,
Minneapolis, who delivered the
commencement address in the
Caughren theatre several years ago,
made some very caustic remarks
before commencing his address be-
cause Old Glory was not displayed.
The Glass attired in cap and
gown marched into the auditorium
in double file promptly at $3.50.
The program opened with the
singing of "Murmuring Zephyrs" !,
directed by Miss Hammond, head
of the music department.
In her salutatory address Miss
Gladys c. Lying, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Oscar Lying, Kandota,
said that the training received in
the Sank Centre school had left an
influence for a good, a mark on the
class which would remain with
the members through life.
Come Down Laughing Stream
LETT, was then rendered by the
Girls Glee Club.
Miss Florence Capkey, the vale
dictorian, expressed appreciation of
the Glass to the parents, the school
board, the faculty and to the tax
payers, who made the splendid
course offered to the Seniors pos
sible. She urged her classmates to
keep their class motto Onward"
ever in mind. This was one of the
strongest Valedictory addresses ev-
er delivered by a Sank Centre Sem
ior. It was really the high light of
the evenings program.
DR.. Geo. Spohn, head of the Eng
lish department of st. Olaf's Col
lege, Mortified, was introduced by
Supt. H. A. F'alk, as the speaker of
the evening.
Tie gentleman spoke for an hour
and a quarter, in which he showed
the developmnt OF the country to
the basis of machine operation. 1t
takes a mighty high type speaker
to hold an audience for an hour and
a quarter.
At the conclusion of the address
the Boys and Girls Glee Club sang
Morning Speaks"
ENo11 MI
esting talk in his presentation OF
the Class to President of the Board
J. F. Cooper. He said the standard
of intelligence of the 1880 class was
very high, the class average for the
46 graduates for the four year High
School course was 81 per cent
There were seven honor students in
the class and three sets of brothers
and sisters.
President Cooper informed the
class that the presentation of the
diploma was not necessarily g
guarantee Of success. He urged
them to learn the value of charac.
ter and be able to cope with stu.
atoms as they arise. After the Sc,
nior Glass had received their Dip.
Tomas the eight students who haG
taken post graduate Normal Teach
ers Training were given their dip
Tomas, included in which the GER
tificate emitting them to teach ir
rural schools. This training is
equivalent to one years work ir
the Teachers Training College, st
Cloud.
Supt. Falk called attention to the
fact that the President Of the Boarc
J. F. Cooper, was member of the
first Glass graduating from the
Sank Centre High School. In 1881
there will be a special celebration
in connection with the graduation
as it will be the Golden or fiftiett
class to graduate from the Saul
Centre High School.
Parents and immediate. friends Of
the class were out in large mum
bers. They were proud of the Glass
and they had right to be.