The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-06-16
CLASS OF 1888 IN IMPRESSIVE
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
Stage Filled With Happy Students and Auditorium Filled
Doors With Friends and Relatives of the High School and
Junior College Classes

ul6iicel1euI OF The ELY ElgQ school and
Junior College ever held in the city
took place Friday evening at the Wash
ington Auditorium when one hundred
and two pupils Of the High School and
twenty-one students Of the Junior Col
lege received their diplomas showing
that they had successfully mastered the
four-year course of the High School
and the two-year course Of the Junior
College.
Early in the evening the spacious
auditorium was filed with interested
parents, relatives and friends Of the
graduates and standing room only was
at premium when at BIS the High
School orchestra, under the direction Of
Frank v. Di Nino, played the process
Sonal march and the High School
filed in from the rear entrance ana
took their allotted places on the stage
and the Junior College the first seats
in the auditorium.
Rev. j. Thomas Dixon of the M. Z.
church asked for the blessings OF Dfetv
an all assembled The Girls Chorus
sang The Elm Dance" by Greig, after
which Miss Sadie Koivunen, salutator-
Ian Of the classes, welcomed all and
gave her address IN very masterfuI
manner.
The Junior College quartet sang ooh
Holy Stiffness" and Miss Elsie Harri
made the valedictory address. Miss
Harri made her talk fluentIy and under
standable, showing an exceptional study
OF the subject and keen inception of
the points stressed.
President Lotus D. Cofman OF the
University Of Minnesota, was the
speaker Of the evening and for over a
half hour kept his audience on the
alert with facts and figures showing
that education was the salvation of the
American nation. We are not gifted
IN the art Of transcrihing addresses,
much to our regret, as the address by
this noted educator was well worth
printing for future reference DR.. Cof-
man is noted as one OF the best
speakers on the subject in the country
and his travels abroad has placed him
IN close touch with hrst-hand know
ledge OF the facts he conveyed 20 bis
listeners.
After the orchestra played sSanct-
uary Of the Heart" In the usual artistic
manner which is characteristic Of this
nne organization, DR.. John z. Thomp-
son, commander of the Frank Lozar
Post OF the American Legion, awarded
the Legion's medal for the most OUT
standing young man for the year, Co
Lawrence Golobich, graduating with the
class. The selection OF the most OUT
standing boy is made by a committee
or Legion men who measure the ac-
comphShments of the candidates in the
realms Of academies, sports and eff
cheney; the name OF the winner Is not
made known until the evening of the
graduation when the indemnity Is an
nounced from the platform with ap-
propriate remarks.
uperintendent Walter E. Englund In
neat address presented the classes TO
the Board of Education represented by
Ben 8. Richards as president. Mr..
Richards accepted the classes on be-
half of the Board after which he made
the presentation of the handsome en-
crossed diplomas to the eager youths
entitled to them.
The benediction by Rev. Dixon and
the occasional @Triumphal March" BY
the orchestra during which the gradu-
ates marched out of the auditorium,
closed the program. Those who re-
ceived diplomas were the following:
High School
Irna Ahola. Anna Aaonen. Christine
Belehar, David BergIund, SaIlie Beuk,
Margaret Bouska, Terry Browneu,
Theresa Buraglio, Mayme Chernivetz,
Catherine Childers, Jack Coad, Carmen
Dargis. Florence Edwards, Aune Enquist,
Eugene Fflson, Frank Fink, Molly
Gnidica, Laurence Golobich, ALI Gust
afson, Violet Hanson, Elsie Harri, Edna
Herranen, Bernice Jerich.
Charles Johnson, Sylvia Johnson.
Alice Kaplan, Dorothy Kochevar, Sadie
Koivunen, Christine Kolenz, Henry
Korent, Joseph Kovach, Helen Kovan,
Emily Kriznar, Toivo Kuitunen, Bern
hart Kukko, Helen Kukko, Mary Kuzna,
Frank Laing, Onnie Lassi, Walter
Leino, Christine Lenich, Hilma Lrmdein,
Paul McCarty, William Mcfarland,
Tulip Makela, John Mantel, Angela
Marench, Isabelle Mascot.
George Mattela, Ina MattiIa, Josep-
hine Mavetz, Christine Merhar. Robert
Merhar, Angela Miklavcich, Rose Moct-
mix, Florence Morris, Joseph Musich,
Margaret Musich, Lillian Nirva, Frank
Nosan, Marie Okstad, Josephine Osa-
ben, Frances Otrin, Bertha Palo, Lee
Paulos, Katherine Paun, Stanley Pecf-
aver, Joseph Perushek, Elizabeth Peter
mel, Frank Prosen, Dorothy Prowse,
Agnes PuceI Aune Ranba, Wilfred
Robertson, Allie Rosdet, Elsie Roman,
William Schiltz, Margaret SeIiga,
Josephine Senta, Arthur Seraphine,
Mathew, Sever, Angela Skaia.
Jennie Skeryanc, Barbara Skradski,
John Skradski, Katherine skradski,
Elizabeth skube, Frank skubitz, Mar
garet Skule, George Siabodnik, Angela
Slogan, Bernard Slogan, Matthias
Smrekar, Evelyn Sund, Rennold Theno,
Charles Trezona, Mary Turk, Charles
Verantn, Joseph vidmar. Esther VIII
liams, Tony Zaveri, Mary zgonc.
Junior College
Helen Berglund. Simon Bourgin.
Dewitt Englund, Urho Elfving, Eunice
Hanson, Molly Harvot, Richard Her
ranen, Robert Hill, Berneice Johnson,
Martha Kangas, Arthur Koivumak,
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