Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-28
FORTY. TWO SENIORS
GIVEN DIPLOMAS
HERE LAST night
DIR. R. E. Albright Gives
Commencement Address
at Exercises


Graduation exercises for the Glass of
1896 were conducted at the PLENTY
wood high school last night with the
spacious auditorium well filled with
relatives and friends of the members
of the class.
,forty-two seniors received their di-
plomas, n member of the class being
absent due to medical treatment in
Grand Forks, N. D. Mark Claybureh
was unable to be present because of
illness developing during the last part
OF the year.
Nineteen boys and twenty-three
girls were given diplomas by r. o.
Nelson, chairman of the board of trus-
tees; The class lost one member, Anne
Poulsen, during the year. Mark CLAW
Durgh Will be given his diploma on his
return to Plentywood.
The boys receiving diplomas were
Lloyd Bolster, Raymond Cvbulski
Harvey Dionne, Richard Gustafson.
William Hanisch, Leonard Hegland,
Kermit Helgeson, Fred Johnson. Rich
ard kolke, Clarence HOLMAN, Maurice
holman, Ronald Lindberg. Francis
Murray, Wesley Peterson, Philip Rel
tan, George Robinson, Arnold Smith
Lloyd Stenmark and Barr Zeidler.
The girls who received diplomas
were Charlotte Benson, Ards Christ
ian, Alice Dionne, Bernice Erickson.
Jean Glover, Marion Goodman, Helen
Hardersen, Mae Hass, Margaret Jones.
Alma Johnson, Lois Kent, Barbara
klelstrup, Valarie Oestreich, Marvel
Fonts, kleora Porter, Hazel Rasmus-
sen. Beverly Rio, Jnrdis Salisbury. Jo-
hanna Sundsted, Evelyn Syme, Ellen
Taylor, Josephine Walkowski. Hazel
Westphal.
The Glass of 1886 has been ablv
managed by Clarence HOLMAN. presi-
dent; Dick Koike, vice president: Ar
mold Smith, treasurer and Hazel Ras-
mussen, secretary. Much credit is due
Lillian Mabry, who has acted as class
ADVISOR, and Z. Winifred Opgrande.
VINO has SO ably assisted the class in its
preparation OF commencement actiyi-
ties. The Class of 1886 has been very
outstanding IN its pa~, ticIetion ia
school activities of all kinds. It's record
IN band membership, athletic team
membership, dramatics and vocal nnI-
sic has been especially noteworthy.
Various schools clubs have always
had a high representation of members
of the Glass of 1886 in their ranks.
They have been leaders in every field
OF student activity. AS well as being
outstanding in the extra-curricular
Held, the class has ranked high in
compares very favorably with gradu-
scholastic attainment.
The upper quarter of the class has
ranked above the average and the av-
erage scholastic record of the class
atlng classes of former years.
Inc commencement program began
with a selection by the girls clarinet
quartette. Rev. Father P~ratschner gave
the invocation, which was then fol-
lowed by a series of six we'll delivered
talks on the theme, "The American
High School and It's Place in Our Ma
tional Life" Bernice Erickson was the
first speaker and after addressing
words of welcome to the audience. she
spoke On the subject "The History OF
the American High School" Hazel
Rasmussen next spoke on "The High
School in Our Community Life" Miss
Rasmussen wa followed by Lois Kent
who discussed the high school as a
Preparation for Citizenship and Vo-
cations"
Miss Ellen Taylor next delighted the
audience with a vocal solo entitled
'Flowerets Are Budding"
Leonard Hegland was the first Of
the second group Of speakers. Leonard
discussed the high school in its rela-
ton to cultural development and the
use of leisure time. Richard Gustafson
next gave a very interesting account
of the history and growth of the Plen-
tywood schools.
Charlotte Benson closed the senior
talks with a discussion of Education
of T~omorrow-the Great American
Dream"
Albright Is Speaker
The principal address of the evening
was given by DR.. r. E. Albright, Pro-
fessor of Social Studies at the State
Normal college. DR.. Albright's address
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