Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 129, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1911 — First Commencement at Monnett Academy—Name To Be Changed. [ARTICLE]

First Commencement at Monnett Academy—Name To Be Changed.

The first annual' commencement at the Monnett Academy will take place Friday afternoon, June 2nd, at 2 o’clock. Miss Erma Marie Ganson has the honor of being the first girl to complete the course and she expects to continue her education in the Jennings seminary at Aurora, 111., which school is also run In connection with the Chicago Training School. The graduation here is equivalent to promotion from the sixth grade. The class motto selected Is “Freely ye have received, freely give.” A number of invitations have been extended to the commencement, and Miss Winifred Chappell, the assistant principal of the Chicago Training School,. will be the speaker. The Monnett academy Is again to change its name, and in the future be known as the Watts de Peyster school for young girls. An institution of this name has been conducted at Fishklll, N. Y., and the property will be sold and the receipts used along with the money procured from the sale of the 5 acre tract, to build an addition to the present building, making it large enough to accommodate 24 pupils, which they hope to have to begin the fall term. There will also be four resident deaconesses as managers and Instructors. Miss Grace Findley has been elected president and Miss Bowman, field secretary. . t The news of the contemplated addition ' to the building and extension of the school will be received with pleasure by the friends of the school, and all who have learned of the noble work being done by the deaconsses are friends of the school. The commencement Friday afternoon should have the attendance of women and men who. are interested in Christian education for girls.