Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 157, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 July 1916 — Commencement Exercises in Hanging Grove Tp. Tonight [ARTICLE]

Commencement Exercises in Hanging Grove Tp. Tonight

At a meeting of the Board of Education last winter it was decided that it would be best to discontinue the custom of holding eighth grade commencement exercises, those having the matter in charge feeling that these exercises emphasized the im-, portance of this educational milestone and that many eighth grade pupils felt that they had finished the most important part of their education. The people in several of the townships felt differently about the matter however and exercises have been held in Barkley, Gillam and Milroy townships and Hanging Grove will hold their commencement exercises tonight at McOoysburg beginning at 8 o’clock. There will be an address to the class by Rev. J. B. Fleming, pastor of the Presbyterian church of Rensselaer. The diplomas will be presented by County Superintendent Lamson. The following is the list of graduates: James Cook, Paul Cook, Charles Erb, Frank Lowman, Frank K. Stevens, Verne Smith.