Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 114, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 May 1919 — BUSY WEEK FOR GRADUATES [ARTICLE]

BUSY WEEK FOR GRADUATES

HIGH SCHOOL OPENS THIRTYSEVENTH ANNUAL .< COMMENCEMENT. “Husbands on Approval,” the 1919 Senior Class Play, will be staged at the high school auditorium this evening in what will be the opening number of the thirty-seventh annual commencement of Rensselaer High School. Perhaps never in the annals of the high school’s history has such a series of delightful events been arranged for during a commencement week, and the public as well as the sweet girl and boy graduates is keenly looking forward to the graduating exercises. The present class, fortyfour in number, is the largest to have ever let the portals of the high school, which shows that our school is coming to be looked upon as among the best in the entire state for its size. The program for the week follows: , May 15, Class Play, H. S. Auditorium. May 16, Class Play H. S. Auditorium ; .J • ' * >■/.■ ■■ May 18, Baccaulaureate, Christian Church. May 20, Class Night, H. S. Auditorium. May 21, Commencement, Christian church. , May 22, -Senior-Junior Reception, Armory. May 23, Alumni Banquet, Armory. With the exception of the alumni banquet which will begin at 6:30 in the evening, each number will begin at 8 p. m. The class motto is: “We are rowing, not drifting. The class flower: Aaron Ward Rose. / , Class color: Royal purple and old gold. The baccalaureate will be delivered at the Christian church by Rev. William T. Barbre, pastor of the Christian church of this city, and the commencement address will be given by Dr. George R. Grose, President of DePauw University at Greencastle. Dr. Grose has appeared in this city before and has always delighted his audiences with his masterly addresses. . 1 i - -