Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 142, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 June 1919 — COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES. [ARTICLE]

COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES.

Th*_ Keener township commencement was held last Friday in the Konovsky hall at DeMotte. It was one of those sweltering hot June days and the program was shortened on account of it. A local orchestra furnished music for the occasion, which was appreciated as much as imported music. -Professor Bahson, of Purdue! university, delivered a short but pointed address, emphasizing the importance of the schools in a true democracy. Superintendent Sterrett presented the diplomas to a class of twelve prospective high school pupils. Those who received diplomas were: Cora Abbring, Walter Bunning, Martha DeCook, Teenie Fase, Carl Frifts, Frank M. Hart, Frieda Hockney, Dannie Kingma, Alice Peterson, Leighton True, Agnes Terpstra, and Anna Woudema. The latter, Anna Wouderna, sang a solo that was well rendered. Rev. T. F. Cody gave the invocation and benediction. The Rev. A. T. Tayior, of Tefft, sang a solo that was given an enthusiastic applapse. The hall was filled and the crowd was not more than twothirds housed at best. The people of Keener township are enthusiastic about educational work as was manifested by this large and interested crowd. Their small high school buildinAhas been condemned by the state high school inspector on account of room and Trustee Fairchild is making arrangements to meet the needs of this growing section of Jasper county. Barkley township will hold its commencement next Saturday, June 21, at 8 o’clock at Barkley church. Professor Moran, who is well known in this county, will deliver the address. Gillam township will hold its commencement at the church in Gillam township Monday evening at 8 o’clock, June 23. Professor Thurber, of Purdue, will deliver the address. On Tuesday, June 24, there will be two commencements. At 2 o’clock in the afternoon Mr. Rush, of Newtofi township, will hold his commencement at the home of Bradford Poole, on the Makeever farm, west of Blue Grass school house. These afternoon commencements are better if they can be held out of doors. Mr. Rush will use the large front porch for the occasion, as was done last year. In the evening of this day, Trustee Postill will hold his commencement at the Marion consolidated school, south of town. Professor Thurber has been engaged instead of Dean Coulter, as was announced in a previous issue. Dean Coulter has been called to do some government service that week and was forced to cancel his engagements in Jasper county. The Hanging Grove-Milroy joint commencement will be held at McCoysburg on Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock. It has been reported by Trustee Wood, of Milroy r - that the Monon band will furnish music for this occasion. If so, then the exercises will likely be held on the outside to accommodate the large crowd from these two townships. Milroy has been getting these commencements for years on account of better accommodations at Milroy church. However, Trustee Poole felt that Hanging Grove should have this one because there will be seven graduates from Hanging Grove to three from Milroy. Trustee Pettit, of Walker, has a petition filed with the state board of tax commissioners asking for the privilege of borrowing money to erect a new school building on the site of the Oak Grove building that burned three years ago. The hearing on this petition has been set at Indian&polis on Saturday, June 21, at 10 o’clock. Mr. Pettitt will hold his commencement at Kniman on Thursday at 2 p. m., at the church. It is the first commencement held in Walker township for several years and it is likely that a large crowd will gather at Kniman that afternoon for these exercises. - - On Thursday night Mr. Huff will hold the Jordan township ment at Union school. Professor Thurber has been engaged to givt this address also. Mr. Huff has beer working hard to get music for th< occasion. It is likely that he wil use the Mt. Ayr orchestra that wil play for Mr. Rush in Newton on tin Tuesday afternoon before.