Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 151, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 June 1919 — MARION TOWNSHIP COMMENCEMENT. [ARTICLE]

MARION TOWNSHIP COMMENCEMENT.

The Marion township commencement was held hat Tuesday evening at the south Marion consolidated school building. The room was considerably too small to accommodate the large crowd that gathered to (hear and see the program rendered. Music was furnished by the Horton orchestra from Rensselaer. The Rev. E. W. Strecker, of Rensselaer, gave the invocation and benedictioji. Prof. Clarence Thurber, of Purdue university, gave the class address. He spoke upon the subject of “Educational Values” in a very inspiring manner. County Superintendent M. L. Sterrett presented the class to Charles W. Postill. Mr. Postill gave a very impressive talk to the class with a few side strokes at the parents. He talked upon the topic: “You Think You Are Somebody.” The class consisted of seven boys and seven girls. Those receiving their tokens of admission into high school were: Della Amsler, Gladys Bill, Ralph Daugherty, Golda Fiddler, Mary Iliff, Chester Kimmel, Ervin Linbeck, Fay Minniaer, Mary Mainbrook, , Clarence Redgate, Maurice Reed, Robert Stephenson, Vaughn Smith, and Hazel Toombs. Warren Poole, trustee of Hanging Grove township, and Burdette Porter, trustee of-Carpen-ter township, were present for the exercises. Dott Porter and - Ada Huff, who were two of last year’s teachers, were present. There had been much pains taken to decorate the room with pink and white, the class colors and flowers and flags. Each graduate wore a large pink and white carnation on a backing of ferns. The whole affair was inspiring and gave a school tonic to Marion township that will last long enough to place all fourteen of the graduates in high school next fall.