Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 June 1919 — COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES [ARTICLE]

COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES

The Keener township commencement was held last Friday evening in the Konovßky hall at Demotte. It was one of those sweltering hot 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. Prof. Babson of Purdu9 university delivered fi. short but pointed address emphasizing the Importance of schools in a true democracy. Superintendent Sterrett presented the diplomas to a class of 12 prospective high school pupils. Those who received diplomas were: Cora Abbring, Walter Bunning, Martha DeCook, Teenie Fase, Carl Frltts, Frank M. Hart, Frieda Hockney, Dannie Kingma, Alice Peterson, Leighton True, Agnes Terpstra, Anna Wondema. The latter, Anna Wondema, sang a solo that was well rendered. Rev. T. F. Cody gave the invocation and benediction. The Rerv. A. T. Naylor of Tefft sang a solo that was given an enthusiastic applause. The hall was filled and the crowd was not more than two-thirds 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 building has been condemned by the state hig!i school inspector on account of room and Trustee

Fairchild la 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. Prof. Moran, who is well known in this county, will deliver the address. Gillam 4ownshlp will hold its

commencement at the church In Gillara township Monday evening at 8 o’clock, June 23. Prof. Thurber of Purdue will deliver _lhat address. On Tuesday, June 24, there will be two commencement*. At 2 o'clock in the afternoon Mr. Rush of Newton 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 Postlll will hold his commencement at the Marlon consolidated school south of town. Prof.. Thurber ha* 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 engagement in Jasper county. The Hanging Grove-Mllroy Joint commencement will be held at MeCoysburg bn Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock. It has been reported by Trustee Wood of Milroy 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. But Trustee Poole falf 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 Rearing- on his petition haa been set at Indianapolis Saturday, June 21, at 10 o’clocx. Mr. .Pettit will hold his commencement at Knlman on Thursday at 2 p. m. at the church. It is the first commencement held in Walker township for several year* and it Is likely that a large crovyd will gather at Knlman that afternoon for these exercises.

On Thursday night Mr. Hoiff will bold the Jordan township commencement at Union school. Prof. Thurber has been engaged to give this address also. Mr. Huff haa been working hard to get music for the occasion. *• it Is likely that ha will use the Mt. Ayr orchestra that will play for Mr. Rush In Newton the Tuesday afternoon before.