Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 July 1920 — COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES. [ARTICLE]

COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES.

Barkley township held its regular annual eighth grade commencement last Saturday night at the Barkley church. The tremendous size of the crowd served as an index of educational interest from the citizens of Barkley township. Trustee Davisson succeeded in getting Prof. Thomas F. Moran of Purdue University to give his second address before the school friends of Barkley township. Prof. Moran’s popularity was one of the many factors that induced so many people to gather together for the exercises. He spoke with exceptional vigor to his large audience and held closest attention for about forty-five minutes. The Rev. John Dean opened the exercises after Miss Alice Eib had played the processional to which eighteen graduates marched into the church. A local choir sang several songs between the different numbers of the program. Isador Karnowsky and Morgan Sterrett, Jr., favored the audience with two violin solos. The decorating committee had the church nicely decorated in flags and flowers. After the exercises were over the ladies of the Barkley church served ice cream and cake. •It seemed that ever person at the commencement managed to call for ice cream or cake at once. It was and additional factor that induced the young people to come for the exercises. The exercises were colored with pathos when the diploma of Ronald Adams was presented to the mother. The vast audience, outside and inside, held a moment of silence as a token of respect in memory of the. boy who was accidentally shot and killed on the day following the March diploma examination. Miss Zona L. Dillon came from her home at Fountain City, Indiana, to witness the graduation of three pupils who went to school to her at Union in Jordan township last winter. The following trustees report that they have their schools all filled ready for shcool next fall: Carpenter, Marion, Wheatfield and Walker. Jasper'county will have no shortage of teachers in the common schools next fall. This is one thing that very few counties can say at this time.’ Trustees are paying the price and getting results.