Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 June 1901 — TWENTY FIVE GRADUATES. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

TWENTY FIVE GRADUATES.

Receive Their Diplomas and (the - Plaudits of thf Public. ■

) [ ANY were turned away from tb’el&th annual commencement of the public schools last Thursday evening, being unable to secure eeats. In less than two hours after the tickets were placed on sale, every in the house was disposed of. The cli s this year was the largest

in the history of the Rensselaer puolic schools, the class consisting of 25 members. The program as published last week, was carried out, with the exception of the recitation of Miss Flossie Wright, which was omitted owing to the death of her father. The program consisted of orations, recitations and vocal and instrumental music, the size of the class preventing each graduate from delivering the usual oration, but all taking part performed their parts with credit to themselves and to their instructors. The opera house was decorated with national and class colors, with a profusion of house plants and flowers arranged to give a most charming appearance to the scene. The following is the list of this year’s graduates: Hattie B. Eiglesbach, Clara Fendig, Charles A. Fidler, Vesey Grow, Blaine Gwin, Minnie Hemphill, Lena Jackson, Juno Kannal, Lillie Lang, Anna Luers, Frank McCarthy, Tillie Charles Mann, Jessie Belle Merry, Emory S. Mills, Ada Nowels, Mary Portor, lima Robinson, Hattie Sayler, Alice Shedd, Arthur Shedd, Edna Thompson, Esley Wasson, Flosse E. Wright, and Ella Watson.