Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 May 1887 — More Country Graduates. [ARTICLE]

More Country Graduates.

Joint graduating exercises for ; Keener and AV heatfield townships, i were held at DeMotte school house last Friday evening.- The attendance, though not large, was orderly and interested. The graduates and their subjects were: Panola "Watson, “The Value of Little Things.’, Essie Fairchild, “The Political History of the Cotton Gin.” Dora* Gleason, “Labor,” Miss Watson was from Wheatfield, the other two from Keener. There other interesting literary ex- ■ ercises, besides excellent music. The young people had decorated ! the school room for the occasion, I in a beautiful manner. Kankakee and Walker townships j held their graduating'exercises on last Saturday evening, May 21st, at the South Grade, school house, near Dunnville, in Kankakee tp. | 4'her-e -was a lai’ge, -.interested and very orderly attendance. The graduates and their subjects were: Ethel Ericksen, “Our Flag.” Anna Mannan, “The Cruelties of Civ-. il Geo. N. Duniq “J?he Wonders of Nature.”- Robt. Mannan, “Agriculture.” Milton T. White,. “Etlueaimn.” All of the above were from Kankakee township, except Miss Erieksen, who is frord "Walker. Declamations and other litiraiy exercises, an 1 ni’iaic added to the interest of the occasion. ;—... , —■ A good r.l g car pet for sate at Hemphill &' Honan’s.