Class of 1914, Leon High School, Leon, Iowa

WASSON, LIONBERGER, GARDNER, HOFFMAN, ACKERLEY, MULLINS, HATCH, FOXWORTH, ALLBAUGH, BARRETT, CARRITHERS, MCCLARAN, PRICE, BRADLEY, DALE, GARBER, GROGAN, HORN MACY, MCMORRIS, OGILIVE, SCOTT, SNYDER, TEALE, FANSHER, MEDBURY, BROWN, JOHNSON, JACOBS

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 3/25/2015 at 12:07:20

Class of 1914
Leon High School, Leon, Decatur County, Iowa

The Leon Reporter
Leon, Decatur County, Iowa
Thursday, May 14, 1914, Page 1

COMMENCEMENT WEEK

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The Class of '14 of the Leon High School Graduates Next Week.
Twenty-five Graduates.

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The commencement exercises of the Class of '14 of the Leon High School, will be held at the opera house on Friday evening, May 22nd. The Class of '14 is one of the largest which has ever graduated from the Leon High School, twenty-five in number, and there being twelve young ladies and thirteen young gentlemen in the class.

The class presented on Wednesday and Friday evenings of last week, two class plays, "The Senior," on Wednesday evening, and "Mrs. Compton's Manager" on Friday evening, the entire graduating class appearing in the two plays, which were presented in splendid shape, reflecting credit on the ability of the cast. The plays drew capacity houses, every seat in the opera house being sold out and the total receipts for the two nights amounted to $241.65. There was considerable expense attached to the production of the plays, but a neat sum will be realized for the class to apply on the purchase of a stereopticon, which the graduating class intends to present to the schools. The plays were presented under the direction of Mrs. Marion E. Wasson, whose ability as a director are too well known to need any words of commendation.

Class Day will be observed at the High School building on Friday afternoon, May 22nd, at 2 o'clock, when the following program will be given:

Music.
The Motto: "Rowing, Not Drifting." Harriett Lionberger.
Class History, Ruby Gardner.
Class Poem, James Hoffman.
Music.
Class Oration, Leland Ackerley.
Class Prophecy, Emmett Mullins.
Newspaper, E. Fay Hatch.
Class Will, Ollie E. Foxworthy.
Song, Senior Class.

The twenty-five graduates are evenly divided, there being twelve who took the Latin course and thirteen the English course. The following is a list of the graduates:

Latin Course - Leland G. Ackerley, Leland G. Allbaugh, Helen K. Barrett, Alby F. Carrithers, Ollie E. Foxworthy, Ruby P. Gardner, E. Fay Hatch, James L. Hoffman, Harriett F. Lionberger, Marie L. McClaran, Emmett B. Mullins, Lenore E. Price.

English Course - F. Mabel Bradley, John Roy Dale, Wilfred D. Garber, Wilma E. Garber, Maurice T. Grogan, Kittie Marie Horn, Fay Macy, Madge McMorris, Kathryn Maude Ogilive, Charley F. Scott, Harry O. Snyder, Robert M. Teale.

The program for the commencement exercises at the opera house Friday evening, May 22nd, is as follows:

Music, High School Chorus.
Invocation, Rev. Guy J. Fansher.
Salutatory, Marie L. McClaran.
Music, High School Chorus.
Address, Rev. C. F. Medbury.
Music, High School Chorus.
Valedictory, Leland G. Allbaugh.
Presentation of diplomas, Capt. J. D. Brown.
Class Song.
Benediction, Rev. J. W. Johnson.
Class Motto: "Rowing, Not Drifting."
Class Flower: White Rose.
Class Colors: Purple and White.

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Baccalaureate.

Baccalaureate services will be held at the opera house on Sunday evening, May 17 at 8 o'clock. The sermon will be preached by Rev. B. F. Jacobs, of the Leon Presbyterian church.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, March of 2015