Honor to the

     Class of 1926

COMMENCEMENT WAS HELD AT

SCHOOL GYMNASIUM LAST

FRIDAY EVENING.

   Many came out Friday evening to do honor to the class of 1926.  The spacious auditorium and balconies were filled and many late comers were compelled to stand throughout the service.

   As the processional was played by Miss Boyd, the class marched in accompanied by Supt. Payne, Miss Cline, principal, Charles Rinehart, president of the Board, and the speaker of the evening, Hon. J. B. Weaver, Jr.

   After a selection by the Girls' Glee Club and invocation by Rev. F A. Smith, Supt. Payne presented the history medal to Elwyn Butterfield to whom the honor had been awarded.  Miss Mattie Lutz received honorable mention.  She had been given second place by the five local judges.  The medal, each year, is the gift of Mr. W. H. Brenton.

   After a solo, "Come For It's June." by Dorothy Loring, accompanied by Ruth Emmert, the speaker of the evening, Hon. J. B. Weaver, was introduced by Mr. Rhinehart.  It was a good address, altho we have listened to better ones by the same speaker, who is an orator of eloquence.

    During the course of his remarks, Mr. Weaver injected lots of good, sound sense.  In a patriotic spirit leading up to the following remarks Mrs. Weaver paid homage to this wonderful land of our whose one achievement it was that we might govern in freedom and safety.  Then turning to the topic of the evening, he believed that it was doing the finest thing any people do to educate the boys.... remainder is missing.

For the Year

ALL POSITIONS IN DALLAS CEN-

TER SCHOOLS FILLED FOR

NEW YEAR.

   It is rather unusual that teachers for every grade in the schools have signed contracts so early in the season, but such is the case this year.  Most of the former teachers will return, altho there will be some new faces.  Mr. W. Palmer Wilson, who for the two years has been coach, has been elected superintendent to succeed J. W. Payne who has been superintendent during an equal period of time.  Mr. Wilson has proven himself to be a first class school men as well as athletic director, and will be a good superintendent.  Mr. Payne was not an applicant for the position.  What his plans for the next school year are, we have not learned.

    Following will the teachers during the next school year:

   W. Palmer Wilson, Supt.

   Miss Nellie Kline, Principal.

   Miss Melinda Lenthe, Domestic Science.

   Miss Ruth Weinland, Mathematics and Latin.

   Mr. Lloyd Gossett, Mathematics, Assistant Coach.

   Miss Mary J. Miller, English.

   Mrs. Mary Lockwood, Principal of Grades.

   Miss Hallie Haines.

   Miss Grace McLaughlin.

   Miss Mae O. Peterson.

   Miss Lila B. Hamm.

   Miss Jennie Rhinehart.

   Miss Carrie McClure.

   Miss Eva Bamford.

continuation of Honor to the Class article:

   Mr. Weaver elaborated considerably upon the wonderful age in which we are living - an age within which he has seen all of the modern wonders of science and invention come to pass.  "A marvelous age it is," was his statement.  Yet he was firmly of the opinion that civilization could not meet its climax with continued warfare.  He believed that the reaction of the last great war had been the means of many heartaches here in Iowa.  As an economic principle, he believed that hungry Europe today would buy all all of our surplus had it the means to do so, and that even the Dallas county farmer would share in the benefit.

   As a parting salute to the class of 1926, Mr. Weaver impressed upon that class that "In this age the dominant note is human service."  He did not believe it necessary to do big things, altho in themselves commendable, but he believed that in many ways in every-day life there was the opportunity to minister to others in human service - service in the common walks of life.

   Following another selection by the Girls' Glee Club, diplomas were presented to both the class of 1926 and to the Eighth grade graduates by President of the Board, Charles Rhinehart, who had some good thoughts for the boys and girls upon whom the 

honor was bestowed.  He spoke of the importance of the event that had caused the people to assemble; of the honor the class had earned altho at many sacrifices of the people of the community; of the gates of opportunity standing ajar.  But he said this:  that no demand would be made of them except to assume their share of responsibility in perpetuating the work and he had faith that they would assume their rightful share of that responsibility.

   The services of the evening were dismissed with the benediction by Rev. R. L. Vance.

   Following were the graduates:

             Genevieve Beard.

             Dorothy Boyd.

             Porter Burger.

             Gladys Burkett.

             Evangeline Ellerman.

             Ruth Emmert.

             Edna Folk.

             Virgil Fox.

             Ethel Good.

             John Harmon.

             James Hooper.

             Mildred Johnson.

             Clarence Johnson.

             Helen Kelly.

             Dale Kramer.

             Allan Miller.

             Thelma Miller.

             Kenneth Nazarene.

             Helen Patterson.

             Charles Posnecker.

             John Royer.

             Roy Short.

             Myrtle Snyder.

             Kenneth Young.

             Lulu Zuck.