The Davis City Advance, Davis City, Iowa
Thursday, April 25, l90l

'COMMENCEMENT'
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The Commencement of the Graduating Class at the Union Church last Friday evening was a very happy event, and the town turned out in a way that showed appreciation -- the building being taxed to its utmost capacity to hold the audience. The Senior Classes from Leon and Lamoni were in attendance to see the young people make their start. The room was very tastefully decorated and the singing by the Male and Female quartettes were very fine, as was also the solo by MISS WINNIE CRAIG. The Orations, "Looking Backward" by WILLARD GUY JEFFRIES, "At the foot of the Ladder" by FLORENCE PEARL SWITZER, and "Future Governmental Changes" by JOHN BERT HOWELL, were excellent, showing good thought and fine training, and did great credit to Professor HOWELL, the teacher, as well as to the authors. MISS HORNER's Address to the Class, was a fine effort and would have been better appreciated if the audience had been more thoughtful and the program shorter. MR. RADNICH made some very happy remarks in presenting the diplomas, and the Audience joined in singing America, thus ending one of the most successful Commencements ever held in Davis City.

Lack of time and space prevents us from printing the Orations in this issue, but they will appear in the future numbers of the Advance.

Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert
November 2, 2003