Show commencement EXERCISES OF RICHFIELD HIGH SCHOOL IS A SUCCESS MEMORABLE EVENT TWO HIGHFIELD STU gENIS W N NOTED M all schools of sevier district now on three months vacation the term of 1923 24 in the sev ler district school closed friday and the commencement exercises in the three high schools of the district were fitting last official acts of the school year in other columns our readers will find reports of the exercises held in salina and monroe As to richfield the graduation ceremonies and awarding of diplomas were a memorable event the record number of 54 graduates made the stage almost too small to accod the students who assembled to receive their diplomas and the honor guests who took part in the solemn act the auditorium was crowded over capacity w with ith parents and friends of the graduates gradual es and with patrons of our high school who followed the proc proceedings eddings with the greatest interest the seats of honor on the stage were occupied by judge henry N hayes pres of the board of education bishop W A J J acting principal in the absence of T D martin superintendent of schools A J ashman angus M maughan the new principal of the richfield high school mrs A J ashman president of the study club jonat jonathan h an lloyd lloy d p president resi of the richfield commercial club mrs ashman and mr lloyd had been invited to make the presentation speeches in awarding the character medals offered by their respective re s organizations to the best all around students among the seniors the study club giving the medal to the best all around girl student and the commercial club to the best all around boy student the points by which to judge them to be scholastic attainments and participation in student and community activities the medals this year went to miss bliss atton afton bowman and elton pace and ancl both these students axe are to be 11 heartily eart congratulated to their splendid success superintendent ashman presented the graduating class judge hayes presented the diplomas to tile the students principal Mau maughan glian madei made a very impressive address to the graduates and bishop offered invocation and benediction principal T D martin who is on oil a leave of absence in the east cast sent a telegram from grand rapids I 1 michigan expressing his regret not to be able to be present and heartiest congratulations to the tine fine class of graduates whom he had bad been with tor for the four years of their high school career the program of the occasion was as follows march keeping step with the union band invocation bishop descriptive selection my bly grandfathers clock band presentation sen tation of graduating class superintendent ebinte erin adent ashman musical number girls glee club valedictory address miss bliss lavee latee peterson musical number jungle land double niale male quartette address to graduates mr maughan cornet solo A Bl mothers others heart theo hock seare morrison presentation of senior or character medals mrs airs ja A J ashman for the study club B mr fr jonathan lloyd for the commercial club presentation of diplomas president hayes boosting tho the 01 old high school mixed chorus seniors farewell sylvia saen benediction dishop bishop exit march our Nat national iopal heritage band A dance in the auona anona concluded the memorable evening |