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VOLUME   X ^^™ JOURNAL, Vol. 62.    No. 20
FLORA. ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. MAY 18, 1922
NUMBER S5
I. S. CONNENCENENT ELABORATE AFFAIR
Members of Big Class Preparing   for
Final Event at the  High School
Anditorlum May ae at 8:00
O'clock
ADDRESS BY L. P. BENEZET
The program tor the annual com¬ mencement ot the H.-S. T. H. S. to be held Friday night. May 26, bas been completed and is one ot unusual In¬ terest and very complete, where music and oratory Is concerned. Preparations tor the event which have been under way for some time Is completed tor the program, marking the exit of the 1922 class, a most ad¬ mirable one as judged by the mem¬ bers of the faculty, who have been following the course of events lead¬ ing up to the graduation with great interest not only has the Interest been manifested by the «nemberB ot the faculty, but the members of the Board of Education who will be' in evidence that nlght,'when the product of the year's work will be turned out. There willhe a number ot out of-the- icity present at the exercises.
ALL IN READINESS FOR THE BACCALAUREAHC
H.-S. T. H. S. Seniors  Preparing for ¦Their Graduation Next Week "
ADDRESS BY REV. MILLER
To The Graduates
The graduates wtll perhaps be terested In the man   who liver to tbem the address appeal to them a^ one ot
In- is to de- that will the   most
Important events ot their young lives. He ta L. P. Benezet, ot Evansville, Ind. He Is qualified to speak both entertainingly, as well as Instructive¬ ly. He Is also possessed ot a degree ot humor that makes his talks de¬ lightful. His conception of explain¬ ing so everyone will understand and Immediately grasp h'is meaning upon all things he talks about, adds Inter- eat.
This graduation time wtll be full ot sadness as well as pleasure as ties that have been binding throughout tbe school life ot some will be to a great extent severed.
On Sunday evening. May 21, at the First M. B. church, theVe will be twenty-four girls and twenty-five boys, who comprise the 1922 gradu¬ ating clay of the H.-S. T. H. S., who will listen Intently to the baccalau¬ reate address by Rev. Frank P. Mil¬ ler, .pastor of the First Presbyterian ohtit'ch, who is arranging an especial address, wbich will deal with the logical and practical things and tend to illiistrate the power of education, 1he benefits derived from learning, and the fruits of an ambitious, chris¬ tian lite.
Elaborate preparations are being made by the students, both the Sen¬ iors and the Juniors who are proving themselves so valiant fn the way of faithfully upholding the tradition of the local high school in attending to the final entertainment of the Seniors whose places in the school they are soon to take.
Prof. Rex W. Dale Is pleased with the progress made by tbe class. He is also proud of the manner in which they have accepted the final arrange¬ ments and the spirit displayed in the arrangements for the final details.
cm' SCHOOLS GRADUATE
CLASS OF FIFTY PUPIIiS
Commencement   Program
Chorus—Triumph  March
Invocation
Chorus—Venetian  Boat  Song
Address—"The School and the   Cltt-
sen of Tomorrow,"....L. P. Benezet Quartet—Sleep Weary World Presentation   of      Diplomas—C.    S.
Mitchell, President    High    School
Board of  Education Benediction Class Flower—^Violet Class color—Blue and white Class Motto—Push, Pull or get   out
Ot the Way.
Class   Roll
Ivan   Anderson
Dorothy Anderson •
Lawrence Blotter
Phebe   Bestow
Mary Bowman- ^
Frank Campbell
Wilma cannon
Lewis Clark
Myron Copelin
Mildred Chambers
Olenn Cornwell
Avis   Cruse
Pearl  DeWeese
Ira Douglas
Oonl   Eddlngs
Teddy Fitch
Dale Gammon
Hazel   Henson •
Robert Hunter
Charles Keith
Manford KItley
Henry  Klein
Dorothy   Lewis
Minnie   Lilly
Iva  LuBk
Eastes   Laughlln
Lowell Laughlln
Leila Mann
Pearl McAllister
Thomas Mllner
Paul  Molt
Lossie  Morris
Eber Phillips
Kenneth   Pittman
Loi]4se Pittman
Georgia Patton
Jnanlta  Prince
Ada   Ruger
Ray Spencer
Wilton   Shehorn
Berltn   Simmons
Evelyn   Songer
Frances  Stanford
Opal   Sullivan
Robert Walker
Edna Yohe
Clyde Young
Erma Young
Lois Zink
Faculty
Rex W   Dale Superintendent
A. D. SIzer Agriculture
H A Fogler Manual Training
Mrs May Gibson Commarcftii
Miss Margaret Blake
, Home   EJconomlcs
Miss Elllce Prentice -. Latin
Miss Ophelia Hack English
Miss Helen McCormlck....Mathematlc
M. S. Clark Science
Miss Dorothy Westall History
Miss  Marcia  Stewart English
Miss Helen Morris Music
Miss Margaret Belt. French
Jonlor-Seniar  Banquet
Tbe annual Junior-Senior banquet will be Monday night. May 22 in the dining room of the First Christian chnrch at «:30 o'clock. Thfe is al¬ ways looked forward too as a de¬ lightful event.
Class Day Exercises So confident Is Prof. Dale ia the ability of the students that he bas admitted to their having full away during the class day exercises. They will have the program in charge for' the class day, which will be at the Library hall, Friday night. May 19. There will be, as per present arrange¬ ments, special music. There will be the class history, class prophecy, class will and bther thing pertaining to class life. The entire evening will be devoted to this.
Program
Piano Prelude Ted Fitch
Class Night Clyde Young
Class History...-. Lois Zink
Written by Iva Lusk, Frances   Stan¬ ford
Vocal Solo Juanita Prince
Advice to Juniors Lewis Clark
Response to Seniors Fred Bestow
Quartet..Ted Fitch, Lowell Laughlln, Kenneth Pittman, Robert Walker
Last Will and Testament	
 Edna   Yohe
Written  by Lewis Clark
Reading  Hazel -Henson
Class Prophecy Iva Lusk
Written by    Erma    Young,      Clyde Young
Class Poem Ada Ruger
Mixed Quartet....Leila Mann,    Phebe Bestow, Robert Walker Ted Fitch
Gtftorian Erma Young
Class Song
Written by Ted Fitch, Clyde Young Admission 26 cents.
Class   Officers
President Clyde Young
Vice Pres Sidney KInnear
Sec. A Treas Lewis Clark
ALUMNI  RECEPTION
TO SENIORS
To Be Hold Thcrsday Night, May 25, at American Legion Hall
The Alumni Association of the Harter-Stanford Township High School will hold its annufll reception to the graduating class ot the High School In the American Legion Hall, Thursday night. May 25th, at 8:16.
Under the ruling laid down by the official staff of the Alumni last fall only the members who are In good standing are eligible to partake In the festivities. Special invitations will be extended to all members, and ad¬ mittance will be restricted to those who hold Invitations. The officers have modified the ruling of last fall to the extent that all who are eligible to membership and who pay their dues on or before Monday May 22, will be forwarded invitations Immed¬ iately upon receipt of thetr dues.
The Alumni have been requested to meet In the hall at 7:30 p. m. at which time the regular business meeting of the year will be held and officers elected tor the ensuing year. Th^ Senior class will appear In a bpdy at 8:15 p. m. and be formally inducted Into the Alumni Association, after which will follow an Informal program dance. Members of the Alumni who desire to have a friend attend the dance following the formal reception of the Seniors may apply to the President for Invitations. Con¬ sideration will he granted In so far as is consistent with the purpose ot the event.
JOLLY  PICNIC  PARTY
Miss Lorine Parton was hostess to a jolly bunch ot boys and girls Tues¬ day afternoon. They gathered at tho Parton home early" in the- after noon and then went to the home of Miss Georgia Harrison Just south ot town where the picnic was held on the grassy lawn.^ Miss Harrison ta Miss Lorlne's teacher In the public school. The guests were fifth grade pupils. When the picnic boxes were opened and the supper spread on the lawn the tun increased and the youngsters made an onslaught on the eats. All were lond In their praise of Lorlne's and Miss Harri¬ son's hospitality and departed for homes wishing every day was picnic day.
The Eighth Grade Commencement exercises were held, last Thursday evening. May 11, at the Library hall. There were fifty members ot the «laaa who received their certificates of graduation Into the high school. A very Interesting program was given, serious, educational and entertaining. W. S. Booth, Ass't. State Superinten¬ dent of Schools, gave the address. This clasa bas many members of un¬ usual talent who will make their im¬ press on the future.
PRJOORAM 'Sailing Along"   Franz Leber
CHORUS "Andalusia"'  Herber Toyes
CHORUS
InvpcStion  Rev. G. W. Zink
"Memories"  From  LaTraviata-VerdI ^   Arr. by J. Remington .CHORUS "Sing Again, Nightingale"....C. Zellar
CHORUS Lecture  W. S. Booth   Asst.
State Supt. of Schools
Presentation of Diplomas	
 Supt.  0.  O.  Lewis
"Ctriblribfn"  A..^ Pestalozza
CHORUS ORAOUA^'BS ^ Frank Adklns, Allen Akers, Harold Berry, Lawrence Blackledge, Esther Blotter, Evelyn Bradford, Naomi Brown, Lorene Bullard, Margie Bur- ris. Irene Cooper, Pearl Cooper, Rus¬ sell Corry, EJari Cross, Martin Cross. William Dale, Alice Devore, Jewel DeWeese Robert Hargis, Pansy Hen¬ son, Nolon Hodges, Marcella Horsley Chlorus Hubbell, Katie Hull, Floyd Humeston, Jeanette KItley, Eugene Lashbrook, Mary Lewis, Buell Long, Vesta Lucas, Phillip Mann Ben Mar¬ tin, Jean McCormick, Everette Mc¬ Cracken, Lola McCracken, Lucille Mc¬ Cracken. Harold McHenry, Roy Mc¬ Henry, Russell Orr, Eva Lou Painter, Virginia Potter Myron Robertson, Mary Bell Ross. Mildred Shipley, Thelma Speagle', Mary Stanford, Tressie Senters, Lawrence Taggart, Oral Wells, Charles Welsh, Frank Wood.
Teachers In Flora Grades
G. O. Lewis. Supt.
E. C. Jacobs,
Miss Mary Ellis
Miss Clara Shumaker
Miss Youthel Combs
Virgil Staley
Miss Una Winters
Allen  Resler
Miss Lura Shumaker
Miss   Lora   Sabln
Miss Oeorgia Harrison
Miss Affa Meyer
Miss Elsie Winters
Miss Edith Lamp
Miss Esther Lewis
Miss Mary Blankenship
Miss Helen Brock
Miss Stella Higginson
Misp Ora Boyd.
FLORA SECOND IN . MIDLAND TRAIL MEET
Flora Finished Second  In  Polnta in the   Meet,   ItridReport   Third   and Lawrencevllle Brought Rntr
BANQIKT BY ROTARY
CLUB MEMBERS
Thr BIk Boys Laid    Aside   Business
cares and Had   the  lime   of
Their  Life
A banquet was given the boys et the graduating class of the Grade School by the members of the Rotary Club, Tuesday night, May 16th, 1922, In the basement of the First Chris¬ tian church.
Several guests were Invited who, along with the members ot the Rotary Club,'laid aside the cares ot their dally toil and became boys for the night.
After singing America and invoca¬ tion by Rev. Terhune, the boys and men alike, wearing party caps and oach with a horn, sat down to the banquet table amidst deafening toots. Aa supplemental noise makers, fire cracker whistles were presented the boys as favors.
Following the usual Rotary Roll Call, each boy was asked to stand and give his name and the business or professfon he had In mind to fol¬ low when he become a man. Tbe expressions indicated one would be a farmer, three civil engineers, five mechanics, one optician, one doctor, one architect, one wireless operator, one school teacher and one udectded.
The banquet was served by the Ladles' Aid of the First Christian churcb and ample justice was done to the good things to eat.
.\ program followec^ the banquet and several very Inspiring talks were made carrying to the boys mes¬ sages of good will, information and advice.
The meeting was a decided success and will linger long In the minds ot all present.
' The prolgram for the evening   fol¬ lows:
Song,    America
Invocation,  Rev. W. I. Terhune
.Song. Rotary Night
Rotarian Roll Call
Boys Roll Call
Luncheon
Minutes Address ot Welcome, Jeff Friend ,
Response,   G. O. Lewis ¦Address: Tbe Boy ot   To-day   and To-morrow,  , Hon. Jas. H. Smith
Address, The High School Next Year,     Rex Dale
Remlnlacenses of School Days: Harvey Pixley . Frank Simpson Will Karr Norman   Prince Barl  Arbuthnot
Address. The Boy Scout Move¬ ment,    Eld Q. W. Zink
I
SCHOOI^   BUNCHED   ON   TRACK
The Midlland Trail Athletic, and Intellectual Meet, held at Lawrence¬ vllle on Friday of last week, was won by Olney. Flora was second, Bridge¬ port thtrd and Lawrencevllle fourth. The official scores were: Olney 93 2-3 Flora 74; Bridgeport 62 1-3; Law¬ rencevllle 39.
The meet was opened at 9:00 a. m. wben examinations in various sub¬ jects were given to the contestants for honors In that branch ot school work, at the Lawrencevllle H. S. The standing in points for this sec¬ tion ot the work was: Ottney, 29; Lawrencevllle, 24; Flora 21, Bridge¬ port   4.
Iva Lusk of Flora won first place in the American History examination with a grade of 92. Bestow of Flora was third in the Physics examination, making a grade of 92, the winner having pulled down a count ot 96 in the event. Flora was second to Ol¬ ney in the Algebra exam, a grade of 90 being made by Miss Olbson. The winner made 93. Miss Campbell, of the local school was second in the Qeometry examination, making the high grade of 96 against a 98 hung up by another contestant. Flora tail¬ ed to place In Latin, due probably to the tact that our contestant had not had work covering l)art of the ques¬ tion asked.
It will be noticed by the results be¬ low that Bridgeport was able to place In but one event, second in Latin, Track Results Uncomfortably Clorn* The track and field meet was held at the Havoline ball park immediate¬ ly after dinner before a very small crowd. Enthusiasm was at tbe ebb tide no yells being given by any of the outside contingents and the tew at the meet from Lawrencevllle were so silent that the Sphinx is as a boiler factory working full blast, in comparison. A few feeble squawks were set off during the mile run, but that was all—"Came a tapping, as of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. Only this and nothing more."
Track Wins Hobnailed Powder Puff About the biggest Joke ot the meet was the cinder track where the race events were run off. It was of cin¬ ders freshly and, loosely laid, around the inside ot the fence enclosing the l>all park and for perfection it cer¬ tainly entitled to an issue ot the hob¬ nailed powder puff and a keg ot gun powder. There was room on it for four to run abreast It two ot them ran sMeways and the outside lane wns all fixed for potato planting as soon as the meet was over. The un- luck thing of the day was that time after time Flora contestant drew this out side lane and they had about as much chance winning their event as an ice manufacturer would have at the North Pole.
FotT Rwords Broken In Mi-el Four records were punctured in the meet. Taylor of Flora heaved the discus for a new mark ot 110 ft, 0 in., Blotter of Flora broad Jumped 20 feet. 4 1-4 Inches, Fiscus ot the Bridgeport high school stepped the half mile in 2:09 and 2-5. Last but by no means least, the attendance re¬ cord was broken' in reverse. This part of the program sunk so low that it will take an official recount to de¬ termine Just what mark was made.
The final results of the track and field meet was; 1st, Olney 38 2-3; 2nd, Bridgeport 38 1-3; Srd, Flora 38;   4th,  Lawreflceville   11.
The winner ot the meet was not de¬ cided until the halt mile relay was run. Flora was ahead at this time and second place would have cinched the meet tor the orange and blue, hut the best our gang could do was third and we landed third In the af¬ ternoon's festivities.
Flora would have won the meet anyhow, but tor one thing. In the finals of the lOO-yard dash Keith of Flora was running second lo King of Lawrencevllle and was alep ahead of Gtay ot Olney, who was running in third place. This would undoubted¬ ly have been the ftnlsh ot the three men, but when about twelve feet from the finish line Gray threw out one of his hands, grabbing Kieth across the chest and throwing him out of stride and position. It was a plain foul, according to all who saw it but the judges ruled otherwise, claiming that the act in no way changed the reuilts of the race. They must have beeir of the opinion that Gray was only showing bis love tor Keith and put his arm around him to sort of brace him for the finish. Nice act, in the pig's eye. The exrta points thus awarded fo Olney won the meet for them. Olney has more Hick than Santa ClaMs has customers. Van Clevo's team was deprived ot second place in one of the SO-yard dash preliminaries, when the Judges tailed to see the Olney man finish in second position and awarded tbe posi¬ tion to another man.
Flora (Strong in Field Eventn It was in the field events that Flo¬ ra strength was most manifest, Tay¬ lor and Blotter piling up a big score. Taylor was third in the shot put, first In the javelin witb a heave of 152 feet and tint in the disona with. 110 ft. 6 in. He also tied tor third In tbo higl} Jump with Blotter and an Olney   man.    He also  flnlabed sec-
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The first count ot tbe votes fn   tbe Cunningham, B. F. Wlneland, Ralph Free Movie Star Contest proved that  Stogsdill and L. M. Wood, there are many who are interested in      The names ot the Contestants en- the Home Talent Movie which Is to be tered follows:
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theatres in Flora, Loutsville, City, Xenia and Cisne, and on special occasions by reauest.
The Flora Commercial Clut) is giving their support to making this which the Journal-Record and the Orpheum Theatre are having* made, a great success, and It Is your duty as one of the contestants %o help, by getting into the race, making it an interesting contest.
Everyone in Clay County should help to advertise the   fact   that   the
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Mrs. Ben Reaugh 2S00
Mary Cummins x. ]tOO
Mary Bowman  .'...1800
Erma Young 1800
Zella Smith ....; ...'.1*00
Katherlne Rieketta  1400
Marjorle Olbaon  1400
Martha Bowman ....: 1S40
Mildred   Irvln    1200
Maude Wllaon  1200
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