Sifth Annual Graduation of Monticello High School
The Monticello High School held its fifth graduation at the Opera House Friday night with full seating and overflow. Twelve graduates delivered orations on topics from Business Success to Practical Education, led by salutatory May Hickok and valedictory Lou B. Austin. The Monticello Glee Club supplied music, and diplomas were presented by Board President H. D. Sherrin.
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Oqpere
Monticello
May Hickok
W.E. Walker
Anna G. McConnon
Emin A. Moody
Geo. O. Yoran
Jennie R. Henderson
Lou B. Austin
Monticello Glee Club
H. D. Sherrin
A Farewell Oration On Perseverance And Character
A seven member group bids May Hickok farewell and urges perseverance self reliance and strong character as they transition from school to life. They credit teachers parents and patrons for support and address women's education and societal roles with a call for effort, virtue, and future progress.
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Hickok
Membura
Subwalroo
Tite
Akoed
Education Equality Promoting Women's Right to Learn
A piece by Anna McConnon argues education elevates women beyond mere knowledge, tracing historical limits on female schooling from Puritan times to the current century. It asserts women possess equal intellectual capacity, urges physical training, and notes colleges still deny coed access while praising rising support for women’s education.
Rowing Through Life A Moral on Character and Integrity
The piece urges steadfast character over drifting with the tide. It cites self reliance, courage to express opinions, and truth as guiding stars, praising figures like Mrs. Madison and Enoch Burritt for forging paths through hardship and public pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma
Moody
Euhn Burritt
Mayo
Flo
Mradayea
Phen
Practical Education and the Value of Learning
A reflective essay extols education as a lifelong path from infancy to maturity. It contrasts past and present curricula, champions practical study across math geography and science, and praises diligent self discipline, moral growth, and the shaping of character through continuous learning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collezion
United States
The Mind Commands The Body In Human Worth
A noted writer extols intellect as the source of human rank comparing the mind to a river. It describes the body as a machine moved by intellect and asserts early youth shapes lifelong mental development.
Parting Remarks from Class to Teachers and Board
A farewell note expresses sorrow at parting after years of schooling, thanking teachers for guidance and patience, asking pardon for past faults, and urging ongoing effort and perseverance. It cites gratitude to the board and notes a gubernatorial opinion from the Fairfield Ledger praising Judge Sherman’s broad support.
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The
Fairfield Ledger
Sherman
Jones County invites medical service proposals for poor relief
Proposals will be received by the County Auditor of Jones County until Sunday April 1881 at 2 PM for medical services and attendance upon the poor in each township for one year starting April 1881. The Poor House is to be included in Wayne township. Open to graduates of any medical college. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all proposals.
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Europe
America
Seth
Abe
Yale
Airl
Jabortha
Roden
Usu
Womin
United States
Knowlede
Congress
Strdny
Hhut Price
Baa
Epelpound
Tne College
Satana
Homer
Milton
Jesson
Tor
Jones County
Board of Supervisors
Wayne Township
Dorr
Auditur
Public Notice: Executor Appointed in Jones County Iowa
The Circuit Court of Jones County Iowa appoints as executor of the estate of cretia Scurvoss deceased. All claimants must file sworn statements with the Clerk of Court within legal time and creditors should pay promptly to avoid costs. Dated Monticello Iowa March 77 1881 Bi w3
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Circuit Court
Jones County
State of
Iowa
Ucretia Scurvoss
Monticello
Town
Joshua R. Clark
al Monticello
Patrick Crowley
Manticallo
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