Valedictory: Senior class presents progress driven commencement
The senior class offers a valedictory on progress and future prospects. They praise parents and Board of Education for twelve years of preparation, note plans for 1930s innovations, and emphasize becoming worthy citizens as they graduate tonight. The class frames commencement as beginning, with class-written playlets about progress.
Salutatory Grace Mars Class of 1929 Commencement
Tonight marks the start of the class of 1929 as twelve years of schooling are recalled. The piece reflects on memories from first day through eighth grade and the transition to high school with pride and a sense of responsibility for the future. Some students dropped out, later regretting it.
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Ellen Haanpaa
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Irene James
Helen Laakso
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