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1901 24th Annual Commencement



Cover Page:

The Twenty-Fourth Annual Commencement of
The Washington High School
Opera House
Thursday, June 6, 1901
8:15 P. M.
Washington, Ind.

First Page

Class Roll

Ed Allen, Clyde N. Burris, Lewis F. Dosch, Grover Flanagan,
Daisy Hart, Lillian Horrall, Lizzie Hicks, Jessie H. Jepson,
Will Kendall, Pearl McCleskey, Colonel Monger, Mary Purcell,
George Russell, Edwin R. Smoot, William D. Scoble,
Netty Small, Henrietta Ulrich, George A. Willeford, Lettie Wadsworth,
Ralph D. Wadsworth, Vada Ward, Helen Williams


Motto: "Launched But Not Anchored"
Colors: Gold And Cream
Flowers: Yellow And White Roses

Second Page

The Program
Invocation......Dr. I.I. Gorby
Class Song.......Class of 1901
Class History....Henrietta Ulrich
Cuba - Independence or Annexation - Which?.....Ralph D. Wadsworth
Caesar's Tenth Legion.....Mary Purcell
Piana Solo....Jessie H. Jepson
Liberty Is Justice......Grover Flanagan
Andrew Carnegie And The New Library.....Lettie Wadsworth
Vocal Solo.....Edwin R. Smoot
When The Twentieth Century Dawns....Lillian Horral
Our Schoola And True Patriotism.......George Russell
Piana Solo.....Helen Williams
The Eleventh Hour.....William D. Scoble
Class Prophecy....Netty Small
Presentation of Diplomas....P. R. Wadsworth, Sec'y School Board
Class Song......Class of 1901
Benediction....Rev. E. A. Cantrell

Third Page

Officers Board of Trustees,
A. E. Johnson, President
P. R. Wadsworth, Secretary
N. G. Read, Treasurer

W. F. Axtell, Superintendent

High School Faculty
Hamlet Allen, Principal
H. R. Gers, Chemistry, German
J. M. Vance, English
H. C. Wadsworth, Biology
C. Liebhardt, Algebra, History
T. C. Clark, Latin
J. M. Black, Music

The program is approximately 3" wide x 5" tall. It has a parchment outer cover. The cover has 01 with a lite torch through it. There are two holes punched with a little gold colored cord looped through to hold the program together.

Graciously Donated by: Barbara Hunter

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