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1919 St. Joseph Commencement

St Joseph School

St Joseph School photo
Extracted from David Shedlock Postcards

Graduation Exercises

of the St. Joseph’s School which will take place on Wednesday, June 11, 1919 at 7:30 p. m. (sharp) at St. Joseph's Hall (Basement of the Church.) Admission will be 25c. Everybody welcome. Do not miss to hear the St. Joseph's School Band. Following is the

PROGRAMME
Star Spangled Banner…………....St. Joseph’s School Band
Hanover March..........St. Joseph’s School Band
Apple Blossom Waltz...St. Joseph’s School Band
Primary Graduates....................Play
America Triumphant......................Chorus


AUNT SUSAN JONES
(A Comedy in One Act)
Characters Aunt Susan ....................................An old lady from the country
Mrs. Markley .........................................A city merchant’s wife
Arabella Markley ..............................................Her daughter
Anna Wilson..... ......................................Mrs. Markley’s niece
Miss Salderfrac and Miss Greene....................................Exquisites

A VISIT TO THRIFT TOWN
(A Patriotic Play)
Characters
A Boy Patriot Red Cross Buttons
A Boy Slacker Smileage Books
A Girl Slacker Garden Brigade
Thrift Stamps
Couldn’t Read English..............................................Dialogue
Military Discipline......................................Recitation and Drill

THE LAST COAT
(Comedy in One Act)
Dramatic Persons
Thomas Dana..............................................Artist
Richard Wood.........................................Musician
James Goeth................................................Poet
Jones...................................................Landlord
Isaac...........................................Clothes Dealer

The Haunted House...................................................A Farce
Come Where the Lilies Bloom........................................Chorus
Pastime Schottische...................................St. Joseph’s School Band
Jollity Polka....................... St. Joseph’s School Band

Conferring of Diplomas
Rev. J. P. Wagener

Class Patron : Class Motto :
St Aloysius Right and Forward
Class Colors : Class Flower:
Green and White Lily of the Valley Class Roll

Class Roll

Drilling, Catherine A.
Hanus, Edith L.
Herzog, Joseph V.
Lusson, Erwin J.
Maruska, Regina H.
Meyer, Edmund T.
Milz, Viola C.

Program of Commencement exercises was extracted from Library of Congress Micro-Film using: Chronicling America, transcribed and prepared for the Web by Bill Waters. This Report was published in the Cresco Plain Dealer June 6, 1919, P-LP, C-5 6