Commencement 1917
The Faculty and Senior Class
of nineteen hundred seventeen
of the
Gothenburg High School
announce the
Commencement Exercises
on the evening of Thursday, the twenty-fourth of May, at eight o'clock, at the opera house
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Junior-Senior Banquet
Thursday Evening, May 17, seven o'clock, M.E. Church
Baccalaureate Sermon
Sunday Evening, May 20, Opera House
Class Day Exercises
Tuesday Evening, May 22, Opera House
Commencement Exercises
Thursday Evening, May 24, Opera House
Alumni Banquet
Friday Evening, May 25, eight o'clock
CLASS ROLL
| George B. Aden | Georgia Anna McCance |
| J. Raymond Adney | Oliver H. Norsworthy |
| Alma E. Barnes | Florence A. Rose |
| Lila Edna Barnes | Gertrude Helen Sack |
| Joseph J. Beyette | Myrtle Mae Scott |
| Mina R. Brestel | Wakefield Sheridan |
| Elizabeth Clark | Edith Anna Sievers |
| Jane E. Clark | Elsie Dorothea Sornow |
| Lillian E. Davis | Lydia Wilhelmina Sornow |
| Winnifred Ruth Davis | Della Fern Swancutt |
| Hala S. Granger | Anna Myrtle Strickland |
| Hanley P. Holzmark | Esther Lois Turnquist |
| Carl E. Janssen | Harvey B. Williams |
| Joy Evangeline Lindberg | Sylvia Dorothy Young |
| Anna Elanor Leostrom |
BACCALAUREATE
Sunday Evening, May 20, at eight o'clock, Opera House
| Music | Gothenburg City Orchestra |
| Processional | Mrs. Anne Boisot |
| Invocation | Rev. Conrad Krekeler |
| Music | Senior Girls Octette |
| Scripture Reading | |
| Sermon | Rev. Arthur Alack |
| Violin Solo | Prof. John Norman |
| Benediction | Rev. A. Rose |
CLASS DAY
Tuesday Evening, May 22, at eight o'clock, Opera House
"THE THREAD OF DESTINY"
Cast of Characters
In order of their appearance
| Fanny - | Lillian Davis | Susan - | Della Swancutt | |
| Peggy - | Sylvia Young | Jane - | Eva Lindberg | |
| Polly - | Georgia McCance | Marguerette - | Anna Strickland | |
| George Washington - | Wakefield Sheridan | John Merivale Morton - | Ray Adney | |
| Betty Montgomery - | Gertrude Sack | Marcella - | Edith Sievers | |
| Edith Sherman - | Esther Turnquist | Mammy Dinah - | Lila Barnes | |
| Mrs. Montgomery - | Alma Barnes | Marion - | Lydia Sornow | |
| Aunt Kate, her sister - | Elsie Sornow | Julia - | Rala Granger | |
| Colonel Montgomery - | Oliver Notsworthy | Payton Bailey - | George Aden | |
| Virginia Montgomery - | Anna Loostrom | Uncle Billy - | Carl Janssen | |
| Beverly Montgomery - | Lloyd Kain | Louise Lawton - | Mina Brestel | |
| Sally Ann Fairfax - | Jane Clark | Ralph Frances - | Joseph Beyette | |
| Laura Lee Fairfax - | Elizabeth Clark | Madge - | Myrtle Scott | |
| Tom - | Hanly Holzmark | Union Scout - | Harvey Williams | |
| Martha - | Ruth Davis | Miss Melissy - | Florence Rose | |
| Morris J. Green, Director | ||||
COMMENCEMENT
Thursday Evening, May 24, at eight o'clock, Opera House
| Music | High School Chorus | |
| "Over the Meadows" | ||
| Invocation | Rev. A. Rose | |
| Cornet Solo | Dr. E. C. Jones | |
| Address | E. U. Graff, Supt. Omaha City Schools | |
| Vocal Solo | Miss Helen Springer | |
| Presentation of Diplomas | Supt. C. E. Collett | |
| Class Song | Class of 1917 | |
| Benediction | Rev. W. A. Daniel | |