Lodi Union School c.1914

HOW TIMES HAVE CHANGED...

The six-member 1932 class of the Lodi High School held its commencement exercises at the Lodi Methodist Church (now the Lodi Historical Building) at 8:15 p.m. on June 28, 1932.

After music by an unnamed "orchestra," the Rev. F.E. Hewitt offered an invocation. Each senior delivered a presentation. The salutatory address, "Sportsmanship in Life," was given by E. Marie Withiam and the valedictory was "Development of the Radio," by Jason E. Newman.

Other talks were "A Thousand Servants in the Home" by Jennie R. Huff; "Conquering the Air" by John D. Covert, Jr.; "Old Fashioned Gardens" by Marie E. Freese and "Theodore Roosevelt" by Hazel M. Rosbaugh.

Other musical interludes included a girls chorus performance and "Sweet Mystery of Life," a duet by Mildred Brown and Helen Newman. The evening concluded with benediction by the Rev. John Newman and more music by the orchestra.

The class motto was "Climb Though the Rocks Be Rugged."

(Printed program courtesy of Dick and Nancy Reff)