The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-05-16
CLASS OF 80.
The Eighth Annual commencement of the
lola High School Gratifying Success.

The people of lola are quietly proud
of their High School Se4 days in the
year. On the three hundred and six
ty-fifth day they are demonstratively
proud of them. If any proof Of this
statement is needed the audience that
assembled at the A. o. U. w. Hall on
Tuesday evening may be offered as
sufficient evidence. Every chair was
filled, from the stage to the stairs, and
not q seat was vacated until the pro
gram was ended. 1t was o model
audience and may we'll have been an
inspiration to the young ladies and
gentlemen whom 1t had assembled to
see and to hear.
The hall was beautifully decorated
with flags and flowers. Flags were
over all the windows and flowers were
banked on the stage till 1t looked like
a bower. In the center and ut the
rear Of the stage was q great shield of
evergreens, bordered with the class
colors, pink and cream, from which
shown out in gold letters the motto
"No Steps Backward" a..monogram Of
the initial letters of the school, and
"Class of 49," In accordance with
the pleasant custom, the decorations
were the work of the Middle class, the
one next below the graduating class,
and the task was certainly thoroughly
and tastefully performed.
The audience gathered slowly and
1t was half past eight before the Or
chestra took its place and began the
opening overture. This was followed
by the march, Gladiator" to the
measured strains of which the menu
bers of the school board, Revs. Freed
and Moore, the graduating class enter
ed the room and advanced to seats up
on the platform.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Freed
after which the class sang with much
spirit the class song. The words were
written by Prof. Whitehill and were
as follows.
Gladly are We singing on this joyful night
Soon will come the struggle, school days cannot
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Laurels bright and many we will try to grasp.
CBoRUs-
Greet this day, this joyous day,
Bringing joy 70 each so gay,
"A we merry pupils 20,
Making music from our hearts that glow.
See the golden hilltop that we hone to climb,
Raise the joyful shout, the top wen reach with
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Lo, the path is teeming with the busy strife
How our quick ming pulse swells now with joy
GUS life.
CHo-
Come ye many winners, with your gladstone
Upward, and be striving for eternal truth.
ihis the thrilling message that we gladly hear,
AS we boldly press MS on, with naught to fear.
CHo-
AT the conclusion Of the song Miss
Grace Brewster appeared as the first
speaker upon the program. After a
few exceedingly well chosen words of
thanks to teachers and school board
and greeting to the audience, the
speaker stepped gracefully forward
and began her address upon the sub
ject given her, anvil or hammer"
Taking as text the words of Mr..
Berkeley in Hyperion, "a man
must be either an anvil or q hammer
in this world" Miss Brewster drew
therefrom many lessons for the guild
ance Of those who would be successful
in life. If a man Is to succeed he must
see that he does the hammering, and
not calmly submit to being pounded.
There are plenty of hammers ready to
crush us If We offer no resistance.
Good and evil tendencies are hammer
ing in our hearts for the mastery. 1t
Is for us to see that the good triumph.
The line of thought was very logically
followed, the words were well chosen
and spoken in clear, pleasant voice,
and the effort well won the hearty ap-
plause that followed it.
"The Permanently of the Russian
Government was the theme of John
p. Kohler's grafton, and it was well
handled. Sketching rapidly the rise
of the Russian empire, the speaker de-
picted in graphic language the horrors
of the sexile system and pointed out
the fragrant injustice that is often
worked by the despotic will of the
Car. The tyranny of the Russian
government was contrasted with the
justice of our own and the conclusion
was reached that the former must at
last give way to the onward March of
liberty and civilization. The address
was well written and delivered in a
which left a most favorable
impression on the audience.
After well rendered selection by
the orchestra, Miss Grace Bostwick
spoke pleasantly and instructively
about "The Early English DRAMA"
8eginn ng with the miracle plays by
which the first English priests sought
to impart religious instruction to the
rude and ignorant laymen the speaker
traced the drama through the various
stages of its development until it cul-
minated in the marvellous productions
Of the nlyriad-minded Shakespeare.
The essay showed much research and |
careful study and was in every way
highly creditable.
Miss Pearl Arnold followed with a |
neatly written essay on "Bells.u As