Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-06-26
Thirteen Pupils OF the Mexico
Public Schools Have Degrees
Conferred Upon Them.

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they will follow down life's rug.
ged journey, Yesterdays worry
and excitement is a thing of the
past and to-day their faces are
supplemented with beaming smiles
of satisfaction; they go out to the
world with placidity and calmness
inspired with the inculcations and
teachings of higher and a noblel
life. To their friends it is salts.
faction to know they have done
their duty-to them a perfect joy,
Their future, although seemingly
bright, will be met with many OBJ.
stacles and their now pleasant sur,
roundings may be overshadoweC
with darkness and despair. i
this be true, we would encourage
them to take life IN a philosophi
cal manner. But we have higher
hopes of our graduates and fee
that their time has been we'll spent
while in our Public School, and
that their whole life may be one Of
usefulness is our earnest wish.
The nights exercises were look.
ed forward to with no little ankle.
ty, hence every friend of the grad
uating class Of the Public School
was present at the commencement
The exercises were opened with
music by the orchestra, followed
with prayer by Elder Taylor, oi
the Christian Church.
The sslutatory and oration was
given by Frank w. Buckley. The
subject, personal Influence" was
handled by him in mastery way,
showing the unsurmountable diff.
Guilty a man has to overcome to
gain public notoriety.
The essays, "National Songs u
by Miss Alice Lee Mason,
and 'Luck Whines; Labor
Whistles" by Miss Emma eau.
thorn, were excellent productions
and appreciated by the audience.
The Grafton by John B. Arnold,
"Two Triumvlrates," was de.
llvered in pr. else way, the speak.
er at times becoming eloquent in
his delivery.
The essays by Miss Stella
Wright and Miss Loua Steele, sub.
'ject: "Do Novels Educate?" and
"Character," were simply models
of superior excellence. These two
essays met with much favor from
the large crowd present.
An Grafton by John D. Orear or
"The Declaration of Independ'
ence" was almost perfect. Mr.
Qrear is a logical, forcible talker
and his oration, as delivered, was
beyond expectation.
The essays "The Lutte of Or
pheus," by Miss Minnie Basket
and CAT Home," by Miss Sophis
Schaible, were finely executed Sc
lections and we'll deserved the rec
ognition they received.
| Nathaniel Phillip, in deep so
norous voice, delivered "Th'
Worlds Way" to the satisfaction
of the immense audience and will
much credit to himself Mr.. PHILLIP
is good speaker and enunciateI
well and we predict fog him success
Essays, Glitch Your Wagon t.
the Stars" by Miss Susie Coons
and "Retrospection," by Mis-
Hebe Grantham were fine In orig
inality and were greeted with pro
longed applause as the young la
dies retired from the stage.
The valedictory, Tomorrow,
was given by Roy Macfarlane, out
lining the future prospects of hi
companions who are about to g
out and mix with the world. MI
Macfarlane, in an emotional way
bid his associates in school, hi
teachers and his friends a lastin
farewell, hoping some day to Sc
all his schoelmates filling som
station of rank and honor to thei
country.
! Prof. w. W. Clendenin, of tn
State University, stepped to tn
front of the stage and in a felici
tous address, presented the gradu
ates their diplomas.
/ At this moment Prof. D. A. No
MILAN came to the front and dis
tributed the prizes, J. r. Boat
man receiving gold medal for bes
oration, class of '93; MISS Rosa LIE
Moore, gold medal from Unio
Literary Society, class of '91; Hal
yey Emmons, gold medal from En-
celsior Society; class of '93; Wa
ter Aydelott, class of '92, receive
the latin prize gwen by John
Gass.
/ Thus ends one of the most su,
cessful terms ever taught in th
Public Schools of Mexico.
/ Prot. Mcmillan and his abb
corps Of teachers are to be congra
ulated upon the efficient manner
which the pupils acquitted then
selves; and, in fact, the entire ma,
agement of the whole Publ
School is the very best.
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