The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-06-23
WELL DONE.
Five Graduates Of the HilIsbOrO
High School
Receive Their Diplomas on Last Fri
= day Night.

weather, we're attended by an audience
which, long before the programme was
begun, filed every chair, A large num-
Der OF visitors were present from other
points and the programme with the ex.
cellent music, discoursed by the Hills
boro orchestra and tho choruses, was
greatly enjoyed. On the stage, which
had been handsomely decorated for the
we're seated the class, Rev.
L. B. G. Lahr, Supt. Major and the
Of the high school faculty,
together with the members Of the Board
OF Education.
The evening began with the rendition
ofthe march, Hurrah, ,"by the orchestra,
followed by the invocation by Rev.
l.ahr. The proficiency of the musical
instruction in the schools was displayed
in the chorus, ION the Laughing Wave,"
by a chorus from A and b Grammar
schools.
Miss Jessie G. Barrett, the first of the
class to speak, in her Grafton on the
subject Failures as Helps" advanced
many excellent reasons for looking on
the brighter side of our failures and con-
sidering them rather as advantages than
the contrary. Failures show defects and
enable one to guard against them on an
other trial. Innumerablc instances can
be cited to show where failures nrged
x.rI p6cou nh
suddenly and without effort leads TO in.
dolence and final failure. All true sac
cess is series OF efforts in which
many failures are to be found serving Us
guides TO future carcfulness, Miss Bag-
rett's manner of presenting her subject
was very pleasing.
After the overture, "Little Beauty"
by the orchestra, Miss, Ella X. Watts, in
smooth. easy and graceful manner,
presented one OF the most cheerfuily con-
ceived and best executed productions OF
the evening on the subject of "Retlec-
tions." 1t revealed great deal OF
thought and work on the authors
part and the originality and freshness Of
her treatment of the subject were much
enjoyed. = ~ ~
Dempsey H. Mosier, the only young
gentleman in the graduating class, WAS
the next speaker and he handled the
broad subject OF "Civil Service Reform
in a way that showed unusual ability on
his part as a student and observer OF
politics and political conditions. The
oration was plea for reform in the ex.
listing system Of government appoint.
lnents and an argument for basing pref.
erence for Office rather on merit than
political affiliations and censured the
prevailing evils OF "bossism," partisan.
ship and spoils system. The delivery
of the grafton was very good.
After Mussler's sweet waltz, "In Old
Msdrid," by the orcheatra, pupils from
various grades OF the schools under the
direction Of Miss Mo'::::son gave an ex
/, aibition OF the methods Of physica
training in daily use in the schools.
Miss Elizabeth Barrett, in acleer, vel
modulated voice. next vividly portrayed
to her hearers the experiences, sights
and sounds Of an imaginary "Visit t.
Luna" The speaker embodied in hel
description the fruits of what has beer
evidently wide study of facts in regart
to the physical and geographical peculi
arities Of our satellite, and the attractive
manner in which the results were group
ed together made the narration of thu
imaginary journey a very interesting
one. Y
The next selection was musical one
"Come to the Fair" by a chorus com
posed Of high school pupils.
Miss Bessie Richardson Hickle was the
last speaker and she discoursed on the
subject "Modern Advertising" in very
attractive manner. She dwelt on the
advances made by advertisers in theil
art during the past century and exhibit
ed in an amusing and entertaining way
the quaint, the curious, the ludicrous
the annoying and the beneficial in the
modern methods. In conclusion she
said: "If any of you are going into
business l beseech you, as you value
your pocket-6ooks, advertise If you
wish to be dishonest and sell three
dollar pair Of shoes for Ave dollars, ad
vertise! II you are honest and sell
things ~ you represent, advertise ! i
you are poor, advertised II bankruptcy
stares you In the face. advertise Ifyol
do not succeed then you had better take
down your signs, put up your shutters
and retire, for II advertising won't win
success, nothing will"
Prof. Major addressed the class at some
length with words of congratulation
seasoned with words Of advice, and con
cluded with the presentation of the
diplomas. The scholarship in Adrian
College, which for number of years hai
been given to the member OF the gradu