The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-06-21

ienueu the political policy lnaugurated by
Andrew jackson on the ground Of the ne
cesslty of parties in politics and the neces-
sity of party rewards TO party perpetuity.
lie also applied the principle TO the exist.
ing relations between labor and capital.
The "Bill of Fare" by male quartet
received hearty encore.
Don Cushion in his oratiop, "The Old
Guard at Waterloo" showed that he pos
sessed all the powers of an orator combin-
ed with the acquired knowledge of how 10
use them. The oration was carefully
worded and brought out the different
phases of Ney's grand charge in a way
that sent thrills through all present.
The essay, "Pillar Saints, by Alice II.
Bartholomew, described the practices of
sect of people in the ancient times who
built pillars and did penance on them, and
compared ibis sect with the people OF to-
day who set themselves upon social pima
cles and look upon others with a sort of an
III am holirr than thou" expression, there
by inillcting upon themselves needless
pun and worry, for which they receive
only imaginary recompense.
Clarence Ledyard's Grafton on pioneer
lleroism' pictured graphically the priva-
tions our forefathers endued and the per.
lis they laced in winning for us our inner
itance from the merciless grasp OF nature
and natures children.
Mary Whites essay on "Wall Flowers"
was a very pretty smile between the un-
pretentious wall flowers of the gardens
and those persons of no sligh. ability
whose timidiiy of nature forces them to
stand back and asHme the duties of wall
flowers on the stage Of active life.
Arthur Laundon in his grafton on "The
Victory OF the Black Prince" carried his
audience back to the days Of chivalry and
presented typical battle of those days
when the fate Of an army and perhaps OF
nation hung on the arm of one man and
he In the hottest Of the fight; how every
thing was often risked to develop physical
courage, a quality so essential in knight.
"The Decline of Good Manners" an
grafton by Iva Townsend, compared the
courtesy toward all and the reverence for
old age which characterized the youth of
fifty years ago and more, with the reckless
lack OF reverence for anything or anyone
which is so painfully characteristic OF the
boys and girls Of today.
The compilation of the class history fell
to Verne Banning 1t was written up in
true Gibbon style, and showed how
through all the epochs Of their rise every
thought and every act of their school life
had tended 10 mould and produce the one
perfect whole-the class that is not du-
plicate and cannot be duplicated, that
must ever stand without companion on
its pinnacle-the class of '93.
J. prophet may sometimes be without
honor in his own country, but not so with
Adelaide NJ. Starr. She won for herself
laurels by her bright, spicy forecast of
The future of that portion of the class
which it fell to her lot to make known to
the world.
The honors Of yaledictorian were won
by Howard Rust. His Grafton on ideas
the Life Of a Nation" showed how ideas
worked for and fought for had placed this
nation In the front rank OF Christian prog
ress; had given TO US immortal heroes and
purchased for us priceless rights. He
called the attention Of bis classmates TO
their good fortune in stepping on the
stage Of active life the inheritors OF these
rights; and reminded them that there is
always room In the world for successful
business integrity. Heclosed with fond
farewell from the class to It's Instructors
with whom the members had been associ-
ated SO many happy years.
Prof. r. II. Kinnison, in an earnest, ap.
pllcable speech presented the class with
their diplomas; this was followed by the
class song and the b-nedction, and the
class Of 93 had severed all bands that
united /, 10 the Wellington high school,
save those Of friendship and sweet memo
ries.