Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-05-30
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.
FOR THE 18th TINE THE Ma
POLEON, HIGH SCHOOLS
Have Turned Out a Glass That
Is Worthy of the Halls in
Which it Was Educated.


ladies have Iabored through twelve
years of school life and last Thursday
night reached the pinacle of knowl-
edge for which they have so long
striven. They have arrived at that
point in their lives where the guild
ance and teachings of the Napoleon
Union Schools are no longer of any
advantage to them. A better ap-
pearing class, more perfect and ap-
preciative audience, aud greater per-
fection in the arrangements and gem
eral management were never before
seen at any of the like gatherings in
previous years.
Rev. NJ. L. Donahey offered divine
invocation.
Miss Lillian Antoinette Cary deliv-
cred the salutatory with the subject
''The Oak Bends Before the Wind. y
The grafton was replete with meta
phor and simile and the composure
and delivery OF the speaker at
once captured the audience. The
oak was taken as the emblem of sta
bility and endurance. "It has a life,
growth and a decay. 1t rejoices in
the light, it shivers in the cold and
moans in the storm" 1t is emblem
attic of the individual, who during his
life is surrounded by temptations,
swept back by opposition and borne
down by heavy burdens, but who
meets them manfully, wrestles with
them bravely and rides the storm,
shaken and broken down but still
victorious. Our character should be
as deeply imbedded as is the roots of
The oak, but the soil must be morali-
ty The lesson taught was worthy
one and will be guiding star to the
class just starting on new road in
life.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Aller chose as
the subject of her oration, 'Who Shall
Prescribe Woman's Sphere" and it
was novel in its nature and up to
date in the ideas advanced Woman
and her relation to the world was the
main chord vibrating throughout.
The now popular subject of Woman's
Rights was brought up and especially
the right of suffrage was throughly
discussed. Men are needed for physic.
al protection in a country but the in
tellectual safe guards should be left
to the women. A woman's sphere is
not simply living in obedience and
obscurity, she should strive for some
ideal; rise out of the rut into which
she has fallen and fight for q right te
have voice in saying how her inter
ests are to be protected and how
children reared. The applause which
followed the speakers's address GER
tainly showed that the deliveranct
and subject took well with the aud
ience.
Miss Emma Marie Keinath in choos
ing as the subject for her grafton
1.-The Voices of History picked on,
upon which many an essay might bt
written, but still each one have {
different vein of thought Mis-
Keinath chose for the corner ston,
of her discourse religion. She pic
tured how religion must be founded
on facts and not on myths. We mus
have living disciples to follow ant
not idols representing some mythica
god. To-day the great mass Of man
kind is arrayed about the fou
prophets: Confucius, Buddha, Chris
and Mohammed. From among tn,
followers of these men the Christian
are looming up as the highest civiliz
ed. This religion has under it's ban
ners the only energetic and progress
sive nations. Can this be mere acci
dent? No, the effects points to tn
cause The principles which Chris
taught were better adopted to the
soul's life and growth than those o
the lesser prophets. The speake
went on in the same vein until tn,
al eh Of h 4
and an originality that is commend
able.
Miss Edith Airline Genereaux cer
tainly struck a popular chord with he
oration, "Mutualism." A compari
son was made between the employe
and employed-the wage earne
and the bond holder. The bearin,
of the responsibilities of anythinl
must be mutual in order for the idea
to be reached. The social idea mus
be cooperative and not competitive
1t is impossible for one to love hi
neighbor as himself, so long as b,
must fight with that neighbor for hi
daily bread The speaker took tn
great question OF the day, the gol'
and silver problem, and showed it
remedy. Our dealings with gold an
silver must be in mutual way, an
not one be shown preference to th
other. Manhood is forgotten in on
eager scramble for gain. Our mott
should be Love thy neighbor a
thyself,n and if we all live up to
the time will hasten when no more i
heard the cry of the hungry or th
wall of the oppressed. The oration wa
q perfect valedictory, and it was de
ivered in the confident and convint
ing manner which was SO necessar
to show the Importance of bridgin
the great gap which now lies betwee
employer and employed
In a neat and appropriate speec
Hon. j. v. Cuff rewarded the elias
for the years of application an
study with their diplomas.
Benediction was given by Rev
Donahey.
The music which interspersed th
evenings program was rendered b
Prof. Jackson's orchestra, Mr.
Louella Higgins Prints, QUARTET
composed Of Mrs. Cahill Miss Maym
Wilson, w. W. Campbell and NJ. /
Loose, and the Mandolin Club.
800 IN GOLD.
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