Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-06-14
TWENTIETH annual COMMENCEMENT
The Largest Glass Ever Turned Out
Of the Plymouth High School.
Seventeen of Our Young People Retire
From Their Home School Labors.

Wednesday evening, the closing exer
cises of the Plymouth High School,
took place at the Auditorium room, and
was participated in by seventeen of our
young people. Upon the stage besides
the class, We're the board Of education,
consisting of President Dwight L. Dick
inson, Keim X. Brooke, and Sigmund
Mayer, Superintendent II. y. Chase,
Prof. ID. Frank Redd, Miss Susa l..
Davis, and Rev. l.. :. Smith.
After waiting some time for the lead
er of the auchestra. who failed to arrive,
the exercises commenced at 745, by
Rev. l.. S. Smith in prayer.
The Salutatory was placed into the
hands Of ReynOld Macdonald Thomp-
son, after which the following orations
were delivered:
Medical Science. Chas. Oscar Wiltfong
Socialism Ohm Rudolph Klinghammer
An Effective Government. -
- Charles Herbert Gibson
The Press. Jeanette Lauer
individuality. Frank Charles Tanner
Unity. John George Grimm
W oman
Marie Katherine Margaret HOham
Science Otto Herman Weber
The School. Carrie Lucretia Boss
Wealth Ronald Macdonald Thompson
Aesthetics s.... Grace Leona Axe
Energy '. Richard \. Shindel
Literature Mary Deborah SOuthwOrth
Christianity. ...... Cora Faye Leonard
Electricity. Gideon Westervelt Blain
The Eleventh Commandment. -.
-. Mary Aurena Elizabeth Olsen
The Conclusion of the Whole Matter
............ Helen Armada DiSher
After the essays, Prof. ID. Frank
Redd, in few appropriate remarks
told them of the position they now oc-
cupied in the world. Passing out from
under the jurisdiction of their teachers,
they were under obligations to a higher
| teacher. lie then turned the class over
to President Dwight l.. Dickinson of
the school board who presented them
their well-earned diplomas in a few
well chosen words.
The class song was then rendered and
ed.
Miss Susa L. Davis, assistant princi-
pal had the pleasure of awarding the
class hOnOrs, which coveted prize fell to
the lot of Miss Marie HOham, and the
class appreciated the honor which she
received. The second honored by being
mentioned as worthy of class honors,
was Otto III. Weber.
Miss HOham having received the
distinction of class honor, closed this
eventful evening with the valedictory.
Superintendent r.. a. Chase spoke a
few words Of encouragement and adj
vice to the class, referring to the disap-
pointment of the evening as an example
of what is liable to be met throughout
life, and congratulated them upon the
manner in which they rose above the
existing trouble.
Congratulations follow which were
numerous.
Immediately after the exercises, the
graduating class gave banquet to the
seniors of last year, the seniors of next
year and few of their intimate friends,
covers being laid for eighty. The first
toast of the evening was to the success
of the banquet of the seniors of 80.
Ronald Thompson then toasted Miss
Marie Hoham, the recipient of class
hOnOrs. His toast concluded as follows:
l remember an old blinking song that
reads as follows;
Blue eyes. brown eyes. hazel or grey,
| Which are the eyes that drink To to-day;
| No matter what color l drink to the eye.
That laughs when Laugh and sighS when
| | sigh.
But tonight it should be changed to:
Blue eyes. brown eyes. hazel or grey.
| Which are the eyes that drink to to-day;
No matter what color. drink to the lass.
Miss Marie lloham the star of our class.
! Toasts were also given by Mr.. Her
bert Nussbaum, former member Of
the class, and Edwin Meyer. \ short
and appropriate speech by Miss Davis,
assistant principal, was enjoyed by all
present. Shortly after this they all de-
parted for their home, with this, the
brightest jewel to treasure in the casket
| of their memories.