Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-06-09

| elled valley and found many curious plants
with which we are familiar in more ways than
one. The first was the violet, known and be-
| loved because OF its mOdesty.I And we have
yiolets among our friends, beautiful because of
their modesty. The sundew, which attracts
and entraps the little insects of the air, was
| here. And their are sundews in human soce-
4 ty, those who lure others to their destruction.
Near at hand was the amaranth or liveforeyer
The good the pure, the true of earth are anna
ranths. They may die but they will live on and
on in the hearts and memories of their asso-
ciates. And the thistle too was in evidence
| Ugly and pernci0us 1t crowds out of existence
| and mars other plants both beautiful and use
| full. The dainty little foxglove next attracted
| attention. Lovely to behold, yet to be Stunned
| for its very honey is charged with deadly poi
son. And does not beauty of face often 90
with lives that are poisonous and death-deal-
| ing?" The dodder vile parasite which lives
by fastening itself TO other plants and robbing
| them OF their nourishment, was found. And
this, too, was human. There are those who
fasten themselves into the lives of others in
such way as to draw their very life-blood
Parasites in human society they live by the
death of others" Others were smartweed,
mustard, cockelbur, nettle, golden rod and
poison ivy, with all of which we come in con-
tact every day. The subject was nicely hand
led and the composition was good
GRACE swANEY.
"Derelects, a Tale Of the Sea-" was Grace
Swaney's subject. She graphically told of
vessel at sea. In beautiful weather they saw in
he Al iSta n
they approached, proved to be derelect, "a
vessel deserted and abandoned to it's fate 1t
was left to go down in storm, to be wrecked on
the rocks or to be destroyed in the malstrom
This once proud vessel now left to it's own de-
struction brought feelings OF sadness to all who
saw it. Its condition was like those who drift |
aimlessly OH the sea of life. "We embark today,
Who falters? We start today on the calm and |
peaceful harbor of childhood and youth into the |
rushing, roaring sea of life. Today we steer
our vessel either for the final port Of safety Or
for the Malstrom." shall we become dereIects /
drifting on the shimmering sea?"
ELLA FoRSBECK.
"Postng to the Ledger served as the subject |
from which Ella FOrsbeck constructed a good
GRAFTON. SIN the archives of the eternal realm
the good deeds will appear as credit and the
evil ones as debit" On the debit side OF hfe's
account she placed loss of temper, gossip, idle
ness, deceiptfulness, envy, discomfort, profanity
and intemperance. Among the credits she
placed cheerfulness, kindness and truthfuIness.
Each credit or debit was the subject of comment
and treatment, the true philosophy of right
living being described "Let us shape our lives
so when the day comes that the ledger of life is
opened and we hear our classmates accounts
read that it will be seen no one has maze u
failure of life"
MILTON SwANEY
took Fog bells" fer his theme. In sentiment
and in construction the Grafton was excellent.
Like the storm tossed mariners on the vast
ocean we must expect to find pers along the
way. The life of man is beset with fOgs and
rsts and the dangers that impeRd cannot al
ways be seen. And as fog bells are rung to save
he brave sailors of the storm swepG sea, so,
% warn us, fog-bellS are sounded by the intel
ectual powers. "On eyerey side we see men
paying the penalty of wrong doing and each
has a lesson for u.s." II we will but stop u mo-
nent for meditation and reflection we shalt
lear the warning notes sounded by the powers
If the intellect. And shall we heed these dan
ger signals? 'Methinks can hear even now
II the trembling air the resounding of wild
,ells AS it rolls across the heavmg surges.
Which shall we make, safe, prosperous voy-
lge, with glorious, happy entry into the final
BORT, OF shall il be one of shame and disgrace in
which we invite the death dealing destruction
" hidden rocks and foaming breakers ut last
o go down into the fashomless depth of hun
Try sea without honor or lriends?"
MOLLIE BARGER
vas valed1ctOrian and spoke on the subject
From Dawn till Twilight" Quoting the class
MOTTO. I'VE embark today. Who falters?" in
beautiful thought and language she represented
heir school days as life'S dawn in which they
we're preparing for the journey. eve cannot,
We do not expect an unrutted sea, an unclOuded
ky, a peaceful uneyentfUl journey: but rather
journey filled with trials and harpships, at
lines Il tempeStuouS sea, and a Say hung with
lark, lowering clouds, and for this our prepala-
ion has been begun" To-day we cross the
inc. Our dawn is past" She expressed the
nope that the ties OF friendship formed in their
school days would remain unbroken through
ife.
With these appropriate words from the vale
the orations were ended. Mr.. Shelly,
)n behalf of the school board presented the
diplomas and after some beautifully rendered
music Prof. LanceIot said a few brief words
iismissing the audience.
Church Notes.