The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-06-28

one-half of their number
aliens it is true, but nevertheless an
elevated whole. Long live the class
of '99
Miss Mary f. Hayes.
After inviting the gentlemen to leave
in pleasant way, and noting the fact
that none Of them did so, Miss Hayes,
convinced that they were willing to
suffer the consequences, proceeded to
deliver her Grafton on "Man," demand
ing the undivided attention of the
ladies. Man is queer sort of being.
He fights; he is chicken-hearted.
Whenever anything happens which has
In it aught of detriment to the doer, he
seeks to escape his just deserts by say
ing, "Not 1, the woman did it." Man
is a savage. He, like the savage,
drinks, chews and beats his wife. After
giving man very pleasing TRADE, Miss
Hayes continued in another vein.
Every woman thinks her husband is
angelic; but his wings are nowhere in
sight, at least few people ever have an
opportunity of seeing them. After re-
citing some poetry, Miss Hayes said,
"Let us hope that soon we may bid
farewell to man with his wings in
sight"
The next selection was a beautiful
vocal duet by Misses Cola Stemple
and Ella Griggs, "Till We Meet
Again." after which we all listened to
deep Grafton by
OrrIn Damon
on Natures Subserviency to Man"
Whenever we pause for moment and
view nature at all in studious or rev.
erential frame Of mind, we are
appalled, at the mighty forces which
we see working. And when we think
how many of these great forces are
subservient to man, we feel like prais-
ing man. Every force of nature yields
to the over-mastering mind Of man.
Look into the animal world and see
over what he has control there and
then consider for moment what he
has subject to him in the vegetable
kingdom. Look in whatever corner of
the natural realm you may and every
thing is his. Man does not stop here.
He goes a grade higher and converts
the energy of the lower animals into
motive power for his own use; nay
more, he has led captive the force OF
the mighty Niagara. Still progressing
he gained control over nature by the
combination of the elements which
compose gunpowder and has made an
irresistible destructive force. The
Spaniards experienced some OF this in
the terrific battle of Santiago, Next
is mans control and adaptation Of
steam, and increased transportation
facilities. And now he is just learning
Ia handles neutrality-suspicious. force Kill
revolutionize the entire mechanical
world. The time is not far distant
when all will be subservient to mans
control.
Miss Elizabeth Rodhouse.
When Miss Rodhouse found that she
would have the class prophecy she pro-
ceeded to have her room fixed up in a
manner suitable to be the habitation
of one desiring to cultivate the pro-
phetic instinct, He room was papered
in black, and she was reading authors
of the character of Poe and the books
of the dead, when she was startled to
have the STOPPING form Of an old man
appear before her. At first she did
not recognize him, but the longer she
studied the more familiar he became
and she realized that she was in the
presence Of Diogenes, the wise man,
with his lantern in his hand still look
for an honest man. With him she
started out upon her tour, going first
to the Big Four station, and 10, it was
the year 1910 Stepping aboard the
"shootoscope" they we're taken i'm
mediately to Cleveland, thence to 9
small town in Pennsylvania in the OF
region, and to Washington, New York
city and London, everywhere meeting
her former classmates, who were il
all grades of respectability from secre
tary Of state down to a boarding house
keeper, until at last Diogenes finished
his search after the man for whom hi
had been looking all these centuries
finding him in the person of Dewey.
Paul Pratt.
And last and the most honored place
on the program, came Mr.. Pratt a
valedictorian with his appropriate ora
ton on "The Rough Rider" Ou
country is indeed great by pas
achievement and future prospect For
tunate is a nation which has grea
hero. We possess that hero to-day il
the person of Theodore Roosevelt, gov
ernor of New York. Mr.. Pratt gave
fine tribute to him. He has mad
history and he has written it. Soldier
author or statesman he has fulfille,
his every duty fearlessly and is meet
ing with merited reward. But he vii
never have the greatest appreciation
shown him until he has the highes
+ gift within the power of the people G
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