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

ing more valiant deeds to reflect honor
upon the fostering care of its alTIa
mater, and convincing patrons OF tne
increased thoroughness and compe-
tency of the teachers employed in the
instruction.
The decorations Of the opera house,
in which the twenty-fifth commence
ment was held, were tasteful and
pleasant in the highest degree. At the
right end of the stage as you entered
was huge mound of ferns, with
large triangle of green bordered with
orange and having the figures 1897
in white inside the triangle upon the
background Of green, working out the
class colors, orange and white, very
nicely. The decorations extended
across in front of the footlights to the
opposite end of the stage, where was
large bank of ferns and palms. As has
been the custom, above the stage was
suspended the class motto, the word
"Reveille," in white on a green back
ground.
The exercises last Thursday evening
began at s As o'clock with selection
by the Methodist Sunday-school or
chestra, after which to the strains OF
"Georgia Camp Meetin the high
school entered the stage, young ladies
from the left and young gentlemen
from the right, in twos, and took their
places for the opening chorus, 1.-The
Voice of Singing" which was rendered
in very pleasing manner. The neat
ness and the prettiness of the toilettes
was the remark of everyone present,
and indeed added an unmistakable
charm and color to the scene. Rev.
Carl Of the Disciple Church, followed
the chorus with the invocation, and
then came the selection, "Lo, the
Bright Crimson" by the school.
Miss Ethel Cook.
Immediately following the chorus
came the salutatorien. Miss Ethel
Coo;. wh6i n ! very graceful manher'
welcomed the assembled friends, and
invited their attention for short time
to t.The Scholars JOY" Even though
the place had been used before for
commencement exercises, yet that did
not detract from the significance of the
occasion to the present graduates.
Though life has been lived before, yet
that takes not away from its present
earnestness. Life is like a ladder, the
first rounds Of which are found in our
school-day pleasures, the friendships
studies and associations which lead us
upward toward the final goal-success.
In this connection Garfield said, "Suc-
cess is not worth anything unless you
fight for it," One of the scholars joys
is the recollection of the old school
house and its beautiful lawn and trees.
This remembrance has worked out the
resolve that posterity shall walk in
wisdom's ways.
Miss Grace Il. Chapman.
A subject of comparatively recent
agitation, Home Beautifiers," was the
theme Of Miss Grace Chapman's we'll
prepared grafton. The Indians have
no homes, hence their state of moral
depravity and lack Of civilization. The
first essential to man is home. Culture
and discipline will add refinement.
This will come because the desire for
the beautiful is natural to man, and
Furthermore the means of qualification
is within everyone to greater or less
extent. Some people think that it is
very foolish to spend money on beauti-
full things, since money so invested
does not bring any pecuniary return
but the refining influence can not be
estimated. Men have much time for
politics, but not so much time to de-
vote to their homes. The subject OF
beautiful homes is claiming the atten-
tion Of the press now and promises
great things for the future. Home has
much to do with character.
Miss Lena A. DIrlam.
Rather out OF the usual line at the
same time of common-sense nature
was Miss Lena Dirlam's grafton on "a
Child's Classics" Child.life has Of
late years been the object Of much
study. Every child from the earliest
age begins the art Of reading. What
they read then has great influence or
their after-reading and life, as the i'm
pressions received then are often the
most lasting. A good book has beer
OF more benefit than anything else il
moulding the character Of the individ
ual. Reading spiritualizes. A grea
depth of thought is often covered will
light coat of fancy, which afterwart
works itself out silently. Classics re
veal new field to a child classic
lead to the fountain of all truth. Low,
for literature grows as we grow, be
cause classics are more far-reachinI
than anything else.
Robert Laundon.
Thinking that it would not be righ
to let a commencement time pass with
out treating some living subject, Rob
ert Laundon chose for his theme
ENGLAND as a Colonizer. He consid
cred the subject very ably. Englan
has the greats,t number Of colonies .