Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-06-07
Commencement Exercises.

The Eleventh Annual Commence
nent exercises of the Extra High
School took place at the Methodist
church, Friday evening June 1st
Such exercises are of nature that
make deep and generating i'm
preston on all who near them.
They are the first marked mile
stones in the lives of the particl-
pants, and are but the first earned
garlands for duty nobly done. 1t
is no small honor to receive diplo
ma at the hands of school board.
1t means more than the mere act it
expresses. The recipients of the
honor are marked as persons who
have ambition, endowments. and
hopes of successful life to come
This was no exception to like occa
sions before. AS the class, headed
by Professor ]. L. Conger, marched
onto the stage the ease, grace and
refinement stamped on every face
showed of developed mind, a ma
tured intellect, a strong self re-
straint. Their surroundings as they
great lessons for the future. Flow
ers told of beauty and purity of
thought and action, the star above
them shone as the symbol of hope
on the horizon of their possibilities,
their motto arched above pointed
to the rainbow of faith upon the sky
J of the future to beckon them to the
yet unknown, uneXplored world of
Acknowledgements begun. Their motto:
The Door to Success is Labelled
Push, >" was we'll chosen and
tells the watch word to success.
These young folks are soon to DRIFT
out from home and friends and
grapple with the world and many
times must remember their watch
word if they succeed.
| Their ease and grace of delivery
i'll their orations was an honor to
| their teachers and to the school,
| The thoughts of all seemed to be
original and worthy of the occas sion.
| LESTER PETERNIAN
Handled his subject, "The Will O.
| Wisp of the North in a mastery,
thought-like manner. So many
things of this world are heeting
fancy, phantasmagorial shadow,
fitting upon the breeze of magma
ton. The dew drops sparkle in the
sunshine, the moon beams playing,
upon the shadows of the night, lhe
fancy painting reality with the rain
bow of created imagery. He review
ed the fanciful and from them drew
the lessons of practical, helpful life
of deeds and hopes and acts with
realistic life. Norsemen followed
the Will o. Wisp" until touched
by the wand of practical endow-
ments when they gave to us a race
whose proud name stands for great
ness and worth in the world.
SUSIE HUYCK.
Talked direct to the audience and
handled her subject, Tomorrow"
in beautiful womanly manner.
She reviewed the past and showed
how the future was judged by it,
History but repeats itself.
The governments of today are but
the Warehouses;, gazing into the pool
at their own shadows, in times gone
by. Our hopes are in the tomorrow.
Our cares, trust, responsibilities
and Developments are in the to-
morrows. The great unknown, un-
fathomable futurity lies before us.
With it lives the hope of the pres
ent, and the history Of the past. The
story painted on the pillars of the
past must be the guide boards OF
our future actions, and our inter
probation depends upon our lofti-
ness of mind and character.
1 BERTA GANO.
Had the class song. Cold stern
facts shade into the darkness when
the symphony of song bursts forth
Poetry, radiant in garb of that
which lifts mems souls and makes
them sublime, ever creeps to the
hearts and .nestles there in calm Sc
curity. To her was left the best
4 OratiOns stir men to actions, but
poetry touches the heartstrings and
sets them to vibrating to the match
less chords of divinity itself. The
bards of old stirred nations by
their songs. Druids came out OF
the mountain caves and sang slun
bering thousands to the defense OF
home and native land. The same
spirit is in the song yet. The
rythm, the harmony, the blending
of chords, leaves the thoughts pure
and noble.
AMY CONGER.
Handled her subject, Commence
ment," in a manner that showed
thought and research after truth
The commencement of old was a.
the beginning rather than at the
close. History swings upon thu
mighty pendulum of the ages. TIL.
commandments OF governments is
the grand drama OF the ages
Greece flung upon the breeze tn,
banner of her mighty power, to be
followed by the Roman republic, tn,
first act. The hardy German flung
his lance into the heart of the weak
ened Roman Mistress of the world
and left her gasping and dying er,
, the commencement exercises wer,
completed. The eagle left the Alps
to settle on the crags of America
!. and the republic that all looked t.
see crumble to dust has been he
resting place for years, and GU
commencement is still in progress
, MAUDE CAMPBELL.
Delivered her grafton, "The Powe
of Circumstances" with force o
7 diction that showed she was maste
t other thought. With clearness 0
:. language she took up every vocation
t in life and showed by clear logica
: sequences that individuals ar
Z ruled by circumstances. Nation
e are forged upon the anvil of neces
3 sity. That which might have beel
: one thing was forced to be anothe