Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-06-12


may be said to give more of the real
college spirit to portray the intangible
subtle relations which govern the
common life of the members and to
display the best gifts in the truest
manner. AS has been the custom for
a number of years a platform resting
against one of the large tree trunks
was built on the shady part of the
campus. The stand was draped with
the College colors in blue and white.
At the front and the back of the plat
form were suspended two large mega
phones with the class numerals paint
ed on them, u
Chairs, transported from the build
ings by the willing and unwilling
hands of the underclassmen, were
placed in a semicircle under the cano-
py of spreading verdure. The black
gowned seniors marched slowly down
the gravelled walk from Andrews Hall
across the campus and took their
places on the stage ,r
The following address of welcome
was delivered by the Glass President,
Mr.. Allen Coburn.
Kind Friends, Alumni and Fellow
Students. esteem it the highest honor
to be the one chosen by the class of
1901 as its spokesman today. We con-
graduate ourselves upon the fact that
we are the first class to graduate un-
der our new leaders, management and
in the new century.
The new leaf turned over by our
worthy Board of Trustees has begun to
be filled.
We have already begun to feel the
healthful and vilatizing influence of
our new President.
And as we come up to take our place
in the graduating exercises it is wan
a feeling of honor that we extend to
you, our dearest friends, word of well
come to our class day exercises. .-1l
This is our day and is looked for
ward to by the students as one of the,
brightest of the commencement week.
Four years ago as we assembled at
the sound of the chapel bell our class
numbered thirty-two. Some from the
farm, the mill, the office, and the
High School Some from the Acade-
my, from Noble, Muskingum, Morgan
counties; West Virginia, Pennsylvania,
Illiois, and even as far as Parkersburg
and Blennerhassett Island. Today we
sixteen strong.
But you need no introduction to
them, you all know us. how we have
tried to uphold the honor of old Mari
eta College and the right; and how
some have tried to get the better of
us and to see how they have gone down
before our lusty band.
AS to what we are we need not dwell
upon as our records show.
Leaders in all lines of college work,
our literaries, on the athletic field, in.
the military department, on the plat
form or in the laboratories.
But we have gained this strength
mainly from this strong old institu-
ton, its honored Board of Trustees, and
its worthy band of professors, men who
are men, great big patient, kind heart
ed men who have been more than faith
ers to us.
But now kind friends, will you kind
ly listen while we attempt to entertain
you here a little while
And again let us extend to you one
and all a most hearty welcome.
Following the address was a Welsh
duet sung by Messrs. Griffiths and
Evans, which was wellrreceiyed.
The next number on the program
was "Megaphone Echoes" by e. Dana
Johnson.
The subjecc was the familiar class
history which Mr.. Johnson had con
cealed unG ~ new name and tr r9atei
in an original and highly entertaining
nature. The Inegaphone, he said, had
been ;an,iliar part of '01's equipme it
when Ola nightly efcaI des bent. lr
his wo'd5 h gave ne history Of the
members from Fresh nll Class A. D.
to Senior ass B. A, The memCeIs
came in fol "rolq,s' wi'ch were much
uy all, ani nrna The least
by the subjects themselves. The
Echoes were very witty ard received
generous applause.
The next musical number. a duet
by Messrs Lewis and Griffiths, pos.
sessed much merit. The former has a
fine tenor voice of power and sweet
ness.
Miss Flora Mason, the sOothsayer,
received her inspiration in predicting
the future of the class from an Anglo
Germanic- c-Chinese- -Welshman whose
wonderful name was made up of the
members last names. According to the