Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-06-06
Commencement Exercises.

cnuicA Frluay evening, way 81. Inc
class of 1901 consists of twelve men,
bers, there being an equal number of
boys n girls which is somewhat I'M
usual. Although there was an inno-
walton this year and no orations were
the bright, eager and intelligent APP
pearance of those on the verge of grad
uation and from the hearty and excel
lent praises given them by their teach
ers, that their work is up to the stand
ard, their ability fully equal to that
ofany class and their conduct BETTING
ladies and gentlemen. The boys wore
black suits and carried themselves in
a manly fashion, while the girls wore
dainty and beautiful white dresses and
almost excited envy as they caused the
onlookers to see the purity and sweet
ness of young womanhood and to feel
the hope, expectancy and life of youth.
The graduates are Ruth Anderson,
Ethel Kuhn. Mildred Smith, Eleanor
Ohm, May Hoover, May Hunt, Chas.
Johnson, Russell Mott, George Oelke,
Earl Maharg, Gay Thomas and Will
mel Hester.
Owing to the illness of Miss Ohm,
the President of the board, w. III.
O'Connell, the High School teachers
and the class went to her home
before the exercises and thus ex-
pressed their sympathy and respect.
Mr.. Hooker made ONE fitting re-
airy and in which he spoke of the high
grade of scholarship and the strong
character of the one too i'll to be with
her classmates. III addition, Mr..
O'Connell said that the board was
we'll pleased with her work and with
out any reservation conferred upon
her the diploma of the school.
The church was tastefully, though
not deliberately decorated; several vas
es of m~arguer:tes, the class flower,
were placed on the platform, and the
class motto, " Education, then Exper-
ience," was formed from silver letters
and put on a background of blue and
so represented the class colors.
The musical numbers, a selection by
the Boys Glee Club, two by the Girls
Glee Club, and a solo by Mrs. Carmi-
chael, showed much preparation and
were very we'll received. The intro
duction Of music into the public
schools has made it possible for our
young people to have the advantages
of this department and the develop
ment in this line is a credit to those
udVluS III III ClldTSe.
The speaker for the occasion, Presi-
Charles Shelton, of Simpson College,
is no stranger to Audubon audiences,
but he even did better than was ex-
pected and was attentively heard. He
took for his subject, '"The Young Am
erican of the Twentieth Century" and
drove home many truths, all of which
he could say with a clear conscience,
because he is Il man of experience,
thrift and character. Under his able
direction the Methodist college at In
dianola has increased both in attend
ance and interest until it is now
ranked among the best colleges in the
state. His opening statement and the
thought carried through the address
was, cit is u glorious thing to be
young" The advice given was ever
to be ready to grasp opportunities and
to be alert to resist difficulties; the
fOrcible illustration of q foot ball game
was used. That everyone could be
good looking was a startling assertion
TO some, but in listening to how noses
may be distorted, all could almost
agree with the speaker. The question
of friendship and courtship was pre-
sented and it was shown how the pur-
ity of friendship among children is
often perverted by some impudent
word or inappropriate witticism of an
adult. The difference in the attention
paid to the personal attire of the boy
and the girl was wildly portrayed
and was pronounced by all to be true.
MIR. Shelton claims that until there is
more attention paid to the moral and
physical development of the young
man of the nineteenth century,, there
is little hope for the youth of the TWEEN
tieth century. Three words, work,
wait and win, We're given to be
stamped on the heart of every young
person and to be diligently and earn
estly followed. The idea conveyed
was that the world has no use for the
idler, Impotence never gains n point
and everyone may expect success. r'or
the conclusion, the President held an
open bible and a silk flag in his hand
and declared that with obedience to
to the precepts of God and with 10y
atty to the flag any honest, hard work
ing person might we'll fill his place
in this world.
Immediately after the congratula-
tions the alumni adjourned to the
basement of the church and sixty-one
were served with refreshments pre-
pared by Rice's restaurant. A lively
conversation was enjoyed during the
banquet and it was indeed u pleasant
thing to recall school trials and de-
lights and to renew old friendships.
NO grogram was was prepared, but
Fred Blume, president of the associa.
ton, made a short talk and then called
for some %impromptu toasts. President
Shelton responded to "Our Alumni y
and spoke of the ACCESSIBILITY of MAIN
tanning such organizations. Miss Lar
sen briefly summed up the qualities of
the class of 1901 in an transformations
and graceful manner Earl Maharg
represented the graduating class and
surprised all by his easy grasp of the
situation and his forcible remarks
made on the spur of the moment.
So another years schooling is end
ed and twelve hopeful, well equipped
and vivacious young people are either
to pursue their studies further or to
take up tile responsibilities of life.
They go with the words of advice of
their interested teachers ringing in
tbai,. aarc the hest wishes and aypac.