The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-06-21
DIPLOMAS /.
PRESENTED
CommencementofCom OF
mercial High School.
THIRTY GRADUATES

EUt0Vt0SUbU8 sA0US'oeS - wv
Auditorium on Tuesday Eve
nins-- Address to the Grad
uates--The Class Roll.
The third annual commencement of
the Canton commercial high school
was held in the auditorium Of the high
school building Tuesday evening and
was attended by large and apprecia-
tive audience. Thirty graduates re-
ceived diplomas, showing a successful
ending of the course prescribed in the
department. The exercises OF the even
ing were very entertaining and the
different numbers Of the program were
accorded much applause. Music was
judiciously mixed with orations and
declamations, relieving the monotony
which sometimes results from purely
literary program. The stage upon
which the class assembled was artisti-
cally decorated with red and blue bunt-
ing, the class colors, and banked, at
either side, with palms and potted
plants. The girl graduates were all
gowned in white and occupied the left
of the stage. The boys, wearing suits
of black, took seats upon the opposite
side. The audience greeted the MEM
bers of the class with hearty ovation
as they filed upon the stage and took
their places.
PROGRAM OPENED.
The program was opened by piano
Eva c. Mist, followed by an anthem by
the class entitled 20 Clap Your Hands"
Invocation. was pronounced by Rev. r.
c. Nau.
The first oration of the evening was
delivered by Miss Anna M. Enzmann
who had chosen Education for her
subject. Miss Enzmann made a strong
plea for a higher education of all
classes and dwelt upon the power
welded by an educated mind. She re-
ferred to a number of illustrious fights
in the world of art and letters who
obtained their learning under the most
adverse circumstances but by dint of
pluck and perseverance won the goal
for which they strove.
Miss Crystal 2. Hanes recited an al
legorical poem entitled THE Curtain"
in a pleasing manner and received full
share of applause. The poem strongly
points out the futility. of attempting
to peer into the future.
One of the most original efforts of the
evening was an Grafton by Royal ID.
Hurd upon the subject, "Materialism
and Theism." The Grafton was writ
ten in the form of an allegory and was
intended to point out the differences in
the lives of the materialist and the
theist. The former is forever vainly
struggling for the truth. The latter
accepts God as the Creator and Is sat
is6ed. Mr.. Hurd's delivery was good.
A solo by Miss Ertie l.. Saunders en-
titled THE Swallows" received an en-
Dhatic encore and was followed by a
pretty ballad entitled THE Fatal Rose
OF Red"
ION the Shores OF Tennessee" reci-
tati0n, offered by Miss Elsie Beard was
we'll received and warmly applauded.
A FRUITFUL THEME.
Miss Crystal Bebout had for her SUBJ
ject Great Workers." offering an in
terosting oration upon this very fruit
full theme She referred TO men who
have toiled assiduously in the fields Of
science and art and who have met sue
cess by sheer force of will. Some OF
the most brilliant examples of the
present generation were cited by Miss
Bebout In support of her proposition
that success in any field of endeavor
may be attained by long and persistent
effort.
A humorous defamation by Thomas
A. Kihtz, entitled my First Exper-
ience in Bank. made distinct hit
with the junior portion of the audience
and received hearty applause.
The girls OF the class sang "The
Water Mill" In manner to invite a re-
petition. This selection was followed
by an Grafton upon the subject of "The
Influence of Character" by Miss Min
ME Braun. The speaker, as some of
her classmates who had preceded her,
pointed out shining lights of history
TO illustrate the force which is always
exercised by men of iron will and un-
swerving purpose.
, Energy and Courage" was the SUBJ
ject OF the last oration Of the evening,
delivered by Miss Ruth Miller. The
speaker set forth the results attained
by the possession of these two desir-
able attributes Without energy man,
however capable, can accomplish moth
Ing. Discomfort is a great factor in
urging men on to greater things. Dis
satisfaction over ones station In life
is oftentimes the lever that lifts us to
higher plane.
A bass solo by Royal d. Hurd, entit-
led Asleep in the Deep" was finely
rendered. He responded to an encore,
singing II Am King of the Land and
Sea-" Mr.. Hurd has an exceptionally
good voice for SO young q man.