Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-29
ne NAUGHTY ONES
Class Of 'Ol Of the High School
Is Graduated Tuesday
Evening.
Large Audience Witnesses the
Exercises at the Odeon
Theatre.
Commencement Lecture Deliv-
cred by Edwin Earle Sparks,
Of Chicago.


ated its twenty-sixth class Tuesday I
evening. The exercises We're held at the |
Odeon theater and We're largely att
tended, there being fen vacant seats in
the house. The audience was made upt
largely of the friends and relatives Of !
the class members. the teachers Of thel
city schools and those who have an in |
tcrest in all that pertains 10 the school |
system Of Marshalltown,
The class of oil numbered twenty
seven nemhers-eghteen girls and nine
boys-and was one Of he brightest
classes ever graduated from the high
school. The decorations OF the odeon
We're original and were OF Oriental de-
sign. consisting of Japanese Lanterns
and umbrellas. The idea was that of
the juniors. who had the decorations in
charge. Seated on the stage weIe the
members of the class, their instructors
and members of the school board. with
Drs. F.. NJ. Coleman and i. X. Black.
Those who We're graduated with the
class of 'ol were:
Will Fl. Long, Flora Avis Waterbury,
| Harry V. Speers, Leila i.stella David.
| Pauline Andrews, l. Ray lsenberg, Del
Ia Janette Rhoades, Abbie T. Bay. Lois
| Mildred Mason, Arthur r. Lynn, Edna
| May Bromley, Ida A. McMurray. Flora
4 Elizabeth Evans. Bessie Hope Dilley,
| Guy w. BrunGage, Charlie III. A. Stell-
ling. Edna a. Burroughs. Alfred r.
Boost, NJ. Maude Smith Joseph Arthur
\ Whitacre n Pearl Williams. l4eta
WINERY, Lucett. Fr9elich f,mtnet b.
Howard. Theresa A. Probst Anna Jur-.
dan ard Agnes Farrell.
! The esercises Tuesday evening opened
/ with a selection by tie high seloai slee
! cluh which SANG Manmy's LII Boy
with such eject thai an encore Ma me-
cessary. The invocation WAS by :pr r
/ Nj Coleman. pastor Of the Methodist
! church. The commencement address
/ MAS delivered by IN Edwin f.ile
! Sparks. Of the chair OF American BIS
tory of Chicago University. Professor
\ Sparks WAS introduced by Supsriilten-
dent Willard. of the city schools. His
4 subject was The Parting Of the Ways.
i The address was not extraordinary, but
contained many good thoughts and sug-
/ gestions and was delivered i'll pleasing
manner.
\ Or. Sparks opened his address by re-
lating the story of the aged beggar and
4 the young kings views of the most oe-
sirable means of obtaining success
youth and opportunity from the beg
7 gar's view and opportunity and youth
from the kings point of view. Without
lfdelity to everythirg undertaken how
\ ever. success can eaine. Or. Sparks
said, and from u central Thought q
his address he rre ssated many Illus
i trations TO elaborate this point.
There is always room for the best
i among the teachers. among the minis
tiers. among the doctors, among the
/ business men and among the men in
4 minor positions. but to attain rank
i among the best there must be fidelity.
l-no matter in what calling one may en-
i ter. To succeed in the rank in which
one is placed is the thing 70 attain.
4 AT the close of DIR. Sparks lecture
l.Principal j. S MCGOWAN d the high
school, introduced the members Of the
4 class in a brief but scholarly address.
A and President w. 5. Devlne. OF the
school board, presented ths diplomas,
4 the presentation being attended with 4
4 few happy remarks appropriate 70 the
n occasion. Until the Dawn WAS sung
by the high school slee club and this
selection was. like the first one, encpred,
4 Dr. j. *. Black, of St Paul's church,
4 pronounced the bsredictiot and the
4 class of OF passed into school history