Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-17
SMILING
With Pleasure and
Satisfaction
Of Having Accomplish.
ed Their Many Tasks.
High School Students Played
Their Final Parts.

Ere the clock in the High school
tower had struck the hour Of ten,
Thursday night, IL ofsthe January
class of 1902 had played their final
roles in High school life, and re-
ceived the congratulations of their
friends. All they were lacking before
going out to fight the battle of life,
was that instrument, which, when
they entered the High school in 1898,
seemed so distant yet which ever was
u thing to be striven for and an in
centive to hard study--an instrument
to which they will point with pride
when snow-white locks adorn their
heads and inquisitive grandchildren
ride their knees,-namely, the diplo.
ma.
10 the inspiring strains of Herberts
Singing Girl" the graduating class
headed by President w. e. Slabaugh,
of the Board of Education, Superin-
tendent Hotchkiss, and Principal
Rybolt, of the High school, and Rev.
9. l.. Keller, of Trinity Lutheran
church, marched slowly to their al
lotted places on the platform.
A beautiful picture they presented
an even dozen charming young ladies,
gowned In white their cheeks flush.
ed with pleasure, aud 10 stout-chested
young men. They We're at the very
pinnacle of the success for which they
had labored for four years.
The exercises were held in the AS
sembly room of the High school, and
| nearly every seat was taken. The
stage was adorned with tall palms,
and the room was prettily decorated
with the brown and white colors Of
the class. The rear of the stage rep
resented the entrance of a Greek tenn.
pie, and above the pillars in field
Of brown, perched the class motto,
Victory" the letters spelled out with
incandescent lights. Morey's Sextette
club furnished the music.
After the invocation by Rev. @. Il.
Keller, Edward G. .NIcQueeney de-
iivered the salutatory. He said in
part: Our hearts burn with zeal to
engage in the unknown struggle that
is before us, and about which we
have heard SO much. We realize that
| life is stern reality and not dream,
| that the road to success is rocky, and
we hope to go forth with firm and
steady tread, saying not as did the
| gladiators of old, 20, Caesar, we are
about to die but %, world, We are
about to live"
1.-THE Spirit Of Investigation" was the
subject Of VIM. Allen Sisters Grafton.
His address showed careful prepara.
tion, and was well delivered. He
showed that nothing great was ac-
complished without years of palms.
taking study and investigation.
Clarence Il. Killinger portrayed the
history of the High school from it's
inception to the present day in man.
ner that showed him thoroughly con-
yersant with the history of Akron's
schools. The address was very inter-
esting.
A recitation, "Thc Building of the
Ship" was given by II. Eugene Winch.
After selections from "Fiorodora"
| by Morey's Sextette club, the dis
cussion, 'Resolved, That the Anarch-
ists Should Be Excluded From This
Country" was taken up.
| w. Cloyd Doerler spoke for the af-
tirmatlye. He gave passionate de-
nunciation of anarchists and thought
that all of them should be banished
from the land to insure safety to pub
tic officials. He is an orator of more
than medium ability.
Ernest IL. Kryder, for the negative,
advocated stricter immigration laws
and education of the anarchists now
| in this country. He showed that the
| gain by banishing the anarchists
would result in countless loss to the
| countries to which they went, and So
ciety would hot be the least benefited
| thereby.
| The class History was reclted by
Clifford A. Jones. He referred to the
class in the most fattering terms. He
Is a tirst-class orator, and u witty
and vivacious writer, and his history
was well received.
Howard U. Reading recited "The
Launching of the Ship" in an able
manner. He is an easy speaker and
his gestures were smooth.
The class poem by Harry A. Harring-