Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-29

the latter He asked: "Can the Louisl-
ana purchase support as great d pop
ulation as Europe?" and stated that II
1t could it We're well to think OF the
vast fame and fortune that lie In IT
before it shall be developed to its full
est by the coming generation. He fur
Their reinforced his statements by
quoting data and statistics covering the
population, agricultural and mineral re-
sources produce, ETC., of the vast coun-
try of which Iowa was originally u
part. He concluded his address by
saying:
| The high school graduate, before ne
can take part in this great broadening
out of the growth of the country, be-
| bore he can participate in the fame and
fortune which it holds, must deNelope
the qualities of initiatives; he must DE
| able to promote an enterprise; he mus
! have bull dog tenacity. or he VIII not
be q part of the great future toward
which this country, and especially the
Louisiana purchase is every year draw
ling nearer. These things and these
| things alone, to the high school gradu-
| ate. spell out in success its truest
noblest meaning"
The Personnel Of the Class.
| With Finished, to Begin Again. the
class that graduated from the high
school Thursday evening is in several
ways an unordinary one. One of its
peculiarities is the large number OF
boys, there being eight. The second one
| is that among its members is Laurence
Jones, the first colored boy to graduate
from the Marshalltown schools. Not a
little interest that has e.icited inquiry
has been made regarding this young
man, who is an orphan and one OF the
most popular members of the class
When he passed across The stage to re-
|ceive his diploma from President
Church the audience broke forth in APP
plause. He has worked his way thru
the high school unaided, and intends
to take a college course i'm the same
manner. Only one member of the class,
Harry Veach, was absent. He had been
excused owing to the necessity of going
at once to St. Joseph, Mo-, to accept a
position which was awaiting him in the
engineering department of the Chicago
Great Western. The personnel of the
class is: Caroline e. Beesons Mary
Belle Bratt, Bessie Nancy Bugbee. Alice
v. Bristol, Floyd A. Crazy. Georgia Cor
rell Crazy, Lora NJ. Carney, Emily M.
Coates, Lillian M. Cummings. r.
blanche Galloway, Nellie NJ. Garwood.
Harriet Louise Cation. Ethel l.. Ha-
vens, Laura Gretchen Halferty, Lau-
renee Jones, Sadie M. Jones, Give Kirk,
Rose M. Lincoln, Lucille M. Malloy,
"
Edna Elpha Farmer, Herbert r. Par
ker, Laura A. Reed, Sherwood Seth
Scheeler. Harry Stoddart, Sue Wilson
Tuffree, Harry S. Veach, nellie Eliza
beth Roadhouse and Emma L. Wood.
The Class Song.
The class song. written by Laurence
Jones. sung by the class to the air OF
Heidelberg" is as follows:
Crowned with the laurel wreath Of sue
cess
And victors today you find us,
Dreaming of broader fields still to tread.
And hopeful and light of heart:
But sweet as our dreams of a future
bright
Are the pleasures we leave behind us.
To them now we bring-and heartily
sing
One toast before we depart.
Refrain.
Here's to the school we soon must leave,
Here's to the cardinal and white:
Here's to the victries Won from defeat,
Each by valiant fight.
Here's to the Juniors toiling on.
We tell them. as would a friend:
The race is to him who shall remain
Faithful unto the end.
Oh, school so bright! Oh, school SO
dear!
We never can forget:
Your spirit still our hearts will thrill
Till life's last sun shall set.
Mem'ries will throng, with power strong
To wake smile, sigh.
So thus to you and preceots true
We ne'er shall say Goodbye!
So thus, to you and precepts true,
We ne'er shall say Goodbye!
Refrain
Here's to the school we soon shall leave,
Here's to the joy-the toll!