Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-06-03

worry and fret and stew,
And dug out these productions that you have
They are our final effort toward the glory of
our school
Don't judge her at all though by us, we're
exceptions not the rule
Long may she wave, prosperous always may
Is the parting wish of our glorious class of
nineteen hundred three
Following Miss Young, a beautiful
eulogy on the life and character of
Theodore Roosevelt was given by Miss
Hilda Wall. Miss Wall emphasized
President Roosevelt's keen character
istics and spoke largely on his careful
and thoughtful administration of our
nations affairs, the sentence with which
she ended her peroration indicating
the spirit of the whole eff we were
to hold Up the life of any one man as
an example to the world of what the
American nation can produce, we
could choose no better model than our
brave earnest president Theodore
Roosevelt"
The High School Chorus, with well
rendered selection under the direction
of Il. L. Ram, preceded the reading of
the Glass Chronicles by Miss Julia Me
Grew. We had intended giving our
readers the pleasure of reading the
Glass Chronicle-it was beautifully
written and Miss McGrew carried out
the idea of the ancient chronicler by
also rolling the papyrus on scroll which
she gracefully unwound as she read. She
took her hearers over the four years of
class history and,in her touching lightly
here and there upon the advancement
and joys and sorrows of the class, elici-
ted warm applause from her hearers at
the close of the last chapter of the last
chronicle.
"National problems,'' by Harry Smith
was studious and patriotic presenta-
tion of many of the problems before
our nation today. The disrespect for
former generations, foreign immigrs-
tion, the race difficulty and Americas
greedy grasp for gold, were each con
sidered and speedily condemned as un-
worthy SO great nation. And Mr..
Smiths remedy was, "Give US men,
men of strong minds, great hearts, true
faith and ready hands.
Men whom the lust of office does not kill;
Men whom the spOilS of office cannot buy;
Men who possess opinions and will;
Men who have honor-men who will not lie:
Men who can stand before demagogue,
And curse his treacherous batteries without
winking;
Tall men, sun crowned. who live above the foe
In public duty and private thinking"
The Valedictory Address by Miss
Isabelle Graham, who held first honore
in the class, was in the usual persona
vein as to the past and future of the
class and was withal very beautiful
Miss Graham thanked the school board
and the Instructors for their kindly in
terest in the class of 1903 and her ad
vice to her school comrades for the past
twelve years was, "Be your Ain Sell"
Another song by the class was fol
lowed by the lords of benediction, pro
nounced by Rev. Kirkwood OF the Pres
byterian church.
The class received their diplomas
after the commencement address by
Senator Dolliver Thursday evening
President Joseph Hutchinson of the
School Board giving the class word Of
advice and hearty congratulations OF
behalf of the Board before presenting
each member with the we'll earned Ger
tilicate of honorable graduation.
To Superintendent Atkinson and hit
corps of co-teachers in the High School
congratulations are also forthcoming
The fruits of their labor was ever Wis
ible in the broad thought and vel
trained conception of this student class
And if they but live up to that motto
"Be Your Ain Sell, we doubt not but
that the success of each and every
member of the class of 1903 will be oil
the highest and truest-the best of al
that is good.