The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-06-09

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world has made has been accomplished
by great minds in the face of the op-
position OF those who were Oldest and
apparently wisest in the sciences and
the management and improvement
of the world.
The soldier who is eyer whipped,
lights on the stamps when his legs are
shot off. The great reformerS, inyen-
tors and reasoners who have made the
world what it is today were people OF
the same calibre. They knew they
were right, continued their work and
conquered opposition.
Persistent determined work against
all opposition will overcome every
thing but truth. Neither man nor
demons can keep down the man who
is dominated by integrity.
The tory-"Gradatim" was
delivered by Miss Chloe Ethel Savage,
the graduate who received honorable
mention and almost obtained the
medal for scholarship.
She started out with quotation
showing that nothing is reached at a
single bound and in neat GRAFTON
showed how step by step advancement
is made and the goal finally attained.
She thanked the teachers for the in
StructiOn given the Class and the pains
taken by them to lay the foundations
for future usefulness, and admOniShed
the class that this was their COM
mencement-that the great wor6 It
life was now before them.
A duet "Only Thee" sung by Misses
Hazel Neff and Lura Wilson elected
applause and then Superintendent
Randall introduced Hon. Charles P.
Drummond who delivered the address
Of the evening.
Mr.. Drummond is a graduate of the
class Of 79, and was for twenty-five
years resident Of this city. He is
one Of the many graduates of the
Plymouth schools who have made an
excellent record since leaving school,
but he started out by telling the class
and the audience that while he
thought he had settled the question
Of how to succeed and what success is,
when he delivered his graduating Or
alton, he is now satisfied after twenty
five years experience that he does not
know much about it.
His address was eminently practi-
cal and ought to leave lasting i'm
preston on the graduates and the
audience. He showed that the stand
point from which we view things have
much to do with the impressions made.
that like the blind men of Hindostan
who each got different idea of the
form and characteristics of the eleph-
ant by touching him in different
place, we have to examine subjects
from all sides and different stand
points to fully understand them.
he gave 1t as his opinion that the
great captains IT industry and the
wealthiest men of the world are not
the happiest or most successful. He
thought all the great nations of the
world are now placing too much value
on trade, that the question what has
a man or nation got and what can we
get cuts too big figure in the world
just now. Honesty and true regard
for the rights of others should be
more generally cultivated and prac-
ticed Men can not live on gold.
Neither great wealth nor abject pow.
erty are desirable, there is golden
mean which all should strive to reach
in doing SO they will secure the
greatest happiness and reap the most
substantial blessings by helping others
while they ale helping themselves.
D. Frank Redd, principal of the
high school, presented the class in a
few well chosen words, and Superin.
tendent Randall awarded the honors
il an excellent short address giving
due credit to the superintendent and
teachers who have proceeded him.
The medal was scared by Rudolph
v. Shakes and Chloe E. Savage re-
ceived honorable mention. DR.. Bor-
ton, president of the school board,
presented the diplomas. the class song
was sung and one OF the best COM
mencements of the Plymouth schools
was ended.
The class motto was ssBy Our Eff
forts We Hope to Rise" the class
colors were lemon yellow and lavender:
the class flower was the moss rose.
AIs,v,su; Dsmo,ov~ .s,d Ran0ssef.