The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-06-01

The thilty-ffth annua; commence
ment of the Marion High school.
the graduation OF the 30
young people comprising the class OF
1907, took place at the Grand Opera
House, Friday evening, in the pres
ence of tie audience of more than
900 people.
The program of orations given by
the graduates was one OF the best
ever given at any commencement in
the history OF the local school. The
majority of the compositions were
characterized by a maturity of thought
and diction that is exceptional in
the work Of High School graduates.
The subjects used by the speakers de-
parted for the most part from the
time honored topics Of commence
ments. many of the graduates talk
ing on questions which are often
found difficult TO handle by even the
most advanced and gifted of speakers.
From topics concerning govern
mental affairs to others dealing with
religion and history was the range
covered by the various orations OF
the eveninG. The number that dwelt
with religious topics in various phases
was surprisingly large. and in every
instance tho subject was most ably
handled by the graduate.
All of the oratiOns were brief, none
lasting for more than 10 minutes. All,
however, contained many keen and
pertinent thoughts dealing with the
various subjects and were listened to
with marked interest The program
began at S:15 O'Clock and was COM
pleted shortly before 10 o'clock.
The stage was simply but prettily
decorated with palms and ferns, with
scenic setting representing wood
land.
On the curtain at the rear was
fastened pennant, worked in the
class colors Of old gold and Yale blue,
and bearing the figures '07. Seated
on the stage, aside from the gradu-
ates, wire II. l.. Frank, superintend-
ent of schools; George b. Christian
Jr. president of the school board
r. D., Tubbs, principal of the High
school, and Rev. Joseph Reinicke,
pastor of the Salem Protestant Evan
geical church.
After the program had been opened
with invocation by Rev. Mr.. Rein
ick", a quartet composed of Misses
Mildred Dombaugh, Marianne Rein
Iicke, Marguerite Krause and Lulu
Bland, played a pretty piano selec-
tion, Ia Polka de la Raine."
The first of the fourteen orations
given during the evening was by Mr..
Gilbert Paschal, on the subject, "De.
bauchers OF Our Nation" The speak
er said that the greatest peril facing
Jour nation at this time is the iniauit-
GUS concentration of vast wealth in
the hands of few. In beginning, he
reviewed some of the earlier history
Iof the country, speaking particularly
OF some of the many catastrophies
(which have been avoided or sur
mounted during the struggle for ex-
istence. He said that with the exist.
ence OF this centralizaticn of wealth
which seems 10 be growing more
formidable, the nation faces the
lgreatest catastrophe of it's history
Mr.. Paschal depIored the fact thai
the Capitalization of wealth has re-
lsulted in the corruption OF the ma
TONS politics and has brought about
the creation OF the dread "politlca
boss" He said that many politicians
have sold themselves and their homo
10 this organization OF wealth.
"The business of the political bos
is to see that no enemy OF the trus
gets in the Legislature" said tn,
speaker. "The boss is not in politics