The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-06-20
Commencement
Exercises.
Class OF 1908 of L'Anse High School
Completed Its Duties Friday
Evening With Pleasing
Program.

Friday evening witnessed the closing
of the school term of 1907-8 for L'Anse
High School, at which time occurred
the commencement exercises by the
outgoing pupils.
House were taxed to their utmost ca
pacity by friends and relatives of the
members of the class and the program
was listened to in most attentive man
ner.
The exercises were opened by de-
lightful musical number by Miss Helen
Theobald, of Baraga. Miss Theobald
has appeared frequently in like capac-
ity in L'Anse, but seldom has she been
heard to so splendid advantage as at
this time. Her execution and style
was pleasing to great degree.
Following this number was the salut-
atory by Miss Anna Levitan, which was
listened to with pleasure.
Springs Awakening" tenor solo
by Mr.. n. N. Aldrich, was, as is al
ways the case, a decidedly pleasing
number, and Mr.. Aldrich simply added
another to his long list of laurels.
The Class History and Prophecy by
FIR ances Sterk carried with it a number
of amusing and interesting thoughts,
and the whole was greatly enjoyed by
all present.
A duet, "Carmena, sung by Misses
Emma d. Menge and Kathryne Juste-
ma was one of the musical treats of the
evening and called forth hearty ap-
plause.
The oration entitled "Price of Sue
cess" written and presented by Miss
Clara Gust, was masterpiece and con-
veyed ideas worthy of more than pass
ing notice. and was in part as follows:
among the inherited desires of human
nature is the desire for success. The
business man in his commercial trans
actions, the professional man in his
practice, the laborer in the exercise of
his physical power, and the educator
andnlegislatio in their respective spheres,
all show this desire for success.
But what is success? Is it simply the
boarding of gold? Is it simply the cul-
mination of selfish ambition? Is it moth
ing more than doing what you can do,
and do well? Success" says a man of
genius, lis one fourth inspiration and
three fourths perspiration. Mankind
worships success but thinks too little
of the means by which it is attained.
Then too, the notices of great men
give US glimpses of their ideas of success
"Work, work, " was the motto of Sir.
Joshua Reynolds, "Work or starve" is
natures motto. 1t is written on the
stars and sod alike for without work
man starves mentally and physically.
Do not choose your life work solely
for the money you can make by it. Never
feel above your business. 1t is q mistake
of any young man or women to look
upon manual labor as degrading. 1t was
never considered degrading until slavery
came into existence. For, example,
Rome was mighty nation while Indus
try led her people, but when wealth and
slavery placed her citizens above the
necessity of labor, that moment her
glory began to fade, vice and corruption
doomed the proud city to an ingominious
history.
Labor Is the greatest school master
of the race; it calls us away from books
and theories and brings US into the
worlds greatest school. 1t teaches pa
tience, perseverance and forbearance.
Work is difficult, as the end to be at
tanned is high and noble, for God has
put the highest price upon the greatest
worth.
Nature induces man to fight his own
way up the ladder of success; it never
allows him once to lose sight of the
fact that it is the struggle to attain
that develops the man. The moment we
put our hands upon that which looks at
tractive at distance, nature robs it of
its charm by placing before US another
prize still more attractive. Thus we
relinquish one prize to pursue another,
but with the added strength developed
in struggle to obtain the lost.
If man wishes to succeed he must
pay the price, no money inherited from
ancestors can take the place. But what
price is he willing to pay to succeed? Is
he willing to make the struggle and wait
for results? If SO, he will succeed, if
not he will fail.
Who are the successful men and
women of today? They are those who
are fired by determination which
knows no defeat, who spurn hardshipe
and deprivation. They are not men and
women of legacy and idleness, but are
Injured to hardships, not afraid Of thread
bare clothes and honest toll, who have
lifted mankind from chaos to the light
of highest civilization, who as they
climed, broadened and elevated others
to higher plane OF opportunities and
possibilities.
At the conclusion of the oration Miss
Agnes Aurelia Murphy sang delight
full number entitled ''Sing, Smile and
Slumber," by Gounod. Miss Murphy
has always been musical favorite and
her appearance at this time was en-
joyed TO the extreme.
The Valedictory, written and pre-
sented by May Bess Won Zellen, like the
oration deserves special recognition and
we herewith take great pleasure in
presenting same:
ITO the Members of the Board of Edu-
cation, Friends and Schoolmates:--
As representative Of the Class of
1903, ! welcome you here this evening
to this the last time that we shall stand
before you as High School pupils. We
have not gathered together simply to
bid farewell to our youthful follies, but
to take our long, last look at High