The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-06-12

guardian to the end of their lives.
Miss Clouse ,captivated her hearers
with her manner of speaking and the
goodness of her class history
Charles H. Schory followed with the
English oration. His subject was
Towards the Light" Mr.. Schory
treated his subject IN mastery way.
lie said that to have growth in nature
J there must be light and that growth
of intellect and character demanded
ties and privileges. Our forefathers
spent their lives for us. Our neces-
stiles, our Injuries and nearly every
material possession that we have
were made ours by their toll. They
bought our liberty with their life
blood. We must preserve our inher-
itance. We must always go onward
and upward, ever Toward the Light"
said he in closing.
The Senior class Glee society rem
dered Soldiers Chorus" from Faust
after Mr.. Schory's oration and they
We're followed by the class poem by
Charles link, entitled THE Craft of
'OS." The poem shows great talent
on the part of Mr.. link and was re-
1 ceiyCd with applause by the audience.
"Numquam Retrorsum" WAS the sub
| ject of the class essay, written by Miss
Fay Thompson. It is the motto of the
class of '0S. and is a landable one
meaning never backward" This
our class motto has meant much TO
us in our school life but should have
gIeater significance for us in the fu-
! ture,' said Miss Thompson. May we
never forget our motto and never turn
Backward" said she in concluding
Her work showed much care in its
making and was very good.
Surveying the Depth, was the sub
iect of the class grafton delivered by
Sterling Ashman. For more than
5000 years men have failed and me-
have succeeded. At some time in his
existence every man has considered
his life in the light of those two vital
elements. Whatever his attainments
he has always found himself far be-
meath the level of his possibilities 1t
is necessary for him to determine hts
relations to the innumerable Difficult
ties that surround him. 1t has been
and always will be the power to grap-
pie with conditions that determines
his future attainments. Should he
neglect one single opportunity failure
might be the result" said Mr.. Ash
man. In closing he said: Let us
then, the class of '0S. exercise this
! power of reason by which the heavens
are so accurately measured. societies
have been organized and nations firm
Iy established. If we could but imi-
tate the lowly Nazerene in whom God
so gratefully eXemplified the gran
deur and majesty of divine reason,
| then could we lift our heads to heaven
and say: I'VE too have been a benefit
to humanity and an honor to our
Cod"
The ladies' chorus of the High
school gave Down in a Dewey Dell'
at this juncture in the program.
The class prophesy was given by
Miss Flora Sell. Miss Sell in her pro-
duction attempted to portray a city
called Destiny, made up of the mem
bers of the class of 'OS. In her por-
| trayals of the futures Of the class
M tes she caused many laughs among
| FER hearers by the ludicrousness of
the situations drawn for them in the
wonderful city she had built for
them. Her production was good and
the audience appreciated it highly as
was evidenced by the applause.
"Out of the Harbor Into the Sea, 4"
was the subject of the valedictory ora
ton, given by Miss Edna Willis, who
received highest honors in the class.
During the past 12 years we have
! been children playing on the seashore,
gathering each day gems from the
ocean of truth, carefully storing them
and with them building our individual
ships of knowledge. Some nave spent
their time in building yachts for
pleasure, some ships for battle, or
slow going freighters, many in build
ing serViceablc schoOners and a few,
ocean liners. Tonight has been set
for the launching of our ships. Our
friends and relatives are here to see
us begin our voyage. Twilight has
gone aud the moon weaves a shining
path across the waters. The blue
waves with silver crests are breaking
on the shore with a sound like the
ringing~of distant cathedral bells. Far
ofr~~in the distance a cloud a little
darker than the rest conceals the lcng
and narrow harbor in which are an
chOred our ideals of future successes.
when our ships have passed over
the long and dangerous voyage, al,
though the rigging is torn and tb v
show the traces of brave encounters
they viii enter the harbor safely"
Mis-" Willis production made 1t
plan wig she had won highest honors
in the class. 1t was full of good
thoughts and was highly compliment
tary to the author.
The male chorus rendered "Doan
Ye Cry Ma Honey" after which Presi-
dent Lehman of the board of educa-
tion in neat speech presented the
graduates with their diplomas. The
class song Farewell" written by
Charles link, was sung by the class,
Rev. Welshimer pronounced the bene,
dictiOn and the commencement of the