The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-14
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES.
Rev. f3ryner Preached BaccsIaureate Ser.
mon In Presbyterian Church Last
Sunday Evening.
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES TONIGHT

there will be added to the roll OF
members of the alumni of the
McConnellsburg High School,
the names of eightvoung persons
who have waited three long years
and worked patiently and well
for the coveted parchment, which
will show to the world that they
have FINISHED their first lesson. "
The High School was organized
in 1897, and the first class COM
prislng five members, namely,
Olive and Bessie Grlssilger, Irv.
le Hull. James H. Kendall, aud
Morse Sloan, were graduated In
1898. To those five, have since
been added eighty-two others,
making a total of eighty-seyen
graduates in the ten years.
During the past SIX years Prof.
Emory Thomas has been prlncl-
pal, and the work done has been
exceptionally thoro.
The oaccalaureate sermon was
preached in the Presby terian
hurch last Sunday evening by
Rev. q. w. Bryner, of the Metho.
dist Episcopal church. A half an
hour before the tune for the ser.
wees to begin, the large audience
room was so packed that it was
with difficulty that any more
could get in. The school and the
directors were seated IN the mid
die blocks in front. The altar
was tastefully decorated, and the
choir was made up of representa-.
tives of the various choirs of the
town. An anthem by the full
choir; a trio by Misses Emily
Greathead, Gertrude Slpes, and
Kathryn Cook; and a quartette
by Mrs. Geo. w. Relsner, Mrs.
c. K. Spangler, Miss Gertrude
Slpes, and MISS Emily Greathead.
were exceptionally we'll rendered
and greatly enjoyed by the large
audience.
The theme Of Mr.. Bryner's ser
mon was "The Value of Defin
ite Aim in Life" suggested by ii
Kings 8: 24-"And Je,u drew a
bow with his full strength"
While Mr.. Bryner makes no at
tempt at oratorical flourish, he,
In his quiet way, possesses the
power of holding the wide-awake
attention of his audience from
start to finish. His sermons are
always intensely practical, and
are prepared with that care that
makes his flow of well chosen
sentences as smooth as a rubber
tire buggy on a new State road.
At the close of his discourse,
which occupied thirty minutes,
he asked the graduating class to
stand, when h0 delivered to them
the following personal address
ADDRESS TO THE CLASS.
| want to congratulate you, the
members of the Class of 1908, on
the degree of success which you
have achieved ia having success
fully completed the course of
study required of the graduates
of our High School.
Your education thus far, as
your motto, "Thus ends our first
lesson" would indicate, is only
the foundation upon which shall
be based all future attainments.
want to congratulate you, espe-
clally, upon the fact that you are
entering upon hfe's duties at this
period in the worlds history.
Tins is the best age, and this is
the best epoch in that age, the
world has ever seen. There nev
er vas a better time for you to do
your best. Value the opportuni.
W you have. Remember that in
this land and age, nothing is I'm,
possible to the young man or the
yonng woman, If he or she is will
ing to pay the price. And the
price OF success in any calling of
NE, Is toll and sweat and strug
gle. Anyone can do the easy
tnings IN this worlds work; but
u lakes manhood and womanhood
win brain, brawn and stick TO 1t.
iVeness to accomplish the difficult
tasks. The foot OF the ladder is
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