The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-02
PROGRAM IS
INTERESTING
Orations Show Much Care in
Preparation.
ATTENDANCE IS LARGE
Audience is Quite Liberal in
Its Applause.
Eleven Graduates Delivered The 7
Orations-N Numbers were Inter
srersed with Musical Selections.

mencement week was enjoyed In
the High school auditorium Monday
Afternoon by a large audience.
Each of the eleven numbers on the
program of the afternoon was wor-
thy OF much commendation. The
program was interspersed with
musical selections and in all the
work of the students was highly
commendable.
After the invocation offered by
Rev. George e. Barnard of the Free
Baptist church, a piano duet "In
Festal Array by Howry Warner
land Rodney Hume was given and
met with loud applause
Miss Blanche Rhodes had the hon
or of opening the program and she
selected as her theme Progress.
Mans Distinctive Mark, Alone"
Progress has been a great factor
in governmental circles in recent
years" said Miss Rhodes. "There
has been very much experimental
work, all airing toward the bet
terment of conditions" The speak
Yer believed that progress should be
the aim of every person and that
he should ever strive to better HIM
self and those about him. This IL
a qualification which is to man alone
for there is no being which Is en-
dowed OF God with SO high an aim
as man, when he desires to progress.
lie aionb Is 30 endowed and he in
turn sould seek to progress to the
Ih1sheSt heights of human attain
ment. Miss Rhodes oration was Civ
en- with much emphasis and show
ed very much preparation.
THE New York Police Force"
was the subject Of an Grafton by
Mr.. Ellis Houghton. In his rv-
marks Mr.. Houghton declared that
the police force qf the great city
was insufficient, The present CON-
miss.oner of police In New York
has stated that If he had known
the conditions under which he was
TO labor he would never have un-
dertaken the work. Not only Is the
force insufficient but there is much
weakness in the fact that a term
Iof not more than four years is GUS
tomaEy. This is not sufficient time.
The term should at least be ten
years In order that a policeman NAV
nave an opportunity to gain some
knowledge of his work before his
term expires. The detective force is
not what IL should be. Taking Of,
ia policeman's coat and calling him
q detective in plain clothes does not
make him such. There is much need
lot training in the work in order
that the forces may be more efficient
Never was the police force so strong
as when President Roosevelt con.
troiled 1T. Th9n the police loved
MN FOR for asking them to do thei,
duty. Thus IL Is shown that tbs
heart cf the police force Is all
right.
| Miss Stella Evans was the next
speaker on tho program and with
an grafton The Mission of the
Poet she pleased hl.r audience
Tier Grafton was much like a poem
and as che reviewed the gems OF
poetry from which she drew he,
illustrations she held her hearer,
gclosely. The poet is he who is cap,
able or seeing things In a more
beautiful conception than most peo
pie lie sees the beauty of natur
the mystery and mastery of the sea
the fiagrant and beautiful hills. He
has the power of penetration ant
thereby he gives the relationship be
tween nature and man.
In turn We should appreciate N,
lpoet and hold him as the one wor
lYhy of our praise. 9May we see tn,
Iglcry of his art. feel the charm O
his speech and do all TO enlarge th,
glory OF our lves,r said the speak
or.
Miss Lillian Fries gave a yery
pleasing talk on 'Cheerfulness II
the Land of Hardship" She referred
TO the deeds of William Lloyd Gar
rison, who is one OF the most wor
thy characters in American histor,
as being one who in the most diff
fcult times was able to endure anC
act cheerfully in the face of tn,
difficulties. This act may show tn,
true greatness OF any man wheth
er beis able To be calm and happ,
In times OF trial. This 10 the oni,
imethod whereby we may attain :,
the hest OF life and this shoult
be the course to pursue fer the bet
terment OF our own lives and tn
elevation OF our fellows.
Following pleasing vocal selec
tion by Miss Margaret Burgess. Sii