The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-04
THIRD DAYS
PROGRAM
Was Highly Pleasing and
Instructive.
0RATI0NS OF MERIT
Delivered by High School
Graduates.
Today 10 Glass Day the Banpei
Day of the Whole School Yeal
with the Graduates.

The banner program OF COM
mencement week in the estimation
of many, was enjoyed by an audi.
ence entirely filling the spacious
auditorium of the nigh School We'd
lnesday afternoon. Thursday will be
known as class day and the usual
features of that day will be In order.
The Wednesday Afternoon program
was of rare merit and the speak
ers were among those holding the
highest standing of the school.
The orations showed much care in
prepartion and their delivery reflect
ed much credit upon the school.
Arthur King was the first TO
sppak and following a selection of
the chorus "a Spring Song he de-
livered his oration taking as his
theme "Ollver Cromwell" lie re-
ferrad TO the conditions in England
at he TIME OF the birth of this
mighty statesman and he said that
duct of revolution A great strife
was brewing In England between
the monarchy and the people. The
cloud soon bursts and the history
OF 1t is but that OF single man.
That man is Oliver Cromwell. BY
many this man is regarded In the
light OF ihypocrite and trlcksicr
but no one can dispute his origin
lality and his power.
Mr. King took. up the story Of
the life OF this giant of England.
All,n, in his constitutional history,
compares him with Napoleon and
+ there is muah In IL in favor OF the
IEngllshman according to the speak
Ter. 'While Cromwell lived, his
jpowur stood firm'3, said the speaker.
;. HsI lived in sn,ase when tho people
! were not capable tof realizing a free
government. He arose TO every oc-
lcas.on and pointed out the re-
sources of the country, showed the
sources Of prosperity, restored learn
ing and brought virtue back to its
place in the naton. Cromwell was
of a peculiar charcter. So powerful
and wonderful the successes of such
a ohara1ter were not amazing but
might naturally Ia supposed to
be result OF power. His genius
still lives. He Is not go be evtIn-
guished from history but he Is TO re-
main high in the estimation OF the
whole world"
Miss LEILA Disbennett was the sec
ond speaker OF the afternoon. She
took az the subject OF her remarks.
Seeing Things at Night. She
loontrasted the silent farm home
with It's telling quiet with the
busy hum of the great city and she
MAIDS a marked impression with her
audience. The scene Of a farm
house at night affords much for
lreflection and study. while In the
great city the gnaen spot, II IL may
bo found. Is cherished as a boon
Indeed. "We are all lovers of beauty
said Miss Disbennet- I'VE have no
need of failun today. We no longer
see Through glass darkly. Today
we live in the light with nature all
resplendent. Let us then be up and
doing"
personal ana National Pyramids
was the subject of Pleasing ora
ticn by Miss Hazel Harvey In open
ing her thesis Miss Harvey referred
to the conditions In ancient Rome
(which tended toward making that
city one OF supreme beauty and
the Inhabitants artistic. "Nature
assisted In maloing Rome such a
lolty and with the examples In Greece
she won mama as an artistic city
War swept over her, however, and
sShe fell. Before sha had ranked high
aid then she fell so low that the
very breath of Vandalism lowered
her TO the dust. There are monu-
bnents there yet, however, aud they
should be looked upon as emblemf
or this GREATNESS of a forgotten past
Miss Harcey closed her oration with
plea for study of these monu.
ments. She was given heart,
Applause.
That we should launch out int
thet great tide of life AS into Z
mighty ocean was the burden OF al
,orat.on, which showed marked tai
ent In preparation and earnestnes'
,dn delivery given by Sidney Marx
die selected as his subject "Battlinl
With the Waves" and during hi
brief talk he held the attention o
his hearers closely.
. I'VE start cut in life aud al
} about us are the waves Of dissen
,bon ana we tend toward the grea
'eoaa, success The waves OF tn