The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-06
Final Program was Render
ed Friday Evening.
PROFESSOR 5. D. FESS
Delivers an Able Address to
the Class.
The True Principles Of Success are
Outlined In a Very Clear and
Concise Manner.

Forty-two new High school grad
uates were given diplomas by Presi-
dent F. e. CUTLERY of the board OF
education, Friday evening. making a
large addition to the already great
host of the Alumni Association OF the
Marion schools.
| The final program of commence
ment week was held at the Grand
Opera House Friday evening, max
| ing the close of one of the most
pleasing events in the school life of
Marion. Credit of no mean import
ance is due the faculty, the super
lntendent and principals for the EVIL
de6ce of good work, which was ex-
Iemplifed during the past week.
The final program Friday even
: ing, was excellent and the large au-
dience present showed its apprecia-
ton to the full. President s. D.
!Fess, President Of the Antioch col
ilege, gave the address OF the occasion
and his remarks were listened to
with marked interest by the repre-
sentative audience. Mr.. Fess's re-
marks given as advice to the grad
uating class closed the work OF the
week which has been an eventful one.
Promptly at S:15 o'clock before
IAN audience which spoke we'll OF the
interest in Marion school affairs. the
curtain rose and the pretty scene OF
the young men and women inter-
mingled as they were seated on the
stage evoked loud applause. To the
rear OF the stage was the motto OF
the class in the colors OF the class,
/" posss ad esse." Below the motto
were the numbers "'0S" placed In
artistic position. A large Senior
Ipennant In the colors red and gray
hung suspended from the front and
. the sides OF the stage were ferns and
various other decorations. In all the
work OF decoration was very simple
but pretty. The large class occu-
lpied the seating capacity OF the stage.
At the left OF the graduates sat
President CUTLERY, Professor s. d.
Fess and Professor H. L. Frank. At
the right were Rev. G. w. Hensel
and High school principal C. II.
Winans.
Following the invocation by Rev.
Mr.. Hensel, of the Calvary church,
music was furnished by the chorus
singing with Sheathed Swords. Z"
The feature was pleasing and met
with applause. The young people
were under the supervision OF Miss
Wizard.
Professor 8. d. Fess was intro
duced by r. q. CUTLERY who in his
remarks noted that Mr.. Fess had
been an old college mate. Mr.. Fess
stepped forward and in his opening
remarks referred to mis- pleasure at
being here on an occasion which was
80 In line with his chosen vocation
II do not believe that there is any
occasion which will bring together
so representative an audience as this
which brings us together said Mr..
Fess. "Some time ago. stood at the
brink OF Niagara, there was the great
body OF water failing one hundred
and fifty feet with mighty power.
said, I am now looking on the
greatest power OF which man can
conceive, mightier than the lightning
flash, more tremendous than the
storm, BY my slide there was q
little boy, who had what we call the
human mind, which under the proper
training would bring him TO that
place where he would be able tc
harness the power OF Niagara and
make II do his will. Yet the mora
power is beyond the mental and pos
sibly the spiritual, beyond the moral
"It is very fitting, therefore, tha