The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-15

lmarkabic developments Of this coun.
try IN q manner pleasing to every OK.
lahoman. The growth of the cities,
he declared was due to the thrift.
ness OF the state, fertile soil and mex.
naustible mineral resources. One OF
tho causes OF this remarkable growth
he contributed 10 the fact that the
new state Is different from most
others, as with iss varied soils and
climate every crop raised in the Union
can be raised here, and that II one
crop is a failure, the farmer can reap
harvest en- another. In closing ne
spoke Of the splendid and powerful
educational system that has been built
up Ia the new state, maintaining
that it Was conceded fact that our
schools were as good as those OF the
eastern states, and better than most
In the mislle aud western states. He
asserted that the day was about here
when every citizen would Justly and
proudly boast that he was an Oklaho.
man, as aid the Romans In their day.
The new state, he maintained Is the
bright and shining star OF the Nation,
anda though young in years has the
most modern civilization and govern
ment
Va;ediotorian's Address.
The address OF the valedictorian,
Miss Hazel Wood, on 'Out of the
Depths was delivered IN an able and
pleasing manner and was one which
showed much literary culture. Her
subject, though a profoup9 one for a
high school graduate, was handled In
mastery way She told OF the strng-
giles Of the nations OF the world for a
better civilization, tracing the course OF
education through the dark ages OF
the past and up until the present day.
In her comparison of what education
does. she said epigrammatically that
human soul without education was
like a rough diamond She spoke OF
the beautiful civilization which she
vertured we were upon the verge of.
She asserted that education had been
the salvation of the world and declar-
ed that poverty would not keep one
in the background II one was deter
mined to be a man among men.
The Commencement Address.
Or. w. l.. Burdick of the Kansas
university who Is a man OF national
reputation as a student and teacher as
well as an orator. delivered an in
struotive commencement address to
the class on What Constitutes Sue
cess N Life" He dwelt at length
upon the Importance of the student
starting right in life, declaring that
the graduation period was the turning
place in ones life and that success
was the Accomplishment OF what one
started to do in life. He drove home
to the members of the class the inn
portance of striving for the higher
ideals as the true conception OF life
and asserted that the accomplishment
of wealth. power or fame was success
only la the eyes Of the commercial
age Ia which we live lie stated tnat
what a person believes makes great
difference IN his life, asserting hat
cut of what o person believes comes
his lfeo either good on bad. and i'm
pressed upon the class members that
the worldly idea that wealth. fame and
power did not solve the human adj
yancement problem He declared that
true success In anything Is its devel
opment into the best possible state
and that the true element Of success
was putting something into life. and
not now much to take cut of it, as IS
the commercial aim. He spoke of the
three essentials for success In lie as
Courage. Work and Faith, and that
the secret was to first strive for higher
Ideals and 10 live them out as far as
possible. He proclaimed that there
was no such thing as luck that
"a never accomplished anything, and
that It took courage and work TO make
a success in life What VIC call luck,
he said, is nothing more than Il per-
son being fully prepared t1 grasp the
which are kn0chng a.
the door of the young man more to-
day than at any time in he history
uE the country He impressed upon
the members of the class the fact that
faith was enc OF the strongest fac
tors in success and that the majority
of failures were made through discOilr-
agement, driving home the fact IN
closing that TO succeed one must like
his work, and not shun any honest
toll
The Closing Exercises.
The violin solo. by Mrs. H. II.
Smock. was enthusiastically received
by the audience.
The vocal stlo, by DR.. g. B. Hill,
which followed, was another pleasing
number on the program
County superintendent Nell Hum
Dhrey paid high tribute to Princi-
pal Snowden Parlette upon the sue
,ess of the school during the year, In
j neat speech preceding the pPesen
alton of the diplomas TO teh graduat
Dg class,
Rev. II e. Brill. of Mulhall pro-
lounced the benedictlOn.
Address.
"Out OF the Depths. was the sub |
ect OF Miss Hazel Woods address
She said:
I'm all countries there Us tfadi- |
ion that ages before man came here |
o dwell the earth was in a chaotic |
tate II lay empty, desoate, aud un-
it seemed IKE meaning |
sss Object In iis undeNelOped state. |
'et those things which are the most /
in their beginniugs often |
ossess the most wonderful powers |
nd capabilities This useless mass 4
eld within il the foundation for this
lorious world OF today Ia the first |
eriod OF its history vegetation flopr \