The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-03
SIXTEEN MORE
ARE GRADUATED
Second Program Proves
Equal of the First.
oRAT|oNs ARE INTERESTING
Many Timely Topics Dis
cussed Most Ably
The Graduates Reflect Great Credit
Upon their Instructors In the
Public School.

That Marion people are interested
IN the work of the Marion schools in
marked degree was never so fully
demonstrated as 1t was at the High
school building, Wednesday evening,
when the se.ond program OF the
thirty-seventh annual commencement
of tine High school was rendered in
the school auditorium, Each avafl-
able seat was taken and over a hum
dred people stood throughout the
evening and this despite the some
what inclement weather conditions.
A program of unusual merit was
rendered by sixteen young graduates,
"Wednesday evening, and each num-
ber on the program showed care
full work in preparation and reflect
ed credit upon the school In every
particular. The delivery of the ora
itions differs somewhat from that OF
other years in that ealh GRAFTON is
given in manner distinct and clear
so that all are able to hear without
difficulty.
"Wednesday evening, shortly after
8 o'clock, eight young people took
their places on the prettily arranged
stage, accompanied by Principal c.
II. Winans and Rev. II. V. Nc
Cleary, OF Wesley NJ. e. church. Fol
lowing the invocation by Rev. Mo
Cleary, the program was opened ana
the march, "Tannhaueser" from
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the piano by Misses Rhea Alunnell
and Mary Dickinson.
Miss Orka Clsto opened the pro-
gram with splendid oration, "Men
| Wanted" In a clear voice, Miss
Caste spoke and she was heard with
very much attention.
Each period OF time" said Miss
Caste, demands a particular type
OF man for its dudes. Men have al
ways arisen to the occasion and as
there are great problems i'm the
present age so We must have more
great men. The race now encount-
ers new difficulties and the ahteve-
ments of one age are but the relics
of another. Great transitions call
for great men. The nineteenth CEN
tury may we'll have served the peo-
pile but for the twentieth century are
needed new plans and new projects
In bringing her grafton to a close,
Miss Casio noted the rapidity with
which the coal supply in America is
being consumed. Men OF originality
and OF genius will be needed TO solve
such problems and this Is but an in
stance of the great need of men in
the future.
The next Grafton on the program
was that of Walla,e Thew, who
spoke of THE Night Riders"
I'm this age of civilization" said
he, I'VE would scarcely expect to
find dn this country a band OF prowl-
ing lawless men destroying the prop
erty OF their brothers. Yet this is
true in Tennessee and Kentucky"
Mr.. Thew, continuing, spoke OF the
Efforts OF the associated tobacco
ratsers to force individual radsers to
join them, and of the consequences
i'm case they refused. He vividly
pictured the scenes OF the burning
districts.
Moses" was the theme OF a well
delivered oratlon by Hazel ID. Bean
That men are prone to forget Moses
as the greatest legislator of the
world, was the thought OF Miss Bean
Yei, Moses was and Is better known
was the great law giver than any 9th
er man. Although some say that
he did not give the law, but was in
spired by God for his work, he was
not more inspired than some of the
great men OF later days. Miss Bean
referred to the many beautiful
qualities brought out by Moses in his
law, so that it has been accepted to-
day by all Christian nations. All
the fundamental principles of gov
ernment and theology today rest
upon the law of Moses.
Our Debt to the Puritans," was
the subject of one of the most val |
uable oraup pns of the evening, given
by Miss Frieda Wanner. In the |
history of America, the north seems
to have, played the greatest part and
this is largely due to the Puritans
who landed here. Puritanism had its |
birth place in Cambridge college.
To the Puritans we are indebted for |
our public schools, they having real
ICED that for the maintenance of the |
country intelligence was necessary.
We owe to the PurAtans our spiritual
inheritance. They did not live in
vain, for they played a part In the |
foundation of great republic.
Ross Campbell gave very force
ful defense for Socialism in Amer
ia. He said that socialism was to
establish cooperative action rather
than individual action. Many have
been the struggles between laIborers
and capitalists and the trouble has
now been brought into the political
field. Mr.. Campbell stated that the
many officials who are needed today