The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-28
DIPLOMAS
Are PRESENTED
Three Young People Com
plete Prospect School Course
SCHOOL YEAR ENDS
YEAR ENDS
Audience Was Quite Large
and AppreCiatlve.
Orations Of the Graduates and the
Manner Of Delivery Reflects Cred
1t Upon Instructors.

at the annual commencement exer-
cises of the Prospect High school.
Three young people were given di-
plomas and the exercises in uonnec-
ton with the graduation were of
most entertaining order. W. G
Harding, of this CITY, gave the class
Very much interest and enthusiasm
in the work of the Prospect schools
was shown by the large audience in
The Prospect hall, in
which the exercises were conducted,
was well filled. About the hall the
class colors, yellow and white. were
arranged in profusion, while to the
front above the stage the class motto,
More Beyond" In the colors of the
class, was suspended. When the
curtain was raised shortly before
500 o'clock. a prettily arranged
stage with the graduates seated on
either side was presented. A hand
some garden with plants and flowers
in abundance, with banks Of palms
and ferns ON either side had been ar
ranged with artistic sKlll. In the
enter of the stage a miniature foun-
tain spouted water rom n luxurious
enbankment of blooming flowers and
plants. Settees were placed at either
side and these were occupied by the
school officials and the members of
The graduating class. The scene was
one which elected much comment,
and was beautiful In the extreme.
Pennants OF the class were suspended
at various points in the garden and
The whole gave very pleasing ap-
pearance.
After a number of selections by the
Prospect orchestra, Rev. William f..
Huckeriede invoked the divine bless
ing upon the members of the class
and those who were associated with
them in their work. The quartette
of Ohio Wesleyan University, which
has attained a reputation for marked
lbility, following with a selection and
With the first number won the favor
Of the audience. 1t was called upon
| for repeated encores.
After singing, The Sailors Chor'
s. by the quartet and rendering
Nothing Else To Do" as an encore
Miss Beulah Eva Idleman delivered
an oradon, Stepping Stones" in a
very pleasing manner. She named
he first stepping stone as integrity
for this obtains for us a mora,
blessing and enables us TO enter the
best work which God has given US
10 do. Integrity is most essential tc
the well-shaped life. Concentration
IS another stepping stone, and this Il
the means whereby the mind may be
ONE staid on a single subject unit
It masters It. Temperance is a wei
known stepping stone to success
Temperance in all things should b.
practiced. Adversely is a most pc
culiar stepping stone TO success, fol
by it we suffer in order TO Learn
those things which viii do us good
Many have succeeded, who have con
sidered and followed these steppinl
stones, and there is no reason why
all cannot meet with success in life
mo man can succeed" said Mis-
| Idleman, ''unless he has a purpose
and is manly enough to carry out hi
purpose. Man is a hero and can ac
compllsh great things. Do not de
spair. Be only honest and strIggl
on. Shake the oppressive burdens
from you and fling melanchol!
away Place high your standard an'
strive diligently"
An oration rejecting much credl
to the work done in the schools a
Prospect was that of Master Johl
Vincent Black on, "The Spirit o
Chivalry."
He said: "Chivalry comes neare
to filling the great nilsson of lif
than any other thing. II gave tn
world courtesy and by this we d.
not mean only politeness. but respec
for others. Again, 1t means munifl
cence, which means we are liberia
to our fellows and willing to sacri
fee for their benefit. Whatever ma
have been the defects of chivalry
it has greater influence upon civ
lization than any other thing. Tn
term of knight has been changed To
day into the title, gentleman an
this name has had as great an in
fluence upon this day as did knight
hood upon it's day. Chivalry will re
main long and bring greater thing
and it's influence will be felt in ever
corner of the earth. y
After an intermission, music by tn
orchestra and selections by tn,
quartette, Miss Mary Mabel Oswal
gave an oration, '"The True Measur
of life" Her oraIon was highl
interesting and valuable and was dt
livered in a pleasing manner.
'I.ife Is before you. From tn
fated path you cannot turn" wer
the words Of Miss Oswald. "yo