The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1909-05-27
COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM
Began With Baccalaureate Ser
mon Sunday Evening Com
ment Exercises
Tomorrow.

This week is, very important one ut
the city schools, being the closing week,
the time Of examinations, the beginning
OF the summer vacation, and to the grad
mates Of the High School, the time OF all
times In their school life thus far, COM
mencement week The CITY schools,
from all reports have had profitable
year. The graduating class Of the High
School is the largest In the history Of the
school, and Of course, as usual, the bright
est.
The first OF the commencement week
began with the baccalaureate sermon,
and the accompanying exercises, at the
opera house last Sunday evening The
stage was beautifully decorated with
flowers and potted plantf, and chorus
under direction Of Mr., Watkins, and &C.
oompanied by the Dodge City orchestra,
furnithed music for the occasion. The
program was as follows:
Doxology.
Invocation, Rev. A. W. Cummings.
Anthem, The King Of Love. my Shep.
herd is"
Osctipturs, Rev. c.. Spisrs.
Hymn, "work for the Night Is CON-
ing"
Prayer, Rev. A. N. Eells.
Hymn, ''Nearer my God to Thee"
Announcements. 49, s.-,s.,
Anthem, "Gloria," from the Twelfth
Mass.
Sermon, "Ships on the Sea-" Rev. NJ.
Lee Sorey.
Hymn, "Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me. Y
Benediction, Rev. B. 7. Bensted.
There are twenty-five members OF the
graduating class. The motto, "Nihil
nisI bonum," the flower, the pink rose
and the colors blue and white.
The following extracts are given from
the baccalaureate sermon:
One of the purposes accomplished BY
Christ was giving TO the world q picture
OF the ideal man. This was not meant
to discourage mankind but ra'her to en-
courage and to lead men TO higher and
better things.
We should never be afraid to catch a
vision of the ideal In life. H'story, both
sacred and profane proves to US that the
men OF action. the men who have done
the worlds work have been men Of vision.
Jesus caughta vision Of future glory and
was willing 70 endure for Its sake
"wherefore seeing we also are eompAssed
about with so great cloud Of witnesses
LET US lay aside every weight and the
sin which doth 80 easily beset us'snd LEI
us run with patience the race that Is set
before us looking unto Jesus who Is the
author and finisher Of our faith, who for
the joy that was set before him endured
the crosa, despising the shame and hath
sat down at the right hand.of the throne
OfGod."
Columbus, Morse. Vail, Edison, Frank.
lin, Newton and Watts were men OF
vision. A, very striking example Of the
ma Of vision Is Lord Tennyson. He
gives the story OF the vision he caught in
early life which as CLEAN lead him
through all Of life's changes and brought
him at last to .sThe crossing OF the bar
This story is told in his poem, "Merlin
and the Clean !" He opens With;
20 young mariner. you from the haven
Under the sea- cliff, !, you that are watching
The gray magician with eyes OF wonder,
Lam Merlin, and am dying,
am Merlin who follow the gleam."
He closes with;
Sand SO to the lands last limit Icame-
And can no longer, but die rejoicing,
For thru the magic, of him the mighty
Who taught me in childhood, there on the
border
OF boundiess ocean. and all but in heaven
Hovers the CLEAN"
"Not of the sunlight, not Of the moonlight
Not OF the starlight O young mariner,
Down to the haven, call your companions
Launch your vessel, and crowd your canvas
And, ere 1t vanishes overthe margin,
After H. follow 1t. follow the CLEAN
Tennyson calls slime" great sea or
ocean and life is . ship sailing on this sea
Of time. With this figure In mind we
can quote the psalmlst by saying: "There
70 the ships" Big ships, little shipa;
swift ships, slow ships; heavy ships,