The Democratic advocate., 1909-06-04
LESSONS Laid ASIDE
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES Ar WEST.
MINISTER HIGH SCHOOL
Vacation Welcome to Both Pupils
and Teachers

and Teachers
Of all glad words Of tongue or nan
perhaps the gladdest to All concern
ga, are those which announce tha
closing OF school. The pupilg Iooi
forward to a season Of play ana rec
reation, and the teachers cannot helu
but have pleasurable antlcipations ~
the long period OF rest from their ar
duous duties. Everybody being not
only satisfied but happy, there h A.
reason why the closing exercises
should be otherwise than a ioyous 49,
casion. II we except the parents who
sometimes find II difficult To know
what 10 do with the children dmrIns
the long days OF vacation. The rrsd,
yates, of course. share IN this nIssenra
% greater degree than the ofhers
because they have the added pleaayrs
y showing that they have succeeded
walks in life
e.he me hall Of Westminster H,gb
ss'.ll sehool was we'll filled MONDAY even.
nts wnen tbe commencement ever.
S,r. s,ass took place. The platform was
ea,'l"aeS 1910. With iiowers and the cIaas
eSofs. The following had seats pnor
sts pihiorn. Prof Simpson sun.r.
sst5haent of school. Prof. Oeorve y
ss1lotelock. s1,,n principal. Dr. TIFFANY -
y mestern Maryland College. Rey
,.,ias ss,l.oIs bennett, Of Centenary n =
satb. st...,b. hoE. w l. Seabrook. az the
,1s,s.inel Sss.i MiHa Ida L,ockard Nlss
staS' hiitnpoFe. and The four
s,5,aseldatsa Miss Mary Laola nurgoan
t.ise Eleanor Coppsremlth Iniia
tsehe p'ia kaufman and Mary Elizebais
The exercises were opsnoa ,y,h
ntAser by Rev /. r. nennatt p,cs
MoteIock made q few lnlrodos,,....
st'tiArks After music by ire ny,.h,..s
". ~ Aiisa Hoyer read Al auasv -.
:, american HumoFiRts. Witb Af.rs
VAN aa her ideal. Af,sa nurer.,,.
s,YsiluWed, her subject betng 'sTS.'
Death Of Dueling Ia Our f'oua,rv > ~ ~
nnifh she gave y vivid deaerinti,,, -
sne encounter between Hamii,on ss
bnfes the sad ending hi thIe sasa ~" -
ing largely instrumental Is saa,,SE
ink me practice IN this co,gntsv a.
NAuHinnh, who had been iIl NM kas
eAertea herself sufficiently ~ IL ,,s.s -.
A,oppefNmish read \ very tlnaaI, ..a.s.,
.ne subject Of which was .-rh. fasa,
fah 70 Wealth N had howas's,
been accepted b. the h,asa. tssa
"ppeFeiuith uE~d 4 very tyt,,.s,. 80.
90 SEED Tine and Harvest ca s5
70 composed the class ode wbtrb 80.
sung later to the tune ~ .suasss,' Il,
tbe Cold. Gold Ground :"
",ter Tue essays came the award,ns
diplomas and certffsatea 10 ,t
'ui'o"ihE list the FIRST pupil named i,
sa,n 49,, kFaae received prize. tbe twa
,oliVs ing were entitled 20 kouorabjs
- fourth--tIelon Fowble. pichs,d
ikoop. Oscar Black ''afn
f,itn.-- Thomas Shaw, guaale G.r.
n1e SpiRlcr. Dorothy AtrDnnIeI
tliob--D Derna YeiRor. Grace K,,s
Pauline Drlseoll. N'"s'
a.. eisth1 Erman Kaufman. ru,orv
Na,iHhihn, Pau, StaHealfer
seventh Hebecca Cohen n mt.
hasthnMa ~ Martha Cupperpmith
%, Nclma Fleming rs,r,a
HlsBie. Mary Whltmore
NiHth Allan HharrcT Haiti u,o
let. John Roop VII
tenth- Iieaiah snadnr Iamss e,a.
lord Elya BomllIer.
eommsrel1l department fyh.s,ar
NAshcll' Mildred Buckingham CIs.
cnce stouch '''''' ''at-
pr Tiffany. Of Western NayyI,ra
oiiege. addressed the graduate ssS
"as followed by profnaHor gl,anss', 1
ana Rev w. L. Seahrook.
The orchestra rendered soma go,
p'''* 'ei'etions during the evening !
The following essay. entitled IN.
iilsh school Graduate was MOI reaa /
~ "sa round on the floor BY tho ianJ. I
'Vt uesday morning.
me High School Graduate IL a /
paie mower which blooms N June n
may be male or female, bnt sor ,ba
'ul puse OF convenience viii ba ~ /
,sITed % as masculine. The eradu. I
uts is the result OF many wears ~
patient work by corps az sehoo, /
.eaehers They are not astonisbeJ a. 1
tne result but the graduate h III 1
cannot imagine how they have haan
able to teach him so much M 40 sbor,
= tlne' Later IN lifo he Is not 40 ass
tonlshed about II. -"
ihe graduate usually ripens AZ the
''ke ol elBhteen and puts forth onn
single essay which the whole town
nocks 10 hear. This ls as rule tbc /
,phiy literary effort off his life. m n
ne solves a great many problems
which the world has been struarlln0
over for centuries. but owing Ia ieaIo
onsy nc Is not elected to congress- nm.
~ great many years later when he
mas learned too much TO be OF anv
use 10 his country.
Graduates is supposed by tbose
VINO have II TO be the most inlportant
act In life. This Is not true. Getting
Z Job, getting married, paying for 4
baby buggy. running for justice OF the
Deasce aad being elected grandfather
are all more important and glorious
All graduates are given diplomas
They are made OF sheebskin, rolled mn
and tied with q blue ribbon. They
are very durable and can be used for
stopping up broken windows. binding
COOK books and in many other vaIu-
able ways"
Manual Training Department
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