The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-21
SCHOLARLY ORATIONS
IMPRESS AUDIENCE
Graduating Glass Second
Largest In History Of
The School

The large auditorium Of the Logan
County Hlgh school was crowded to|
It's fullest capacity last evening by
citizens ot Guthrie and Logan county
10 attend the commencement exercls
es OF tho class OF 1903.
The stage was prettilly decorated
with clasb colors, blue and white, and
cut flowers over tho arcbway OF
the stage IN large letters was the
'Merjoe Cum sclenia" To Creator
Virtue and Greater knowledge
was Inscribed hi letters OF white with
a blue background carrying out tho
color scnome OF the class colors While
sireame7s from the arenway extend.
cd back onto the stage over the heads
81 the splendid looking class com
posed Of l0rty.eIght members who
we're seuied on the stage In q semi
circle tne boys and girls, alternating.
zach OF the latter holding a beautiful
bouquet Of flowers tied with tbs class
colma
The gallery raillngs were also dec
grated wi'h the class enlufs and the
auditorium III lbs entirety presented
very Pretty picture Suspended from
The center Of the nr0seenium arch
was the class pennant "0B' also
made on he class eol0rs
Principal Roberts IN Charge
Vf4aIst IH|
charge of lhe evenings program sent
~ on be stage with the principal
we're County superintendent Neil
Humphrey r H. Greer end Rev. r.
D.. Nubll't
Tho program Has ushered IN Wllh
an instrumental duet by Misses
Louise Blerer aud Venus McNeah
which was enthusiastically received
py The audience, after which Rev z.
q. NoblItt. pastor of The First Chris
tian church, lea the large audience IN
prayer
Miss Lelah Mephers0ns vocal solo
was pleasing number on the pro.
gram
Graduates Give Addresses
Miss May Buell., the YaledlclOr
ian OF the class, delivered schol'
qrly Grafton on Tive Influence Of
Books" which showed careful prep.
nralon and deep thought Her de-
livery was such that the audience
could hear every word of her oratl0n,
Benjamin West. the class orator
who was the star dehater of the school,
got half through his mastery ana
lhly presented Oration on Hrhe Amer
lean Patriot when he suffered q ner
vOus breakdown caused from over.
study The catastrophe east q glo0m
over the audience as the young man
had won his hearers with hls excel.
lent delivery and ably prepared ora.
tion before he suffered the nervous
attack. His orntlon was full OF deep
thought which showed hint to be a
thinker
Nation Judged bY is Patriotism
he declared that nation could b.
| Judged by It's patriotism and that q
nation without patriotism was @ back
number. 10 compared the cundltloni
IN the errly centuries with those ol
the present day IN this respect, de.
clailng thst the unseltlshneas OF the
| American people and their patriotism
had made this country what q "
ip asserted that In order tc have
good government and te have The Lawn
enforced hs they should II would take
\ the support Of patriotic people, not
wlthstGuding the c8ilbnr Of our 0fllc
rfs and officials lie dwelt az lengll
upon the present age OF selfishneas ol
the American pe0ple ior noneyiDah
ing which he deplored as Injurious "a
us Nation
valedlcsorian's Address
The oration OF Miss Ruth upham
class yaiedictoFian. on Education al
National Defence. was well pre-
senied. She traced the growth ul
education from4the early days. show
INK thai edllealIoa Civilization ant
|. pogres, 60 hAnsi IL hand She dsel
at lehg'A llpon the condition Of ,hl
tm0defn dNl IalHHr AeheM IND rs M
lallon 10 The Million. The ofatl0n wal
f, heartily received By the audience
Miss uphsm's delivery being pcrfec
ana her oratlon one that had becl
carefully prepared.
E. H Greer Makes Address
Frank II. Graer made a practlca
{, commencement address to the clas
and gave them many ideas aud thing
. 10 ponder over as they enter upul
/, hfes work Ambition aud determine
( lion are the two ssserslals d auecesl
he declared. and spoke against 'h