The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-04
CLASS DAY IS
A SUCCESS
CNvvnt -
Thursdays Program Proved
Most Interesting. !.
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GLASS HoNoRs ANNOUNCED
Miss Alma Lefflsr's Grade
Sets q New Record
Zach Grafton, the Class History and
Prophecy and the Class Poem
were Well Received.

High school building Thursday afte
noon, the honors of the class wer'
announced by Principal G. II. Win
ans. The honors OF the graduatini
class In the Latin course go to MIS-
Alma Leffler, with grade OF 96.!
per cent, and the second honors II
this department go to Miss Mary
Zuck with q grade of 95.S per cent
In the commercial department the
bonors go to Miss Frieda Wannel
with q, grade Of 93.9 and second tt
Miss Irma Sontag, who has an aver
age grade OF 1913. The announce
ment of each of the honors was
greeted with loud applause.
In connection with the honors ol
the school, Principal Winans named
the members OF the class, whose
averages for the four years are above
80 per cent and these range success
sively In grade from the first and
second honors. These are: Margaret
Whiting, Lewis Morrill,, Marjorie
Owen, Margaret Dickerson, Ada Ha-
viii, Joan Watkins, Margaret Heck
er, Hazel Zieg, Fern Noll, George
Kleinmaier and Rose Waddell. The
average grade of Miss Alma Leffler
Is the highest In the history OF the
SCHOOL
Tho interest shown at the class
day exercises was quite remarkable.
The auditorium was not large enough
to accommodate the numbers who
came and standing room was at n
premium throughout the rendition OF
the program. Many stood upon the
fire escapes alongside the windows
and listened with careful attention
to. the splendid orations.
Rev. G. L. Miller, of the Central
Christian church offered the invoca-
ton and Miss Rhea Munnell. one OF
the talented musicians OF the Senior
class, rendered piano solo. She
was loudly applauded.
Immediately following, Miss Rose
Waddell opened the program OF ora
tions and took as her subject Mark
Twain" In the course OF her re-
marks she referred to the many
characteristics of this great humorist
OF America She declared that he
would live long in the estimation
Of the people of the world and that
his name would never be forgotten,
She spoke of his "Huckleberry Finn.
and other books in which the great
ness of the man is shown. Those
who have spent many an hour with
Mark Twain rejoice that he lives.
Miss Waddell spoke glowingly OF
his character and her Grafton was
given In pleasing manner.
An oration exceptionally well Civ
en- was that OF Miss Elizabeth Hop
kins, who spoke upon "The Power of
Self Control" "He that ruleth him,
self Is greater than he that talSeth n
city," was quoted by Miss Hopkins,
and was used as basis for her well
arranged talk. During the progress
OF her oration, II was stated that
Napoleon in his greatness would
have accomplished II much more
wonderful work had he been trained
In his early life to control himself.
At St Helena, Napoleon was the pic
ture of despair and all OF the periods
In his life when he had tailed to con-
troll his ambition and himself were
brought before his gaze. Each per-,
son knows when he is doing right
and when he Is doing wrong
and by effort each may practice self
control. This is necessary In the
rounding out OF a perfect life.
George G.. Kleinmaier spoke OF the
Dawn OF Universal Peace" lie
said that few realized the Importance
of the last peace conference which
was held at Portsmouth. Since that
time arbitration has gained great in
fiuence and peace is about to be
brought about
Arbitration" said Mr.. Kleinmaier.
would place check upon the
drains which are now upon the pub
lie treasury. When people hear
or soiiie great calamity in which
many lives are lost they are horrifed
but when men are moved down in
war they have not, in the past. seen
the horror OF II. Today they are
beginning to realize that 1t is bar
berous method OF settling disputes.
We need leaders but we should have
leaders OF peace who are able to
settle the many difficulties in peace
ful manner BY establish ing arbitra-
tion the present age will have done
much toward lifting the world ono
step higher In civilization"
Alma A. Leffler was next upon
the program and gave a. splendid talk
upon THE Lion of Judah" In her
oratlon she referred to David. one
OF the great characters OF history
mentioned In the Bible. David
saw his mission and he sought to
Rttain II. In the reading OF his