The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1910-06-10
COMMENCEMENT OVER.
Training School Graduating Class
Distinguish Themselves.

/ Distinguish themselves.
The exercises opened at the opera
house last Thursday night with an ad-
dress by the principal, c. NJ. Mathis.
1t was the occasion for the oratorical
contest, with music by Mr.. 0wnby'
students. The first number was a
selection by Miss Grace Caldwell, fol-
lowed by Miss Ruth Marshall as reader.
The orations were as follows Charac-
ter Building, John Waddell 0pportu-
nifty, Carl Key The Ideal Man, Roy
Mitchell Preparation, Steve Caruthers;
Roosevelt, the American Man Of
Affairs, Seid Waddell, Jr; Human
Life, Harvey league The Old and the
New South, Ashley Ingram ; The Now
Time, Robert Marshall The Trend Of
Time, Marshall Glenn Farm Life,
Cecil Moss. Piano numbers were rem
dered by Miss Joe Rippy, Miss Rebecca
McKinnis, Miss Lucille Lane, Miss
Stella Mays and Miss Ruth Walters.
Mr.. Mathis spoke briefly of the class
and of the school, referring to the
progress made and the splendid work
accomplished by the student body. He
was grateful for the cooperation of the
citizens and the financial aid in support
of the school. He complimented Major
Alexander for giving up his home to
be converted into a dormitory for the
schoolboys. He said that boarding
students had expended in Union City
during the past school year nearly
81 900, but that the benefits to Union
City were not to be told simply in dol
lars and cents. The school itself had
given us standing and reputation far
more extensive and valuable than the
financial receipts. Mr.. Mathis said
that he had none but the kindest feel
ings toward every one and the highest
regard for the friends of the school
during his stay in Union City.
After the first musical numbers, Rev.
j. E. Stuart was introduced, and re-
sponded with an address on the SUI
premacy of Character" as follows
The Supremacy of Character.
What we consider the supreme thing
in life will determine what our standing
and usefulness will be. These young
people who pass from the school life to
the great school of life will be confronted
by many things which assert their SUI
premacy They will be told first, that
physical culture is the supreme thing,
that in the development of strong
body, capable of endurance, will be that
which will count for most While this
expresses a great truth, still physical
strength can never be considered the
supreme thing i'll life. A strong ply
sique may mean simply a well groomed
animal.
Again, they will be told that mental
culture is supreme; develops the mind
50 that it shall be capable of grasping
and solving the most difficult mental
problems. While mental culture is an
part of manhood, such culture
alone will make cold and unrespon-
sive heart.
Again they will be told that business
prowess and ability is the supreme
thing The ability to organize great
business snterests is the standard of life
work. But that which counts for most
in life is character-four square,
heart that is responsive to every noble
appeal, conscience that will compel
and life that is above reproach. This
is the greatest thing in life.
We have come to recognize character
as the supreme thing, even in the great
business world. A few years ago on
the eve of the Hearst Hughes election