The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-05-28
THIRD PROGRAM
Up TO STANDARD
Fifteen Seniors Deliver
Their Orations.
AUDITORIUM WELL FILLED
Orations Were All Very
High Glass.
Not Duh Moment Was Allowed TO
Creep In, the Seniors Keeping the
Audience Interested at All Times
Music Numbers Interspersed.


class of 10 was presented to an aud
last eening The program of last
night was a splendid success, fifteen
interesting orations being given.
Clusters OF syr1ngas with quantities
of their natural foliage completely
wreathed the proscenial arch. Large
graceful palms fianked the proscen-
ium while 1910 pennants in the class
colors OF green and white lined the in
terior walls of the stage and made an
appropriate background from the half
circle of the graduates.
After deotionals conducted by Rev.
II. V. McCleary. the High school Choir
us rendered a pleasing number, THE
Boat Ride" by Verdi
"The Coal Miner" was the theme OF
the first oration of the evening and
Fred Herzer presented the subject un-
usually we'll
''The people of our country" said
the speaker, "do not realize the ter
rible perils that continually threaten
our miners and make what we might
thoughtfuliy term cronic catastrophe.
Over nine hundred lives are lost In
this way every year and nearly A.
500 are seriously injured. II is/lu APP
palling thought and We cannot Won
der when we carefully consider there
are so many strikes"
Miss Grace Messenger took for her
theme, "The Russian Peasant" and
drew for her audience a vivid picture
Of the peasant and his environment
aof both yesterday and today the peas
nf In
and ignorant beyond words to express,
"a out of every hundred being unable
TO spell or write his own name. Con
ditions however have become better"
said the speaker. Schools have been es-
tabhshed and If one judges the char
acter of the Russian Alright, before
great many years the peasant will ad-
vance to a position of great respect
and influence"
Russell Alline dealt with the Inter
state Commerce Commission" In
forceful and comprehending manner.
He defined commerce as a word that
relates to the interchange of merchan-
disc between countries OF parts of a
country. The interstate commerce
commission is the result of an eyolu'
ton or development of our country
It has been established that all mer-
chantmen should be placed on an
equal basis and given a square deal
Its advancement has been 80 rapid
that 1t Is only a question of few
years until the commission viii sit
as a supreme court and have final jur-
isdicuon over all its proceedings
"The Red Cross Socltey," was the
subject of a beautifully prepared Or
alton by Miss Grace Hinamon. III
Geneva Switzerland, in 1863 certain
nations of-Europe through regular re-
personalities assambled ana founded
this noted society, Its pupose was TO-
nurse the wounded soldiers on the
field of battle.
The red cross which was Instituted
by Queen Victoria, is an enameled
crimson and gold cross bearing the
words, Faith. Hope and Charity. In
1881 the society was incorporated un-
der an act OF congress, and at this
time Clara A. Barton entered Int
this work. 1--WE praise the men who
go into battle for their country's sake,
said the speaker, yet should we moi
encourage those who go into the yer,
thickest of the murderous scenes tt
dispense help and sympathy 10 the sac
dened hearts?
Miss Bertha Winch portrayed, Rus
sia as 1t Really Is," very effectively
The people and government are th'
product of the awful suppression un
der which that country has been held
1t Is hard for the western people with
all their privileges and freedom 70
realize the terrible ignorance OF