Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-19
GRADUATES GET DIPLOMAS
largest Glass Ever Sent Out by the
Omaha High School
BEAUTFL SCENE AT oRPHEUM
class of ara Gathers for the Cere-
mOny and DIR. Vance Makes
Presentation of Certin-
Gates TO the Officers.

~ OHe NAulb uhOlo Oh grace, beauty, CnATdC@
ter, optimism, Ideal fancy and hope full
filled. than At the orpheum last night dur
ing the high school commencement exer-
cises.
One hundred and sixty-six girls in the
flush of youth. exalted to charming humor
by the excitement Of graduation, arrayed
IN purest white of fluffy business with
coiffures elegantly arranged, ribbons taste
fully placed, and hearts attuned to happy
harmony that shone forth from dancing
eyes OF blue and gray, black and hazel
brown and changeable--a regiment Of dar-
ling heroines fondly viewed by parents and
friends, giving love back to proud eyes that
signaled happily from every seat In or
chestra, balcony and gallery.
Mixed with the thrilling array OF beauty
might be discovered. by close observation
q fair proportion OF the LOG boys whose
names appear on the graduation list They
sat modestly, as became them and only
the group constituting the cadet officers
got into the calcium for a hurrah
The certificates OF efficiency In the mill
tary work OF the high school were pre-
scented prior to the deliverance of the first
essay. The large group OF officers en-
titled TO these certificates was stationed
in the wings. superintendent Davidson
arose and paid the military branch OF the
work some compliment explaining that
hereafter 1t will be the cadet regiment
OF the Omaha High school, instead Of the
high school battalion. As he spoke the
word war In his talk buRle sounded
In the wings and two by two the young
officers marched on the stage. All the
girls thrilled delightfully."- and the audience
gave greeting of admiration with right good
Will.
Commissions for Officers.
Then DR.. Vance, chairman of the commit
tee on teachers OF the school board pre-
scented each officer with his certificate, as
the serious faced warriors of peace saluted
and steadily fell back to place. 1t was a
picture good to see, presenting a group
IuIl of promise. Some there were of the
STATURE Of grenadlers, and some OF smallest
physique, but all we'll set up and in reRu-
| latton attire without blemish. Nearly
every name brought out applause from ad-
miring onlookers.
When the orators and essaysts Of the
class took the stage, one after another
they faced boxes fun OF the members of
the classes of 'O5, Us. %, II, with class
banners and colors artisticalIy draped ana
waving And Immediately In front were
what seemed TO them LOO, 900 fans. pro.
grams and handkerchiefs, backed by smll-
aug faces fun Of encouragement eyes brim-
lang with telepathic urging The six
'-Gaosen ones caught the spirit, and never
falter or false note was in evidence.
Orators Begin.
Richard Barnes had for his theme, Sue
cess as Determined by Service" He asked,
(which Of the ideals of success is ours?
Is 1t wealth, is 1t publicity. is 1t fame? DO
any OF them satisfy after ALL We can easily
nj m oil oh
therefore all wrong. For the man who lives
for self and works for selfish ends is a
charlatan at heart, no matter how great
his powers. The man who lives for self
alone has never caught a vision OF the
true meaning and order Of the universe
Real success is measured, not by what one
gets out OF a community, but by what ono
puts into a community. Success is service"
This was the central thought, consistently
and cleverly carried out
Ruth Sheldon told of "a Trip THROUGH
the Canadian Rockies" and as she. pro-
ceeded one went with her through the
wheat fields of Alberta. by lonesome home
Bteads, on into the mountains, and rested
by cool lakes sat down amid pineclad
bills, granite slopes and flashing glaciers
II was q refreshing picture, sketched with
light strokes and interesting precision; in
tnCuBnl BACGleHl III COHStTuCuOH Ifuc, ana
In presentation most satisfactory.
"The Average slam"
Nellie Elgutter placed before the audience
THE Average Man" in a manner to bring
out his good points and his great useful
ness to the fullest. She divided the world,
taken as a huge army, into three classes
ITO the first belong the captains, who
give the commands. In the third class
are found not only the stragglers, but also
the camp followers; not alone those who
never keep step in the ranks, but likewise
those who are a hindrance to society, who
prey on their betters. AS happy medium
between the two comes the second class,
the soldiers In ranks, the average men,
They are the ones who bear the brunt
Of the battle OF life. They carry out the
commands of their superiors: they make
those plans q success.
Dreams of future glory will not coma
true unless high OF heart and strong OF
hand by his own sterling qualities and
deeds OF might the average man makes
them reality"
The Literature OF Israel" found a SYM
pathetic portrayal at the hands of Marie
Gordon. She described the Bible as
mixture OF prose, poetry, drama aud lyrics,
and said:
AS in every peoples literature is re-
Elected their philosophy and morals. so the
Bible reflects the character OF the race TO
which 1t belongs; the purity of their lives,
the stern demand for perfect justice and
purity In others and the wonderful faith
In Coda faith which. expressed In the
words OF that most perfect type of phiIoso-
pher, Job, has enabled them to bear with
such unflnching courage the years upon
years OF misfortune which has been their
loS"
Rush of school Life.
Treating OF The Conservation of the
High School Students Energy" Stuart
Gould let his hearers into some of the weak.
nesses OF educational methods today. lie
took several opportunities to shoot straight
at the bulfs-eye when describing the spirit
OF rush. the rule of continual hurry, that
governs even the school children In this
day. The conclusion was that, even with
all that can be alleged against 1t, the high
school education does tit boys and girls
for taking a good and useful place In the
work OF the world.
Miss Irma Gross, daughter OF one OF the
members OF the first class graduated from
the Omaha High school, Addie Gladstone.
made "A Plea for the Graduation Essay"
1t was a compelling plea, too. full Of fetch