Mexico Missouri message., 1911-05-25
MEXICO HIGH SCHOOL.
The Graduating Glass Hears a
Splendid Address by DR..
Winship.

tary drinking FOUNTAIN lO inc
High School building as fare
well gift. The fountain will be
placed on the main hall. The ath-
letic trophies were presented Sat
urday morning.
The graduating exercises Of the
North and South side grade
schools took place Saturday night,
the address to the graduates be-
ing made by the Rev. j. f.
Ayscue.
The graduates of the North
side were: Misses Ruth Clark,
Tina Connor, Gertrude Cunning
ham, Margaret Greer, Mary Hat
cher, Helen Howell, Barbara
Kirby, Vida Marshall, Mamma
Pulls. Nellie Pulls, Lillian Rich
ards, Jane Rodgers, Ruth Rouse.
Clara Rutter, Maybelle Wales and
Pauline Willard Clarence Camp
bel, Edwin Cave, Raymond Davis,
James Dermondy, Cark Gibbs,
VIM. Glendye, Douglass johnson.
Harry Wollery and Charlie
Wright.
The South Side graduates were :
Frances Lucille TRULY, Ethel
Crosby, Dorthy Welsh Brock, Ar
lette Jenkins, Grace DOllens. Elon
Aylette Whitney, Haley NJ. Greg
ory, Gertrude Toalson, Retha
Elizabeth Pease, Bennie c. Den
ton, Martha Dearing, f. Bryan
Kelso and Howard Wayne.
The address to the High School
graduates was delivered by DR.
Winshop of Boston, Mass. 1t was
full of live and practical ideas.
"This is a day of solving prob
lems," he said, "Twenty and SO
years ago the boys and girls were
taught the three RS, but it was
all mechanical. Now they have
regular machines that Can beat
them for accuracy in figures and
in other details thousand to one
We solve problems in these times
we have quit performing them.
Pupils should be more than
were mechanics. They are put
into the world to solve problems.
He spoke of some of the late
things that have come into the
public schools. Agriculture is the
latest. The boys are now beat
ing the old men at farming, anC
in some instances the girls are
beating both the old men and the
boys, too. In Michigan they of
fered a $1,000 automobile to any
person who would raise the mos
corn to the acre and 13 year ole
girl won the prize.
Speaking of the broader things
of life he thought men should b,
big and liberal and fraternal
We should look at world-wid,
problems,-and United State
problems, and State problems, anC
local problems. Cecil ROdes wa
able to look at the world as
whole. He had planned for tn
welfare Of all.
Times are rapidly changing
Not many college presidents to
day could pass the entrance exam
nations to their respective col
leges, the advances have been $
marked in recent years.
Don't sour on the world.
have lived to see Simon B. Chas
defeated for president of tn
United States, and he soured o
the world; / saw Horace Greele
defeated for president and h
died, sour on the world; James {
Blalne, defeated for the pres
dency, We cever himself after
ward, but | am proud to say tina
there still lives a man, who is m
particular friend, who was beate
for president of the United State
three times and he is still a us,
fuI, influential and energetic cit
zen"
This last observation brougI
forth warm applause from I'll
audience.
Thirty-two graduates were pr
Sonted with diplomas. The gra,
yates are; Mary Stalling
George Watts, Minnie Stalling
Mildred johnson. Josie Davi