The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-06
.ORATIONS HEARD
WITH INTEREST
High School Students Give
Fine Program.
LARGE NUMBER OF VISITORS
Eight Members of Gradual
ing Glass Speak.
Two Orntions Given on Musical Sub
iects. Four are Biographies and the
Remaining Two Deal with Abstract
Subjccts--Fine Music Rendered by
The Choruses Under the Direction
OF Mr.. Earl Starbuck.

graduating class of the High school
Friday afternoon. a large number OF
visitors were present The auditor
ium was decorated with pennants OF
the former classes, and presented
quite a festive appearance. Superin-
tendent II. A. Hartman had charge
Of the exercises.
The first number on the program
was a song by the High School chorus
under the direction Of Mr. Earl star
Duck.
Miss Era Higgins was the first
speaker Of the afternoon. whose sub
ject was Edgar Allen Poe" Miss
Huggins gave a short sketch OF the
life of this famous poet. telling Of the
rals and suffering he was compelled
to undergo, Of his flts OF melancholy
and despair, and Of the manner in
which the people of his day received
his works. Miss Huggins' Grafton was
very well prepared and was heard
With great interest.
Following Miss Huggins, Miss Hazel
BoXwell gave a sketch of the life Of
Mary, Queen Of Scots Said Miss Box
WELL MARY, Queen of Scots. was
considered by some people as an angel
# mercy by others as the worst of
women" The speaker described the
character of Mary, saying that she
was not only winning but extremely
clever. She was also very ambitious.
Had 1t not been for her ambition. the
ill-fated woman might have reigned
until her death. But. through the
actions of ignoble men. she was taken
to prison. Plot after plot was formed
for her release, but to no avail.
Eighteen months after she entered
the prison. she was condemned to die.
The life OF Mary is read by thousands
OF people with breathless interest even
to this late day.
Miss Ethel Stoner was the next
speaker. who took for her subject "a
Hero of the West" 1--WE Americans
are proud to describe the advance
ment of our country from thirteen
small states to the great nation that
1t is today" said Miss Stoner The
cause OF this advancement is the work
and efforts of brave, fearless patriots.
But no one has ever done a greater
work for the country than far-sighted,
fearless Marcus Whitman, the hero
~ the west. Whitman was a young
and successful doctor. who went to
oregon to care for the settlers He
realized the greatness OF the country.
And, when the crisis came. upon the
turning point OF which depended the
saving or the loss OF oregon to the
United States, he, through great sur
ferlng and hardship, saved this grea'
state for the nation.
The Spirit of the Violin" was the
theme OF Miss Mildred Moss Grafton
which proved highly interesting. Miss
Moss began her talk by saying.
Mythology ascribes the origin of the
violin, 20 an incident which occurred
when Diana and Apollo were hunting
APOLLO noticed the twanging of the
string which was stretched across the
hunting bow of his sister. From this
he received the idea of making the
violin. Stradivarius once said, II took
a thousand years 10 make violin"
Miss Moss then described the struc-
ture of the violin and told Of the inn
portant place which It holds among
musical instruments. The music OF
the violin has many different phases
II tells alike OF worldly passion, pur-
ity and peace, 1t fills the air with
sounds Of hope, and floods the earth
with sunshine
A violin duet was the next number
on the program. which was rendered
by Mr. Starbuck and Mr. Ernest
smith. The duet received a hearty en-
core.
Music" was the subject on which
Miss Minnie Preuninger spoke with
commendable authority. Miss Preun-
niger said Music makes the whole
earth kin. II has charms TO sooth
the savage breast. King Solomon was
perhaps the first TO chant praises to
God but since his time music has
never ceased. Even the crudest Of
music has some degree Of sweetness.
The different kinds Of music are many
There Is the sweet mothers lullaby
The national hymn, which stlrs all
hearts, and spurs troops on to VIC
tory in battle How suggestive are
the strains OF Lohengrin's wedding
march, and how the music OF the Fu-
neral Dirge fills us with longing for
our heavenly home. Music Is like a
rose, II scents the atmosphere about
us, and fills the soul with a longing
for better things. Nature Is full Of
music We find IT in the babbling Of
the brooks, the buzzing Of the bees
and the songs of the birds"
Miss Nina Thew took for her sub
ieot, ideals" EVERY man who has
ever become famous has had ideals
in some sense of the word" said the
speaker. Washngton's Ideals We're
those Of conquefing through battles
Luther's were those of reform. The
pilgrims thought OF an ideal land
Later they thought Of liberty. And
then they came to think what an ideal
country this would be without slav-
cry. so we see that our own land is
the achievement of some peoples
dreams. An age deficient of ideals
has ever been an age Of immortality,
says Alcott"
Trough Roads" formed the inspira-
tion Of the well-deliyered oration of
Miss Florence Groll. Miss Groll be-
gan her Grafton by describing the
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