Cañon City record., 1911-05-25

the nineteenth annual commence
ment exercises of the South Canon
High School at the First Presbyterian
church Thursday night the graduating
class as an organized unit passed in
to history, although the sixteen young
women and four young men who COM
posed its membership were merged
by that act into its alumni associa-
ton.
The class was one of the largest
in the chronicles of the school and the
commencement service quite as beau
tiful and entertaining as any of its
predecessors. The audience present
to enjoy the exercises was a splendid
one and evidenced in a striking and
emphatic manner the interest taken
by the people of South Canon in edu-
cational matters. The program was
delightful one throughout, and, as e.
j.
of education, stated in presenting the
class orator, was exclusively the
qoInqo eqL ..1usIsl IBooI 10 lonpoId,,
was tastefully decorated with flowers
and evergreen in honor of the occas-
ion, particularly about the pulpit and
in front of the choir loft, back of
which sat the happy graduates. radi-
ant with the consciousness of triumph;
OF the victory that comes to those
who earn their laurels by industry,
patience, perseverance and hard
work.
The setting Of the picture was an
attractive one, but its chief charm
was the graduates themselves. who
were, of course, the cynosure of all
eyes. The people OF South Canon
have for many years been famous for
their enthusiastic and intelligent con-
Germ in educational affairs and their
high school has long held rank as
one of the best in all the state. Only
by a generous cooperation on the
part of the public and the most eff
fcient instruction in the school room
is such magnificent class as the
one presented on Thursday night pos
sible in any community.
Although the orchestra was small
its playing was superb and it made
up very largely in the superior char
acter of it's work what it lacked in
numerical strength. Every one of its
renditions was enthusiastically ap-
plauded, as they deserved to be, Civ
ing indubitable evidence of its popu-
larity with the audience. The high
school chorus, consisting of about for
ty voices, under the leadership Of
Miss Chamberlain, was fine piece of
work and represented great deal of
careful, painstaking training and pre-
paration.
Prof. Henry e. Smith, for nearly
score of years superintendent of the
South Canon schools, but at present
holding the office of county clerk and
recorder, was the class orator and
spoke largely of school affairs as they
relate to the people of South Canon,
although there was in it much whole
some, philosophic counsel and advice
to the members of the graduating
class: all OF whom he had known as
neighbors and friends for many
years Prof Smith was presented TO
the audience by Mr. Stinemeyer in
an address of high praise and en-
comium, and his appearance on the
platform was greeted by an applause
that shove dmost conclusively that
the assemblage shared in the lauda-
tory sentiments expressed by the
OF education so far as Mr.. Smiths SER
vices to the community were concern
ed
Prof. Smith Drefaced his address by
saying that he had no special gifts as
an orator and always found public
speech h-making more or less dinicult