Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-06-08

SenIiy CaugnC the Latin scholars the
''mensas" and "mensaes'' of the Latin
grammer. The kindly and beloved old
superintendent has long since gone to
his reward she said, and of Mrs. Cox. his
surviving widow, Mrs. Garrison made
tactful allusion, who sat at the festal
board, in referring to her sympathetic
attention in the chemistry room when
wounds were suffered by accident in the
use of chemicals.
Mrs. Garrison grew enthusiastic as
she told of the happy geological expedi-
tons and the botanical exploration of
Mrs. Cox's back yard in the golden glo-
rious days Of old. Kokomo had not
then, she said, many factories, but
visit to the Brookside canning factory.
to the foundry, and the old strawboard
mill, were expeditions fruitful of the
richest results in quest of knowledge.
There was then no WORRY about
gowns for fashionable class receptions
and nothing exceeded the joy of the an
nual class picnic to Pipe creek.
The one great event wherein the
graduate felt he or she was an impor-
tant part of the world and its affairs
was on commencement night when the
brass band played with might and main.
Attorney W. C. Smith, of Delphi. a
member of the class of 1873 was called
upon for remarks in conclusion of the
speaking of the occasion. He said he
had visited the site of the old Smith
farm and felt utterly desolate in finding
1t cut up into town lots. He was a son
of the late VIM. B. Smith, and plowed
corn where F. D. Miller is building a
veritable city in the region round about
Mccain street.
Mr.. Smith said he visited the old
swimming hole where he and Judge Pur.
dun had taken many a plunge in the
rear OF the Miller addition. He was
powerless to enjoy in this connection
the famed lines of Riley, and was liter
ally disgusted with the shrinking and
sinking proportions of the one time
famed pool He said that in bis dav
the tower of the old high school build
ing, the tower of the court house. the
spire of the Methodist church were land
marks all of which had disappeared.
save the court house tower.
He pointed out a singular fact in
his class experience. He said that the
theme of Miss Jessie O'Brien had been
True Rest" The strange thing of it
all was that she should have written
from such a subject as she had died
during the holidays before the delivery
of her theme and had been laid away to
'True Rest
Mr.. Smith produced a program of
the commencement of 1873 and observed
that very grave subjects were then
treated by the graduates, citing the one
discussed by himself. els the Annexa-
ton of Mexico Desirable?"
1.-The old program which he read ia
extremely interesting and is reproduced.
AT the banquet table sat Mrs. Eva Oar
by whose name appears on the program
as Eva Vinnedge. She was a member
OF the class of 1877. Judge Purdum.
who belonged to the class of 1876 was
also present. Another member of the
class of the centennial year present
was Horace M. Cooper. The program
of the class of 1873 the fourth wear of
the high school commencement follows:
Music
Invocation
Music
Oration-'The Man Without Poll |
tics"-Chas. A. Styer.
Essay-'Where We Stand''-Josie r.
Holton.
Essay-"The autiful"-Emma J.
Leach.
Essay-Josie Dolman.
Music
Oration-"Little Things"-Dan. F.
Dsyhuff.
Essay-"Pictures From the Diction-
ary"-Clara Murden.
Essay-"God's Two Books"-Jennie
C. Wilson.
Essay-"Our Alter Ego"-NelHe Hol-
ton.
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Essay-"The Dream of Happiness"-
Maggie Huff.
Essay-"True Rest''-Jessie O'Brien.
Essay-"Ygdrasil" E. True
blood.
Oration-'Is the Annexation of Mex
leo Desirable?"-Will C. Smith.
Music
Battles"-Libbie C. Coff-
man.
Essay" Curiosity an Unrecognized
Mary E. White.
Oration-"W hat May Americans
Claim for America?"-Lon H. Davis.
Music
Awarding Diplomas
Benediction f;
To the paper from home" May it
i've long to keep US in touch with the
'opes and fears, the joys and sorrows,
ha A.xA..