Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-05-26
GRADUATES ARE
Given DIPLOMAS
EIGHTEEN FORMER Pupils OF
TULSA SCHOOLS START VOYAGE
MACEE ADDRESSES Them
Life Compared to Journey Of ships
Glco Club Given superb Selcc-
tiOnS.

Al the Boston Avenue NJ. T.. Church
last night the seventh annual COM
mencement Of the Tulsa High School
was held. eighteen graduating A pro-
gram appropriate to the occasion was
carried out, and the final prcsenta-
ton Of the diplomas and certificates
of graduation made TO the dozen and
a half young people who have for the
past four years studied faithfully at
the Tulsa High School
At shortly after \ o'clock the grad
uates marched from a rear chamber
in the Boston NJ f. Church to the
rustra, and as they We're seated, music
started up. Louder and louder became
the tones. and in a great burst OF
eXuberance, the High school Glee
club sani Gloria" from Mozarts
Twelfth Mass" Superbly did the
Glee club perform. and after the last
strain Of music had died away round
after round Of applause was tend
cred II.
II was then that Rev Frank Neff,
/ pastor Of the NJ. n. Church, North,
/ Fifth and Boulder gave the Invocation.
! Lawrence Bentley gave a vocal solo,
which was duly appreciated, after
which superintendent Masters arose,
/ The one who has guided the steps Of
the High School gradutes in their
successful career made a few remarks
! The superintendent thanked the stu
dents for their cooperation and ad-
| vised them as to the near future, wish
ing them well on life's Journey.
I Carl Magee was the orator Of the
| evening Hon l. NJ. Holmcomh Of
/ oklahoma city was on the program
as the commencement speaker, but did
not arrive.
Mr. Magee made an address which
will be remembered by the eighteen
graduates until the sand In the hour
glass trickles down for the last time
I'm their careers.
Graphically did the speaker of the
evening portray the danger Of starting
out In life without a purpose Mr..
Magee had as a subject The Folly
of Being Lost" To illustrate his
point, the speaker compared being
lost" in life with ship lost on the
high seas. He explained that ship
was lost when 1t had no destination:
when 1t had no chart; no stars in
mind to guide It; no rudder to keep
the course. The ship of life Is lost
when il had no destination; when II
had no chart; no stars i'm mind TO
guide IT, no rudder TO keep the course.
The ship of life is lost IL one has no
purpose that being compared as the
destination; no plans as a ship with
no chart; no ideals, as ship not
guided across the seas by any partI-
cular stars; no will power to carry
out the purpose fixed In life, az a
ship without a rudder
After the commencement address
the High school Glee club again rem
dered selection this time a Spanish
song, Might In Seville"
The presentation Of the diplomas
was made by Charles w. Crimes
president Of the new board Of educa-
ton. After making congratulatory
remarks President Grimes handed di-
plomas to the following;
Heber David Smittle, president. Fred
} rlca Probst, secretary; Kathalccn Ag-
nes Chestuin treasurer; Bruce Me
Allister, Jessie Whltmore Gurd, Flor
ence Rae Braymer, Clara Pitt ltolla
Robertson, Anna Lois Lee, Thullne
Layman, Isabel Annie Campbell, Mary
Lille Flanagan, lncz simmons, lrma
} simmons, Myrtle Olive Dunlap, Jen.
nic Mary Rutler Margaret Irene De
laney and Mabel Althoa Butts constl.
d tutiug tho graduating class of the
, Tulsa Hight School