Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-10
GLASS OF 1911, M. n. S., GRAD
YATES FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE
ODEON.
ADDRESS GIVEN BY REV. MR..
MEDBURY, OF DIES MONIES
Intel Iectua Nobility" lnspirational
Theme Chosen For Address-Person
mel Of Class, and Interesting Facts
Concerning MEMBERSHIPS Richard
son Wins Class Aonors.

ne AiSn SNloOt me oI t't - W.
Young men ana women come to a close
, Friday evening with the thirty sixth
annual commencement OF the Marshall
town high school The closing exer-
c:seS. when We're held IN the odeon.
We're largely attended despite the eN-
ceSsive heat, which made confinement
indoors most uncomfortable.
The annual comm encement address
was delivered BY Rev Charles 5.
Medbu-y, OF the University Place
Church OF Christ, Des Moines. force
fuI speaker. VINO made an earnest plea
for lhe members OF the Class to make
their commencement the beginning OF
new life. with the determine ton
70 a. foundation FOR their future
life which viii make them strong men
and women, capable of flling the
sphere in life that falls 10 them. Dr.
Med Dury's subject was intellectual
Nobility and his address was an in
splrarion not alone TO the class of
1871 but 10 those IN The audience as
we'll.
The auditorium was pret,ily decor
ated with the colors Of the senior
class. purple and gold, and OF the
Junior class, black and gold. The sta sc
was decorated with cut flowers. ferns
and the colors of the two classes.
Rev. James MCGEE. of the Baptist
church. delivered the invocation. and
the address Of Or. Medburv was pre-
coded by two selections by the boys
glee club Of the high school. The club
sang kjnkens soldiers Farewell" and
Rockers "Skippers Of st. Ives" The
girls glee club furnished the closing
number singing L!nders' Water Lii
les" and Owens Stars Of the sum
mer Night" The music was under
the direction of Miss EIizabe-h Welle-
MEYER.
Principal J. G Nelson presented the
class 20 superintendent Aaron Palmer
for graduation. and the latter intro
duced the class % President G. c.
st Clair Of the board of education
who presented the diplomas Of g7S1du-
alton.
! Two members Of the class were IN
/ able 10 be present 10 receive their t.
! plomas John Dale Rogers. Of Union.
whose father died Thursday. and Fra = K
Lewis Click Who recently net with an
accident which prevented his attend
ance,
In opening his address Mr.. Medburv
raised the question as to the runda-
+ mental purpose of educational life and
work. asking why the great expense Is
/ incurred and why the boys and girls
! are encouraged 10 give many years 70
school room tasks.
/ Answering his own question Mr..
Madhr-E s-st .-aetad the natrer neg
ative!y declaring that the purpose is
not merely the filing OF the child with
! text book information nor mere sur
/ face adornment in lines Of grace Of
( manner. or facility Of speech, nor Vet
! in the preparation Of youth for pub
| lie spheres of service An earnest
plea was made for prepared life in So
called loWly realms and appreciation
was voiced for the unknown and un-
heraIded who simply ring true day by
/ day and in quiet way influence those
about them FOR the good.
Fundamental Purpose Of Education.
Pa ssng from negaI tive TO positive
( S!deratiors. the speaker declared
that in his judgment the fun6am entail
purpose Of education is TO beget and
foster intellectual nobility and he then
passed 10 an ANALYSIS Of the intellec-
tuaIly noble Nfe. pleading al once. with
old and young. to stand for such at
/ tainment.
II his ANALYSIS % his theme the
speaker first declared for faith III ones
sel> and ones fellow men. as a mark Of
The intellectually noble. Only men
who have taken themselves seriously
have impressed the world and only
those who have shared Heavens faith
in mankind have done anything TO lift
the race To higher levels. The whole
record Is closed gainst A man who
;r 1T a. n. He1
lows.
Purposes Must Be Fixed.
Again. there was urged fxedness Of
purpose as mark Of the nobility For
which the speaker was pleading The
vital problem" II vas claimed, " is not
where man goes or what he does but
! what he il" Il one IS what he ought
to be he will go where he ought to go
and do What he ought 20 do. His con-
duct will not depend upon the climate
| or arv feature of his surroundings.
| The speaker scorned those Of whom II
has been said that they only stand
erect because the pressure o, the
crowd makes it inconver'ent to
=toop." and with every possible en-
/ phas;s cried for those who could and
would stand erect when there was no
pressure Of sympathetic adherents to
uphold.
Further. as marks Of the 'ntellec-
tuallv noble. there was appeal for
mental aIertness and clearness Of Wis
| ion which only clean. moral life can
give. FOR recognition Of the dignity
20 I;t:!e tasks Which heIt DINO. 1nhar
from tasks that are great. and for that
sense Of the pressure of God. without
| which a man IS out of touch with his
| whole destiny and purpose.
Lincoln InspirationaI Factor.
n illustration of his theme the
| speaker quoted freely Incidents Of the
! world great Hfe. particularly giving
Lincoln place as an insprational
factor in the life Of the young AS final
appeal he spoke Of the striking IN
scription upon the tomb Of Sir Chris
TOPPER Wren. architect Of st. PauTs
cathedral in London. Buried there. in
the crypt Of the splendid building that
declares his genius. the simple word