The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-05-27
Commencement Week.

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Commencement week was a very mt
ting close to successful years work
The attendance upon the various activ-
tiles show lively md helpful interest
in the welfare of the schools, and the
favorable expression of opinion heard
on every hand shows hearty app-ecia-
ton of both teachers and pupils. To
the teachsrs, Commencement is a busy
and trying time; to the pupils it is a
week Of suppressed excitement in an
ticipation of long vacation; % the pub
lie it is a week of more or less interest
depending upon local conditions.
Rev. E. Burns Martin preached an
eloquent and scholarly sermon at the M
E. church Sunday evening to packed
house. The basis of his sermon was the
"Vision and the Fourfold Look,
Upon this foundation he built tower
of convincing argument, showing the
necessity of a vision in working out
life's purposes, and eliminating in the
advice to cultivate the forefolo look,
IOOh OuI, looh ioNn NP' avn ~ W
ard. In closing he reminded the class
of 1911 of their obligation to society for
its investment in their education, say
ing that much would be expected from
them on account of their larger vision
Of usefulness gained by years of study
in the publc schools.
The class play given at the opera
house Monday evening was in every
way credit to the Sonior class and
particularly to Miss Collie who had
charge of the rehers sails. Space will not
permit going into details, suffice it to
say that every member of the class ac-
Quilted himself creditably. 1t was an
evening of genuine pleasure to every
one present The proceeds. which
amounted to about Sll6, are used to
meet class expensee and fur the pur-
chase of a memorial to be left to the
high school.
At an early hour Tuesday evening
the Gymnasium at the Central building
was packed to hear the Glass Day pro
gram The program was departure
from the conventional exercises that
characterize such events. Instead OF
the class will, class prophecy, class
history, salutatory, valedctory etc,
short play was given entitled "A Case
of Suspension. Special credit is due
Miss Elcock for the careful prepara-
ton of the class for this event. While
every member of the class played his
part well. special mention is due Pat
Cullen, who played the part OF the
professor and Lewis Loberts tor
his part in the play and the class song
The program ended with delightful
class song which was goodnatured
"take-off" on the high school faculty
and the undergraduate classes.
The event of the week was Commence
ment which was held at the Opera
House on Wednesday evening. When
the curtain arose at eight fifteen every
available seat in the house was taken
and people were standing IN the isles
and the vesubue The program
opened Win al eiSHI manu- Piai" SSiSS
ton, which was artistlcally rendered
by the NJ esdames Stewart and SherWin
and the Misses Morrison and Holerman
Following the Invocation by the Rev
erend Father MeCabe, uperlntendent
Z. A. Lanning introduced the speaker
of the evening Professor Ira M. De-
Long of the state university who spoke
on the subject "ohoW Me MAN. 1t
was a vigorous and wholesome speech
Among the pictures he focused on the
minds of his hearers was that OF the
despicable pessimist who never sees
any good in life and who seeks to poison
the springs of hope; whose criticism OF
existing institutions is always de-
struetive because he has not enough
good will to offer constructive crlti-
cism, The speaker showed that 1t
0s impossible for youth, bouyant
an1hopeful to be anything but opti-
mistlc. Another striking picture was
the necessity of higher standards in
in the commercial, legislative, judicial
world By reason of broader out
look on life the class was again i'm
pressed with the fact that at higher
standard of ethics in all of the relations
of life was expected of them.
After the presentation of the class