The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-05-10
High School Commencement.


society, and in the opinion of many, the
strongest, intellectually, ever graduated
from the school.
The music was furnished by Coleman's 8
full orchestra Of Titusville, and at 500 p.
m. tha class entered, arranging them
selves in semi-circle amidst the abun-
dant and beautiful decorations of ferns,
palms and Towering plants, with a class
pennant Of 1911 here and there to indicate
that class spirit and patriotism for the T.
FL. S. was not forgotten.
The audience was composed largely of
relatives and friends OF the graduates who
expressed their appreciation and good
will by their close attention and frequent
applause. After music by the orchestra
and invocation by Rev. II. A. Bailey, the
members of the class took their parts and
each was welcomed and the production
approved by a hearty applause. After
the members had performed their parts,
Rev. W. E. Brinkman, of Warren, de-
livered the class address and made a
most striking effect on both class and
audience. The substance of the address
was the responsibility in life and the true
success that was sure to follow honesty,
uprightness and lofty ideals. Mr.. Brink
man made lasting impression on the
audience.
Miss Hazel Clark. gave the first Grafton
on the subject, 1.-The Red Cross Society,""
She spoke of the founding of the society,
its work and aims. She said in part:
"The Red Cross is one of the movements
that cause the settlement of national diff
ficultes by arbitration rather than by
arms. War will never again be attended
with the nameless and needless terrors
aud horrors of the Crimean hospitals.
Christianity has indirect as well as direct
effects and the Red Cross mission in the
world is not only glory to God in the
highest but on earth peace good will to-
ward men.
Miss Clark was followed by Delbert
Decker, who discussed Scientific Farm
ing. He made plea for better education
along scientific lines as follows: "The
human side of the rural life problem is to
make the career of the farmer and of the
farm laborer as attractive and remunera-
tive as corresponding careers in the city.
A farmer must be theoretical as we'll as
practical, and the one reason why the
great business men of today haye gone
ahead, while the farmer has tended 10 lag
behind, is that they are far more willing
to profit by expert and technical know
ledge; in just the same way the farmer
should benefit by the advice of the tech
nical men who haye been trained in
phases of the very work the farmer does"
Miss Margaret Haslet spoke of Julia
Ward Howe as "An American Jewel"
she said: 1.-THE personal power which
made her life so rich is something subtler
than that of the woman given solely to
literature, reform or society. The woman
herself is greater than anything she has
done. The magnetic personality of this
wonderful woman is now lest to the
world, but the influence of her beautiful
life still lives in the hearts and lives OF all
true Americans. Her truth is marching
on"
Aura Foreman next gave most inter-
esting history of the Panama Canal; then
discussed the advantages of this twentieth
Century Triumph. He closed with these
words; THE completion of the Panama
Canal will mark the close of a remarka-
BILE chapter in American history. 1t is
said that perseverance built the pyramids
on Egypts plains, opened a highway
through the watery wilderness of the
Atlantic, leveled the forests of the new
world and reared in its stead community
of states and nations. Perseverance aud
American enthusiasm has cut the Gordian
knot in the canal zone and will complete
one OF the greatest wonders ofthe world"
Miss Janet Jameson then gave an in
teresting Grafton on Irrigation. She said:
1.-THE greatest advantage of irrigation is
not only that it assures moisture regard
less of the weather, but that it is possible
to apply the moisture just when and
where it is needed, For instance on some
cloudless day the strawberry patch looks
thirsty and cries for water through the
language of its leaves, while the sugar
beet Graves only for the sunshine and al
though it may not rain on that day but if
it should, 1t would rain alike on all, on
the strawberry which would be benefited
by it and on the sugar beet which crave
only for the sunshine. Thus by irriga.
ton the farmer is able to send water from
his canal through the furrows which d.
vide the lines of the strawberry plants,
but permis the water to go singing past
his field OF beets."
Parker Flick spoke in most pleasing
manner of the advance of the movement
toward Universal Peace. "The brother.
hood of man is becoming almost uni
versaI. May all voices be lifted together
for the cause of human progress and the
advancement of civilization. If that can
always be followed, law, order, peace and
freedom, which are the common wants of
all the world, will prevail and the cause
of humanity will be far advanced,
Americas Foremost Humorlst, Mark
Twain, was eulogized by Miss Florence
Maxwell. She closed with a quotation
from one of the humorists writings.
Mark Twain said on one occasions: at is
q a iffipult thinU for q man who has az.
quired reputation as a funny man to
have serious thought and put it into
words and be listened to respectfully.
His gospel was the gospel of Joy and
mirth and no matter bow many creeds a
man knows, if one doesn't live to be