The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-06-16
And Now Go Out To Take
Up Battles Of Life
4gth Commencement Of Mt.
Vernon High School
Occurs Thursday Morning In
The Auditorium

Forty-four young people completed
the course of study in the Mt Vernon
public schools Thursday morning and
were presented with diplomas by Mr..
Carl N. Lorey, president of the Mt.
| Vernon board of education.
The commencement exercises were
/ held in the High school auditorium,
which was crowded to it's utmost ca
| pacity. Every seat was taken and
many were compelled to stand during
the exercises,
| The large auditorium was hand
somely decorated for the occasion in
streamers of purple and white crepe
| paper, the colors of the class of 1911.
In addition numerous purple and white
pennants were used. Flowers of sum-
mer completed the decorations.
Seated on the stage were Superin-
tendeTft John S. Alan, Principal Win
ans, Prof. F. b. Pearson, who deliv-
cred the class address, members of
the board of education and Rev E. D.
Barnett of the Gay Street NJ. E. church
and DR.. David Francis, pastor of the
Vine Street Church of Christ
AS the members of the graduating
class marched from the class rooms
and took positions on the rostrum,
Scribners trio rendered march,
"Conclave."
Andante Cantabile, Op II, was most
effectively rendered by the Scribner
trio.
The invocation was pronounced by
| DR.. David Francis.
| Selections from "The Bohemian
Girl" by the orchestra followed.
Barcarolle, "The Tales of Hoffman"
1LG. Offenbach) was most delightfully."-
rendered by the High School Glee club
with Mrs. Iva Sproule Baker at the
piano and with violin obligato by Mr..
Walter Scribner.
| Supt. Alan introduced the speaker
of the morning, Prof. F. B. Pearson of
Ohio State University. Prof Pearson
was greeted with much applause. The
speaker is not a stranger to Mt. Yer
non audience. He was one of the in
structors at teachers institute held in
Mt. Vernon in years past and has fire.
quently visited in this city.
Prof. Pearson first spoke of the large
audience and said it was significant of
the fact that great interest was TAX
en- in the public schools of Mt. Ver-
non and in this graduating class. He
stated that SO young people were pro-
NOTED to the High school from the
Wednesday and hoped that in four
years hence, every one out of that
number would be able to stand on the
platform in the High school auditori-
um and receive diplomas.
Prof. Pearson stated that it has
been said that when young persons
graduate and leave the school life that
they go out into the stearn realities
of life. The professor maintained that
some of the stearn realities of life
come in the school days.
The speaker pointed out the fact
J that during the four years that each
s holar has spent in the High school
the teachers and members Of the
board of education have acted upon
the class and now the class will react
upon the community.
Prof. Pearson impressed the fact
that members of the class are going
to express themselves in life. He took
up several illustrations OF this in the
everyday walks of life and said that
it was the impressions received dur
ing the school days that enabled the
graduates to express themselves in
life.
, In closing the speaker pointed out
the fact that these graduates are now
going out into the world to represent
America, Ohio and Mt. Vernon and
{ urged that each may accomplish some
thing in life that they may be credit
. to the country, the state an. the city
The address was filled with excel
lent thoughts and was greatly enjoyed
and appreciated by the graduates and
A audience.
. After a selection by the orchestra
diplomas were presented to the grad
yates by DIR. Carl N. Lorey, president
of the city board of education.
After another selection by the or