The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-07-05
HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT
Held at the M. E. Church Friday
Evening is an Interest
ing Event

The high school commencement exer-
cises held in the M. +. church Friday
evening were well attended and an in
structive and interesting program was
presented. The graduating class walk.
ing to the music of the commencement
march and led by Professors Thompson
and Fetter took their places upon the
rostrum. Following the invocation,
Miss Marjorie Meade read an essay in
which she showed how past peace
was gained by bloodshed; by one ma
tion DESTROYING the other and how the
old method is gradually giving way tc
the more humane method of settling
national differences-arb arbitration.
Miss Lysle Rushby then read very
instructive paper on the passing Of
Diaz, treating of his rise from a revo-
lutionist to tnat of Mexico's chief ex.
ecutive. Miss Rushby stated that
Diaz' failure to comprehend the trend
of events in his country was due to ad.
vancing years and the facr that he
lived in the past.
Ira Kent, the only boy graduate
gave an interesting account of this
county's past, confning the essay to
Churchill county history, closing with
an eloquent tribute to the substantial
things that presage greater Fallon
md Chuvch;ll courty
Professor Fetter then spoke of the
school, of and to the graduating class.
He compared the disadvantages to the
advantages of an education; he proved
quite logically that the disadvantages
are insignificant when measured with
the advantages) that the training of
the bright boy or girl is one of the best
investments obtainable. He closed
with well chosen words of counsel and
advice.
Professor R. C. Thompson, of the
state university faculty, delivered the
principal address of the evening, choos-
ing as his theme "A Knight of the
Twentieth Century" Professor Thomp-
son brought out, in beautiful language,
the principles of knighthood, which he
said were unchanged from the middle
ages to the present time. He is very
able, forceful and pleasing speaker.
In the absence of the superintendent
of public instruction, Professor Thomp-
son presented the class diplomas. In
his presentation speech, he told the
story of parents who by toll and self
sacrifice had sent their son through
college. After much persuasion they
attended the commencement exercises.
At the conclusion of the sons orator
ical effort, the father was almost over
come with joy and turning to his wife
said, MARY, this is the beet crop the
old farm ever produced Professor
Thompson applied the words of the old
farmer to the present years high
school graduating class and said it was
the best crop the county had ever pro
duced.
The piano solos by Mr.. Frank Jones
and the vocal solos by Mrs. L. N.
French were excellent. A visitor who
had attended commencements at half a
dozen places in the state said: 81 dc
not think there is another town that
could duplicate your musical program. -
Professor Fetter has had charge of
many commencements but never before
was he able to gather together such
an excellent musical program. Ger
tainly, those present Friday evening
were favored with an evenings enter
tainment rare in any section.
This paper has no hesitancy in COM
mending the county high school faculty
for its excellent work during the year
just closed, and to Professor Fetter
particularly, as the schools head, is
praise due. He has labored hard and
consciertiously.