Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-06-17

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entertained. President Homan has
an attractive personality and his ad-
dress overfowed with sound ideas
and was fruitful with wholesome ad-
vice useful to the graduates and ca
pable Of beneficial assimilation bv all
who heard them.
Salutatory Address.
1t was 8:;3j O'Clock when. to the
strains Of a march the graduates and
others who were TO occupy seats on
the platform, entered the room. and
Immediately they had taken seats. c.
c. Curtis, Of the Dallas Christian
church delivered the invocation. Miss
Josephine Leubke, rendered a piano
solo "Thine Own" in a manner that
showed intimate acquaintanceship
with the instrument and the intra-
cies Of the difficult selection. Miss
Leubke Is fast perfecting herself in
music and Is now recognized as one
of the most accomplished soloists in
the city.
For her salutatory address, Miss
Lena Skersies chose for her subject
the broad one, For Humanity.
Never for Fame" in which she
brought forward the thought that the
sacrifice of time, money and personal
Liberties made by some of the most
noted characters of past and modern
times, has been done for the good
Of humanity, to alleviate human suf-
fering, rather than to gain fame for
themselves. She cited the example
1f Florence Nightingale who left her
comfortable home in England and
to the wounded during the
trmean war, and that of Clara Bar
on, founder of the Red Cross So
.lety, as examples Of this position. |
The speaker called attention to the
work done by Miss Barton during the
lvil war; and in after wears. as a
sacrifice for the good of
The address was deliver
d IN a well modulated voice and
1ade a very favorable impression
pom the audience.
In pleasing soprano Miss Claudia
'rown sang "Perfect Day. in
lanner that won the hearts Of the
udience. In strong contrast to the
ocal selections often heard in pub
c, every word was distinctly enun-
ated and the audience were thus
to learn the beautiful SEN
ment Of the song.
Valedictory, Strong Address.
One Of the most interesting vale
ctory addresses ever heard ON any
platform, was that
.livered by Loren Butler. The
eme Resistance of Obstacles"
as treated in manner that clearly
owed much thought and careful
search. The address teemed with
lglnal ideas and sound argument
ID, If followed, would make the
'rld much brighter for unfortunate
d easily discouraged people. The
ledlctoran declared that obstacles
ccessfully overcome might prove
be pathways to the greatest
lievement. Three of the greatest
Stacles met in life are poverty. de-
1t and criticism but the speaker -
owed how real worth would tri- -
ph over all Of them and cited ey- CO.
pies to prove his contention. He les
erted that, only by preparation va
l education, could the individual tie
himself to overcome obstacles and bIi
d an appropriate illustration re-
ding the fate of two acorns to de,
phasize this truth: Two acorns eve
re planted-one fell on an expos- sci
hillside and another in the midst tha
a dense forest. As the time went cor
the tree on the hillside grew and. yea
1t grew, its roots stretched out. an,
KING every possible sustenance and of
myth which the soil and the rocky of
dltlons permitted. In time il int,
" into a great and sturdy tree. cor
V prepared, by reasons of its sen
ggles, which had made it strong. tina
meet the heavy blasts of the storm. viii
when the storm came, and the ed
'e winds assailed it. it stood firm
strong, and the passing of the r
IS found 1t even stronger than ~,
ne. 1t had been prepared for the tbaI
!. But the acorn in the forest t,,r. 40
' up slim and slender sapling. u.or
'ootS were shallow and its growth tio,
such that when the storm came. tLar
III with the others because it was u
prepared to meet the supreme III;
The speaker made a plea for .i;g '
4 politics, and improved social 1a,f