Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-19
EIGHT RECEIVE Il.
THEIR DIPLOMAS
ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT ExER
cisEs OF AGENCY HIGH
|. SCHOOL ARE HELD.
MANY ORATIONs
Pupils Deliver Excellent Addresses OF
Timely Subjectx Before Large
Crowd in the Methodist
Church.

Agency, May 16 Eight pupils of the
Agency high school received their d.
plomas of graduation Friday evening
in the First Methodist Episcopal
church before large crowd of par
ents and friends. The building was
packed to overflowing with the audi
ence, the auditorium and Sunday
school room being taxed to their ut
most capacity and chairs being placed
in the aisles to accommodate the
crowd. AnIexcellent program was CIV
en- consisting of orations by the grad
yates, music by the Worrell orchestra
from Ottumwa, and a local quartet.
The prelude to the program began at
1880 and for half an hour the orchestra
played while the people were being
seated. Promptly at o'clock the
graduates entered from rear door
and marched down the center aisle of
the church to their places on the plat
form. The pastor of the church, Rev.
NJ. D. Cox and Prof. Ralph H. Kreiner,
superintendent of schools, came first
and they were followed by the grad
yates marching by twos. Each boy
and girl wore the class flower, q pink
rose. Above the platform where the
graduates were seated was suspended
q large banner Of purple with the let
tering in gold, Tonight we launch ;
where shall we anchor" This, their
motto of the class, was carried out In
the class colors and the entire church
was also tastefully decorated In the
purple and gold streamers. The di.
plomas, which were tied with the class
colors were placed on table at one
side of the platform and at the close
of the exercises were presented to the
graduates.
Excellent Program.
Following the invocation given by
Rev. Mr.. Cox, the program proper was
opened by Joe H. Connolly who spoke
on, Industrial Peace" Mr. Connolly
discussed the problem as it has been
before the world for ages and handled
1t from the new and broader standpoint
that obtains today. Mark M. Connolly
then followed with his Grafton on, THE
Meaning of War" He described the
bloody battles and the terrible en-
counters which have marked the
worlds history in warfare. The ques
ton was discussed from social, mora
and industrial standpoint. Miss Wanda
M. Mcdowell told of TRUE Greatness
reviewing the lives and histories Of
many Of the men of the country whose
sole ambition had been to make money
The speaker made an earnest plea fol
something better as goal for which
| life should be lived.
Ernest H. Glenn had as his subject
Americas Mission" and he handled
lit in very creditable manners He
told Of the great need that there i:
now existing for concerted effort ant
cooperation in all classes of work ant
among all classes Of people. Warner
r. Crimes discussed, "A Vision Of tn.
Future" and told in pleasing way o
| the days that are to come when al
problems, social, industrial and mora
will. be satisfactorily adjusted. ITO
night We Cross the Rubicon," was tn.
subject of the grafton chosen by Mis-,
Ina r. Rifle. She compared the cross
ing of the stream by that name in tn,
days of the old Romans with the pass
ing out into future life, the first ste1
| Of which the graduates are now taking
| Miss Ruth e. Wheaton followed Mis-
Rifle and she told Of 1.-THE America,
Girl" The discussion on the idea
woman Of today was very capabl.
handled by Miss Wheaton. Lloyd M
Nye was the last speaker. and he hat
chosen as his subject. Wanted
Man" Mr.. Nye dWelt very successful
" upon the qualities that were needed
| to make up real man; one who coult
measure up to the standards that ar,
being placed for him to rise to.
The membership of the class of 1911
Agency high school is composed OF
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