The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1914-05-06

at the May sessions, a week from next
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Successful Commencement Exercises.
The senior class of the Tionesta high
school, 1914, celebrated the completion of
the course of study as prescribed by the
board of education and department Of
public instruction, on Friday evening.
May LIST, in the court house. The court
room, which was handsomely decorated
with ferns, evergreens and the class
colors of maroon and blue, was crowded
to its utmost capacity by admiring rela-
tlves and friends.
Promptly on the stroke of eight the
members of the class marched TO their
places to the strains of music furnished
by the Lantz orchestra of Oil City. Each
one of the class acquitted himself or
herself in a manner of which he or she
may justly be proud aud in a way that
does credit to the teachers under whose
direction this exercise was prepared.
Following the invocation by Rev. H..
Lee Dunlavy. and music by the orches-
ira, Miss Erdie Shaffer, a most promis-
ing young lady of Tionests township,
posed as the optimist of the class and de-
pcted the bright side of life on the topic
that Every Cloud Has Silver Lining"
The second performer, Mr.. Forest e.
Wertz, selected as his theme the famous
poet, Robert Louis Stevenson. To quote
from his oration in the words of the fa-
nous author: "To know what you pre-
fer, instead of humbly saying amen to
what the world tells you you ought to
prefer, is to have kept your soul alive"
The third topic on the program was
"Jane Addams of Hull House," which
was discussed by Miss Esther Jameson
of Tionesta Boro. This subject was we'll
discussed in a manner characteristic OF
the performer, amiable, good natured
and with friendly smile to welcome
each event.
"Great Engineering Feats" was dis
cussed by Mr.. Arnold X. Henry, in which
he compared the vast engineering fests
of the past, only to be outrivsled by those
of the present. giving a short description
of Americas latest attempt and success
ful completion of the task which has
brought the east in close communication
with the west.
"There Was Woman In It," was the
theme of Miss Marjorie Carson, who re-
cited the incidents of history which have
made the woman's work famous. She
enlisted the sympathy of the audience
by narrating the achievements of Joan OF
Arc, Florence Nightingale, of Clara Bar
ton and the Red Cross, and of Frances e.
Willard.
Miss Zella Decker followed as the sixth
speaker OF the evening and discussed the
question, "Grandmother' Ways and
Ours" in which she showed the wonder
full progress made by invention which
iightens the load of household drudgery.
Follow the Clean" was the topic OF
the next speaker, Mr.. Linss Ledebur,
who gave a splendid Grafton, quoting
freely from the poets who have voiced
similar sentiments in sublimest thoughts,
The prophecy was given by Miss Edith
Arner, vino told her experience of twenty
years hence in a most humorous manner,
locating each of her classmates in their
chosen work, which their characteristics
in school life indicated. Their vocations
all seemed to be pleasant ones and the
speaker closed in a manner sincere when
she said: "Merely a dream, hear you
say but psychologists say that dreams
are significant, so who can tell but that
my dream may be true omen of my
classmates"
The valedictorian, Mr.. Raymond r.
Mcwilliams, completed the exercises on
the part of the graduates by giving the
farewell speech for the class OF 1914.
After the presentation of diplomas by
Prof. L. z. White, in a short but very
pleasing talk, the class address was de-
livered by Rev. w. S. Mitchell, pastor of
Grace M. Il. church of Oil City. His
subject, "The Life That Wins" bristled
with good points, especially applicable to
the members of the graduating class.
Piof f. W. Gill OF Tidioute, who hap
pened in near the close of the exercises,
was called upon for speech, and in his
usual happy manner gave the class some
excellent advice for their future guild
ance and conduct. The members of this
class were just entering upon their high
school course when Prof. Gill resigned
as principal of our school to accept a
similar position in T,dioute.