The Alaska daily empire., 1914-05-22
JUNEAU STUDENTS
 GET DIPLOMAS

The commencement exercises for tho 1914 graduating class of tho Juneau high school weFe held in Elks' hall last night. The largo auditorium was decorated in the clasa colors of or. ango and blaok and with decorative peunants of other classes ranging from 1908 to 1916. Across tho stage arch there was done in evergreen dec orative letters the class motto-"First Things Pfrsk." ThSre wGs Q very largo attendanee.
 Prof. c. Green. principal of the high school, Prof. R. R. Bell of the high schoOl faculty, Judge J. B. Marshall. Judge R. ". Jennings, and the mem- bcrB of tho class wore seated upon the stage.
 The exercises were opened by the alnging of America by the entire aud ience. Tho invocation was by the Rev. R. c. Blackweli. A vocal solo by Mrs. Fl. F. Growthsr. accompanied by Miss Kempthorne followed. Judge Marsh al then introduced Judge Jennings who delivered tho Commencement Ad- dress. Judge MarshRll presented the diplomas after which the Rev. George E. Renison recited the benediction. and friendB hurried forward with congrat- ulations for tho class members. The class conslsts of tho following: Miss Thelmn NinniB. Miss Nora Museth, Mss Alma sowerby. Charles sabin. Goorgo Nelson and Edward Beattie. The Misses Ninnis and Mnseth arc from Douglas.
 judge Jsn1Ina's AddreSo.
 Tho addre5s of Judge Jennings was c masterly effort and was listened to with absorbing interest by all who were present. The speaker drew abundantly from the thinkers of all ages for material with which to im- press tho lesson sermon. The key. note belnE that they Bhonld be true to themselves.
 They Nere advised to adopt the rule of moderation-the golden mean as taught by Conrucius; to stay the nasty impulse and act on second sober re- flection-not to expresB on opinion without information oh the subject. They were cautioned not to make mon- ey getting the object of life, but to work to some purpose of higher or der. Materlinck's symbolism in the Bluebird furnIShed . vehicle for show Ing that every person iB born for some good purpose and they were told to seek for that purpose and to strive to tulfll 1t. They were admon- ished to take fortune'B buffets and rewards with equal thanks"
 Tho peroation was Q beautiful word picture inspired by Polonius' advice to his son: ITO thine own self be true" With this a . text, Judge Jen- nlngs concluded: 9.fYour head is not yourself; your hand is not yourself; your money Is not yourself; your hate, your anger. your revenge are not your. self. These are but minor details: these arc but the waves on the great sea; theso arc but as clouds In tho deep blue of the bedning sky. Your self Is something different from and greater than all these. Yourself Is your very soul. your spirit which al- ways was and always will be-that inner consciousness, speaking with the still small voice, saying: I am part and parcel of all that was and all that Is, and all that ever shall be. Il am the brother of the sun; am the sister of tho morning star. came from above. out of the nowhere into the where. and in me. in by own be- ing. is the glory and the might and majesty of Q Coda God eternal, ev. erlasting and all-embracing to the very limits of the universe"