The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-05-29
U. C. HIGH SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT
Class Of Sixteen Graduate With
High Honors.

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their diplomas.
The stage was decorated with school
colors The two boxes were occupied
by the Juniors, who are to make up the
class Of 1915.
Invocation was offered by Rev. w.
w. Armstrong, and then Mr.. Mute
made some explanatory remarks. In
these remarks, he stated he wanted to
correct misapprehension existing in
some quarters. Mr.. Mute said that he
believed in,the existence Of God, the
Supreme Being, the authenticity Of the
Bible and its teachings. We presume
he intended to include his faith in the
creation Of the world as recorded in the
Bible. and the Holy Trinity, as these
are embraced in the teachings OF the
Bible. Mr.. Mute stated further that he
was not responsible for the finances Of
the school, that this should be placed,
where it rests, upon the Board Of Edu-
cation. The Board OF Education, he
added, fixes the salaries OF the teach
ers. Mr.. Mute said that il be should
lose his position with the schools he
would still remain citizen OF Union
City. This is his home, he said, and
here he had met more friends than at
any other place. He owned his home
and nobody could take that from him.
Rev. Armstrong kindly consented to
make the class address, the State Super
intendent OF Public Instruction being
absent. Taking up bis subject be SAID
that upon the young men and young
women depended our future. After the
age Of thirty years is reached men and
women are not so susceptible to change.
Therefore youth is the formation period
OF character. We are all making an
investment. Consciously or unconsci-
ously, we are shaping our ends. Shall.
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we make this investment for broader
and better field Of usefulness, or shall
we invest in harvest Of regret. We
are given our youth, our health, strength
and opportunities, what shall we give in
return? What also is due from us as
Christians? What do we owe to the
community and to the church? Shall
we make good investment or bad
investment We are bound to make
one or the other. God requires us to
make a return from our talents. We
are expected to give an account Of our
stewardship. What shall we do with itY
The time spent in frivolity-in sensual
ities-does not contribute to the strength
of character. Rev. Armstrong said that
be had no respect for the dude or the
dudine. They are doing nothing that
will contribute to the mental physical
and moral strength OF the human race.
They are making poor investment.
He said that he had known men who
thought more OF their horses, cattle and
hogs than they did Of their children.
We should pay more attention to our
children. They need more OF our help. |
We should direct their minds to the
making of good investments, to the
building Of character and to the maxi
ing OF good men and good women. We
should show young men and women
the way to happiness. The preacher
referred to his own life. and said that if
some one had only shown him the way
in time. But the prayer did come at
late hour and be thanked God for that
prayer. A lesson was drawn from ma
ture--from the flowers and the grass
God gave them to the world, and in re,
turn they are giving back OF their fruit
age. We should also give back in re-
turn for the blessings which have been
given to us. To the class the speaker
addressed himself, urging upon them
the importance Of good investment.
You have been given many good things
what will you give in return9 He con-
graduated the Superintendent upon the
class and its attainments. He said that
Union City had the best school be had
ever known Of. The class is good
one, but it should be five times as large
and could be il the proper efforts we're
made in behalf Of our schools.
The salutatory WAS by Edwin Rogers
and the valedictory by Miss May Nc
clanahan. Hon. F. j. Smith presented
he diplomas with an essay on truth that
vas indeed classic within itself.
The class is as follows: May McClan-
.han, Guarner Gray, Louise Adams.