The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-06-05
UNION CITY TRAINING
SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT
Best Class of the School. Large
Audience.

The Union City Training School com
mencement was ended with the gradu
ating exercises at Reynolds Theatre las
Friday night. The class appeared in {
program published last week in this
paper. Mr.. 0wnby and number o.
his musicians aided materially in the
entertainment. Probably the most
popular number of the class was Mis-:
Pursley's Gossip, local adaptation
This was in verse and the paper wa.
unique and altogether original. How.
ever, the others were all very fine in.
deed: The Mark of Successful Men, =
by Joel Brevard; Intellectual Pro-
gress, by Elizabeth Alexander; Char.
acter OF Robert E. Lee,' by Fletcher
Tucker; What Them" by Estelle
Wells; The World Needs Men," by
Chester Holloman; Panama Canal
and the South" by Clara Luton; Re-
beIlion of '61," by Fred Key; "Wom-
ans Influence, by Jessie Corum; "On
the Threshold" by Leonard Kerr
Life and Character OF Burns" by Lou
Lou Mott; Labor" by Maxey Moi
fatt. Mr.. Kerr was the valedictorian,
and we want to say that the Training
School has won new laurels in this
class--in its personnel, in its achieve
ments and in its honors.
The audience attending the exercises
was very large and the program Of both
the music and literary productions was
very much enjoyed.
Rev. G. M. Zwingle presented the
medals. He congratulated the class on
having reached the aim of their efforts
and upon the results accomplished. but
to accomplish the real things in life, he
said, we should not forget there is much
left to do. Much has been and much
more there is to be done, and as you go
out in life remember that success is
measured more largely by the faith you
have in yourselves, your faith in God
and in your fellow beings. The medals
were as follows:
Athletic, offered by Bransford & An
drews; Robert Mcconnell. first: Mar
shall Wright, second.
Scholarship, offered by j. p. Yer
hine; Leonard Kerr, 95 Sc; Thos.
Porter, 81 Ills.
Mathematics, offered by Jno. 7.
Thos. Porter, 995 Harold
98.
Grafton. offered by Hon. Seid Wad-
dell; Fred Key, s4 20; Fletcher Tuck
er, SIT.
Essay, offered by Chas. Dietzel Miss
Mary Bird Pursley, 70; Lou Lou Mott,
70.
Best grade above 90 by senior, by d.
P. Caldwell; Leonard Kerr.
The Commencement sermon OF the
Training School was delivered at the
First Christian Church, by the minister,
]. e. Stuart, on Sunday evening, May
"a. The audience filled the large
building almost to its capacity. The
music was inspiring and every way
suited to the occasion. The two quar-
ettes deserve special mention.
The text OF the sermon was taken
rom the third chapter of Philippians
ind thirteenth verse: This one thing
TO-" The speaker said: I'VE have in
his text the admonition of prize win
ler to prize winners. It is a great
hing to win prize in a great contest.
But to win prize that is heavens no.
,lest reward is worth the effort OF the
,est OF our race. Before the Apostles
mind at this time was the cleaning
the struggling contestants,
nd possible prize at the goal. So be-
ore this class of 1914 OF this school is
like course and like prize. Your past
sork has been but preparation for the
ace Of life. They are entering with
many runners and many are there al
eady. The race is by no means easy.
Scar in mind this fact, that he who
wins the prize must fight for it. In
his race you may win or lose. Your
uccess or failure will depend on your
bility, on your preparation. on your
ersonal application to your work, and
n your choice of the prize.