La Junta tribune., 1915-05-29
CoMsaENCEaENT ExERCIsEs.
Closing sceae IN the Drama Of High
School IAfc-Atitiress Of Mrs.
O'Neil IN PreseatinG Diplomas

Never has the stage At the Rourke
presented . more interesting and
pleasing picture than on last Friday
evening when the curtain rose on the
closing scene In the drama Of the
high school life Of the class Of 1915.
At the back Of the stage were group
ed the High School Girls Glee Club
Of forty-three voices. and against
this living background was shown
the class Of rs, forty-two in number.
Sweet girl graduates and eager
youths. with all OF life before them!
No wonder that this picture. 80 Oft
presented, should yet be always new.
Out of very full heart old ''Mac'
spoke the other night when he said.
Il wish you could 90 to the back Of
the theater and look up at that stage.
It's the most beautiful thing ! ever
saw" And beautiful truly Il was.
with the beauty Of youth and hope.
The dreams we had dreamed we read
again In fresh young faces. May they
be realized for you. oh class Of rs.
and may the wishes and prayers that
were yours on Friday evening last
bear real fruition Id the life before
you. Not one but wished you well
In all that assembly-for were you
not our class going out from our
school? "The Herald Of Peace and
''Caliph Of Bagdad" were great. NO
doubt. since they were by Wonder
ley's." but for myself I heard not .
note Of either of them. Merry
June" relieved in some measure
ones pent up feelings ~ We were
able TO compose our thoughts decent
ly for the Invocation by Rev. Felix
Dilly. Following "The Spinning
Chorus" Superintendent Austin In.
troduced Edward h. House. n. g.,
professor Of civil and irrigation en-
gineering. Of the Colorado Agricul-
tural College. whose address. Every
Man." was heard with closest At
seation. Not . syllable vss lost.
and before the speaker had proceed
ed far We knew that be was saying
all the things we would have wished
TO say could voice have been given
TO ~. Nothing could have been
more appropriate than this story Of
Every Man" We doubt II ever
sermon went home" more truly
than did the lesson Of Every Man"
on this occasion. Only from . ma
ture rich In sympathy could have
come messase such ~ the one Prof.
House brought 70 the class Of 'ls.
What Erhsrd Froess does. he does
we'll and heartily. % his presentation
Of the class gift which be made ~
president Of the graduating class.
was NO surprise 70 those who heard
Il. The class gift. an automatic
clock. vas accepted In . neat 70.
spoase BY Vernon b. McCuns Of the
class Of 'ls.
The presentation Of diplomss vas
made By Mrs.. Ellen Guthrie O'Nssl.
secretary Of the high school CON.
mittse. assisted By Principais Nc
Ciiatock asd 0iiksy Of the High
School Preparatory and Commsrcial
department..
The Oise Club sang Hearts -
Light - Air." and the bsnsdiction
vas proaousesd b. Rev. D. ". Dow.
The orchsstsa rssdersd the National
Emblem" asd the commencsmsa
sxercisss were ss an sad.
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O'Nsii spoke II part - follows:
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