The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-21
Thirteenth ANNUAL
D. \. S. GRADUATION
EVENT BRILLIANT

The thirteenth annual commence
ment of the Daytona high school held
in the school auditorium. Thursday
evening of this week attracted a large
of relatives and friends of
the graduates and others interested
in the school.
The class day exercises had been
held the afternoon of the preceding
day which shortened the program to
the three honor orations and class ad-
dress, with presentation of the class
and diplomas.
The auditorium was decorated in
the class colors of red and white, and
at the rear of the stage the class
motto, Carpe Diem, was formed of
white flowers on a red background.
Bamboo formed the decoration at the
rear of the stage while at either side
in front were magnificent banks OF
Easter and Gala lilies. On a table
in front of the stage was massed the
beautiful floral gifts to the members
of the graduating class.
Shortly after 500 o'clock the mem
bers of the class of 1915 filed in AMI
took their appointed places on thu
stage. They were accompanied b,
the high school faculty. Miss Mabel t
Rogers. principal. Prof. George Marks
vice-principal, and the Misses Lucil;
S. Mitchell, Adelaide cunningham
and Media Lucas. and also by the loca
school board, W. M. Hankins, Col. C
Nj. Bingham and f. ]. Niver. by DIR
Harvey w. Cox and Rev. DR.. Rober
Mckay and Rev. Holmes S. Right
mire. The members of the class O
1916 entered at the same time am
occupied seats reserved for them il
front of the stage.
/ Following a selection by Prof. Sher
pard's orchestra, which furnishe,
music throughout the evening, tn
invocation was made by Rev. Dl
Robert Mckay, rector of st. Mary
Episcopal church
Then came the salutatorv and ora
ton, America as Future Center q
Culture" by Miss Annie Belle McCle
Ian. Miss Mcclellan called attentio
to Germany as being today the mos
advanced of nations in the art,
science and music. but said that q
the conclusion of the present Euro
pean war Germany, as well as th
other nations engaged, would be s
exhausted by the struggle that +
America would fall the task of n,
vancement along these lines for wear
to come. She gave many interestin
Iacts In connection with her subiee
which she handled with an ease am
knowledge that was convincing. TIL
Grafton brought abundant and heart
applause.
The Grafton, "Our Flag" was abb
delivered by Curtis Gardiner. VIII
traced the changes in the flag fro,
It's origin and through the deyeIo,
ment of the country to the nresar
time, explained the meaning of n.
trlotlsm in its connection with IN
nag and told why the Stars an
Stripes held so high a place not On,
win Americans but in other countrie
all over the world. 1t was a subia,
TO touch the hearts of the listeni,
people who loudly applauded ii
young orator.
The audience was next given
treat IN the excellent rendition h
seymour Hawn of two vocal solo
My Rose of Yesterday and +"
BOWL of Roses which called forth
round of appreciative applause
/ The valedictory and Grafton +
John 3. Milligan followed. the subia,
Oh the Grafton being THE Ne
SOUTH In which the development
the southern states since the and
the civil war to the present time ".
u"eiI upon as most encouragir
feature, while even greater imnrov
ment was still in sight for the son,
: whose many natural resources we,
: holeo. me Grafton gave evidence
patent research and careful prepar