Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-12
REV. CHARLES s. MEpeURY, DIES
MONIES PASTOR, DELIVERS
ADDRESS.
LECTURES ON HAVING
PURPOSE IN LIFE
-arse Audience Witnesses Commence
naent Exercises Of Class Of u.s.
Theater Decorated With Class Col
ors-GIee Club. Of the School Sing
Synopsis Of Address.

the high school were graduated at tHe
fortieth annual commencement exer-
cises held at the Odeon Friday night.
Fully as large an audience as saw the
class play filled the theater, which was
PRETTY decorated with the class coll
ors. The supporting posts of the bal
cony and the balcony itself were draped
with blue and white, and large pla-
card with 1915" printed on it, was
suspended from the curtain.
AS the curtain rose the members or
the class were seen seated together
on the stage. with the board or al
rectors, the Speaker, Rev. c. >. Med-
bury. of Des Moines, Rev. c. H. Morris
and Superintendent Aaron Palmer and
Principal w. F. Shirley.
Seniors Who Graduated.
The members who were graduated
and received their diplomas were Pearl
Adams. Grace Andrews Viva Barsalou,
Katherine Benedict, Floy Brooks,
Georgia Carey, Mary Cummings. Ade-
line Dieterich, Fern Flitton. HERNIA
Galloway, Hazel Gordon, Neva Harter,
Alice Havens. Luella Hill, Florence
Jarvis, Pearl Johnson. Ethel kimball,
Anna Larson. Clemewell Lay. Florence
Lee. Lucille Rubee, Katherine McCord,
Lulu Mccormack, Frances McMahon,
Marian Nickel, Maria Miller, Mabel
Parsons, Edna Perry. Hilda Poduska'
Edna Robb, Ada spencer. Emma
Stockman, Eiiese Talbot, Maucc
Thompson. Helen Willard, Maude VIII
son. Beulah Wheeler. Maurice Battin,
Carl Buchwald. WAYNE Cumming,
Harry Gableman, Hobart Kahley. Cole
McCreery. Kenneth Milne. William
Patton, Lee Price, Edgar Putnam
Ralph Pyle. Luther Randall. Kenneth
Rubee. Byron Ruth. Lyle Suter, Fran
els Wilcox, and oscar Tweed
After the invocation by Rev. c. ID.
Norris, who also pronounced the pene-
diction, the boys glee club sang two
selections "A Story of the Tack and
Tommy the Cat" "a Song of Spring
was sung by the girls giee club, with
Alfredo Busch and Luella Hill play
ing violin accompaniment.
Rev. Mr.. Medbury's Address.
Rev. Charles S. Medbury pastor OF
the University Place Church OF Chr,st,
Des Moines, was then presented oy
Superintendent Palmer, and delivered
an address on the subject The Power
o. a Great Program.
| The significance of the word "pro-
gram and the greater significance OF
having one were the main thoughts
/ of Rev. Mr.. Medbury,s we'll del!V cred
and interesting address. He began by
outlining the difference of man win
a program, a definite outline which ne
may work by. and the man who mas
none ut is the same difference as
between the efficient and non efficient
which we hear SO much Of today, de-
clared Rev. Mr. Medbury.
After emphasizing briefly the need
of program, of definite plan Of Work
for everyone, he took up what he des-
ignated as the peril of lack Of pro-
gram Under this heading many con-
crete illustrations were used TO bring
out the strong points which the speaker
made. Lack of a definite and fixed
program allows waste of time, means
and even vital forces, said Rev.
Mr.. Medbury. 1t suggests mediocrity,
it tends to bring satisfaction with low
attainments, it senses failure from the
start and makes feverish efforts at the
last moment only to be crushed in the
end
"A man with 10 program tends to
become sordid and cynical in his at
titude towards the world and towards
ma nkind. He invents ready excuses De-
cause he knows he has no real reasons
for doing anything" was the forceful
way in which Rev. Mr.. Medbury
brought home his closing point in this
topic.
The Power OF Program"
Passing from the negative to the
positive side the speaker outlined con-
cisuly the power of program" the
main subject of his talk. Replete with
! illustrations this portion of his address
was especially thoughtful and striking
! 4 real program, 2 real knowledge OF
what one is going to do commands
| conservation of natural resources, it
prevents waste Careful guarding OF
! comradeshp results with a known pro-
gram, lines Of association are much
more emphatically drawn. Even when
under adverse circumstances man
with program is steadied and helped
to cling to his original purpose, even
| tho he is besieged by many disappont-
ments.
That with the mark already in front
! of one, the sense of attainment is
reached far sooner than when there is
/ no real p1OSIdHl was iiiS SIIllJAdllC dHe
clear way in which the talker brought
out this point. He illustrated this with
examples Of famous men in years past
and in the present day, who having 9
| definite goal, had pressed forward to-
Yards i, never feeling the rehnffs ant
obstacles in their way.
"a real true red blooded program be-
gets unselfishness in every man, nj
matter who that man is nor what HI
does said Rev. Mr.. Medbury. Th'
illustration ot Lincoln and his humilit,
was used here with telling effect. Be
sides humility the speaker asserted thai
inspiration is result Of great pro.
/ gram.
Outlines Great Program.
Il In closing Rev. Mr.. Medbury emu
merated with clearness and power wha
he termed, "the items in a great pro
gram dwelling on each one loni
enough to make it clear to the audi
ence.
Briefly stated the items were as fol
lows: To be physically At. mental,
masterful, morally true, to live com
munity life bigger than ones own bus
mess. and to have ones national rela
tionships stand FOR national expression
in line with the. highest ideals of indi
vidual life. In this connection MI