The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1915-05-21
SCHOOLS
SESSION Is CLOSED
TWELVE ARE GRADUATED
PROF. CUBAGE DELIVERS AD-
DRESS ON "CONQUERING
THE WORLD"


school last night, at interesting ex-
ercises which marked the close of a
successful session. The graduating
class was composed of William Jen-
nings Park, John Isaac McCollum,
Fred Newton McCollum, Graydon At
las Dodson, Harry Rhyme Adams,
James Curtis Landes, William Ste
phen Campbell, Roy Isaac Freeman,
Mary Lucille Conover, Clara Marie
Herrod, Faye Blair and Vashai Fay
Adams.
Fully 600 people attended the ex-
ercises and the order was perfect. A
late train deranged the program some
what, and threatening weather caused
some of the audience to leave before
the program was completed, but a
large crowd remained quietly until
the close.
The feature of the evening was an
address by Prof. J. G. Cubage, head
of the Department of Latin in the
State Normal. Prof. Cubage's SUBJ
Ject was "Conquering the World" His
talk was based upon the divine ad-
monitron in Genesis that man should
nave dominion over the world. Trac-
ing the efforts of men and nations TO
conquer the world through physical
and military force, he concluded that
the real conquest is a scientific one !:
that man is not to subdue man, but is
to have dominion over matter, and
thus to multiply his powers. The in
ventlon of gunpowder, putting the
serf upon an equal footing with the
armored knight, gave man political
freedom; the invention of the COM
pass, enabling him to sail unknown
and uncharted seas, gave him com
mercial freedom, and the invention of
printing put the learning of the ages
into his hands and gave him intel
lectual freedom. The fundamental
and revolutionary discoveries have
been followed by the wonderful tri
jumps of modern science, which is
really conquering the world.
Speaking of the foolish process of
attempting to conquer the world
through physical force, Prof. Cubage
said that in the past 1875 years Eu-
rope has spent 26 billions of dollars
and destroyed five and one-half mil
lions of lives in war. During the
same period, he said, the United
States government has collected "a
billions, of which 19 billions were
spent for war purposes. In 1914 this
country collected 700 millions of
which 500 millions went to war funds
and pensions for former war veter-
ans.
Arkansas part of this vast sum
annually expended in the United
States, Prof. Cubage said, would be
about 10 million dollars. With this
sum 1000 miles of permanent high
ways could be built in the state each
year; or sanitary officer could be
placed in every school district; or
100000 boys and girls could be given
a college education.
William Stephen Campbell was the
class orator and Miss Lucille Con-
over the valedictorian and both ac-
quilted themselves admirably. Some
enjoyable musical numbers were also
rendered. The following report of
the award of prizes is furnished the
Log Cabin Democrat by the editor
of the Public School Notes."
The Hobbs medal for the best pupil
in room l was won by Lera Whitten.
Lera has been on the honor roll every
month in the year and has never been
tardy.
The j. E. Little medal for the best
pupil in room 2 went to Thelma Ruth
Jordan, an excellent pupil.
Frances Simpson captured the O.
O. Florence medal for the best pupil
in room 3. She made SO per cent
in department the first month of the
year, and 100 per cent every other
month. She never made a grade less
than G, and during the year she made
27 G's and 35 E's-a remarkable rec
ord.
The medal by J. w. James for the
best reader in room 4 went to Lois
Crow. Lois is a winner; when she
doesn't get what she wants she makes
the other contestants hustle.
Grady Settler carried off the honors
for room 5. He captured the spelling
prize by ]. J. Livingston. And he
earned it. When Prof. w. N. Jones
drew up the contestants Wednesday
afternoon rs eager spoilers faced
him. At the end of an hour and
fifteen minutes there were IA pupils
still standing. The end came Is min
utes later when Ara Johnson went
down leaving Grady champion of the
field.
There were two winners in room 6.