The Clio messenger., 1916-06-30
COMMENCEMENT
HONOR TO SCHOOL
ESSAYS AND ORATIONS WERE UN.
USUALLY CREOITABLE
Address by DR.. c o. Hoyt was an Flo
.quent and Inspiring Testimonial to
High Ideals

Commencement exercises for the
class of 1916 were marked on both class
day and commencement evenings by
crowds that packed the spacious Aud
itorium to the doors while many were
obliged to stand during the completion
of the programs. The class of 1916, the
largest ever graduated from Clio High
School, was composed of the following
members: Annah Habkirk, Helen Doyle,
J. K. Frost, Elsie Field, Clarion Reed,
Cecille Richardson. Eleanor Acheson,
Earl Maltby. Gerneth Frost. Beatrice
Palmer, Mabel Parker, Eva Scott,
Simon Close, Floyd Collins and Florence
Richardson.
Class Officers-Beatrice Palmer, Pres
ident; Earl Maltby, Vice President;
Helen DOYLE, Secretary; Gerneth Frost,
Treasurer
Class Motto-"Nihil Sine Lahore
Glass Colors, Green and Gold, Class
Flower. Yellow Rose.
The entire class day program, which
was participated in by every member of
the class, was splendid throughout. The
opening march was played by Mrs. E.
C. c.. Benson and Rev. G. w. Greene
delivered an impressive and appropriate
invocation. The salutatory by Gerneth
Frost was graceful and altogether de-
| lightful effort. Clarion Reed, in his
essay 'The Man at the Gate" gave a
forceful and understanding exposition
of the duties of our nation toward the
foreigner who comes to make his home
among us and assume the duties of
American citizenship. Beatrice Palmer
and Elsie Field collaborated in the class
history, which was extremely well done,
and proved very amusing to the boys
and girls of the class. Eva Scott, in
her essay on Submarine Warfare,
gave evidence of very thorough
knowledge of current history, as re-
CARDS the emp loyment of the submarine
in warfare, and her philosophy as to
the paramount rights of humanity and
civilization over the barbaric forces of
war and destruction was splendid. j.
X. Frost gave the occasion just the
proper amount of spice in his giftatory,
wherein the mental inclinations of his
classmates was wittily and understand
ingly portrayed and each one received an
appropriate gift. American Ideals.
was the subject of an essay by Mabel
Parker, who handled her subject, as re-
CARDS both thought and diction, in a
manner that won the admiration of her
audience. The Misses Annah Habkirk
and Helen Doyle collaborated in the
class prophecy. The scene of their
meeting was laid in period supposed
ly twenty years hence, when one had
alighted from an ercplane and the
other from an automobile in Clio, which
at that time it was assumed had grown
to be city of 10000 people. The en-
suing visit revealed their prophecy re-
garding each of the members of the
class. Miss Cecille Richardson gave an
essay on Character" which was fine
effort in every way. The class will by
Simon Close disposed in humorous
manner of all sorts things and ideas which
had been the common property of the
class during their years of association as
schoolmates. Culture and Service"
was the subject of very fine essay by
Miss Eleanor Acheson, who eloquently
advocated the words of her subject as
constituting the finest ideal to which
human life may be dedicated. Florence
Richardson gave the class poem, which
was very clever, and touched the prom
inent traits in the characters of each
of her associates in the most amusing
way. The valedictory by Earl Maltby
having for its subject the class motto,
"Nihil Sine Lahore" nothing without
labor-was very fine Grafton and
elected hearty applause from the aud
ience. The class song, by Floyd Collins,
| was the closing number on the program
and was followed by the benediction by
Rev. E. c. C. Benson.
The class of 1916 is composed of
a splendid company of young men and
women, who are distinct credit to
Clio and her schools and The Messenger
begs leave to congratulate them and
wish for them every possible success in
the further activities of life which they
are soon to undertake.