Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-05-17

their arrangement upon the stage be-
fore the audience. The Wa-Keeney
band played several selections for the
purpose of assembling the crowd and
opening the exercises. This music
was highly appreciated by the many
| who have not had the privilege of
more frequently hearing the band.
/, As the march was played the grad
yates tok their places upon the plat
form. This was followed by the in
vocation by the Rev. Sutton, pastor
of the Methodist church. The High
School chorus then sang a selection
which drew hearty applause from the
audience.
The address to the graduates was
delivered by Mrs. Hattie Moore Nit
chel who took for her subject Three
Times Three" This was indeed an
excellent address and it is to be re-
GREETED that a greater audience could
not have listened to it. She divided
the subject into three parts, yester-
days, todays and tomarrows, and
again divided them into three parts.
Under the division of yesterdays she
discussed the memories, the ambitions
and the margin. The memories of
the, good things over which the chill
dren had travelled during their eight
years of school work in which they
had enjoyed the best of life; the am
bitions, in the day dreams of which
the child can see it's self in the fut-
ure as grown man or woman max
ing of himself or herself the thing
they had hoped to be, and the mar
gin,. the things which are left The
good or bad which is woven into the
character and which has become a
part of the individual and enters into
the construction of character Our
todays are governed by our lips, our
life and love. By our lips we tell unto
others the things that are in the mind
and they help give to US either an
agreeable or disagreeable personality.
The lips are a outlet to are character
and what we say gives others an in
sight to our minds and tells them
whether our thoughts turn toward the
good or bad things of life. The love
in the life tells whether we are will
ing to forgive others for the same
faults ando ffenses which we our
self have, orw neither through lack of
love we will condemn them. Love can.
not be purchased with money but it
can give. to the character a person
ality and disposition which will make
US a desired friend and associate of
all, and will build US a monument,
greater and more lasting than that
which can be built by any amount of
wealth or fame. In our tomorrows
lies the elimination of all our hopes
and ambitions of our yesterdays and
todays and as we face tomorrow duty
is the first thing we see. There are
many things which we do, not be-
cause we like to do them, but because
they are our udty. Duty is the first
division of our tornorTows and drudg-
cry is the second. We can make
drudgery Of anything our duty calls
US to do if we so desire, or we can
turn smiling face toward our duty
and with sweet devotion make of it
a pleasure. Devotion is the last part
of our tomarrows. Devotions mark
our faithfulness to duty and is inter-
locked with that little word love and
IS aptly illustrated by a mother in
her devotion to her little ones which
hold her to them no matter what may
happen or how far they may be sep
aratd from her. Devotion to the pos
ition one holds in life also marks that
person for promotion and advance
ment whenever the opportunity may
be presented.
At the close of the address an ex-
cellent musical selection was render
ed on two pianos by four young lad
les under the direction of Mrs
Chas. Steinberger. The diplomas were
then presented to the graduates by
Prof. j. H. Neisley of Trego County
High Schol who made few very ap-
propriate remarks adressed especially
to the graduates.
The people arose and sang the Star
| Spangled Banner and never before
has the anthan been sung with great
er enthusiasm by the people of Trego
County. While they remained stand
| ing the benediction was pronounced
by Rev. Thompson of the Baptist
church
The class play, by the graduating
clas of Trego County High School,
sHicks at College, was given Tuesday
night at the High School auditorium
and was attended by a large crowd
who were well pleased by the able