The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-05-25

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the pupils of the entire high school
department.
Graduating Exercises Monday Night
Of course the eliminating exercis-
es of the commencement. were the
graduating exercises Monday night and
again on this occasion the Temple
: was crowded, and the exercises prov
ed most enjoyable.
A very interesting fact in connec-
ton with this graduation is that the
class of 1917 is the largest class that
has ever been graduated from the
Ocala High School, the class roll be-
| ing as follows:
| Nina Camp, president; Kenneth
MacKay, vice president; Elizabeth
Davis, secretary; Paul Brinson, treas
urer; Sue Moore, Florence Leitner,
Ruth Hardee, Mary Harriet Living
ston Lillian Smith, Frances and Myra
Agnew, Emma Perry, Catherine
Strunk, Annie Shockley, Mae Sykes,
William Fielding, Linn Sanders, James
Liddell, Glyndon Hall, Floyd Cole
man, Charles Savage, Theron Hall
and E. c. Smith, Jr.
Several members of the class have
not yet completed the course, but
will do so during the summer, and
when they have done so will be given
their diplomas.
After music by the orchestra, and
the invocation by Rev. G. A. Ott-
man, Miss Nina Camp, the class pres
ident, in the following charming lit
tie speech, babe a cordial welcome to
the large crowd present as follows:
Address of Welcome
| 1t gives me the greatest pleasure to
welcome you to our commencement
exercises this evening. We are glad
to have you here with us. Your pres
ence assures us that you are really
interested in what we have accom-.
plished and in what we hope to make
of ourselves in future life.
We appreciate your kindness and
thoughtfulness in the past in aiding
us to attain this one higher step, and
we hope that we may all be allowed
to reach even higher steps in the days
to come.
In behalf of the senior class of the
Ocala High School of 1917 wish to
bid you hearty welcome and thank
you for your presence.
By special request, Miss Music Bull
lock, who is just home after a years
absence at musical college, sang a
beautiful number, followed by Com
ing Thro' the Rye as an encore. She
sings beautifully, and her numbers
gave great pleasure.
The folk dances given at the after
noon program, were also repeated
by special request
The high school chorus then sang
Summer Song" after which DR.. Lin
coin Hully, president of Stetson Uni
versity. and the honor guest of the
occasion, addressed the young grad
yates.
When it was known that DR.. Lin
coin Hully's name was to appear on
the program it aroused great expect
ancy for every one knew that a great
mental feast would be spread before
them, for he is as one who stands up
on the mountain tops and catches the
first glints of the rising sun, and like
that orb dispenses warmth and glad
ness to all who come within the magic
of his touch.
DR.. Hully had no written or mem
orized grafton; he had no notes, but
like those who are gifted with true
genius trusted to the inspiration of
the occasion for his theme, and there
was no disappointment, either on his
part or the part of his audience.
! He clothed the most beautiful
thoughts in the most exquisite diction
and expressive language. He ransack-
ed the libraries of poetry and fiction
as the honey-bee gathers pollens and
distills them into sweets. He gather
ed flowers from every source and
wove them into a classic.
He dealt also in homely phrases
and practical illustrations.
The other musical numbers of the
evening were furnished by Floyd Cole
man. who gave a piano solo, and Linn
Sanders, who sang.
Rev. Bunyan Stephens, pastor of
the Baptist church, presented the di-
plomas to the young graduates. His
remarks on this occasion, as they are
at all times, were facetious and appro-
pirate and contained much splendid
advice for these boys and girls, which
| if needed will mean much to them