Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1919-06-03
SCHOOL COMES TO CLOSE
Junior Class Play Tuesday Night Al
Majestic Theatre Witnessed
BY a Large Audience
Dr. Boyd. Widely Known Edueatof.
Delivers Splendid Address--Prof.
Hopkins Delivers Diplomas

AS The Graphic went to press last
week, the people Of Deming were in
the midst Of the closing exercises Of
the smost successful school year in
the history Of its public schools.
Tuesday evening the Sth grade class
Of the grammar school presented the
play, Gloria Crucis," the cast Of
which appeared in our last issue, in a
manner that captivated the large au-
dience that filed the Majestic the
atre. At the close Of the play, Su-
perintendent Mahan presented diplo-
mas TO the twenty-nine members OF
the class whose names were given
last week
On Wednesday evening the Majes-
tic theatre vas filled again 20 honor
the fine graduating class and hear DIR.
Boyd, who delivered the class address.
The program for the evening was as
follows:
March "The Spirit of independence"
High School Orchestra
Invocation Rev. X. l.. Houlder
Music, Rose in the Bud"
----------D Dorothy Foster
High School Girls Orchestra
Glass Address
1.-THE Next Quarter Of a Century"
DR.. David R. Boyd
President University Of N. NJ
Music, Morning" Victor Harris
High School Girls Glee Club
Valedictory Address Susie McDougal
Music, Zone Fleeting Hour"
---.---~--------- Dorothy Lee
High School Orchestra
Presentation Of Diplomas
-----------------L. p. Hopkins
Principal Deming High School
Benediction----R Rev. W. c. Childress
The Next Quarter of a Century"
was pictured by DR.. Boyd as likely to
reveal changes in the world no less
startling than had been the wonderful
things which had developed in the
past fifty years, and congratulated
the graduating class that it was given
TO them to live in the greatest period
Of development the world had ever
seen. He stated that two worlds were
embodied in the life of every indi-
vidual-each having to deal with mind
and matter.
I'VE spend our lives in two worlds,
the outer or material world, and the
inner or spiritual world. In the outer
world we encounter the material
things Of existence, force, form, color,
but it is only by the development of
our spiritual side that we can be en-
abled to control these forces and
attain success. The elements of the
inner world, knowledge, thought,
spirit, are infinitely greater than
those Of the outer world, and we must
train for success in the inner world
by thinking clean thoughts, by train
ing our wills and emotions to direct
the affairs of the outer world. Moth
ing in the outer world is perfect. The
artist lives in the hope of some day
painting a perfect face. We live in a
world Of imperfections, but in our
inner lives we can live and think per-
fection and use il as basis for our
progress toward higher things. II
life did not offer us this opportunity
to strive for perfection we would sink
to the level of the beasts of the field,
but II is this very striving for perfec-
tion that helps us to grow and de-
velop and to improve the world in
which we live. As the spiritual train
ing is the greatest asset in the for
nation Of our characters and in the
development Of the race and the ma
tion, il must not be left to chance
but must be carefully tended, so that
IL may come to its fullest flower and
bring the greatest good to the world"
The graduating class, as they arose
on the stage to listen TO a short adj
dress by Prof. Hopkins and receive
their diplomas, made a fine appear
ance, and as each one stepped forward
and received a diploma the audience
cheered heartily.
The benediction was then pro-
nounced and the school year 1918
1919 passed into history.
There are no war prices in our
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