The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-05-09
GROVE SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT
FEATURES WEEK
DR.. Ragsdale's Sermon Was
Beginning Of Week Of
Closing Program.
AZ STUDENTS IN
GRADUATING CLASS
Senior Class Last Night AT
Dixie Concluded The
Commencement.

Goods Message to the Men of To-
day." was the subject of the Com
mencement sermon preached at the
First Methodist Church on Sunday
evening by DR.. T. C. Ragsdale, of
the Tulip Street Methodist Church,
Nashville.
This began the graduating exercis-
es which will close at the Dixie thea
tire on Thursday evening, at which
time DR.. X. c. Davis Of Knapp School
of Country Life, Peabody College,
Nashville, will deliver the Commen-
cement address; and the diplomas
and medals of honor will be award
ed,
A large and interested audience
heard DIR. Ragsdale's inspiring ser
mon on Sunday evening. He chose
his text from the words of the Apos-
tie Paul. "Acquit you like men; be
strong" The one problem Of the
church, the home, the school, said he,
is the making Of character, the maxi
ing of men. 1t was the mission OF Je-
sus.
He said that It was great thing
to be born a man; that man was
greater than all other works Of God,
and that the men--the people were
the greatest thing about any coun-
tryNl atsthe history of the world was
notsA history of rivers, or Of mines,
or 81 industries, ETC., but of the chan
ges of mankind; and that the eyes
of the world were upon America to-
day because Of what God had made
Of US as a people.
"All law and gospel stand for the
making Of men," declared he.
In speaking Of the benefit Of BIZ
ography, the life stories Of great
men, DR.. Ragsdale said that it was
something to follow great human
leaders, and he paid beautiful
tribute to President Wilson, whom
he termed the great prophet of God,
the first great statesman who dared
to stand for justice and right for
all parties, to stand firmly with his
feet on the principles of Jesus Christ
the only foundation for any world
peace, for the cessation of war.
.There was never such time,
such a need for men as today" said
the speaker "In this day Of chaos,
Gods call to men is to see the light
TO be streng' and to do this you must
be strong morally, because that is
where the most of the great men are
weak"
DR.. Ragsdale is an interesting
speaker. His many illustrations
with which the vital points of hrs
sermon were punctuated, stressed up
on his hearers a remembrance OF
what he said that will not soen be
forgotten.
The students essay contest fol
the Barton medal was held at Grove
School on Monday night. The med
al will be awarded the winner or
Thursday night at the Dixie. Fol
lowing is the evenings program:
"Why America Fights Earl Rou
ton.
Piano Solo, Edith Carter.
81 Found Him in the Shining ot
the Stars" Thelma Hastings.
Vocal Solo, Clinton Mathews.
Americas Future in the Air,
Lexie Cole.
..The United States Marines" Ga
ma Cole.
Glass, day exercises at the schoo
on Tus tiornng were clever ant
quite oe=--s Also quite numbel
of people u Sved the bad weather t,
be present at these programs:
Glass History, Lucille Johnson; Eu
logy, Olga Kelly; Piano Solo, Volli
Rudolph; Knocker, Robert Foreman
Ottoman, Rebecca Caldwell; Voca
Solo, Minnie Daniel; Poem, Merl
French; Prophecy, Novella Crutch
field.
The operetta, Miss Cherry Bios
som, at the Dixie Wednesday even
ing, in which all members of the Sc