The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-05-20

and Paul Logan. The commencement;
address will be delivered by the Rev.
DIR. George B. Vosburs of Denver, and
the. certificates Of graduation viii be
Dresenred BY DE-. Pitt a. Wade; presi.
dent OF the board of education. =
The baccalaureate sermon was de
liveYed at the First Presbyterian
church last Sunday night by the Rev.
]. L. McCreieht. who terminated at the
morning service on that day a highly
popular and successful pastoraee of
the congresation of the United Pres.
byterian church of four years dura-
tion in order 10 enter upon a, course OF
postgraduate study in New York city
and at Princeton university. New Jer-
sey.
The church auditorium was filed to
its capacity on the occasion OF the
baecalaureate address by the friends
of the graduating class and those in
terested in the work and the sermon
was one of the most pleasing practical,
helpful and inspiring of its kind ever
heard in Canon City. Rev. McCreight
based his discourse on a scriptural
text taken from the Book of Exodus,
in which the inspired writer records
the wanderings of the children of Is
rael in their long. wearisome journey
from Egyptian bondage to the prom.
ised Caanan. which was to their imas-
nation land flowing with milk and
honey God in leading these people
from the bondage of the Pharoahs into
freedom and independence. took them
~ al, a . rtrvs~
latent qualities OF courage and man
hood that would enable them to main
tain against their enemies their new
found liberties. They started from
Egypt as weaklings. but in their 40
years of wanderings in the desert le-
veloped characteristics. that enabled
them to finally enter the land of prom
ise as giants.
$50 it is" declared Rev McCreight,
with the growth and evolution of ed
ucation." He declared that there was
no royal road to learning. and that
whatever gains we, make in mental
growth is achieved only by hardship
and effort. True success is not easy.
nor does it come quickly to the most of
US. II is attained only by endeavor
on honesty of aim and purpose Rev.
McCreight embellished his sermon by
numerous illustrations from the lives
of men andwomen. showing that moth
ing worth while can be accomplished
without work, and the realization that
God is supreme and overrules the af
fairs OF men and women for the COM
mon good He admonished the mem
bers of the class TO have high ideals
in life. to live honestly. to recognize
Deity and to remember that they owe
n duty to mankind as well as to them
selves.
The annual class day program will
be presented at the South Canon high
school building tomorrow tTuesday)
afternoon. beginning at 1880 O'Clock,
to which the friends OF the graduates
elect are invited These exercises
will be under the direction of Miss
Edith NJ. Hamilton, and promise to be
OF most delightful character
Miss Cora Clark is president of the
graduating class Miss May Arnold
is vice president and Miss Gretchen
Watcher is secretary and treasurer.
The class motto is Excelsior" and
the class colors are blue and white.
The South Canon high school annual.
Blue and White" most interesting
publication of the kind, has been
printed and will be distributed at the
class day celebration Tuesday after
noon.
The Junior-Senior banquet at the
Strathmore hotel last Saturday night.
inausurating the commencement sea
son. was most delightful event in all