The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-05-28
PPttj65tiiC SCHOOL EXERCISES
GRADUATION LAST WEEK
Commencement Over and Teachers
Taking Vacation.

The graduating class of the senior
high school. Public Schools of Union
City, took place last week on Thurs
day night under the most favorable
auspices at Reynolds Theatre.
The class of twenty was seated in
a semi-circle on the front of the
stage. In the center Governor Rob-
erts, the speaker of the evening, SUI
perintendent Ranck and ]. L. Fry
were seated. Back of the class was
the faculty of the school and MEM
bers of the Board of Education, May
or Pittman and Capt. Andrews.
First there was the song, "Ameri-
Ca" by the entire house, then an
invocation by Rev. Clark. Miss
Nellie Dahnke was the salutatorian,
reading splendid paper in man
ner distinctly charming and impress
i've. The school chorus. was heard in
a song, Welcome Sweet Spring
time"
Then came the address by Gov
erhor Roberts, universally proclaimed
one of the strongest and at the same
time one of the plainest and most
practical ever made here along the
same lines. Governor Roberts was
introduced by Mr.. Fry, who paid
him very high compliment as a
citizen and executive Of the State,
Governor Roberts was looking ex-
tremely well. He eulogized our
school system as one of the best. Be-
ginning the address Governor Rob-
erts referred to the occasion called
commencement, which seemed to him
years ago when he was in school to
be incorrectly named. But after
thirty-one years experience in life he
realized how true the fact that it
was really commencement. Here we
are standing where life really be-
gins.
To-day we are living in new
world. In the past decade events
have been crowded into the world at
rate equal in Importance to those
of period of two thousand years
beforehand. So everyone has larger
work to do. therefore admonish
you not to stop where you are but
to make up your minds that life is
real, life is earnest, and to make the
most of the time allotted to you.
Make up your mind what you are
going to. do and do that thing with
all your strength and purpose. The
first thing in the determination of
your life is your attitude towards |
Deity. The sooner we realize that |
God rules the universe the better |
We cannot succeed without a power
full influence, and there is none on
earth SO sure and safe as the Rock
of Ages. We must consecrate and
dedicate ourselves to the service of
our country. That is the duty of
every good citizen. Remember that
any honest toll is entirely honorable
and in this age thank God that the
laborer is just as good as the doctor,
the lawyer, the tradesman. Do the
thing you are qualified to do and
when you have made up your mind
what that thing is then commit your
self irrevocably to that work. Genius
IS practically nothing but hard work.
There is very little difference in men
and women. We are all given a
normal amount of brains. To suc-
iced it takes grit, energy, courage
ind above all hard work. Anyone
If this class of twenty" says the
Governor, "who is too good to work I
S doomed to failure. Do what your (
lands find to do. Pillow, MANNER. {
wash dishes. The great national af- {
fiction of to-day is that people are
rying to live without work. They {
re filing the movie shows and
eeking pleasure everywhere. They
re travelling the shortest route to G
allure. You young folks have got I
o correct this condition OF thu lgs {
nd my advice to you is when you I
o out next week go to work. It
We are facing short wheat crop @
nd the danger % shortage in food. t
his danger is threatening if weI t
ont slow down and go 10 work. 7
We are not only seeking pleasure I
lone but we are guilty of the most a
lnful extravaganza. How many of
s are trying to use economy and U
t
The Governor here related an in o
lance of his young manhood when c
e was offered an opportunity to buy
little farm. He did not see how it k
ould be done, but he was advised to v
lake the effort, and that advice had a
cen a great benefit to him. It had
thrift and economy. You g
ont make mistake to go in debt b
! huv A little hOma We must nm "