The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-06-11
GRADUATION IS BUT
THE commencement
OF OUR LIVES
Large Crowd Attends Commencement
Exercises Held on Thursday When
FOrty-twO Receive High
School Diplomas.

High School students and received
from the hands of the President of the
Board of Education their diplomas.
The program was a splendid one and
the six members of the graduation
class who were chosen to make the adj
dresses, did it we'll and presented some
fine thoughts worth the attention of
the audience in attendance.
DR.. ]. H. Samuel, President of the
City Board of Education in present
ing the diplomas to the graduates
said:
While sitting here observing this
class and listening to the girls and
boys, have been pleased to detect the
contagion of the occasion flashing
from the eyes of proud relatives and
friends. Your facial expression clearly
demonstrates your acceptance of their
youthful aspiration; the bouyancy of
the ambitions. also read in your
faces that mystic sign of hope and
faith in their triumphal victory over
life's vexations and difficulties, and
these observations so fill me with kin
dred emotions that It seems the very
air of this auditorium is charged with
the inspiration of the hour.
My friends, you have reason to be
proud of the members of this class and
further reasons for pride in our
schools. Think of the potentially that
is pouring out into the world of prac-
tical affairs from the various high
schools of the land during this month
of June How well they are going to
fill their niche and accomplish the
many and varied tasks that confront,
depends upon their industry. their
ideals and the training the homes and
schools have given. The present de-
mands, as never before, a citizenship
thoroughly acquainted with the funda
mental principles that have made this
nation great; it demands persons filled
with the spirit of service-those who
know how to perform some useful.
definite function and knowing, have
the initiative and industry to see it to
successful conclusion, and above all.
it demands that its youth be stepped in
the spirit of true Americanism. What
is our school doing to meet these de-
mands for 1t is n true saying that
Whatsoever we would have in the ma
ton in the next generation we should
put into the schools of this genera
ton" To begin: through the courses
in history, economics, civics and liter
AZURE our high school supplies that
knowledge of the formation, organiza-
tion and fundamental principles of our
government, so necessary to the form
alton of correct judgments and proper
ideals.
In the classes in current history and
literature our school takes leading
rank. / was surprised to know that
SO copies of the Literary Digest are
studied each week both in history and
English classes. have authority for
stating that Maysville High School
was the first in the State to offer def
mite, daily teaching in current history,
government and literature. Five years
ago the Literary Digest was adopted
for that purpose. pictures were made
of the Digest Glasses" which were
later circulted over the country in a
pamphlet issued from New York. In
fact, all of our courses are designed
to teach the dignity of service and the
necessity for productive labor whether
1t be in the history recitation. the Eng
lish class, the domestic science depart
ment, the typewriting room, or the
wood shop. An intense instance of the
correlation and completeness of the
work given, the history and general
science give the origin and character
istics of various foods; the English de-
partment writes essays, descriptions
and memorize appropriate selections;
the domestic science department gives
instructions in its preparation and
service, and last but not least. the
manual training department makes the
sideboard for its display and dining
chairs and tables for its comfortable
consumption.
And now, members of the class of
1920. comes the hour for which you
have been laboring these four years.
You are now to be presented with the
city's stamp of approval certifying
that you have completed your first
great undertaking. You have achieved
the crown of all honors, a triumph
the greatest generals may envy; for,
II Is a nobler thing to remove the bar
riers of the intellectual life than to ex-
tend the boundaries OF an empire. /
see from my program that there are
rs girls and II boys. Young ladies as
horizons lift and new destinies con-
front us, woman is going to perform
an ever increasing public service TO
society. Since the foudation OF the
| "oIiu' Hah mas hau hoaIly All the
forces on his side. working with him
and for him; his interest has been
stimulated while that OF women has
been abased; he has had the run OF the
I'D and all quickenlng and bright
enlng things while she has sat IN the
AT OPERA HOUSE
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