Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-05-26
T. c. 81. S, COMMENCEMENT

for Trego County High School were
held at the High School auditorium
Thursday evening, May 18th The
auditorium was completely filled and
it is too bad that WaKeeney has not
a larger building in which such gath
erngs can be held. The program was
opened by a High School girls chorus
which sang three selections from
s'The Swallow. These were most
excellently rendered and was much
enjoyed by the people of the audi
ence- The invocation was by the Rev.
Heller, of the Presbyterian church
The address to the class of 1921 by
the Rev. W. r. Woodward, of Nc
Cracken, was interesting from start
to finish He opened by paying
high tribute to the integrity and hor-
or of Prof. J. H NiesIey who has
superintended the school for the last
sixteen years and has had consider
able influence in directing the minds
and dispositions of the members of
the class. In addressing the class he
adn1onished them to not get the idea
that the world owes them a living for
the world does not. It only owes
them a chance to make living and it
is up to the person to make the best
of the chances which are offered him.
It is up to him to stake a broad view
of live and not to be controlled by
narrow and contracted ideas. Along
with the planning and studies for the
future love for the beauties of ma
| ture and the handiwork of God should
be given a place for an Individual gets
out of life only the things that he puts
into it. He drew some excellent les
sons from the lives of President
Washington, Lincoln and Roosevelt
From his picture of the lives of these
| men he showed that each individual
owes worthy life to society, to him
self and his own personal interests
| first but think of the cause, the nation
| and of others For that reason alone
men sacrificed their lives during the
| war of 1861 to 65 and many of our
| own boys went into the world war and
| now lie in the cemeteries of France.
! They did not seek personal gain They
went humbly into the war for the
/ good of the cause and died heroes.
| Many of the other walks of life offer
similar privileges. Each generation
| has achieved because it sacrificed and
/ put som ething into the world Christ
came into the world as a man and
| lived among men that he might know
and understand them, and died a hero.
Along with the ideas in the life we
| are to live we must develop individ-
uality- We must be true to ourselves
| and our cause. If the cause is lust
| and we believe in it we should not
stop to consider what the people
might say We should think right
and do right and develop individual
ity- In this development God should
be taken into consideration and kept
there while life shall last for both
nations and individuals who have
neglected or forsaken God have pass
ed out OF existance without leaving
anything for the betterment of man
kind. He closed by wishing Gods
blessing upon the class and bright
happy future for each one of them
The address was filled with wit and
humor and good instruction
Miss Esther Jacobs sang ssJJnde,
the Ewes" from ssThe Swallow" She
has an excellent voice and sang beau
tifulIy
The diplomas were presented by
Prof Nies1ey on behalf of the HIGH
school board. He gave the parents
and patrons of the school some gooc
information regarding the costs OF
the absences for the school term
These cases have cost the taxpayeds
1880 The county pays the expenses
for the entire term of school ane
Il
way to get the benefit of it. His re
marks to the members of the grad
uating class were also very appro
pirate.
= The High School boys double quar-
tette sang two selections, Brother
t hood" and sBuy Low and did excel
ent work receiving hearty applause
{ The audience was dismissed by q ben
5 edlction by Rev. Burkhart
The alumni banquet took plac
after the graduating exercises in tn,
high school gymnasium. About sixtv
: hve members and the faculty beins
: present The address of welcome t.
: the class 1of 1921 was given and re
:. SPONGE made which was followed b,
!. toasts and talks from members o
n others classes and the faculty Afte
( the banquet business meeting wa
: held and the following officers eIecte,
a Tor the ensuing year. Lulu MiIhoIand