Putnam patriot., 1921-06-24
Graduation Festivities Over
Except For Dance TOnight
PUTNAM HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS RECEIVE DIPLOMAS AT
EXERCISES HELD LAST EVENING DR.
WILLARD SCOTT is SPEAKER
Father Bedard Gives Gold Medals To Students
School In ST. Mary's

auditorium of the high school We'd
nesday afternoon to witness the class
day exercises. The program was Sc
lection, orchestra; welcome, Francis
Murphy. class president; class history.
Alfred Barber; Come Out Into the
Sunshine" by Herbert, Misses Thomp.
son and Roisoneau and Messrs. Dur
and and Ash; class will. Norman Ash;
Roman War Hymn" by Wagner,
class; class prophecy. Wilhelmina
Frost; "one, Two, Three. Four" A la
Media, Messrs. Durand, Child, Han
ley and Ash; souvenirs, Helen Phil
lips, Dorothy Rouse; presentation of
class gift. Francis Murphy. class pres
ident; "Auld Lang Syne," by Burns,
class; Ivy Grafton, Olive Baker;
planting of ivy, class of 1921
The gift from the senior class to
the school was a framed picture. Oral
Tradition, which is the second in a
series of pictures depicting the eyolu-
ton of book making The first pic
ture in this series is already owned
by the school.
The junior class presented to the
seniors small model Of the trade
school shed on which were painted
this spring the class numerals Of the
seniors and for which deed the seniors
were accused.
Tuesday Afternoon the school picnic
was held at Roseland Park, with prae-
tieally the entire student body in at
tendance The seniors took prelim-
mary trip 10 Squaw Rock.
Bacealaureate Service
About $50 persons attended the
Baccalaureate service Sunday night
and filled to capacity the Congrega-
tioaal church where the exercises
were held. The pupils of the high
school filed slowly into the church,
with the seniors leading and the 9TH
err classes entering in their respective
order. Sydney Hayward acted as
marshal.
The program was as follows: Pro.
cessional. 80 God, Our Help In Ages
Past; invocation, Rev. S. j. A. Rock
responsive reading. Rev. Boynton
Merrill: anthem, Trust In the Lord, .
Handel, by choir; scripture reading,
Rev. S. j. A. Rock; prayer, Rev.
Boynton Merrill; response, Hear Us,
o Father" Knight, by choir: address,
1.-The Worth While In Life Rev.
John Calder Stoddard; benedietion
occasional hymn, America the Beau
tiful."
IF you wish for the eternal things
of life, seek first the kingdom of
Cod" said Mr.. Stoddard in his ad-
dress. "And by seeking the kingdom.
Of God | mean seeking to have the
kingdom of God a part of self, that
is, obeying the wishes of God as set
forth in the Bible.
Mr.. Stoddard outlined certain
things which man or woman would
''let 90 Of" if he sought the kingdom
of God. Among these he enumerated
Pretense. Worry and Selfishness. But
he added that the best rule to go by
in wedding out the bad habits was 10
leave out all things which did not
build for eternal life.
The things which were mentioned
as being well to lay hold on were
Time. its proper utilization; Work,
hard plodding Work; Love-the max
ing Of other people happy; Friend
ships. both the old and the new; and
a thoroughgoing Faith. which will en-
brace God and man. The eternal
things. he said, are the things which
live.
In closing Mr.. Stoddard impiored
the graduates not to. forget their par
ents. Don't forget the ones that
have loved US, and do for them in their
helplessness what they have done for
us in our helplessness, he said.
Tonight the senior reception VIII
be held in Union hall.