Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-05-25
GRADUATING CLASS OF
'2i RECEIVE DIPLOMAS

Ashland turned out en-masse as 7
clty Yesterday evening TO approV'
with pride the graduation of AZ high
school students who received di'
plomas at the commencement exer-
cises held at the Armory. The audi
ence. which filled the Armory beyond
its seating capacity, viewed the pre-
sentatlon of the diplomas over bar
ricade of the fairest flowers tina;
Oregon grows, heaped on the stage
in such profusion that fully hali
hour was consumed in distributing
them to the girl graduates. The
girls, comprising 35 members of the
class. were dressed in white. The
crowds began arriving at the Arm
ory at about 1880 o'clock. By SD
o'clock the hall was filled to over
flowing, numbers being forced TO
stand during the exercises. In spite
of this fact 1t was noticeable that
there was no early leayetaking dur
ing the program. The interior OF the
Armory was decorated with long
streamers OF lemon and gold. the
class colors, which hung from the
ceiling in fan like fashion reaching
into every corner of the large hall.
The musical program was supple
by the high school orchestra and
glee club. The unison OF the soprano
voices of the glee club members, all
girls, showed evidence of thorough
preparation for the event.
After the invocation by Rev. c. F.
Koehler, Mingus Aitken delivered
the class prophecy which was de-
tailed account OF the supposed
whereabouts and activities OF men,
bers of 1921 at a later date. The
spicy humor OF the prophecy did
credit to its author.
The speaker of the evening was
]. A. Churchill. state superintend-
ent OF schools. The local high school
extended an invitation to Mr..
Churchill three months ago 70 at
tend THE commencement exercises
in this city. Mr.. Churchill follows
the custom OF accepting the first in
vitatlons extended him during the
year regardless OF the size OF the
school. Pursuant to that custom
he will speak at Applegate this week
where there is a graduating class Of
two students.
In his speech, Mr.. Churchill made
two points which he held paramount
In the guidance OF the high school
graduates after school life. They
were the formulation of life phi
losophy and the maintainance of q
national ideal of education of the
masses for the preservatino OF our
liberty" He dwelt on the impor-
tance OF the public school system as
the bulwark OF the nations defense
which would serve as a shield from
the toll OF ignorance and attendant
evils. The curtallment OF the ex-
penses on our school system, Mr..
Churchill pointed out. was absurd
because II weakened our strongest
forte OF protection. The remark was
greeted with great applause from the
audience. lie impressed upon the
students the Importance OF their
for later life, not on the
basis OF acquiring knowledge only
but the attainment OF life philos- |
ophy as the result of education and
learning. The earnestness and elo-
quence OF the state superintendent
carried the Interest OF the audience
with him to the end OF his speech.
Mr.. Churchill concluded by stating
that the public school system of Ash
land was second to none in the
state. He made the same state
ment later in the evening to a It'd.
ings representative Mr.. Churchill. |
in an interview, eomplImented the
local high school and stated that In
point of organization and accom-
plished work. the Ashland school sys-
lem was without a peer in the state.
The presentation OF diplomas was
made by Dr. G. W. Gregg who made
! speech in which he urged the grad
iates to be 100 per cent efficient In
heir life work. He spoke on the
YORK OF the high school. compliment
d on its achievements and voiced
he city's pride in the high school
graduation class OF this year.
In brief form the salient points
nd paramount issues OF the speech
nade by Mr.. Churchill are given in
be following quotations:
AT the western end OF Chieago's
Iidway Plaisance stands dorado
aftes fountain OF time. erected TO
100 years OF peace
etEeen the English speaking na-