The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-02
Or. Charles Baird Mitchell
Delivers Address at
Commencement.

Commencement.
mat instead of vacations and
easy seats the school OF life con-
tains hard knocks, that each is
master of his own destiny and
! that it Is the inner life. the life OF
! service. which counts were pointed
| out last night by the Rev. Charles
Baird Mitchell when he addressed
the graduating class of the East
I, Side High School at the com
j mencement exercises which were
held in the high school auditorium.
I'VE want a conception Of big
things-there is something in hui
man nature that wants large
! things, and we are living in. an age
that demands large things" said
| the Reverend Mr.. Mitchell. sug-
| costing a trip to the seashore. to
the Rockies or Niagara Falls as an
| inspiration for big things.
| The Reverend Mr.. Mitchell con-
| tinued, I'VE are living in a great
| universe. human life is the great
est powers in it and man is bigger
! than the world in which he lives.
| We are put here to be the biggest
things that God Almighty intend
ed US to be-the greatest PROPOSE
| ton he has put us up against IS
I life pity the man or woman who
is not brought to his or her knees
by the fact that he has started
upon a career that is endless.
Education is the master WORD
of civilization. The old astromer
| said, "Give me new eye and
will discover a new world and he
| did No man makes anything new,
| he only discovers the laws of ma
| tkzre. EtviliEation is like a
| museum, the ignorant man reaches
| the lowest shelf, the educated man
reaches a higher shelf and few
men like Luther Burbank stand on
tiptoes and reach the highest
shelf" he continued.
ENGLAND is only our stepmother.
Our love of the beautiful OF
speech, philosophy, writing, paint
| ing and statuary all comes from
| the ancient city of Athens. Per1-
cles and his followers realized the
Importance OF education. Beauti-
full city parks were made In every
four city blocks and here town
! cries proclaimed the news OF the
day; orations were given and cut
tura1 solicitude enjoyed said the
| speaker.
america is lamentably weak"
continued the Reverend Mr.. Nit
chel1. SIN 1910, per cent OF our
| population could neither read or
| write. In 1920. per cent were IL
| Ierate Twenty four and nine tenths
of the American youth sent abroad
could not write a letter home ana
address it in English, for Is per
cent of the American people stop
their education before they are
through the grammar school.
Progress Reviewed.
! propress in education in this
country was illustrated when the
| Reverend Mr. Mitchell pointed
out that 100 years ago the author
tiles were opposed to higher ecu
cation for women and that no"
there are three girls to very boy
in the graduating classes of the
high schools.
The Reverend Mr.. Mitchell con-
i Guided by telling how a number
| of children in New York City had
(! failed in their school work be-
| cause of defective eyeslght and
asked whether or not it is more
! imporatnt to spend the money for
J civic improvement or for the
physical and mental welfare OF the
child.
The graduating class. w. a
Hustead, superintendent OF. the
East Side schools, George H. Cole
bank principal of the East Side
High School, Harry Shaw, presl-
dent of the board of education OF
Union Independent District, the
Rev. w. G.. Ware, pastor OF the
First United Brethren Church and
Stephen VanGilder and q. W.
| Morgan. members of the board OF
education, were seated upon the
| platform with the Reverend MT
Mitchell. The girls in their
simple white frocks, the boys in
conventional black, "a few ferns
aud palms made an altogether at
| tractive picture.
! as follows: :,
..March of the Men of Harlech. :"
Welsh national air. class of 22;
invocation, the Rev. w. G. Ware
Of the First United Brethren
Church.; "Narcisus,' Nevin-Mar-
tel. the Misses Mary LaFollette,
Naomi Walker, Margaret Hess,
| Eva Atha, Emma Stealey. Hazel
10 Arnold, accompanied by Noel
Clelland, violinist; salutatory,
Miss Hazel Bartlett; commence
ment address, DR.. Charles Baird
Mitchell; Told at Twilight,
Huerter, orchestral! valedictory,
Miss Florence Ney; presentation
of class; presentation of diplomas
by Harry Shaw, president of the
board of education of Union In
dependent District and G. H Cole
bank, principal of the school:
sSong of June" w S. johnson,
class of '22: benediction, the Rev.
w. G. Ware.
Honor Students.
| Ten of the diplomas bore nota-
tions telling something of the life
and achievements of their possess
sors and when they were present.
~ r. tho students Mr. Colebank