The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-05-26
TRAINING SCHOOL
co M M E N CEM M ENT
Large Crowd Hears Baccalaureate
Sermon at Church.

was present last Sunday night at the
Methodist Church to hear the bac-
calaureate sermon by Rev. E. M. Ma
this.
The class of "a came in after the
audience was seated and took the
center front pews. The church was
decorated in the flowers and colors
of the class. Special music for the
occasion had been arranged. The
ministers assisting in the service
were Revs. w. B. Cunningham, e. s.
Baker and D. F. Marlin.
Rev. Mathis text was the latter
part of the 10th verse Of the second
chapter of Revelations, viz: "Be
thou faithful unto death and I will
give thee a crown of life"
'It is no little pleasure" said the
minister, "to be chosen to address the
class" He said, however, that no at
tempt would be made for oratorical
effects, that he would undertake to
set forth the facts in unadorned Eng
lish as conveyed in the text.
The road to success leading out
upon the highway of life must be at
tended by unremitting effort and per-
severance. The crown of life is OBJ
tanned only thru honest effort and
noble purpose. There are many av-
enues of failure. The most common
of these is laziness. Then there is
the lack of courage and the super
ficiality of faulty application. All
of these are diverting and dangerous
to those who seek the crown. The
royal pathway is the only true route
and that route leads to the goal.
Examples were made in the pill
grimagessof Elijah and Paul and the
crossing of the Red Sea. Columbus
was harassed by his men to desist and
turn back, but the crown of his life
was the discovery of a new world
and he was not to be shaken from his
purpose.
The crown comes only to the faith
,, full, and the crown of life must be
for him who is faithful unto the end.
The class roll is as follows:
Nell Louise Corum, valedictorian.
Margaret Turner, salutatorian.
Gladys Dawes, essayist.
Joseph Darrell Jonakin, historian.
Jay Rome Ragsdale, prophet.
Sid Hughes Corum, orator.
Arnold Armstrong.
Clifford Armstrong.
Gertrude Adkison.
Mayme Marie Forester.
James Monroe Foulks.
Austin Jernigan.
Taylor R. Hassey
Seldom Owens.
Kathleen Ophelia Park.
Ollie Atfeld Park.
Obey Roland.
James Laurence Thompson.
I1lIdul hSOudIu lOuu.
Martin Wilson.
COMMERCIAL GRADUATES.
Taylor r. Massey.
Jay Rome Ragsdale.
]. G. Smith.
Leila Mai Spence.
James Laurence Thompson.
Philip Oran Thornton.
Maxine Webster.
Gladys Evelyn Williams.
Martin Wilson.
Gertrude Addison.
Nell Louise Corum.
The following program of exercises
was observed:
Salutatory address, Margaret Tur-
.ner.
Triangle of Progress Edu-
cation, Religion" Gladys DAVIS.
Glass history, Joe Jonakin.
Glass prophecy, Jay Rome Rags
dale.
Inc MONUMENT OIL IHe NdIue,
Sid Corum.
Valedictory, Louise Corum.
Music by Miss LaNelle Marshall,
Mrs Carlton and Mrs. Lee.
Interpretive dancing by Miss
Stones pupils, Louise Posey and An
ME Jackson.
The papers by the class were un-
usually interesting and fine. The
music and dancing were delightful. |
The class address by Hon. L. L.
Fonville, attorney of Jackson, Tenn,
was heard with attentive interest by
the large audience. Mr. .FonviIle was
introduced by classmate, Hon. w. |
E. Hudgins.
The speaker quoted an expression |
from Justice Brandies to the effect |
that the time had come when pleas
ure is no longer found in honest |
work well done. People are engrossed
in musement-iazz, if you please.