The Holly chieftain., 1923-05-31
coMMENcEMENr EXERCISES

The Graduating exercises of the
Holly Union high school were held
on Thursday evening OF last week
at the high school auditorium when
twenty young people graduated. The
auditorium was packed with the
parents and friends OF the gradu-
ates. even standing room being at
a premium. Rev. IT, NJ Graham lead
the vast audience in thesinging of
America and Rev. r. f. Scarffe
gave the Invocation. The Girls
Glee Club sang delightfully."- under
the direction OF Miss Allen, Water
Lilies" and Canoe Song"
Miss Gladys Surprise. who ranked
second in her class with grade of
81 per cent was the Salutatorian of
the class and Verna Wood with a
grade of 90 per cent was the Vale.
djetorian. Both gave ernest mes
sage of hopefullness and determi-
ration. Maurine Hardy presented
the Senior Flag to the Juniors and
this was accepted by James Adkins.
The priciple speaker. of the even
ing was the Honorable Herbert S.
Hadley of the University Law
School at Boulder DR.. Hadley was
suffering bad attack of throat
trouble and was obliged to cut his
message short
In presenting his address of adj
vice he declared that advice was
the privilege of age and the penalty
of youth. He trusted this class was
not like as Harvard men are re-
ported. When asked if he could tell
Harvard man, the reply of the
ipeaker was, you can tell a Har-
ward man, but you can't tell him
very much"
How important is education. that
occupies from ten to twenty years
of our life and requires one-half OF
our tax money to pay its bills.
The purpose OF education is to
teach us to think and not to rem
.enibcr.i Information is not the sole
object OF education. Yet too little
Importance may be given to infor-
nation which is necessary to the
Aprofe5sonal men. But education is
not the mere storing up of facts.l
Railroad Jack is said to have lad
5000 historical facts at his tongues
end but, he was uneducated.
Nor is education merely an eN-
perience in scholastic halls-some-
thing magically bestowed on u.s.
The kind of education is more i'm
portant than the quantity. Educa-
ton is not a social experience as
one college man thought, who said
that study should not interfer with
education.
Education is training for the life
a capacity for service. 1t is state
of mind--an attribute or express
sion of the soul-a spirit of deter
mination to do for humanity Study
of itself does not make one edu-
Gated. Life itself is an education.
those who think that school work
is an end of study will never be
educated. 1t continues through life.
In spite OF little schooling, tAbe
Lincoln wa the best educated man
of the age. Ye he had little more
than Bunyan Shakespeare and the
Bible. In him the capacity OF the
mother tongue was never surpassed
Lincoln's entire life was a work of
education that enabled him to carry
conviction to others.
He illustrated the students op-
portunity for service by the story
I'of Capt. Roland who carried mes
sage to Garcia Get ready to take
your chance when it comes.
Supt. r.. ]. Ilse spoke briefly to
the class, his thoughts centering
around the ideal. Freely ye have
i eceived. freely give and presented
the diplomas to the class.
Miss Berger gave a piano solo
and Rev. T. NJ Graham pronounced
the benediction. So closed very
successful year of school and the
graduating of large class of young
people
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