Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-05-21
NJ. & NJ. COMMENCEMENT
FORTY-THRFeE GRADUATES

The 18th annual commencement
of M. C NJ high school was held
Wednesday evening in the opera
house, and was largely attended
The class members, 43 in all, in
caps and gowns were seated on the
stage which was artistically decor
ated with the class colors, pennants,
greenery and flowers. The invoca-
ton was by Rev. Chas. w. Stone
burner, pastor Of the First Metho-
dist Episcopal church of this place.
Supt J. NJ. Turner in few timely
words presented the class of 81 for
graduation Superintendent Turner
has just finished his first year here,
and this was the first class here to
graduate under his superintendency
Miss Elizabeth Beckwith of Malta
was the salutatorian, taking as her
subject "Zionism'' She discussed
the history of the Jews from their
beginning in Palestine and dwelt at
lengh upon the Jewish-Arab situa-
ton at the present time.
The valedictory was by George
Barrett. The subject of his address
was "Our Foreign Trade He dis
cussed unfair tariff LAWS, overpro-
duction, and war, as the three out
standing obstacles to our foreign
trade.
The commencement address was
by Judge Florence Allen Of the
Ohio supreme court Judge Allen
is one of the outstanding women Of
the country, and her services on
the bench are OF the very highest
In her masterful address she
brought out many points, which she
clearly and forcibly presented.
Among some Of the points
brought out were that neither the
jury nor any other system will
work. unless the people work the
system; we are not rich in what
we have, but in what we enjoy
that we will be richer if we, hold on
to the old standard of living: self
government means self control
self mastery; the standard of right
should be followed in public office.
as in private business She con-
demned the idea that things done
in public life are not wrong if you
can get by with them.
Hon. C. B. Smith, member of the
board of education. presented the
diplomas. Mr. Smith has at a num-
Der of previous commencements
presented the diplomas. which he
always does in most capable man
ner, and Wednesday night was no
exception, and was most fitting
climax to the commencement eXer-
cises.
Rev. David Fl. Markle pronounced
the benediction. The musical num-
bers included selections by the or
chestra-"vemetia Carnival" and
"Glow Worm Miss Mary Eliza
beth Partesius sang Dawn" by
Perl Curran; and the girls sextette
sang two selections-"Amaryllis, I"
by Edmund Parlow, and "Mightv
LAX Rose" by Ethelbert Nevin.
Of the 43 graduates, "a are girls
and 19 boys, as follows: Helen
Barkhurst, Elizabeth Beckwith.
Gladys Benjamin, Frances Conner,
Martha Cooke, Dortha Devol, Wan
da Farris, Edith Griest, Margaret
Harper, Eleanor HeintZelman, Har-
riett Howard. Leah Keyes, Esther
Kuhn, Mildred Maths, Mary Eliza
beth Partesius, Olive Perkins, Mary
Perkins, Mary Reed, Eleanor Rob
erts, Marguerite Roberts. Betty
Ross, Linda May Turner, Kathryn
Yarnell Lucille Young, Robert
Barnes, George Barrett, Elmer
Broedel, Landon Calendine, Brent
Cochran, Leonard Clifton, Francis
Embree, Darl Finley. William Ges-
sell, Charles James, Robert Kildow,
Samuel Rooms, Earl Lowell, Donald
Mccormick, Raydemont McGregor,
Raymond Roberts. Allan Stewart,
Charles Whitaker, Judson Young.
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