Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-05-28
FINE COMMENCEMENT TALK
MADE BY DIR. FRANK SLUTZ

In choosing DIR. Frank D. Slut;
of Dayton as M & NJ. commence
ment speaker, splendid selection
was made His address Friday
night was one of the very best anC
most practical commencement ad
dresses ever delivered locally. His
subject was "Everyman's Univer-
sity."
He stated that going to school
or college is not education, but q
tool with which to work; just the
same as owning or riding tractor
will not increase the size Of farm
neither will going to school and
acquiring college degrees educate a
person Don't confuse he said
..the tool with education" He ex-
ploded the idea that education is
obtained in early life, and said we
acquire education faster beyond the
age of "a years, than we do before J;
that we never stop learning and ac-
quiring knowledge-that we are all
in every mans school--through
radios, travel, books, papers, we
are increasing our knowledge. DR..
Slutz said there are four courses in
"Everyman's University as fol-
lows: First he termed "things''-
know things, flowers, trees, animals,
water, and all the things about us.
The second course, he designated as
the art of knowing, getting ac-
quainted with people-that while
we may not be able to meet people
in a personal contact, we do meet
~, h s,,I
course is to know ourselves. He
stated that we no not inherit skill,
but we must develop it. The fourth
course is ''know God" and he said
that God is not found in schools
and universities; but he is a human
experience-and that he cannot be
found by logic, or by debate, and
emphasized that you include God in
your courses, otherwise your
course,-your life, is not complete.
He said that the result of course
in every mans university is first to
know how to use facts-tO use your
own intelligence; second, agreeable
ness-a grouchy person, the speaker
said, is not educated; third, real
usefulness. An educated person is
uality. We are all, he continued.
in every mans university, and ev-
eryone can have education.
At the conclusion of DR.. Slutz's
splendid address, Mrs. Evelyn True
Button, high school principal, pre-
sented the class for graduation,
which she termed as a remarkable
class in many respects. She intro
duced the honor students, first of
whom was Paul Heron, who is not
only the honor student of M. & M,
but of the county, and who has a
high rating in the state. Second M.
& NJ honors go to Freda Foster
Mrs. Button also introduced a num-
ber of other members of the class
who had high rating, or were prom
inent in various school activities,
and in behalf of the faculty be-
slowed three medals-one to Paul
Heron for outstanding scholarship;
one to Dale Strong, for his out
standing part in dramatics, and one
to Paul Gaylord for athletic, Hi-Y,
and other activities in which he has
been prominent.
At the conclusion of her remarks,
Mrs. Button turned the class over to
Mr.. Frank He'll, president of the
board of education, who in a few
we'll chosen words urged the class to
observe what might be termed
homely virtues-honesty, good
character, usefulness, and so on,
and presented the diplomas to the
81 graduates.
The exercises were held in the
high school gymnasium, and were
we'll attended. Music was furnish
ed by the high school orchestra;
and by the high school male quar-
tet-Dee Dunkle, Dale Strong, Ar
mold Clifton and Robert Scott, and
the girls glee club. superintendent
James M. Turner introduced the
speaker the invocation was by
Rev r. H. Hoy, and Rev. A. N.
Grove pronounced the benediction.
The class roll follows:
Lucille Abel, Freda Almendinger,
Edna Archer. Sarah Ashton, Forest
Bar hes, Charles Barkhurst, Donald
Barkhurst, Ruth Bone, Janette Boz
M = Howard Conkle, Louise Cur
ran John Daniel, Richard Davis,
Ma, y puth Demster, Ruth Earich,
Belle Embree, Frances Finley, Vir-
gin Ford, Freda Foster, Bill Gay,
Paul Gaylord, Catherine Gheen,
George Clifford, Frederick Goldsber-
ry, Katherine Greer, John Hale,
Donald Ham, Paul Heron, Paul
Humphrey, Richard Masterson, Rob-
ert Masterson, George Matson, Ray
McElfresh, Mary Mckinney, Chas.
Miller, Neil Moore, Max Morrow,
Charles Nixon, John Oglevee, Har-
old Phillips, Merle Price, Harry
Richardson, Jno. Richardson, Dwight
Roberts, Freda Sharp, James Shill-
ing, Bernard Shrivers, Hazel Smith,
Herman Spencer, ,Eloise Stewart,
Dale Strong, Juanita Tavenner,
Catherine Torbert, James Vanoster,