The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-05-27
Large Audience Hears DIR. Roy
Burkhart Give Graduation
Address
"A Bluffton High School Seniors
Graduated in Exercises at
Gymnasium

Despite a sophisticated exterior
modern youth has latent idealism
that can be brought to full fruition,
it was stated by DR.. Roy Burkhart,
pastor of the First Community
church of Columbus, who addressed
Bluffton High school commencement
exercises at the gymnasium Tuesday
night. 1t was the 62nd annual COM
mencement.
One of the largest crowds in the
history of Button commencements
heard the address on the subject,
"Can We Sell People On Our Way
Of Life?" Following the class ad-
dress by DR.. Burkhart, diplomas
were presented to "A members of the
senior class by John Tosh, president
of the board of education.
TRADITIONAL. GARB
Members of the class were seated
on the stage of the gymnasium in
the traditional academic garb con-
sisting of maroon caps and gowns.
The class marched into the audi
torium to the strains of the Corona
ton March played by the high school
orchestra under the direction of Prof.
Sidney Hauenstein.
Ranking scholastic honor stu
dents who delivered orations were
Robert Pannabecker, valedictorian
and Dorothy Anderson, salutatorian.
MUSICAL NUMBERS
Musical numbers were provided by
Barbara Jean Triplett, who played a
xylophone solo; Alice Oyer, soprano
solo; James Gratz, tenor solo; Ray
mond Schumacher, flute solo and
numbers by the orchestra.
The prayer of invocation was Civ
en- by Rev. E. G. Steiner, of the
Defenseless Mennonite church and
the benediction was pronounced by
Rev. j. N. Smucker of the First
Mennonite church.
DIR. Burkhart told the seniors that
they were fortunate in being born in
a period of great world crisis since
challenges and opportunities to builo
a better world are greater than al
any time.
WORLD OF FREEMEN
Our great task is to build a world
of freemen. Submarines and bombs
don't guarantee freedom they simply
open the opportunity to establish
that kind of world, the speaker
stated.
One of the paradoxes today is the
willingness of people to die for in
battle what they will not live for in
peace time. They die for their ideals
of freedom and democracy but in
times of peace too many people are
apathetic about democratic institu-
tions, DR.. Burkhart said.
Our way of life should not be
forced on to the world-it must be
sold to the world. This can best be
done by the instrumentalities of edu-
cation and by being an example tt
the world, the speaker pointed out.
DIPLOMAS GIVEN
Diplomas were presented to the
following seniors:
Ralph Althaus, Sylvan Burkholder
Herbert Conrad, Weldon Deppler
Herbert Devier, Calvin Dudgeon, Johr
Dunbar, James Gratz, Floyd Herr
Edgar Huber, Albert Ingalls,.
Richard Klay, Denard Loganbill
Donavin Moser, Richard Oberly, Rob
ert Oberly, Robert Pannabecker, Johr
Schmidt, Raymond Schumacher, Dav
i'd Smucker, Clyde Sommer, Jane!
Stonehill, Kenneth Winkler, Rober
Young.
Dorothy Anderson, Ellen Basinger
LaVerne Burkholder, Mildred Camp
bell, Doris Dunifon, Harriete Fett
Aline Hilty, Treva Hochstettler, Flor
ence Hofer, Dorothy Jennings.
Adah Lehman, Mary Ellen Lugin
buhl, Eileen Moser, Alice Oyer, Rutl
Slusser, Wilma Steiner, Barbara Jeal
| Triplett. Roberta Wenger, Mar,