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Show I High Commencement Held at the Orpheum; 112 Given Diplomas ITho High school commencement exercises wero held In tho Orpheum theatro last night. There was a crowded attendance to witness the , graduation of one of tho largest classes in tho history of the school, 112 students received their diplomas. Of this number C3 were girls and -4 0 boys. Diplomas were presented by Supt. TV. Karl Hopkins. Hllard TVherry was salulatorian, j Danlol Rowlands, orator, and Flor ence TVattis, valedictorian. Valedictory Address I Miss TVattis' address was entitled "Honorable Mention' in which she reminded her fellow students that tho great work of the world lias been done by vast numbers of "ordinary people" whose ideals were Jilgh and whose devotion was stead fast, and while mindful of the dls- i tinguished service of great men and women in days gone by, Miss TVattis I said: I "I would take no glory from these heroes but I wish to speak for that w gi'cat multitude who on the field of catnage and In life's great battle do their part but fail to receive the coveted decorations or rewards. "Conroy and Littlcflcld'G comrades ! fought their good fight but were 1 overpowered and were not mentioned In general orders. So it is not only In history and war but in our own state, our own city and our own school yea ovon in our own home , wc constantly find this truth. J)o Their Pan j "The teachers patiently do their part in the world's struggle by In-l In-l stilling noble ideals and lofty am bitions in the minds of their pupils, yet the teachers themselves receive Jlttlo praise or public recognition for these wonderful servicos. "On the football field all the praise and honor and glory of tho ' victories is reaped by the captain and I his first team. Small thought is I given tho second team yet without them tho victory would be impossible. impossi-ble. TVho would furnish tho practical practi-cal scrimmage so essential to the successful team were It not for the recond team? TVhat could be accomplished ac-complished when in battle a trusted member of the first team should receive re-ceive an injury were there not a j substitute to take his place? Truly I to tho substitutes who stand ready to do their part no matter how petty or difficult, no matter how agroeable or disagreeable, belongs at le'ast honorable mention. I Service of Others "Engrossed in other interests we arc apt to forget thcnoblo services Of others. Our parents. God bless them, deserve the most honorable of all honorable mention. They make It possible for us to have the greatest great-est advantages. They plan, toil, and sacrifice for our good. ' Our successes are their successes. ' "Of course of the one hundred and twelve members of our class, and many other classes, those who ; can appear as prize winners are j necessarily limited. But no class in ' school Is to be judged entirely by the prize winners or thoao who may bo designated for a little temporary j honor. Honorable mention is duo to tho inconspicuous dozens of steady, well-balanced students who though ' not choson as prize winners, work for the good of everyone during their school days. They represent solid I substantial success and as certain as tomorrow's sun will rise, some of them will win honorablo mention from the multitude. "So It is all over the world. The i many thousands who quietly and faithfully do their part in tho great struggle of life tho privates, tho teachers, tho substitutes, the parents and the many unconsidered others are just as deserving of praise and honor as those who riso to fame. Although their names may not cveji bo heralded beyond their own home, nevertheless they merit most honorablo hon-orablo mention. "And so tonight In 'behalf of the graduating class of 1920, I wish to give honorablo mention to a few of tho many hero deserving it." Tn his saluLatory address Hilard Wherry mado a plea for "the dreamor of dreams" inhancing in his address, illustrious names of the past history of this country who had built the towers tow-ers of progress high I nth is fruitful land, and continued with an appeal to l his follow students to seize tho present pres-ent opportunity, saj'ing: Many Opportunities "The nresont ntrn Is fillod with f many opportunities to reallzo dreams; a wonderful age in which there is a crying, need for efficient men in ovary walk of life. During our high school caTeer, the world was torn by a most cruel war. It was completely upset and wc arc faced by problems greater than have been solved before; political, politi-cal, social an deconomic. Politics must bo purified; labor troubles must bo satisfactorily adjusted; the red menace must be checked; profiteering and speculating must, be stopped;) waste and extravagance must bo dls-i couraged so as to decrease the cost' of living; and above all, the Americanization Ameri-canization ' of everyone, must be demanded. de-manded. These problems of recon-stuction recon-stuction demand tho attention of men with keen judgment and a deep love of humanity, men with "constructive imaginations and sound sense;" men with broad vision and high ideals. "Who' will be the Lincoln of today to help tho United States meet thlsl crisis In world affairs? TVho will arise, as did Lincoln, to help us not! OnlV to Sfifi tho vltnl iinnc hnfn-n nc but also to show us a way out of our difficulties? t J Take Small' Part "Of course we graduates in our Inexperience In-experience and Immaturity can play but a small part in this reconstruction! period. Yet the great Transcontinental Transcontinen-tal railroad could never have been built, save by the aid of the men who I cut the ties and laid tho rails. Goe-j thals could never have constructed the Panamo canal, save by tho aid of the' men who blasted the rock- and mixed' the concrete. Pershing could never, have found the way to victory, save by tho aid of the men in khaki and the untiring work of the men and' v.-omen at home. Of course we would all rother be Persuings, but we can-! not, at least, 'not until wc have first' been dough-boys. Each of us is a! unit in the great army of progress! that will lead the United States to victory and renown. Each has his I part to play in saving the Ideals of' lAmerica. born when the colonial ! 'mothers taught their sons tho meaning mean-ing of glory of liberty." Creative Unity. Daniel Rowlands delivered the oration, ora-tion, taking for his subject the Idea of "Creative Unity." showing that the! human race may easily be classified into two- broad divisions, the first! including those who reason from! outward circumstances, the second! from the inward springs of noblo thought, and he called upon his hearers to make an America harmonious har-monious In all its parts, and introduced intro-duced tho following practical application applica-tion of his ideal. Tie said in pare- "Labor and capital unite your voices. CyniC3 may say they are not' intended to blend. Mark my answer, i o It is the answer of the majority. l these voices cannot blend, they arc not American voices. "Try a new plan. Tho Plumb plan, for instance If it succeeds, both capital capi-tal and labor .will havo gained a now insight, and gained it together. They will havo carried education forward. If It fails,, all men must rally to construct con-struct a now plan. My friends, this is tho American attitude at a baaaTjall game. Let us carry such philosophy "Capital and labor aro both weak because thoy havo the samo lack this universal laok of largo education. It is not now, as in tho past, a thing of tho book, but often an experience of tho street; not alone a law of the court, but also a decision of tho people. peo-ple. Tho individual, miner or millionaire, million-aire, in his relation to the nation, needs to. know as much as possiblo of tho wholo . rich experience of tho woriu. lie must ieei Lno omouuna ui the clown and tho slave; ho must rccognizo tho power of the emperor and the poet. The millionaire profits whenever tho miner reads a noblo book; the miner profits whenever tho millionaire performs manual labor under conditions similar to those of lUs own workmen. But if ho Is not I willing to read, the workman must I not ask the wealthy man to work. "Wc shall have further fighting until such compromise gains ground. Ideas arc militant. They arc like) mrn's fictions, usually expressed in: terms of- conflict. Life, individual or national, is spent mainly in overcoming overcom-ing obstacle?, and therefore fighting has come to seem tho natural inevitable inevit-able way of living." The detailed program of the eve-' eve-' ning was as follows; I Musical selection High School Or-! Or-! chestra. I Chorus, "Italia" High school girls' 'club. Invocation Rev. J. E. Carver. Salutatory, "Creative Ideals" Hilard Hil-ard TVherry. ! Musical selection High school or-I or-I chestra. Oration, "American Unity" Daniel Rowlands. Reading. "When the Floet Goes Ey" Mary Whittler. Valedictory, "Honorable Mention" ; Florence TVattis, I -Presentation of Class Principal J. E. Beeson. Conferring of Diplomas Supt. TV. Karl Hopkins. School Song Class. |