26 NORTH SHORE BREEZE and Reminder 
GRADUATION EXERCISES 
DirpLoMAS GRANTED TO CLAss OF TEN 
From Story Hicu ScHoo., 
MANCHESTER, ON WEDNES- 
DAY EVENING. 
That night of all nights in the 
school year, when the young ladies 
appear in charming white costumes 
and the young men are oft embar- 
rassed in freshly starched linen and 
with smooth, shiny faces that tell of’ 
the recenly acquired acquaintance with 
“TDad’s” razor, came to Manchester 
again on Wednesday evening of this 
week. Graduation night, the long- 
looked for event of High school life, 
found Manchester Town hall packed 
with admiring relatives and friends 
of the members of the senior class of 
Story High school even beyond its 
capacity. 
The class which leaves Story High 
school this year to go to higher insti- 
tutions of learning or to spread its 
membership among the community 
was smaller than last year’s class, 
having 10 names on the class roster. 
Those who received diplomas were 
as follows: Ethel May Allen, Helen 
Cheever (class president and valedic- 
torian), Donald Stuart ‘Crafts (vice- 
president), Ella Fannie Ericson (sal- 
utatorian), Mary Eleanor Gray (sec- 
retary), Helen Morse Johnson, Mar- 
garet Grey Lee, Margaret Ruth 
O’Brine, Pauline Evelyn Semons 
(treasurer) and Kenneth Ellsworth 
Tyler. 
Above the center of the stage, upon 
which the members of the graduating 
class were seated, was suspended the 
shield bearing. the national emblem 
and the class motto in letters of gold: 
“Through Service to Success.” 
The graduation program opened 
with a chorus by the entire school, 
Toreador from “Carmen” by Bizet. 
The invocation was delivered by Rev. 
A, G. Warner of the Manchester 
Baptist church. In the salutatory ad- 
dress by Miss Ella F. Ericson it was 
explained that the class had dedicated 
its program to the patriotic spirit of 
the times and the essays and motto 
were in keeping. Miss Ericson’s es- 
say was entitled, “The American 
Home,” which she characterized as 
an ideal democracy. The ideal Amer- 
ican home was founded by the pil-, 
grims in the early days of the colon- 
ies, she said. Courtesy was its pre- 
dominant note, courtesy such as 1s 
found in the homes of no other land. 
Another feature of the American 
home is the equality of responsibilty 
on the part of the parents regarding 
the future of their children. 
A chorus, “Calm is the Lake,” by 
Pfeil followed Miss Ericson’s ad- 
_ siderable 
dress. One of the striking essays of 
the evening was that of Miss’ Ethel 
Allen. Not only did it reveal con- 
preparation, deep study, 
breadth of thought and wide vocabu- 
lary, but a strong patriotic sentiment 
ran through the entire theme. Her 
subject was “The American Citizen” 
and she characterized him as a busy, 
energetic citizen of the world, active 
and eager in competition with his 
fellows, a constructive genius —a 
thorough business man. She told of 
the many agencies at work creating 
higher ideals of American citizenship 
and how the forces of competition 
moulded the American citizen, 
Findlay’s ‘Hunting Song” by the 
school was the next number on the 
program and then Supt. of Schools 
John C. Mackin introduced Rev. A. 
A. Madsen of Gloucester, the speaker 
of the evening. Rev. Mr. Madsen’s 
address to the graduates was brief, 
but’ filled with instruction and inspira- 
tion for the young folk. His subject 
was “The Responsibility of our Pub- 
lic School Graduates to our Demo- 
cracy.” 
“There never was a time when we 
were considering ourselves as the 
present,’ said Mr. Madsen. ‘There 
never was a time when opportunities 
for service were so great as they are 
at present. The greatest period of 
reconstruction in the world is ahead of 
us. It is the finest thing to be able to 
come into the world with a big task 
ahead to be accomplished. You have 
received a splendid equipment to meet 
the tasks that confront you. Your 
equipment is both in mind and char- 
acter. Many people fail in life who 
have an excellent mental equipment, 
but who lack the backing of charac- 
ter. You have a right to be proud of 
the intellectual advantages you have 
had, but remember that the sacrifices 
of others Mave been responsible for 
your beirig here tonight. All great 
good comes through sacrifices; often 
the sacrifice of life is called for. 
“We have wondered what would 
happen to us 1f the great catastrophe 
of war should overtake us—a war 
with a foreign nation, many of whose 
subjects live in our country. That 
great catastrophe has overtaken us 
and there is no division. | In fact 
many of the subjects of that land 
have rushed to be registered for 
American citizenship, Although the 
church has had.a great influence on 
the life of the country the greatest 
influence today in unifying the Amer- 
ican people is the public schools. 
Democracy has had a_ tremendous 
growth in the last roo years and it 
will prevail, because Democracy is the 
spirit of fair play, 
June 22,1917. 
“A Democracy must be a govern- 
ment of the people, not alone by the 
people. We have been called a na- 
tion of law breakers. It is charged 
that education in the cities has edu- 
cated the minds, but not the hearts 
of the pupils and that there is lack of 
respect for the law. It is your dutv 
to be a part of the government and 
aid in the enforcing of the law by 
obeying it. 
“Equality is the ideal of Demo- 
cracy. Every effort toward equality 
has succeeded not by pulling down, 
but by elevating. The equality we 
desire is that which will bring out the 
resources of the individual. You can- 
not rise in the world without taking 
others with you. 
“This is the age when everything 
is being conserved. Every sacrifice 
now is worth more than at any time 
in the history of the world, The 
world needs your labor, your courage, 
your optimism, your faith in your- 
self. You need to be able to smile 
and help keep up confidence that de- 
mocracy is going to win. The coun- 
try needs your very effort. I con- 
gratulate you that you are coming in- 
to life when men and women need _ 
you so much. The hope of America 
is in the young people of today, who 
will sacrifice so much for the ideals 
we all love.” 
Miss Helen Cheever, the valedic- 
torian, spoke on “The Ideal Ameri- 
can.” She compared the citizen pro- 
duced under American ideals with the 
citizen Germany produces. She then 
asked, ‘What are we going to make 
of American citizenship? The future 
of the nation depends on the individ- 
ual answer of each of us to that ques- 
tion.” 
The school sang “The Grenadiers” 
by Schumann and the diplomas were 
presented by Raymond C. Allen, 
chairman of the school board. The 
exercises concluded with the singing 
of “The Star Spangled Banner” by 
the school and audience. 
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