1918-06-20; Saline Observer

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VOLUME XXXVIII.
ALINE
SALINE, WASHTENAW CO., MICH., THURSDAY, JUNE  20,   1918.
NUMBER 40
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Importance of Habit
DOING A THING JUST ONCE. DOESN'T
HELP MUCH.
IT IS HABIT THAT MAKES - THE
LITTLE THINGS  COUNT.
"WE "WISH TO IMPRESS THIS UPON
THE MINDS OF ALL.
IF YOU GET INTO THE HABIT OF
PLACING A CERTAIN" AMOUNT IN THE
BANK EACH "WEEK, YOU WILL SOON
BE CASTING FREQUENT GLANCES AT
YOUR BANK BOOK AND "WONDER HOW
YOU DID IT.
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Steel rods, reels, jointed reed poles, common
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CLOSE QF SCHOOL YEAR
Class Day Exercises at the Opera House Last Evening-
Commencement Address Tonight.
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BACC'ALAl'EATE ADDRE.-S
111 an edifice prettily decorated for
the occasion the graduating class and
faculty of the high school assembled
at the Presbyterian church Sunday
evening for the l-accal aureate exercises.
Notwithstanding the weather was
extremely sultry a large number o£
friends and relatives were an hand
to enjoy the exercises. The com-
Oitnedi choirs of the Methodist and
Presbyterian churches rendered many
appropriate numbers throughout the
evening. The following program
was thoroughly enjoyed:
Music—Choir anu audience.
Prayer—Rev. \V. H. Hoffman.
Anthem.—Choir.
Scripture reading, politicals of the
eighth chapter of the Bock o? Proverbs—Rev. E. R. Stevenson.
Anthem—Choir.
Prayer—Rev.  E.  R. Stevenson.
Anthem—C ho i r.
The baccalaureate address by Rev.
"Vy. E. Hoffman was full ot good
thoughts for tho class and. could well
be 'applied In the main to the audi-*
ene.e as well. He remarked it was no
doubt refreshing to the class to come
to tho close of their schc,ol labors,
and that they should consider their
diploma an insignia of honor conferred b,y this great .republic^, which
vouchsafes such jrivllege even unto
the humblest of her citizens. In outlining seme of 'the problems of the
future the speaker called attention
to the fact that wh.en the selective
draft was pladed in operation a year
ago it revealed that there are Ave and
one-half millions illiterate in the
United States. To remedy such conditions so far as possible schools are
being established at all cantonments
for the teaching of colloquial English. The rudiments of many trades
are also being taught. The duty to
try to mould all elements into real
Americans through the public schools
is manifest, and this will tend toward
greater industrial effle'enty. Rev.
Hoffman re'oices that ithe schools are
comjing back to the teaching of service, vocational training ar.d the
more practical  things.
The latter part of the sermon was
devoted to the necessity of taking
Christ for one's example and following as closely as possible in His footsteps. The rise and fall of nations
in the present and past may be cited
as examples. So long as the people
have acknowledged Christ as a leader they have prospered and grown in
power; when kultur has supplanted
Him, decay and ruin is not far off.
Another beautiful anthem, hy the
e,hoir marked the close of a perfect
evening's program.
PROMOTION  EXERCISES
Uncle Sam's play given at promotion exercises was 3ust splendid—
each, did his part well. One group of
girls represented the Red Cross workers making surgical dressings, another knitting and another the housewives. The boys represented farmers, miners, millers, and soldier hoys.
i I've   wandered  to  the village,  Tom;
I    I've sat beneath the tree.
! Upon   the    schoolhouse    playground.
:    which sheltered you and me;
I Bu.t   none  were there  to   greet  me,
|     Tom, and few were left to know,
That played with us upon the green,
some twenty years ago,
'The. grass was Just, as green, Tom,
bare-foot boys at play
"Were sporting just as we did then,
with sp'rits just as gay;
But "Master" sleeps upon the hill,
which, coated o'er wtih. snow,
Afforded us a sliding place just twenty years a^o.
The school-house has altered some—
the benches are replaced
By new ones, very like the same our
pen-knives had de'aced;
But the same  old bricks are  in the
wall—the bell swings to and fro,
j Its music' just' the same, dear Tom,
j   v'twas twenty years ago.
The boys were playing same old
game, beneath that same old tree:
II do forget the name just now—you've
j    played the same with me—
j On that same spot, 'twas played w'th
knives, by throwing so and so
The  leader had a task  to dc—there
twenty years ago.
The river's running just as still, tUe
willows en its side
Are larger than they were, Tom;   the
stream appears Us- wide;
But  the  grape-vine   swing is ruined
now, where one   we played the beau
And  swung   our  swo^tlrarts,   pretty
girls, just twenty years ago.
The spring thaJt  bjuhbled. neath  the
hill, close by the spreading beech
Is very low—'twas once so high, that
we could almost reach;
And  kneeling down  to get  a  drink,
dear Tom, I startled; so,
To see how much I've changed, since
twenty years ago.
Near by the spring, upon an elm., you
know I c;ut your name.
Your sweetheart's just below it, Toon,
and you did mine the same;
Some heartless wretch has peeled the
bark, 'twas dying sure but slow,
Just as that one whose name you cut,
died twenty years ago.
My lids have long "been dry, Tom, but
tears came in  my eyes,
L 'thought  of   her  I   loved   so .well,
those early broken ties;
I visited  the old   church-yard,   and
took some flowers to strew'
Upon the graves  of; those we loved
some twenty years ago.
Some are in the c.huich-yard laid—
some sleep beneath tlie sea;
But few are left of our old class, exempting you and. me;
And when our time shall come, Tom,
and we are called to go,
I hope they'll lay us where we played, just twenty years ago.
—Selected.
CLASS DAY EXERCISES
The opera house was filled to overflowing last evening by friends and
relatives of the Class of 1918, to witness the class day exercises.
The stage was tastefully decorated
with flowers and streamers, the Class
flower, c-plors and; Old Glory prominently displayed and the class motto,
"Impossible is Un-American," in hold
relief suspended above the table
around which the class, fourteen in
number, were revealed assembled for
a banquet as the curtain was raised
after the opening number hy the orchestra.
Rev. E. R. Stevenson made tire invocation in brief hut appropriate language, invoking the divine blessing
upon thpse present and especially
upon their life work.
Harold Lutz, president of the class
and toastmaster of the evening, introduced in happy vein the members
of the Olass, who responded well to
the parts assigned- them. For the
benefit of the large number unable
to gain admittance to the hall The
Observer takes pleasure in presenting
this week the program in full, with
the exception o£ the Class "Will, the
copy for which we were unable to
obtain.
The three numbers during the evening by the orchestra were much enjoyed, as was also the vocal number,
"When the Great Red Dawn Is Shining," by Merle Barr. The Class Will
by Hollis Barr scored well, and altogether it was a most delightful affair, a fitting finale of the school
year.
Rev. E. R. Stevenson dismissed the
audience with a benediction.
ALTOINI ELECTION
After the commencement exercises
Wednesday evening, the Alumni held
a meeting at which the following
officers were elected:
Miss Edythe Skinner, President.
Miss Sylvia Alber, Vice president.
Miss Esther Fairbank, Secretary.
Miss Jean LeBaron," Treasurer.
SALUTATORY
MARGARET  FAIRBANKS
An expression cf true sentiment
and. deep feeling is made manifest in
this, Saline's most representative
gathering. Representative, because
there is involved a concern in the interest of all the people. You are
gathered here because you represent
an intelligent citizenship, and he-
cause you believe in an education.
You have come as parents interested
in the welfare of your children, and
you have done everything in your
power to obtain a higher education
lor them. Perhaps it is more through
your efforts than through our own
that we as Seniors have reached the
first real important event of our lives,
Commencement. Hadyou not believed
in edu.aat'011, and had confidence in
your school through the many years,
you could—not have made the sacrifices which you have ..made for the
benefit of your sons and daughters.
Therefore, in consideration ofi all
these things, we, the Class of 191S.,
extend, to you. our heartfelt welcome.
We know that the measure and intelligence of public spirit determines
the welfare ofj any people. A business man will never succeed unless
he is vitally interested in his work-
Not interested alone because of the
money he is receiving, but b^ause
his work is a pleasure to him. This
is especially true of those who are
working for the public, and come In
contact with various peoples. In" the
name o0 a higher education for the
advancement of law and order, a better town, a better state, and a greater
nation; in the name of an intelligent
'.lass of people, we bid you welcome.
"Last, hut not least, in this, our
Commencement, we as a. class b'd
welcome to our opportunities and responsibilities that are awaiting us
at our doors. What great opportunities the young people have in this
eventful age! We gladly welcome
guidance and direction as an aid in
facing our new tasks. May we all
retain the spirit and. enthusiasm of
youth to inspire us in surmounting
the perplexities we will encounter.
We h,ld welcome to the gsnuine spirit
of confidence and faith on the part of
our future associates. We proffer
welcome to a world of opportunity, to
a world of progress in education of
achievements. May these fields of
opportunities serve to "inspire us in
fulfilling worthy ideals in our various chosen vocations, and help us
carry on our tasks that lie before us,
Tonight we are leaving, but not forgetting our school days. We are entering upon a broader world, a world
of strife and "friction, a world of raging battles for supremacy, in which
Industrial and eommercwl interests
are involved—a world of trade and
finance—into this world we launch
our crafts.
1'n the light of the wonderful activities of the world in which we live,
we as a class seek 'guidance and direction, that we as representatives of
the thousands of youths who are
graduating this June from our public
sichools, may not miss our country's
call, our nation's need.
HISTORY OF "CLASS OF 1918"
DAPHENE RICHARDS
Greater Historians than. I have divided all history into two periods—
the Prehistoric and Historic Age, so
I should hot attempt to establish any
new divisions. As Pre-historic is that
history of man during the period previous to the leaving of written records, it is unnecessary for me to discuss it further.
Historic history is divided into
three parts—ancilent, medieval, and
mjodern history, and it is with these
three periods I shall deal as applied
'to our Class etlj 191S. Our ancient
history includes the period of our infancy. I,u the days of antiquity before learning, inventions, and social
reforms advanced, the human race
was much handicapped b,y ignorance
and helplessness, so we are totally
dependent upon others for our very
existence.
(Concluded on second page.)
Be Sure of Value
You know that it's easier sometimes to
give an example than a definition. That's the
way we feel about the word "value."
It would take a lot of space to tell you
about the value you'll get at this store, but it
would only take a few minutes to show you
and convince you.
In the interest of national economy, it's
your duty to lo*ok for value in everything you
buy. Don't buy less of the things you need,
buy better things and the less you'll need.
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