Le Roy Central School - O At Kan Yearbook (Le Roy, NY)

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T H E O - A T - K A N 1 9 1 2 Class Officers VERA ROGERS, President B. FRANKLIN BUNDY, vice Pres AGNES WOOSTER, Secretary FRED R. WALKLEY, Treasurer

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THE o-AT'-KAN 1912 COI'I1II1CI'1CCII1CI1t Exercises p Commencement Program March-Defenders of the Flag . Invocation . . Salutatory Hope . . Agriculture as a Science . . The Mission of the 20th Century Girl Grand Opera Selections . . Lady MacBeth The Divine Touch . . Wizard of the 20th Century Valedictory-Kindness . Spring Maid . . . Presentation of Diplomas W. C. Donnan, Pres. Benediction . . . March til'-if Class The Old Mill Stream Master of Ceremonies President's Address Class History Class Prophecy Class Will Class Poem Class Flower Class Oration V Quotations Senior Charge Response Presentations The jungle Moon . Sketch Misses Medley - , Orchestra Ellen E. Hill Ver I. Rogers . Fred R. Walkley Eleanor Faunce Orchestra Ina L. Brown Gertrude Murnan Louis E. Bauer . M. Claire Smith Orchestra Board of Education Rev. Pierre Cushing Orchestra Night Program . . High School Orchestra Harold Peet Vera Rogers Edna Albee Clara Yager . Herbert Logan Winifred Philleo Mildred Crittenden Franklin Bundy Margaret Morton Agnes Wooster McKie Donnan Ethel Carney Orchestra Hazelton, FitzSimons, Howell and Mr. Artman Orchestra

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THE OAT-KAN 1912 Valedictory: Kindness Claire Smith S we are assembled here tonight, dear class of 1912, with our parents, friends, and teachers wishing us all success in life, does not the meaning of this great occasion sink deep into your souls? This night, which is so perfectly named Commencement, does not simply mean the end of the school year, but marks that period in our lives, when children no longer, taking up our real tasks, we begin the work for which we were created. Perhaps we do not realize now how important it is that our start into the world should be guided along the right pathg that we should be made to understand, as well as we can, just what in life to work for and just what to avoid. Yet class of 1912, there is a way. Whatever we do and however we live, we must put our ideals far above us, so that our life will be a continual strife to reach up and try to make our- selves as perfect as they. Life without any ideal is barren and worthless, for in carrying out our ambitions we exert the best of our intellect, character and physical strength. Let us look forward into the future. It may bring wealth, which would mean much worldly happiness, it would make us in a measure lords of all material things. But can mercenary joys satisfy the many-sided nature of man? The answer is obvious. Man cannot get away, wholly, from his Divine inheritance, and so he requires the spiritual gifts of love, of honor, of religion and of peace. So, if we wish to get the most out of life in this beautiful world, let us labor with something more in mind than the gaining of mere riches. In working out and developing our talents we may gain such perfection as to place our names among the annals of the famous. Fame, that is the result of labor, can only be honorable and bring much homage, but like every other such acquirement it has its emptiness and illusions. Fame creates for its members a sphere of its own, which bars them from intimate sympathy with most classes of men, so for one, who finds fellowship with all, a happiness, this renown would be a barrier,--limiting his possibilities. We cannot hope to linger in the minds of men for long, - And fear not lest existence closing your account And mine, should know the like no more, The eternal Saki from that bowl has poured Millions of bubbles like us, and will pour. But do not think, Seniors, that wealth nor fame have no advantages in our lives, for they can aid in the great work of service to our fellowmen, which after all must bring the most satis- faction and the greatest harvest. As we go about our daily duties, making ourselves as perfect as we can, we do not fully realize the widespread influence that just our own life can have upon those with whom we come in contact. Everyone with whom we are acquainted exerts some in- fluence, trivial or great, upon our lives. As we go on we realize more and more that we owe, as a duty, an exemplary manner of life to our associates. As some one beautifully expresses it, This learned I from the shadow of a tree That to and fro did sway upon the wall, Our shadow-selves-our influence-may fall Where we can never he. As substances are made up of atoms, so big, broad lives are made up of little things. From day to day, the kind words, the needed services, the willing aids, the sympathy and encourage- ment just given by one person will make many lives happier, braver and stronger. just think what a wonderful place this world would be, if each person thought more about others, and did all in his power to make other lives happier, if each person followed the Divine law of loving others as himself even as did the Great Teacher, then every day would be a generous harvest to the soul, and bring peace of conscience together with heartfelt happiness. The fruits of Such 3 course are so numerous, that only a trial could make us realize them,-but one thing is sure, our friends would be many, our lives happier and our souls uplifted. There are many other courses of life that we might consider, but this last holds good for any that is to be worth while. Let us dear classmates, think over our future lives and decide in a general way how we can live for , 7 You know how little while we have to stay, And, once departed, may return no more. In cur Commencement from the refuge of L. H. S. let us think how best we can live to make