Sterling High School - Alpha Yearbook (Sterling, OH)

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Salutatory . . . Class Poem .... Class History . Class Prophecy Valedictory . . . Address .... PROGRAM Class March Invocation Orchestra .. Ethel M. Carnahan ....PearlE.Scheetz Orchestra . . . . Dorothy Knox ...WandaMoine Orchestra ..MidaSteele Orchestra Ex-Governor F. B. Willis Orchestra Presentation of Diplomas Benediction EX-GOVERNOR F. B. WILLIS 10

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Life is n courtesy. Be great i ot so short but there is always DOROTHY B. KNOX A sympathetic maiden, Who loves and is loved by all. J. PERCY MOINE time for MINNIE M. ROSSE Never, never worry. It keeps you in a flurry side Always find the bright And laugh a lot besides. OSCAR L. SMITH n deeds, as you have been in thoughts. PEARL E. SCHEETZ Courteous, though coy. And gentle, though retired. 9

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SALUTATORY Happy ?-yes, we are happy tonightg how could we as graduates be otherwise? And when we look into the kind faces of this audience of friends, relatives, and instructors, who have come to greet us on this graduation night, we can but think of them as helpers who have aided us in reaching this milestone in life's way. In past years of constant study and daily companionship with one another we hope and believe our lives have been such that our future will be honorable, as well as induential to others. We realize that the future of this nation depends to a great extent upon the character of each individual in the present generation. We know, too, that if we are to attain this great end, and if we are to sustain this responsibility in the coming years, it has been through the many kindnesses of these loving parents, teachers, and friends before us tonight. May we all take advantage of the many opportunities that are opened to us in order that we may progress, for tonight is our commencement and our success depends upon whether we are started in the right direction. There is always a right and a wrong side to every question in our lives and it is an unwise person who consciously chooses the wrong side. It has often been said that when we are in doubt about doing a thing, do not do it. So we see the necessity of having these noble associates in order that our lives may be influenced by them. We are now graduated from the high school 5 some of us to a higher institution of learning and some to the school of experience in active life. In either case, from the opportunities opened to every American boy or girl who is awake to these possibilities, may we adopt these resolutions: To heed the advice of our conscience, that it may ever be our guide. To guard our good reputation as the most sacred of attainments. To cause our word to be respected by others. To ever honor our stars and stripes as an emblem of liberty, frater- nity, and equality. To lead sweet lives of purest chastity. And while we most cordially invite your attention to the program for this evening, this Class of Nineteen-hundred-eighteen again extends their most sincere welcome to all who have gathered here to witness these exercises. Immortal muse, whose bounty doth impart The gift of song divine, the poets' art, Before thy shrine, oft sung in ancient lore, We bow. With reverenceg humbly we implore That thou, with magic touch, attune thy lyre ' Within our frail young breasts, our power inspire, That we in fitting words may celebrate The deeds of mighty heroes famed and great. To thee, kind hearers, bring we greetings now, Good cheer be thineg may pleasure gird thy brow. Expect not here deep hidden truths to find, Nor teachings dire, of hard and stoic kind. But in the storms of life may hither spring Fond memories that our dreams delight to bring, Of joys and youthful struggles that were thine In Sterling High School days of Auld Lang Syne. ETHEL CARNAHAN. 11