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About The Maupin times. (Maupin, Or.) 1914-1930 | View Entire Issue (May 26, 1927)
PIH.XI1 Tith highways and roaas you can roach any place from Maupin. Vol XIII Maupin, South Wasco County, Ihursday, May 26, 1927. Number 2a When they come a fishin They Come to Maupin on the chutes river. MAU r Commencement Day of the Class of Maupln's school year cam to a 'to go with it, can t made a mere cloie Monday night, when lx of thla I incidental In life. Sport alone be town's brightest itudents were given come tiresome! So along with health ' parchment which denoted they had completed the full course of the chool, they being, James Appling, Fred Shearer, Stanley Wood, Helen , Weber, Alda Pugh and Bertha Mathewi. The graduation exercises were ' held in the auditorium of the High chool, which wa filled to overflow ing with students, and relative und ! friend of the graduate!. The pro gram waa one of the beat arranged for any commencement in Maupin, the musical and vocal numbers Lc intf especially fine. The diploma were presented by H. It. , Kaifir, president of the school board. The address of the clans was dcli MTcd by Rev. C. A. Edwards of The Dulles. Mr. Edward' remarks, which occupied nearly nn hour, were not in the nature of a sermon, but rather word of advice. He told the cla tho commencement waa not the end, but rather the commencement of education; that life was just open ing for them and that, If thoy de sired to be true men and women, they munt formulate high ideal and work to their conummation. Tho reverend gentlemen emphasized brotherly love and declaved that war would never cease until there wax nuivenal love between nations. Mb Helen Webcrg read the salu tatory, a paper filled with trite and true words of wisdom, and was re ceived generously by all who heard the young lady read her paper. It Is ao good that we publish it in its en tirety Salutatory Address Friends and Classmates: We, the Senior Clus of 1927, aro pleased to welcome you to our Com mencement exercises tonight as the last performance In which we shall take a part. It la with Joy at having completed our four year in high school, joy in tho realization that we reached one goal, tluit we welcome you tonight; but it is with regret . that we leave clfls smates, f riemlH, teachers, and perhavs our parents, all of whom have done their best - to help us during our high school career and who hnvo offered us every opportunity to make our school life pleasant So it in with eager ness, and also wlt'a regret, tliat we step out into the world to tako our lives in our own hands and shape them accordingly. Commencement meanB the time for beginning; and the hopes of finishing school (as we all have look- ed forward to) are shattered in find ing that we are only ready to begin to rtart in the world doing things by ourselves. Our education is not com pleted when school days are over. The lessons are not ended, and we are by no means free. We are only ready to open, tho greatest book in tho world the book of life. The hardest lesson m still left for us. to learn- the lesnon of "How to live a satisfactory life." When I say satisfactory, I mean a life that is honorable and successful. There is : much satisfaction in knowing that wo have gone a step higher i nour education. After all, satisfaction, is the greatest thing ' in' lite', satisfac tion thaat lusts for years, not merely today, tomorrow. We havo acheived one 'of the satisfactions of life in the j would be a good motto for all of us: completion of four secondary educa- ''Give to the world tho best you have tion. ' V ; .. and the best will como back to you." I might nsik ;. What ro tho sat- I" conclusion," as tho spokesman Isfactions of ljfe? One of tho most' tho class of 1927, and with feel important to r.s all, thoup.h we often ngs of gratitude for the opportune neglect it, iy, health. rii;'Hicul well ties given us, opportunities which being is th?. foundation for our en-iPi'haps some of you did not have, tire life, vethor successful or un-jthe class is truly glad to welcome successful. Success or any honor- you to this commencement We ..able career is built upon bodily wholesomeness and vitality. A per- son's body must1 aut in accordance with his mentel demands. Thus the body must be the obedient servant for the mind. , Eveiy day that you are in poor physical, condition you ore cutting down the profits of tho business, whether it is for yourself or somebody else. There) is no need to enter into the discussion of tho care of the body for everyone today has heard ('somethirig bout it , It is wonderful to be ablt1 to enjoy sports and active bodilj' exercise. However, ' health, without anything should com a mental capacity for hard work. There is a great difference be-1 tween the class of people who have an opportunity. The educated class lives mainly by the excercise of In tellectual powers and gets more, en joyment out of life than the larger elans of uneducated people, who live by the exercise or bodily powers. In order to be successful in anything we must put our whole effort and energy into the task. Exclusive attention to any line of efforts ha a (has thus far in our career constituted tendency to make tho mind rigid and the principal factor in our lives. It inflexible, and the man who has not j follows that we believe it to be of cultivated mental responsiveness is; prime importance; therefore I vUi hardly likely to be equal to the emer- to talk for a short time upon "the genrics to devise expedients to meet ' value of education," and especially them. Therefore, we ought to ob tain, in our high school career, the traained capacity for mental labor, which means concentration. Com petition become sharper as time ad vances and success in the future must be measured by mental train ing. But there la still greater sat isfaction in life. Shukespcre said, "The purest treasure mortal times afford Is spot less reputation." This is especially true in our commercial world today. Bankers loan money or refuse to loan it; merchants en dother busi ness men give creditor refuse it all determined by your reputation. An honorable person never borrows more than he can repay; he never cheats a person weaker or poorer than himself; ho never betray a trust; he is sincere, candid, and gen erous; not generous with money but generous in his opinioos of man kind. We are Judged by our ac quaintances and,, to be honorable we must live In fear of them. Many of our acquaintances get only a gen- Pra1 ImnrMiinn nt ... H,,m An nnfivice as their portion of the world's wnos us aat all; yet it is these con - ' - ! temporaries who judee us. and the!1081 ume Judgement, tithcr good or b vl. ren-!0 8cm otners because of their crally lusts a life time. If their rat- (handicap and their, inability. They Ing of our character is good, we have wil1 BBy moHi emphatically that cdu gaincd the greatest satisfaction in cation is a raost necessary' aid, no life; but if their rating is bad, we hnvi lcmt thA orpatost nni. It is oftentimes said that each per-' son should live so that he leaves the world better than he found It The way to do this is by serving others. !be hampered by lack of preparation; Jacques Reich said, "Strive not so , "Nation is not the least factor in much for wealth as for accomplish- lthe meeting of life's problems. Con ing something that enables you to "gently, order to be able ta moke others happy." We are not sent into this world to do anything lnto which wo can not put our hearts. ve nave certain work to do for our bread and that is to be dona st'onu- or.sly; other work, including service 4 An tr.. j u . uikvio, m uv iui ucjiKiii., nnu mat is to be done heartly; neither is to be done by halves or shifts, but with a will; and what is not worth this ef fort is not to be done at all. One of ways to serve others is to be able to do something to entertain. It can hardly be said that the Americans do their part in this. It has been one of tho defects in our education, at school and college, that we have not paid attention enough to this ele ment in an effective education the acquiring of some capacity to give other people pleasure, a capacity which pnee acquired will lost thru life. There in nn old saying that trust wo shall do you an honor as well as an honor to burselven. Again, friends, welcome, thrice wcl com to tho exercises this evening, I thank you. , The next offering by a graduate was that of Miss Alda Pugh whose rendering of the valedictory will long be remembered by Maupinites for , its clear and forceful contents. Miss IPugh has been a favorite among the students and her graduation caused many a pang of regret to pierco the hearts of thosia, who have been asso ciated with her during her school days here. Her paper follows : 1927 Valadictory Addrsts Friends and Fellow-Student: It is with a mingled feeling of joy ' and pain that I appear before you ithis evening; Joy at the opportunity greeting so many friends at this, the closing of another year and the Commencement of the Class of 1927; pain at the thought of parting from my fellow-students. As schoolmates we have spent many years together, happy in sharing all our Joys and pleasures and it is with a kindly feeling and much regre that we, as graduates, take leave of you tonight Education and all that it implies upon one phase of it, which, in my opinion, seems important namely: democracy in education. Occasionally we meet with pepple who, not having known the advent - age tf school training, discourage education, and even , ridicule and f disparage it Many contend that it is possible to SUCCeed in this or that' line of work without education. This is true in some extent, but not en tirely so, for if the individual suc ceeds in his work he must neces sarily put daily thought upon it and study his work, which is just another way of getting training. He is get ting practical training, rather than experimental; he learns many tjines fchrftlllh ttftil f'Vnorlnni'fl find tyiflnv' drawbacks what " he might have known by previous study. No! is ifvuue,nt" i. .. ...j -.i ...! knowledge of ib uiioisuuu icantnuiK tu UIKUB klini ... . ... , , success in life is always. possiU 5hlch the majonty would not other ,;t... . ,u 1 wise receive. mviiuut nil vuuiatiuu, uut tuuBU w wt have succeeded will tell you that the best part of their lives have been npent in overcoming this drawback i rather than giving a greater ser- lworK - Aa,n ana. again they have , ... ..... , pleasure, and opportunity .matter what ones lot m life may be, funng mm modern age, times anil customs hanS rapidly that the unK. man or wom" w't ha life , service bef6re him can ill afford to adapt ourselves to these ever chang- in gconditiona, hatever theyvmay be, and lost in the. crowd. The real purpose of education is not merely the acquirement of knowlodge or the accmulation of 'facts, but the developement of the ...... Pw"s of obseryation-the develop - ment of the ability to reason and .i.- j...., . I ..... the development of character. Plu tarch say, "The very spring and root of honesty and virtue lie in the feli city of lighting on good education." I realize that I have not said any-' IVimM nm T 1-... I. 1 . ? . .. , . all heard these same thoughts ex- ,,, vti tut l'ii-osuu uvivi v. ivb i ivnuw timt yuu feci with me taht they will bear fre quent repetition. Most people today have come to regard educationas the prime fac tor in life. It is a true saying ut tered by Publius Syrius thnt "it is only the ignorant who despise edu cation." From the beginning of our government democratic ana to a great extent they . have succeeded. Pope says, "Tis education forms the common mind : just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined." The esteem of the American peo - pie for education can readily be seen by the way they have generously paid taxes to provide schools and colleges for tho younger generations Not so ninny years ago only the rich people could afford to educate their children. They either sent them to a school where tuition was required, or hired a private tutor. Conse quently the poor children never re ceived any education and as few peo ple were rich, the; majority of tho peoplo were uneducated. Of those who did receive an education the boys were given preference, because it was. believed that they were the ones who neded an education. The girls were taught household duties. But this idea has changed; women not attend school in even larger num ber than men; and educate them selves for many positions that were formerly considered only for men. ! The first great advance concern ing education in the . elementary schools was made during the 19th century, although some effort had been made in this direction as early as the 17th. The rich and poor have since that time been offered equal chance for an elementary school edu- cation by the establishment of the fre system of education in those ' ;rade. , - The enactment of the compulsory education law was another advance made by our people toward universal education. Without this law some people would send their children to work instead of school, either not knowing or disbelieving that each day spent by the student in school Is worth over five dollars to him. Lowell says, "It was in making edu- cation not only common to ail. but in some sense compulsory on all that j which the railroad runs. ; the destiny of the free republic of j The reward is determined on a America was practically settled. basi ' 7S percent rank In club American people do not realize the'wt and 25 percent of character, value of their educational systems interest and qualities of leadership, as much as foreigners do. "A Mis Knighten has been In club Russian immiwant. like many others. ,work thre year- Sn wn on came to America with this his chief hope that he could send his chil- . a i . ' dren to Khool to learn a1 thoge tthin. that he knew by fame be degirBble- A common school educa- tion, perhaps high school; for one . Iw npr,..na rnlW. Aa for the or two, perhaps college. As for the children themselves, he knew no surer way to thei radvancement and happiness." It is probably known that public high schools in large cities in Ameri ca are not yet a century old, while those in small town have been only crecntly established. Through this extention in free education by the public high school sjtern many students now , acquire a greater beneficial studies Then there are the colleges ana institutions of higher learning where students of moderate means ana oi ambitious nature can complete their ' education ; many students are now losing aavanu. ...Bu-jRn0w , i ... j . . ii !:.,. itions. tne nuniDcr navinK more mu doubled since the World War, This increase is due to the fact thnt society in the hiuher fields of learning demands better educated DeoDle. that our country -as well as other countries, see throuuh educa- tion higher ideals, better citizen,) better government, and sounder in ternational relations. ' Students in America have not only been given the advantage of better and less expensive education but have also been given more care and consideration to the selection of the teachers. There are three' reasons why good, efficient teachers' are now availably: first, they are re- j quired to have a college education; second, competition anions teachers !, A S1 . . IS SO Birong mat it la iiefs-f-vt! y ivi , theffl b(j weU educated h lhdr -. - , ,, .' .ine of work before they can KHMire .n fos'tion, and third, they avr p;;id much arger salaries than former!'.', thorofcie it pays to educit; onesc'f f ir taut position. Thur, through democrati; ! j o- . ti oi cvr country has ele-aled it? , . . , , . , . people to a standard that could be rea. bed, only .through such education. The history of every country proves that it was not until learning was introduced that the country showed any material development. . The greatest countries in the world to- day are those "which have the most through educationnl system in which XI .. 1 i .' ' J. the common pe0ple may participate, Education of the masses is the i happy times we have had through foundation stone upon which a na- out our high school course here are tion is built, and peace and harmony so impressed on ouT minds that we amontr the different nations of the world will never be accomplished un- . til in a large measure universal edu - cation has been brought about. And now I wish, in behalf of the ; eraduitinir clrss of 1927, to bid you fnrpwell nt this, the closing exercise of our hisrh school davs Wo, the graduating clnss of 1927, approach with , regret this time in our hi?h school year career when we are obliged to say farewell to a host of friends who have ben so willing to help us at all times, to our teachers "who have been so faithful in instructing us with untiring ef fort, to our schoolmates ' wha have made our way pleasant throughout each year, and lastly to bur parents who have given us one of the great est opportunities of life. MAUPIN GIRL WINS UNION PACIFIC CLUB SCHOLARSHIP Chosaa Oror Ail Other a Leading Mambar Paul Kortaf Naciad aa Aitaraata According to a special to this paper from the state - Agricultural College, at Corvallis, Miss Ada Knighton? a freshman from the Mau-! pin High school, has been chosen as the one on whom to bestow the Union Pacific scholarship froaa Wasco county, she ranking highest among th 18 boys and girls of the county striving for th honor. Paul Kortege of Wapinitia, we chosen alternate. Miss Knighten is but 15 years of age and this year graduated into th freshman class of our school The honor carries with it a $100.00 scholarship in a full term agricul tural or home economics course at Corvallis, and was striven for by boys and girls between the ages of 14 and 21 in each of the counties through sheep at the county fair In club class ana xim m open class, iirst on I at anra lata inrl Vft1 tr Anan v iuu viua nuu te its vvti class. Besides these she has won many prizes on poultry, fat lambs, and is the owner of a band of 13 sheep. . RIN-TIN-TIN WILL BE SEEN . IN FILM PLAY SATURDAY Wonder Dog in Play of North Wood at Fair Ground Saturday Night, Juno 4. , , C. M. Piyler has secured one of the , best stories ever written as his offering at the fair grounds on next week Saturday Rin Tin Tin the wonder dog, in Edward Meagher's thrilling story of the north wods -"Tracked in the Snow Country." The story tells of "Silent" Hardy propector, who had lived for years )n the land of snows with his daugb tcr, Joan, and a wolf dog, Rin-Tin , Tin, as his only companions. It is ne was goia siruccmiwy...o i i . . Known ne naa sotuck goia, wnea n drew a map for his daughter's guid-!7 ( ance. Joan left for a walk and when she returned found her father had been nmurdered. Ciscumstances pointed to the dog, one of a race of killers. Terry Jloulton, who loved Joan was called upon to shoot the animal, which leaped thru a window, and escaped. The story further tells of the search for the real killer and how the dog waa instrumental in bringing him to justice. Third of the diamond ring dance series with Mr. Plyler's orchestra furnishing the music. : Tca.cb.ora' Examination Notice is hereby given that the County Superintendent of Wasco . ... , . , county. Ore., will hold the regular examination of applicants for state ,,. . . ... ... . ... certificates at his office In the ! Court House, as follows: ! Commencing Wedneaday, June 8, 1927, at 9:00 o'clock a. m. and con tinuing until Saturday, June 11, 1927, at 4:00 o'clock p. m. Pro grams may be had upon request ' , Although we have finished . the high school course we feel that there still lies before us a great field for further advancement As the name, commencement, implies we are Just jbginning instead of. completing our , education. , ; ! The happy, smiling faces we hav 'lAnimAr) VrMo ni A iliA j learned to know and the pleasant, , can never forget them. We of the graudating class of 1927 ! sincerely hope that the Maupin High school will continue to grow as it 'hns before and that we may som .day return to see a much larger class .than ours leaving it portals of learn mff-' And now sgnin, the class of 1927 bids you all farewell. ; . And thus ended the exercises at tended upon the graduation of tht clnss of .1927. Each member of the class hns been a diligent student Each hns been popular and each caries in his, or her breast , fond re membrances of the time ' spent In study and school activities in Maupin. The Times wishes each nothing but successe in the life just opening to them, , DALLES LETTER CARRIERS f DEFEAT THOSE FROM BEND Beat Players of Thoaa Team Bw to Better Playing af Stubbl y Jumper in Neat Cam ' Score one fpr The Dalltfc Letter Carriers against a baseball team mad up of players of the calling from Bend. The two forces of Uuclt .Sam's mail men met on the Maupin " diamond last Sunday and when th (last man was out th score sheet 'showed that th men from the, Waseo county metropolis had had five men cross th pan, while all Bend could get around were three. The gam abounded in fine plays and showed that th carriers knew something be sides th addresses on tire mail matter they deliver daily. At th conclusion of the gam a team was mad up of the best play- ers of each town, and these played the Maupin Stubble Jumpers. Of course it must be conceded that the first game tired the carriers some what but but it is well known that the Maupinites play real baseball and it takes a snappy, fighting team to down them. At the end of the game the score stood, Carriers, 3; Jumpers 5. Next Sunday, May 29, the fast Culver team will b here for a game with Maupin. Culver has been de livering a fin article of ball this season and promise to make the boys who warm their feet in furrows hustle for every tally they get The game will be worthy of patronage and our people are asked to turn ' out and leave a few shekels in the gate receipts. Playing bail costs ' some money, but the satisfaction re ceived in watching the plays more than offsets the costs, therefore Maupin people should patronize the games. The price of admission is not high, kids being taxed but 20 nceta, while their elders as asked to pungle up but 35 cents. Come out aeld pay expenses and root for your favorite players.'" Biuamcnt Computed. The basement for. Joe Kramer's new five-room bungalow has been completed and only awaits the forms" and concrete before the su- ; perstructUre is placed ove rit. -- - The i Dnsement is Z4xau leei in size ana bnsement is 24x30 feet in' sis feet deen. joe ernecta to have the forms made and con- crete poured In the near future. Abla to Leave Hotpitai. Mrs. Maud Hammer, who under went a major operation at The Dalles hospital about 10 days ago, was so far recovered as be to able to b taken to her home yesterday. FORMED ASSOCIATION CIRCUIT Waaco nod Sherman Counties With Klickitat in Washington, 1 ' - Mambors At a meeting held at the fair grounds at Tygh Valley a week ago last Sunday representees ef fair boards from Sherman county, and' Klickitat Co., Washington, met and formed wha( is to known as the Mid Columbia Fair Circuit Mr. Barnum of Sherman County was elected president, Robt Ballou of. Klickitat county, secretary, and W. E. Huns of this place starter for the races in ' each county. The object of the or ganization is to secure entries for the races and to generally boost for the fairs represented by the different counties. hills' comedy circus to ; be Here next Thursday rWn This Week at The Oaka in Portland Alto showed at th Hunt Club Frolic ' Clcrence P' -'er was in town th!v a. ra. and M!! the famous Hills' Comedy ' Circus for a showing here . on next Thursday evening, Juno 2, ; This afjc?rgation of trained anf mals Iosed a two ' weeks' engage ment at the Oaks in Portland last Saturday. They have appeared , under the auspices of the Portland Hunt club and the streetcar men's association, which holds its doin in the Portland armory tomorrow and Saturday. The show will onsist of trained dogs, ponies and monkys; clowns as well as acrobatic and tumbling feats also will be on the program, and a fine class of music is carried by the company. ' Admission will be charg ed at 25 cents for children aad 90 cents for adults.
