Coshocton Public Schools Sixth Class Commencement at Opera House
The Coshocton Sixth Graduating Class, numbering 17, held their commencement at the Coshocton Opera House with special stage arrangements and a program led by Miss Carrie Glover. Rev. Dr. Davidson offered prayer, the Silver Cornet Band performed, and the salutatorian delivered the opening address. The class praised teachers and parents, welcomed alumni, and noted they are the largest class yet to graduate.
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Coshocton
Coshocton Opera House
Yarnell
Silver Cornet
Carrie Glover
Dr. Davidson
Grace Hi
Church
Biss
Welcome to the revelatory oracles by fire
The text offers a hopeful greeting for a gathering, inviting all to receive the idea of oracles by fire with a hearty welcome. It emphasizes inclusive warmth and ceremonial anticipation without detailing specific events or participants.
Home as the center of life and moral duty
The piece extols home as refuge for the weary, citing examples from sailors and soldiers and famous figures. It argues that true home includes relations, parental and spousal protection, and a circle of siblings, with love, virtue, and religion filling the hearth with gentleness and gratitude.
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Jennie Lind
New York
Old Castle Garden
Bethoven
Handel
John Howard Payne
Napoleon
France
Cyclones in History and Hysterical Weather Tales
A lively survey of cyclones as meteorological phenomena and as metaphorical storms in society. It links wind laws to sailing safety, recalls a winter skating cyclone, and lampoons social fads as popular cyclones from crazy quilts to faith cure. The piece notes a political cyclone after Garreld’s shooting that unified public sentiment.
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Blaine& Co
Salt River
Garreld
The Path From Infancy to Manhood in Youthful Growth
A fragment discussing life’s challenges and growth from infancy to youth to manhood. It argues against overbearing plans for children and praises nurturing natural curiosity, citing Agassiz and Edison as ideals, while noting the need to subdue bad habits on the road to maturity.
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Agassiz
Edison
Manhood as the time for responsibility and real activity
The passage argues that childhood is unconscious development, youth is conscious preparation, and manhood brings responsibility. It links age thirty five as maturity when one begins to live with purpose, while the brain declines after the peak. It cites Ia Bruyere noting men settle thoughts of fortune around thirty and complete them by fifty.
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God
Ia Bruyere
Necessary of Government Pur pose leads to design and action
C F Gosser argues government arises from natural laws and must serve the common good. He cites Rome’s rise and fall to warn against magistrates pursuing personal gain. A loyal citizen should focus on national interests, as prosperity brings protection while degradation lowers life prospects.
The Rapturous Power of Music Across Nature
A reflective meditation on music’s influence across life and nature. The piece likens music to a mighty harp shaping human emotion and praise, noting its presence in wind rivers rain and birdsong and celebrating modern factory work freeing time for refined tastes. It concludes with music as a timeless divine praise.
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Orpheus
Luck and Circumstance Shape Success in Life and Business
The piece disputes luck as a cause of success or failure, arguing that unknown forces are involved but that circumstance and the right conditions determine outcomes. It cites Peabody and others to show wealth and achievement result from needed conditions, not chance.
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Cooke
Fortune Rewards the Daring Through Hard Work and Resolve
The passage urges action and self effort to seize opportunity. It emphasizes that fortune favors those who toil, persevere, and confront adversity rather than lamenting bad luck. It advocates preparation, resilience, and initiative as paths to success.
The Margin and the Ocean’s Bevore Faithful Reflections
An old school sentiment piece reflects on life’s journey from school days to adulthood. It compares education to a ship crossing streams and seas, urging students to build character and progress with purpose. The text closes with a hopeful welcome home and guidance by a guiding star.
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Grammar School
The Influence of Science on Divinization and Progress
Campbell Voorhees discusses how science shapes human progress and the divine grant of mind power. He argues scientific truth endures, America’s discovery sparked a new era, and Baconian utility guides society toward greater happiness.
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America
Egypt
Notable names fade into legend as modern power rises
The passage reflects on historic figures Arkwright Hargraves Crowpton Fulton Franklin and Morse gaining enduring fame as centuries pass. It adds that an emerging American figure signals an approaching storm and warning of elemental fury, framing progress as subservient to human will in mankind’s onward dominion.
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Arkwright
Hargraves
Crowpton
Fulton
Franklin
Morse
Kang
Conqueror
Original Poem by Miss Hattie Lane Chosen for Class Prophecy
The poem by Miss Hattie Lane titled Class prophecy was deemed too long for columns. It sparkled with wit and showed the author’s humor, promising future social distinction.
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Miss Hattie Lane
Infidelity and its Effects on Civilization
Carrero B and McCoy discuss infidelity as disbelief in religious doctrines, asserting it has existed with religion. They claim infidelity spurs Christian progress, illuminating prisons of sin and guiding humanity from darkness to civilization and hope. The piece argues the burning light of Christianity rises as infidelity falls.
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Carrero B
McCoy
Civilization
Farewell address from the class of 85 to Coshocton High School
The class of 85 thanks the Board of Education and beloved teachers, pledging gratitude for their guidance and urging community support for public schools as students embark on their adult lives. They reflect on education as a foundation and urge continued effort, cooperation, and recognition of educators' sacrifices.
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Coshocton
Lisbers
Board of Education
Adieu to teachers and classmates Class of 1955 farewell
The ceremony marked the Class of 1955 departing childhood scenes for adult life. Recitations by Miss Milligan, Miss Talmadge, and Miss Glover entertained. George Snyder delivered The Wheels of Progress. Hon. Bargarin offered counsel and critique of teaching methods. Diplomas were presented as music and benediction closed the program with the packed house pleased.
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Andi
Lizzie L. Milligan
Rose ‘Talmadge
Laura I. Glover
George Snyder
G. Hf. Bargarin
Davidson
Class Poem And Baking Powder Report About Royal Powder
An old column mixes a school farewell poem recalling cherished days and maple shade with a health board baking powder study. It notes New York experts analyzing powders for alum and lime, praising Royal Baking Powder as pure and free of undesirable additives amid a muddled wool market commentary.
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Unvber
New York State Board of Health
C. F. Chandler
New York City
N. ¥. Tartar Co
Love
Wool market notes and political comment from Coshocton
The report records Australian and Texas wool sales with price tones around 66c and 4c for choices, notes a revision of price rotations for eight months, and mentions cautious manufacturers seeking spot supplies while avoiding speculation. A Coshocton sidewalk dialogue criticizes sham humanity in farming, condemning few unprincipled scavengers and predicting blue Ohio politics with Durbin Ward’s reluctance to run.
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Texas
Arive
Plainfield
Coshocton
A SAD CAREER AND QUACK MEDICINE ADS
A Bonanza millionaires wife died from chloral and debility, saying Brown's Iron Bitters could have revived her. The piece cites Kipley troubles and endorses Mishler's Herbopters for back pain and kidney issues, urging sympathy and urging action.
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Kipley
R. Baily
Chillicothe, O
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Local Patent Lawyer Endorses Red Star Cough Cure
Washington D C Mr F O Mc Cleary a prominent solicitor of patents here suffered weeks of a severe cough that kept the house awake. He praises Red Star Cough Cure a purely vegetable remedy free from opiates narcotics or poisons.
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Washington, D. C
F. O. McCleary
Patents
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