Last Thursday evening June 1,'11, was one long to

Last Thursday evening June 1,'11, was one long to be remembered by the good people of Exira. At an early honr the people began to gather at the Christian Church to listen to the exercises prepared for their special entertainment. Rev. John Harned of the M. £. Church opened the exercises by prayer, followed by a Class March "Toreador" by Bizet by Miss Bessie Wltthauer. The graduating class marching in to the music were Ethel I. Bisom, Frank H. Hall, Deana E. Hensley, Flora B. Houston, Ellowene Dimick, Winnie I. Heath, Ora B. Hicks, Clara G. Powell, Mur iel M. Koob. After the Invocation by Rev. Harned, a song 'Sweet Twilight Hour" by Geibel was rendered by the Class Trio, Ethel Bisom, Ellewene Dimick and Seana Hensley. This song brought forth much applause, and paved the way for a fine oration entitled."Grapes of Gold" by Mr. H. V. Adams of the Chautauqua Manager's Association of Chicago. The speaker Indulged in a rather laughable introduction by taking a small vial from his pocket and sprinkling soma of its contents over the front part of the stage said be bad found that by sprinkling a little peppermint over the floor betore delivering a discourse its aroma would impregnate the air and cause it to be more healthy. After a few seconds he said if anyone smelled it raise your band. A hand shot up which was soon followed by others, when nearly the whole crowd smelled that peppermint The speaker then drifted into, and delivered one of the finest lectures ever heard here which held the crowds attention for sometime. At its close he spoke of the effects of imagination over the body and then closed by saying the peppermint scattered over the floor was only in imagination and the laugh was on. Another song by the same ladies "Row Us Swiftly" was well received by the appreciative audience. The Presentation of Diplomas was conducted by the Prince of