Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-07-30
Education at Lancaster.

upon its pre-eminence in another
respect. Its young people have for
many years stood far above those Of
similar towns in regard to intellect
ual advancement. THIS is not a
mere guess; we speak from .esofrect
information when we give the opin-
ion, that young men and women who
have gone from Lancaster to COM
pete in tho race for learning and
scholastic honors at the various
colleges, have taken higher positions
and oftener reached the head, than
an equal number from any other
town of our knowledge.
And why is it thus? Is the soil
of our town different? Do they
drink in more inspiration from our
springs, or acquire more brain power
from our diet? Are the schools
more thorough ? Are the pupils
more ambitious? Are the moral
and mental powers of the parental
generation Of any higher order than
elsew here ? Did other towns hdse
no Sherman Page?
Leaving each to answer as his OBJ
servation may lead, we wish to emu
merate some of the cases wherein
those who have been wholly or in
part schooled in our midst, have done
themselves credit at college as stu
dents and thinkers, 10 competition
with those from all other places.
Miss E. NJ. Mills graduated at Ap.
pleton, in class of five, taking the
head OF tho class and the valedictory
honors at commemorate away from
from the sterner sex. She declined
place as teacher in that institution
but is now preceptress of the Platte.
Vile Normal. ,4
JAS. D. Eaton passed through Beloit
College, and held the front rank OF
his class all through, also taking dec,
lamation prizes and valedictory.
He has passed through theological
course at Andover, and will spend
one more year at Yale before enter
ing on his profession.
Edward ID. Eaton WAS equally sucs
cessful at Beloit, where bewas award
ed the place of honor as best schol>
ar OF class of about fourteen, at
last commencement.
Lewis Eaton stood at the head of
large preparatory class, and has
Just entered the Beloit Freshman
class with fine prospects.
VIM. Boardman Reed, after spend :
ing four years in the Union service,
recommended study He spent a
year at Beloit, two years at the
Pennsylvania State Univers-
ity, graduated at the head
of a large class, with an essay that
not only took the prize, but at once
secured him recognition as an able
writer, and gave him position as
one of the editors of Forney'S Press.
A. III. Barber also lost four years
from his education, by army service
and hospital suffering, then set out
for medical diploma. He obtained
it after years of study at Lancaster,
Beloit and n. Y. medical college,
graduating with class of thirty
The prize here was coveted appoint
ment in a large city hospital tor a
year. AS usual the Lancaster boy
got it.
II. Clay Dillon, began to realize
that something higher and better was
within reach than selling calico and
buying eggs in country store, and
left what is reckoned q fine situation
determined TO rise to high culture
and usefulness. He has this season
graduated at Racine College with vale
dictory hOnors, as elsewhere noted
Miss Lou Faliey has resided ia
Lancaster long enough to entitle her
to one of the commencement honors
in class Of eight, at the late Norma
Anniversary at Platteville. She had
entered as senior, emitting the two
first years of the course.
j Allen Barber, j., graduated last
June at the U. S. Naval Academy
at Annapolis, with standing OF
No s in class of nearly thirty. 1t
is we'll known that but few who
enter these u. S. academies succeed
in graduating at all He will leave
Lancaster this week, to join the new
war steamer Omaha at Philadelphia,
for o cruise to Europe or the South
Pacific. We hope "Joe" may send
US some of his interesting letters for
the HERALD.
J. Danley Budd graduated with
credit at Appleton this year, and has
begun the study of medicine with
DR.. p a. Clarke.
Joseph Cover also completed four
years course at Madison, and return
ed home to journalistic duties. He
graduated well, in class of thirty
five.
E. II Lewis, who chiefly prepared
here, is striving hard for number
one standing, in class of about one
hundred and forty Juniors at Yale
College: From fact we have learn
ed, we perceive that he outranks
four-ffths of them already. May he
rise above the other fifth as easily
E. H. Sprague graduated at the
Platteville Normal, near the head
of the class, and was considered the
best debater among them.
Miss Abbie A. White graduated at
the Platteville Normal in 1870, only
second in class of fifteen, and was
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