St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-28

and Labor. His grafton was well prepared,
and like Demosthenes' of old, they smelled
of the lamp" as was shown by his close
application to his subject. This Grafton
was the splendid closing of splendid pro-
gram, which is acknowledged to be one of
the best commandments our town has ever
witnessed The people have the members
of the faculty to thank for this improve
ment. President Learing never spares any
labor which might conduce to the better
ment of the school. A glance through the
departments of the school is all the COM
mendation that is needed
The class consisted of nineteen to whom
Prof Wilson delivered diplomas. The
class were:
Mary V. Babcock, Edgewood, MINI. {;
Isaac J. Bargen, Mountain Lake, Mimi; Ada
A. Burnett, Garden City, Mimi; Minnie j..
ComstOck, MankatO MIMI; Linnie B. Day,
Owatonna, Mimi; Lora Levans. Albert
Lea, Mimi; Belle Levans, Albert Lea, MINI. !;
Mary G. Mclaughlin, Waseca, Mimi; Hedge
Nelson, Lee, Ill.,; E. Frazer Soaring, Man.
kato, Minn.; Elgena Weston, Mapleton,
Mimi; Mary A. M. Coffin, Window, Mimi. !;
Il. A. Davis, Wallula, w. T.; w. T. Eek
stein, New Ulm, Mimi; Julia A. Pfeffer,
Blue Earth City, Mimi. Amethyst B. Seig-
neuret, Henderson, Mimi; Lydia j. Welsh,
Waseca, Mimi; Maude Whitfield, Mankato,
Mimi; A. c. Zeig, New Ulnl, Mimi.
AT wINONA.
Normal hall was crowded this morning to
witness the commencement exercises OF the
twenty-Seventh class of the state normal
school. The class motto, 1.-THE secret OF
success is constancy of purpose, !" was taste
fully arranged on the wall directly back of
the graduates, and on either side of the room
feStoons of evergreens, with flag decorations,
were suspended. Tiers of elevated seats
on the south side of the platform accommo-
dated the pupils of the lower grades OF the
school, while on the north side were sta
toned the faculty, Gen. c. 81. Berry, the
resident director, and several distinguished
friends of education. The class numbered
forty-nine members; eleven in the advanced
cOnrSe, twenty-nine in the elementary and
two in the kindergarten course, and all ex-
cept two of them are natives of Minnesota.
Following is the program as carried out:
overture. .Germana orchestra
prayer. ...........:.. .heV; .. furoy
Hymn. .......'sT ake the Wings of Morning. -
Chorus and Normal Orchestra.
Salutation and Grafton. Methods of Teaching
Mr.. Holmes.
Essay. The Influence of Art Education
Duet. s'The May Bells and the Flowers "
Misses Sloan and Ludwig.
Theme-Assimilation .....-. Miss Yeaton
Poem. ................Voi Voices from History
Miss Getty.
Music .Germania Orchestra
Grafton. IA Plea for the Common Schools
Mr.. Curtis.
Theme kindergarten Methods
Miss Whitney.
,,,,,-o 1. ''Valley of Chamouni.'
g 'sVale of Rest.
Chorus and Normal Orchestra.
Essay. The Basis of Greatness
Miss McEllgOtt
Theme A Parallel in Architecture
Miss McCutchen.
Music Normal Glee Club
Theme. Comparative Geography
Miss BuSian.
Essay with Valedictory. ...... Miss Kennedy
Music s'Storm and Sunshine. ,"
Mrs. Donovan.
Comforting of Diplomas by Hon. G. H. Berry,
Resident Director.
Music. .Germania Orchestra
Address to Class by Hon. Thomas Simpson.