The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-05-29
COMMENCEMENT.

The commencement exercises proper were
held at the Opera House, Wednesday, at two
O'Clock p. M. The house was filled before the
hour arrived, and many who entered after the
exercises began, were accommodated with
chairs from the Normal. The Normal and
High schools Joined In decorating the stage,
which was beautiful and inviting At each
corner Of the stage and In each Of the four
boxes was pyramid OF flowers Above and
about the middle OF the stage was the class
motto "As the Labor, so the Reward"
The Germania orchestra was present and
opened the exercises with selection. IT then
spoS tb up ara and TOOK seats upon the et
The right was occupied by the faculty and
visitors, among them Director Barr, Pres. Will
son, Supt. Levens, Senator Sargent OF Albert
Lea and j. b Cheney, Of Chicago
President Soaring introduced hev. Bushnell,
" no offered prayer.
gramme, and the exercises moved OF without
DELAYS and announcements.
Miss Coffin In her salututory "Pandora's
Box" stated that greetings occur daily ana we
them no significance. There are times when
single word means much and ordinary things
become important. To the CLASS that day was
attracted there by interest In them and gave
all q hearty welcome. Continuing. she said
good luck stands for any happy circumstances
She referred to the numerous ways taken TO
flnd happiness, and stated that success IL won
and lost by our own efforts. She told the story
OF Pandora, who lived In a garden OF beauty
her companions were forbidden to open GER
tain box, which was not looked, but fastened
by q beautiful cord Pandora yielded to the
Temptation and opened the box, from which
all Kinds Of misfOrtunes came and spread In
ali directions. This was represented as
blessing, as II Pandora had not opened the
box men could have made no cunquestS. Per-
mans the most Dreaded trouble Is poverty, but
the struggle to overcome II strengthens the
Individual. Labor Is mans greatest blessing
Her essay was we'll delivered.
Miss Leyens on "The Fertilization OF Flow
ers by Insects" said that the beauty OF nature
appeals to everybody to certain extent. The
greater the study Of nature the greater r.
Beauty. All plants work for the propagate
of others of the same kind and thoir main
function is to get fertilization ibis i largely
beauty, the odor and nectar OF the plants. Her
Drawings represented different arrangements
OF certain flowers 70 attract Sepa I'm ,r,s,z
ing element She thought man should study
the mind OF God as displayed in his works, and
hidden. II was delivered without reference to
manuscript and pointed out with remarkable
self possession:
10 Whom Honor 10 Due" by stating that
history is the history Of the great men who
have lived hero. Tho masses follow few
heart and men OF intellect and morals have al
ways had respect. Honor bestowed upon the
deserving is Just for humanity Is benefited
Men are to be revered for their works, and al
so it 10 right to keep alive tho memory Of
those who suffer for righteousness sake.
People who seek honor seldom get more than
notoriety, aud 10 be great one must attend to
sec all things. She said the most common way
OF honoring hero 10 by grand burial, but the
besI way to show appreciation OF O man Is to
help his cause. A nation who honors her
great men triumphes I'm every good cause.
She thought sincerity Is the worlds great
need. Her delivery was deliberate and pleas
Ing.
Miss Pfeffer recited Longfellow's poem,
King Robert OF Sicily" In very pleasing
manner. II was marked by distinctness OF
enunciation and appropriateness Of her ges-
lures.
A table was placed on tho stage with several
pieces OF apparatus upon Il, and Mr.. Bargen
appeared behind Il, and began his Grafton upon
Oxygen and Hydrogen. He said that the