Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-06-06
SWEET GIRL GRApuAfES.

school.
The George Washingtonian propensi-
ties of the reporter compels him to head
this article "Sweet Gin Graduates"
and in 80 doing be faithfully follows Mr.
Washington's historic example.
For fourteen consecutive years have
the people of Yankton been called to
witness the last act in the school lie OF
the many young people who, by earnest
labor and with modest naien, have oidden
farewell to public school life in 9ankton.
And for fourteen years the people have
responded with great pleasure to these
calls, but never with more genuine en-
ioyment thar did the audience
which graced the Congregational church
last evening. While to do honor to a
isuccessfui student is always pleasant,
there is something about paying COM
pliments to a class of young lady Rradn-
ates which is more or less in~describable.
And so last evening the church was
SO crowded that chairs were placed In
the aisles and the audience sat for two
straight hours and paid tonnage to six
young ladies' who, according to their
graduating motto, "Non nobis sed asiss,
were not seeking compliments, but
rather sought to compliment. And II
may be truly said that they have paid
to the public school system OF Yankton
q compliment which will never be for
gotten, and that they are to illustrate IN
their lives one long compliment to the
people who instructed them.
aNoa aobss sed aHis"-"Not for our.
selves, but for Others" A truly Ameri-
can motto, and very characteristic o
the ladies who adopted it, FOL
they are known to Yenkton as being
. young ladies of many admirable quail
ties, among which is q faculty for doing
for others. Upon the adoption of sc
!. appropriate o motto their friends arr
to-day oo~ngratulating them.
Rev. D. T. Bradley opened last eve
nine's exercises with fervent Invocation
for divine blessing upon the occcasio'
and UPON the schools of Yankton ant
those who have them in charge.
Miss Minnie Jencks rendered q plan
:. solo in her usual attractive manner, an
Miss Kittie Martin, OF the graduating
: class, dressed in white and looking tn
i young lady of education which h II
stepped upon the rostrum and dellivere
an essay npon "Martyrdom for Truth.
y Miss Martins effort vas we'll prepared
.. finely delivered and very interesting, an
upon her descent from the rostrum lou
spplause was given and she was loade
ia with howery testimonials OF the appr'
citation OF her friends,
n Miss Mary Noonan followed Mi
Martin with q very able essay upo
~ lathe Cost of Fame" In this essay tt
careful and devoted student OF hlssoi
was apparent and Miss Noonan WI
louIly epplauGsd and like Miss MART
st loaded with flowers.
Miss Oorrinne Rruoe'e essay on "Pu'
ok lie Opinion was suggestive of stut
and full appreciation OF her subject. 3
IN |denominated public opinion as t
miehtiest OF monatehs, and bade t
es world be careful in dealing with
Bouquets and applause followed NJ
is- B,uee's closing paragraph.
on A quartette Of high school young la
students next appeared In sosg. L
OIL quartette was comprised of Miss Hat
nd East, Miss Irene Swift, Miss Bert
Wenslaff and Miss Birdie Karr.
ia Miss Kate Stewart followed the mu
with an essay on "Unwritten Histor,
and there is ne exaggeration in q sta
dor mept that Miss Stewart has made exc
,lls lent use OF her years in school, and
now prepared to cope with knosty &c
cational problems successfully. Th
MI. was for Miss Stewart applause {
bouquets.
Miss Beulah Mattheisen, in an es
Ion. ON .'Historical Parallels" sstiric'
sought ont lowly birth and high deg
and placed Mother Goose, the aut
'isit of nursery songs, as a poet, prophet
philosopher before She world. AS
ipal effort in imagery and thought Miss b
ear. theisen's essay was excellent. More
adj plause and bouquets.
Miss Maria McVsy's essay on Eco
hird tria People" was a fitting close for
ayes many excellent efforts. Her tribut
visit honor to eccentricity as a anality
goodness in humanity was consolin
aied eccentric humanity, and contained m
oux truths which time and study alone 81
ton to unearth. She was greeted with
Mr., plause and bouquets.
ion. Each graduate sat awaiting for
which was most interesting TO them,
ouse receiving of their diplomas, and afl
anu piano duet by Miss Annette Bruce
Mrs. sullivan the class stepped tc
,om- platform and E. G, Smith, in o
be on words OF congratulasion and encour
never msnt, presented to each young IL
sRlss' white roll tied with satin ribbon.
,pce- graduates resumed their seats, and
with a vocal duet by Misses Swift and w
lsf, the Rev. Mr.. Bardlck pronou
-, the benediction, and these six we
longer in the Yankton schools. \
~ the future will be for them is be
conjecture, but what the past hes
0 do was amply testified in their appear
as oradnetes. Young ladies OF educ