The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-06-07

every sunday.
THE HIGH ScHooL.-A fine audience
gathered at the opera house on Friday
evening last, drawn thither by the COM
mencement exercises of the Sank Centre
High School. The building was packed
to its utmost limit, the aisles being filled,
while many stood in the rear of the hall
during the two hours. The exercises were
creditable alike to the school and the
graduating class, the essays and orations
being of an exceptionally high order, and
unlike many such occasions the interest
did not flag from first to last. The or
chestra lent additional interest to the oc-
casion by their excellent rendition of sew
eral selections, and the vocal music was
equally meritorious. The programme
opened with an overture by the orches-
ira followed byprayer bv Rev. R. S. Sar-
gent, and female quartette when the
Birds Awake the Morn, by Mesdames
Henshaw and Robertson and Misses Lii
liam Knott and Belle Bruce.
The s%alutatory, by Albert W. Dimond,
on Foreign immigration was a very
thoughtful and well arranged disserta-
ton, pointing out the evils of unrestrict-
ed immigration, which permits the vi
cious and pauper classes of the old world
to be dumped upon our shores. The
fact that 100000 foreigners annually
seek homes in America gives one an idea
of the proportions of the problem to be
solved by judicious legislation. The
three great evils to be met are the influx
rendered by great railroad andland COM
panies seeking purchasers; contract labor
which is akin to serfdom, and the Grimm
al and pauper classes which are little bet
ter than foreign tramps. The three great
forces to be relied upon to assist in cor
recting the evil are religion, education
and an appeal to patriotism. More
stringent provisions must be made rela-
tive to citizenship and the electoral fran
chise among immigrants.
Miss Clara L. Stiles followed with a
very prertily written essay on Natures
Voices. 1t was a pleasing production
and showed great care and excellent
taste in composition, as well as a keen
appreciation of the beauties of nature.
Miss Frances M. Meigs gave an inter-
esting and instructive essay of a histor-
-ical and descriptive character on Venice.
She showed thorough familiarity with
her subject, and pictured the beauties of
this interesting city most wildly. She
followed it's history from the time of the
crusades, when it first sprang into prom
%inence, until the present. A male quar-
tette, "Moonlight on the Lake" was ex-
cellently rendered by Messrs. Harrison,
Woods, Wilkins and Rich.
Miss Leona o. Dennis had selected for
her subject Music, and she treated it in
IN admirable manner, showing that she
was deeply in love with it, as well as a
familiarity with the subject matter. The
subtle influence of music, its force as a
refining and restraining factor was dwelt
upon at length. It was a fine paper.
Albert ]. Capser gave an excellent ora
ton on Emperor William, largely histor-
ical in character. The virtues of the
sturdy old Kaiser were dwelt upon adj
miringly, and the audience was impressed
with both the subject and the manner in
which he was handled. He did well.
Miss Mary E. Woolford recited in an
animated manner an essay on "Heroines"
After briefly reviewing the history of a
number of h~eroines of history, she set up
an eloquent plea for the recognition of
the heroism manifested by thousands of
noble women, who are so admirably fl
ling less conspicuous stations in everyday
life. She acquitted herself admirably.
A trio Ring the Lily Bells" by Mes
danes Henshaw and Robertson, and
Miss Bruce, was well received by the
audience.
Miss Lilly Howard gave a very
thoughtful essay on the "Moral Influence
of Dickens Work." Itcaptured and held
the attention of the audience from begin
ming to end. She showed a keen appre-
citation of her subject, and as a critical
review of the spirit of the works of the
great novelist, was a remarkable pro-
duction. She has read Dickens to a bet
ter purpose than the mere pastime of
novel reading.
The valedictory with Grafton, "The
Future of the Republic, by William Allen
Barto, was a paper which evinced no
little thought on a subject of deep inter-
est. He reviewed history and from it's
lessons pointed out the probable triumphs
and the threatened dangers of the COM
monwealth. No mere epitome of this adj
mirable production a do it justice, or
give an adequate idea of its merits.
At the close of the literary features,
and after a selection by the orchestra,
President Norris presented the diplomas
to the graduating class in a few we'll
chosen words. and the eighth annual
commencement of the high school was a
thing of the past.
MISSIONARY MEETING.-A ladies' mis-
sionary meeting will be held on Friday
afternoon at three o'clock, and on Fri