Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-20
PER ASPRA AID AsTRA,
~ ass OF 'Ss OF TIE BUTTE PUB
Lie SCHOOLS.

Large Audience Greeted the Fir
graduating Glass From the Publ
schools of This City Mt Miners Unto
Hall Last Evening.
With excepting the heat, whichin parts /
,he hall was oppressive, not an inciden
> Jared the programme and it's enactmen
a. the Miners Union Hall last evening, a
The commencement exercises OF til
.Iass of '8S, composed Of Miss Mar
r Bishop, Miss Mary Nevin, Miss Netti
strasburger, Miss Cora Young, Mr.. JOSEPH
Crossman and Mr.. John Holland.
At s O'Clock the a~ssemblage was called t,
order, there being over 400 seated and full,
900 standing along the eide Of the roon
and in aute-rooms. The class together oc
cupied seats on the right OF the room ant
the orchestra on the left. In the front anc
IN the ends Of the stage were placed Gu;
flowers in masses, and the effect was en-.
HANGED by the large number of plants
tiudIv loaned for the occasion by friends
If the class. Over the stage in evergreen
letters fastened to the wall was the class
motto
PER AsPRA AID AsTRA,
Through difficulties to the stars" The
exercises we're opened with a selection from
ala SomnaInbGla" by the orchestra. fol.
lowed by the reading OF the essay OF Miss
Mary 4. Bishop, b is now absent from
the city, by Miss Carrie Kenyon, entitled
Ambition" The young lady read in a
pleasing, distinct manner, and was fol.
lowed by Miss Mary Nevin, who read her
ESSAY, ''Our vanished land OF romance.,
easily and gracefully. Joseph Crossman,
in The dignity of labor" delivered his
Grafton in an effective way. A selection
from al T~rovatore," by the orchestra,
came next. Then 1.-The Ethics OF Foods
by Miss Nettie Strasburger. This
essay a a thoughtful production,
and was well received. Another
selection by the orchestra. and
then was read the essay STANDING with re.
luctant feet where the brook and river
meet" The subject itself shows up a field
of speculation for thought and was ex-
haustively treated by the essayists
Miss Cora Young. The reading was
in a clear, distinct, musical voice. The
Grafton and valedictory, 1.-THE fault is
not in our stars, but in ourselves, /
that we are underlings," was delivered by
Mr.. John Holland. His address to the
audience and farewell words to the class |
and to the teachers was full OF feeling and
bund d sympathy outside of the
class. Miss Nellie Strasburger wore
Vhite silk with lace, flowers; Miss
Carrie Kenyon, white embroidered null
With flowers; Miss Mary Nevin, white |
a~BatrosS and flowers; and Miss Cora
Young, "a white null, with MORE antique |
sash. The several readings as well as ora
tiOns were devoid of the usual mechanical
Efforts and each had her or his ~naturaI
mode Of express on. The few faults OBJ
served added strength, and drew the
audience yet closer in sympathy, as it
showed conclusively the originality OF each
production. The selection of words, the |
use made Of them, and the rendering showed
careful, painstaking efforts OF the teachers, |
Miss Rill II. Layton, Miss Carrie Cox and
Prof Lee. The relatives and friends of the
lass showed no more qualification
han did these teachers, and praise is well
nerite for the thorough training ex-
,ended upon the class Of 49,. Numerous
bouquets were presented, and the audience
eas appreciative. AT The conclusion of the
the class, knowing OF the presence
II their old teacher and former principal,
asked that he address them, and the fol-
losing way delivered by
FBoE A. c. NEwILL.
No eioquence of mine can compare will
the eloguence already displayed by the
Class OF 'SS, as l look along the many lines
Of faces it occurs to me that nothing can
advertise Butte more fayorably, or boon
her more substantially. than this evidence
Of prosperity of her public schools"
CLASS of 'SS, through three years ofyour
course you nave helped me over many
rough places OF professional life. You are
the first class that it has ever been my
TO teach, and therefore, must ever
be regarded as my first love. In
looking at your motto, "Per aspra
ad ~astra," my fervent wish is that
in these days of your childhood now 4
passed, you nave by ambition, labor,
perseverance, and the aim of a higher ideal {
passed safely over all rough places, so, by
pursuirg these same virtues you may in
The days of life before you, likewise over
come all difficulties, and SO reach that goal
toward which your faces are now turned.
is the last opportunity have OF adj
dressing YOU as school boys and school I
girls, but ! woald always have you remem- {
Der that it will be my endeavor to retain
for you the same esteem, respect and affec- {
ton that have marked our school rela- 6
/ most earnestly congratulate you
and say good bye"
Hon. A. c. Logan, Territorial Superin-
tendent of Public Schools, who was ex-
to deliver the address to the class,
was unavoidably detained at Helena, and
taking advantage Of the presence OF the
Hon. r. b. Smith, of Dillon, that gentleman
was invited and delivered the address. The
speaker was again brought back to his boy
hood days by the present occasion. NO
has so good a system OF educating
the masses as has our own. 1t takes the
child when considered of proper age II
trains him into the intelligent man; teaches
him that the books he has studied at
school give him an insight into life, the
table Of contents OF the book he is there
after to master in practical experience.
An intelligent, educated people, means
good government, the enactment and
of wise laws. The language
Of the gentleman and the happy way the
gentleman expressed himself f~aVorably lm-
pressed the audience. The common schooi
system was explained, and the speaker
Contrasted the life OF the student under
that system and what it will be when re-
moved from the consultation OF text books,
in discovering the truths OF Lille, oil force,
which will present themselves on every
hand in their future career LIE is reati
life is earnest" In the concluding portion
of his address, Mr.. Smith earnestly be-
sought the class members to so live t9at
the world will be the better for their having
lived, and from their appearance, ana one
interest taken in them by 80 large an
audience as was present, the speaker was
confident they would make OF themselves
noble women and honorable men.
Following the address came the presenUa,
ton OF diplomas by President Brophy oil
the Board Of Trustees in the following
speech:
LADIES AND GEETLEMEN-lt is with no
ordinary degree OF pleasure that preseno
TO you this well earned tribute OF our u
Cational institutions. 1t is a tribute TO
your industry and to your inteiligent ano
persistent prosecution OF your studies-s
certificate OF which you may well De prouu
but | wish you would understand thati
is not as it is generally supposed to be, "a
certificate of competence; it partakes more
nf the character of certificate OF capa-
biity, that capabiiity which it remains LOT
yourselves to develop and apply to the use
iul purposes of the life on which you ar
about to enter. You have now all the al
v~antages that are derivable from our CON-
mon school system, and though tney DC
somewhat meager in some respects, tney are
in others all efficient for the ordinary pur,