St. Paul daily globe., 1888-05-24

! their analysis. The ladies' chorus sang
! informing Song" and Spring Song,"
! by Jungst.
Miss Clara l.. Poe, of Cannon Falls,
| Mimi. followed in an essay on doubt
/ as an Element in Progress" She said
1.-The two ideas of belief and doubt seem
to be Numerically opposed. But doubt
| worlds history the great reformerS be-
| gan as doubters. Columbus doubted
] and discovered new world. Bacon
! doubted, and gave us a new
1 philosophy. Luther doubted and
| gave us new ideas of religion.
! Education has been subject to changes
! hardly less wonderful than the changes
in science. The result is we now have
an education almost perfection. The
/ tendency to doubt has also been eX-
] tended to religious matters. The idea
1 of God cannot remain unfiXed for cen
| turieS. He who follows his honest con-
! the deep thinker must always be in the
! attitude of learner. Some will
smother doubt rather than launch them
selves out on the possibility of a
thought
ga Theory of Life' was the subject
| of an Grafton bv James L.. Garland, of
| Decorah, 10. He said: ''In the land
of Russia, surrounded by church and
state that tolerate nothing but blind
| obedience, from the midst of the
wretched mass of oppressed people,
| Lyof n. Tolstoi rises to proclaim to the
world the maxim Resist not evil.' This
he declares to be the foundation of all
! ChriSts teachings. Believing that pun
ishment does not reform the criminal
| FolStoi observes that fear of punish
ment does not prevent crime but aggra-
Yates it. People differ widely in judg-
| ment and this is proof that human
| judgment is not infallible. If the
world had seen as many Tolstoi's as
| Napoleons, as many peaceful teachers
as cruel warriors the world might have
become paradise. 1t is impossible for
us to live for ourselves. However
/ miserly we live, we leave the result of
| our labors to the werld. So if we de-
tain our highest good. This is TolStoi's
theory. He gives us five.
CONDITIONS OF HAPPINESS,
nature, work, family, friends and
health. Our profession is correct. but
our practices wrong. Is there not
| higher life than that of competition?
We bring misery upon each other and
ourselves by deliberately trodding on
our fellow men,
Prof. D. F. Colville, of st. Paul, then
sang solo in his usual exquisite man
ner.. He was greeted with hearty
applause. Miss Amy Tanner, of
say on Ideas i Willie SaH an we aO'e were ss
under the care of others we tried to
initiate them. We lacked far-sighted
vision. A mans ideal may call only for
the education of the body. Then he
does not reason, and is little more than
a beautiful animal. This mans knowl-
edge is narrow. He has never given a
thought to his mind, weakening his
reasoning powers by not using them.
Or he may choose the higher
ideal of improving his mind, sand
following this alone he neglects
his body. His emotions are
world is false. His ideal is narrow,
though higher than the previous one.
The men who chooses the ideal of do
ing good chooses best. His life is like
beautiful music, which, soft at first,
finally swellS until it echoes and re-
echoes down the halls of time. Mans
ideal becomes higher as his spiritual
growth is Increased. Actions are the
results of the ends in view. The nation
ismade up of individuals, and each in
dlNidual can reach the goal of high
ideal. The Grafton with the valedic-
tory followed, by Albert F. w.
the Grafton was "a Plea for Industrial
Training" and the speaker handled
it'with success. He said: 'In our age
we have marvels in development, and
what are the causes of it? The brill
liant inventions and discoveries of our
age are reaching veritable millennium.
Our people begin to realize that an
ideal education is a practical one
The first duty of a man is to find out
what he can do, and then to do that
Sllillfully. The industrial departments
are new forces in our education. The
man who produces is the tue gentle
man. Experience shows that boy
can learn his lessons and his trade in
the same time it takes him to learn his
lessons alone.
OUR HIGH SCHOOLS
are now closed to about half of society,
because of the lack of industrial educa-
ton. A knowledge of industrial labor
is foundation for natianal security. 1t
is poor policy to send our raw material
across the ocean to be manufactured.
The teaching of skillful labor would
solve in great degree the present labor
respect and dignity for labor. Work is
a supreme, human and moral factor.
There is always hope in man
who serenely and molly works.
Let us then never be idle.
This is the iron age oflabor-labor, only,
makes the man. Mr.. Gehm then in his
valedictory address said: ''CitizenS of
WinOna, to-day we shall go forth to our
fields of labor; we have been cheered
by your interest and your cordlality to-
ward us. To you, his excellency the
governor of Minnesota, and to you the
members of the State Normal board, we
express sincere thanks for the privileges
you have given us. Professional teach
ing is necessity, and you have
put it in our power to become teachers;
we shall cheerfully do our best in teach
ing the schools of the state. And to
YOU, President Shepard, and you men,
berS of the faculty, we shall always re-
member the kind efforts you have put
forth in our behalf. All of lis have
partaken of your ideals. We hope to
express our gratitude not by word only,
but also by our lives. And now, fellow
students. we leave you to the fostering
care of these teachers; may you be more
deserving than we were-we have
learned that even if our aims are
high, success sooner OF later is almost
sure to come. Classmates, to-day marks
all era in our life. Eagerly have we
longed for 1t, but the idea that we may
never again meet all of these dear
friends comes with strain of sadness.
Now we shall become practical men and
women. We have been drinking in
knowledge; now we shall diffuse it."
Wagner's "Pilgrim's Chorus" was
sung by the Normal chorus. President
Shepard then presented the thirtieth
graduating class to c. A. Morey, ESQ.,,
the resident director. In introduce
ing him President Shepard said:
"The class that graduates to-day num-
berS fifty-five. They come from twenty
counties and five states are named in