St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-14
Sixty-four Sheepskins Pre-
sented to as Many Well .
Deserving Pupils. :.

Bertha Keller, Mary Mangar, Henry A. Mics,
Eta S: Myers Percy c. Parkhurst, Helen W..
Fay Smith. William A. Smith, John s. Stone,
Julia E. Swartz. Carl Taylor, Alice I. Stout,
Louise G.. Walther, Emily Walla, Helen M.
White, Jessie M. Young, Una /. Zimmerman
and Florence e. French.
English Course Philip C. Allen, Julia F.
Griffin, Fred P. Harbaugh. Cyrus C. Jefferson,
Annie s. Kelly, Mary G. Lahr. Thomas A.
Mathews, Mary freedman and Mary 1. rierce.
Commercial Conrse-Rachel Blumenthal,
William r. Burkharn, John A. Cavanagh,
Edward W. D. Grout, Sherman 8. Hessel
grave. George C. Jackson. Cary II. johnson,
Mabel F. Kenrick. Mary L. Leidlof, John s.
Lunt, Lucius j. Oppenheim, Fred I. Plech-
ner, James M. Quinn, Fred j. Schair, George
F. Stanchfeld and Gertrude I. Williams.
Nothing could have eXcelled the char
acter of the performance. The gradu-
ateS displayed cOnsummate taste, and
their efforts came in for rounds of ap-
plause from a delighted audience.
There was not a hitch in the programme.
Long before 8 O'Clock. the time an
nOunced for the exercises to begin,
crowds began to pour into the Peoples
church, and at the hour named there
was not a vacant seat. The sight was
exhilarating. In front, seated upon a
raised platform, were the members
OF the graduating claSs-the girls
in lovely dresses of white and the boys
in conventional black. At each side of
the platform were lhuge overhanging
palms and tiger lilies, and above how
cred the banner of the class. with it's
motto: 'sWith Armor On" The huge
audience formed a fitting climax to the
picture, with its hundreds of ladies in
variegated decOllete costumes. fretfully
playing with fans, handkerchiets or any
thing which could be run into service to
create counteracting breeze against
the heat. The members of the board of
education occupied seats on the plat
form, as did the faculty of the high
school. Supt. Gilbert. who is also prin-
cipal of the school, was in charge OF the
exercises. the programme being:
Salutatory ...... Helen Gertrude lamar
Essay! Reverence: Albert A. Knudson
Essay An Answer ........ Mabel e: Golfer
Music, .Gasparone" "-..."::. Millecker
Essay, square Pegs in Round Hois,T
Carrie Z. Bregg
, Essay. tMe, Teo''..a William A. Smith
Waltz, "A Summer Song '.....-... Waldteufel
Essay, Ego Magnus''. -. Frank 4; Griggs
Essay, with Valedictory, American
Music, "Reminiscences OF New York.
Muller
Bestowal of diplomas
The essays displayed mnch study and
careful preparation on the part Of the
graduates. Albert C. KnudsOn, in t at
on Reverence" was very severe upon
Americans aud American institutions.
Abroad, he remarked, the American
was distinguished by his loud gabblings
and offensive manners-in fact. an
American was offensive for all that is
impertinent. He also touched the news
paper press. They were sensational or
gans, and nothing was too great or
Venerable to ridicule. There was
altogether a lack Of reverence among
the people of this country. Even the
child was beginning to cease revering
the father. He knew twice as much as
its parent, and alluded to him as dad"
''old man, - 1.-THE governor and 'check
signer." Miss Mabel A. Golfer at
tempted to answer the charge that pub
lie schools were a governmental char
ity. The young lady succeeded well in
establishing her side, that they
were not charity institutions.
In promoting free education
the government was only doing, in the
cheapest possible way, what our fore
fathers stated in the preamble to the
constitution was the purpose of the re-
pubiic-the right Of every man to gov
ern himself. Education established
justice, and il. was cheaper to build
school houses than support large corps
of police, prisoners and work houses.
Public education, therefore. could not
be charity. Cyrus G. jefferson dilated
upon Gambling" in vigorous style.
His denunciatiOns of gambling,
whether on the race course,
in the Chinese den or upon the
Chicago board of trade were heartily
Endorsed by all present. Until the gen.
eral sentiment of the country was op-
posed to gambling, then, and not until
then, would it die natural death.
Frank Fl. Griggs' essay Ego Magun-
u.s." was q reply to foreign criticism
upon Americanism, in which he de-
Tended American boastfulness. IAN
American he said, ''believes i'm the ul-
innate success of anything which is
American. and he has compelled
aliens to view it with the same advant-
age. Can we blame him, then, for be-
ing egotistical? No; rather IS he to be
congratulated upon the trust with which
he has recognized his safeguard" Will
lam A. Smith and Mary j. Pierce de-
livered two very finished essays. and the
valedictofy ad ress was capitally rem
dered by Leavitt Corning. Hon. G.
Benz offered a prize consisting of
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, for
the best essay. Gen. johnson, C. Lie
nau and Mrs. Flandrau were the Judges
They awarded the prize to William A.
Smith-a decision heartily indorsed by
the large audience.
Prior to the bestowal of the diplomas,
Supt. Gilbert addressed the class. He
said:
heard tonight the remark, after you all
came in, sweet girl graduates corrected
also by a listener: sweet boy graduates p
Now, why not? l wish to protest against
branding boys and girls about to leave school
with sweetness as crime. Most of us are
fond of sweet things, and l am glad to say
class Laughter and Applause.l 1t is not
all confined to the girls either, though they
have their full share. The sweetness
which @ you you have Ave now I aS trust You you
sweetness s sf life is Ss not going to be very hard
Your school course has given You confidence
in yourselveS-that confidence which in after
life sweetens everything 1t is fDith that
makes life sweet-falth in. yourselves and
faith in your followers. Life only becomes
bitter and sore when you become self-dis-
rustful and distrustful of others.
4 The diplomas were distributed Dy
Mai. Postiethwaite, who, for the board
of education, expressed very high APP
probation of the work of the class. It
was a sufficient recompense to the citi-
zens of the city, who had enabled the
board to give them broad-ga1ged,
liberal education. The exercises were
concluded, and amid hnzzas of con-
graduation and best wishes, the inter-
esting gathering broke up and the class
of '89 disbanded.
The pupils to be promoted from the