St. Paul daily globe., 1890-06-06
Yesterdays Commencement
Exercises the Ppettiest Of
the Long Series.
Stylish Gowns and Bright
Thoughts Are Presented
on the ROstrum.
Baldwin Seminary Has It's
Annual Exercises in
Pleasant Style


rents on class day, and, at intervals.
nearly all of yesterday. except shortly
before o'clock. the time set for the
commencement exercises, when the
clouds did tighten a little, the rain
ceased its down pouring and the sun
condescended to appear. In spite OF
the unfavorable weather, however,
every train from the city brought its
coterie ofrelatives and admiring friends
to witness the closing exercises which
graduated the class of this year. Long
before o'clock the roOmy chapel was
filled to overtlowing, and by the time
the DanZ orchestra had finished the
overture the aiSles of both gallery and
auditorium were full, and chairs were
placed in the corridors adjoining to ac-
comodate the people doing honor to the
ZOOS. The decorations were perfect;
never before on any occasion did the
chapel look so lovely, and to the Juniors
belongs the whole credit. Palms and
gracefully dropping ferns were the only
plants used, and not a single flower was
to be seen. These were arranged on
either side the rOStrum in careless pro-
fusion, yet leaving the front quite free
for better view of the speakers. At
the rear of the platform, hanging grace
fully from the arch above, were long
Silken draperies in pale green, and just
beneath, clearly outlined against
creamy background, hung the class
motto, mon NobiS SOlum." inscribed in
letters of gold uDOn palette
of dark wine color. The president,
DR.. G. Il. Bridgeman, together with
the others of the faculty, the members
nf n IF re
president; Or. Brooks, Rev. John Stat
ford. Rev. c. N, Heard, G. II. Hair and
j. B. Hingely occupied seats at the sides
and rear of the platform. AT the con-
clusion of the prayer the class of go en-
tered. uShered by E. E. Bean, of the
juniors, taking the seats assigned them
In the auditorium at the left of the roS-
trum. The juniors followed, sitting
directly behind.
THE FIRST GRAFTON
was delivered by Frank F. Farrar. its
subject being 1.-The Rationale of De-
mocracy." MIR. Farrar has the reputa-
tion in the class of being something of
thinker. and his Grafton, though con-
tanning no flights of fancy and deliv-
cred without any effort at oratorical
effect. would go far to confirm that rep
utatiOn. He states facts and draws con-
leaves the impression that he knows
whereof he speaks.
He was followed by Miss Mamie A.
Stevens in an essay upon The Com
pensatiOn in Nature"-a thoughtful pro-
duction-and delivered in a manner
which made listening a pleasure. She
wore a pearl white gown of some soft
wollen stuff, trimmed with ribbons and
confined at the throat and wrists with a
frill of delicate lace. She carried no
flowers and wore long gloves of the tint
of her gown, presenting, as she stood
surrounded by the graceful foliage of
| the palms, as fair picture of maiden
hood as one might wish to SEE.
The third number on the programme
was an Grafton entitled elemental
Law" given by Miss Della Palmer, a
Serious-faced girl of medium height,
with the dead gold of her hair. Miss
Palmer spoke so that it was difficult to
understand some portions of her ora
ton. She said, among other things,
that
IL man the material, the intellectual and
the spiritual unite. TO discover the laws
which govern so complex being would be
Well-nlgh impossible and an all-WiSe Creator,
foreseeing this has revealed the fundamental
principles of human conduct. Social ques-
tions must be settled ii at all. in accordance
with the principle of love for man. The ap
plicatiOn is difficult, we say, and truly that
circumstances alter cases. and then we have
TO decide how much. 1t is difficult to secure
perfection by the rule of eXpediency; some
thing higher must control if harmony is to
result.
During the interval which followed
the orchestra gave selection, THE
Hermit's BelP' (TobasSD, after which
an admirable essay was read by Miss
Vena Dunlap. Miss Dunlap is the
brilliant member of her class, and her
essay was without any doubt the first,
both as to thought and composition.
She speaks very fearlessiy, and there
what she said that was delightful.
She wore very artistic dress of cream
| colored China silk draped Ill the soft
Grecian folds, which rather made her
seem much taller than the diminutive
proportions of her slender figure would
warrant. The following is brief eX
| tract of the latter part of her essay,
which, by the way, had as its subject,
1.-The Spirit of Inquiry"
We are on the eve of a reformation in re-
| ligious thought no less radical than that of
| Luther. The light of scientific Investigation,
| the new methods of thought, the radicalism
| of the day. have touched the very foundation
| of civilized society. Creeds are too long and,
involved alike in all essential points, they
| differ in minor details of too little conse-
| quence to be embodied in the tenetS of any
| church Churches must be more liberal,
must be content to let individual men settle
| their own creeds. Only the craven fear. only
those whose religion is founded on tradition,
| not experience. Nothing of value can be
| lost in the trial. Truth is absolute; men are
now ready to accept it as they find it and to
| let it shine out i'll its white light. Gaiileo
was right. Under the feet of his judges,
who denied it, the globe rolled on, bearing
| them to the demonstration OF new truth, and
| the world still moves
An Grafton, 1.-The Quadrl-Centennial,"
followed. This was given by Miss
Anna V. Albertsen-a tall young lady
| of the
SPANISH STYLE OF BEAUTY,
with a graceful figure and clear, Vi
brant voice, which made every word
uttered clearly audible in the most re-
mote parts of the chapel. Her manner
of delivery is extremely graceful, using
ONLY few gestures, but those being
very perfect. Her gown was of Leg
horn crepe du CHEN, and was. perhaps,
artistic enough in color and make to
satisfy even the most fastidiouS. She
was picture. Her Grafton was rather
short, or seemed so, from the perfect
/ ease With Wnlcn III was delivered, ana
was very fair exposition of what the
worlds far is destined to do for
| America.
Lyman H. Lord came on next deliv-
ering an Grafton upon 1.-The Influence
of the Huguenot Refugees" He said
of the Huguenots that they were fore
most in promoting the cause Of Ameri-
can liberty; that they gave to this coun-
try, at a time when men were most
needed, patriots such as Henry Law
renee and Francis Marion; that
their history in America is
that of their people in all lands,
Ever devoted to pure faith and simple
worship, supported by the profound
conviction of the justice of their course; !;
fortified by the sufferings of exile, the
victims of intolerance, they abode in
charity for all and with malice toward
uone,
The exercises here were agreeably in
terrupted by second selection from
the orchestra, waltz, "LuGa Ray" by
Aigrette. There was busy hum all
| fI,oh of which nnlN Cnl-