Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-07-05

His ExcellencY, Governor Thomas,
was presented by him with a gold
medal for the honors faithfully won.
ONE GRADUATE
The only full graduate VI the class
OF 1890 was Miss Mamie Hunter, of
Laramie. Wyoming. Her essay showed
thought and culture and was well re-
ceiyed BY her many hearers. The
fact that only one graduate was sent
out with diploma from the institu-
ton when so many were in attend
ance shows how thorough is the
course of study and how studious
one must be to win the prize. Miss
Hunter enters the bivouac Of active,
busy, life with = distinction to be
proud of, and with a passport that
will entitle her to the best fields open
to her sex.
GOVERNOR THOMAS SPEECH.
just after the young ladies' had
assembled on the stage at the instru-
ments for the farewell chorus Gov
ernor Thomas came forth and said:
"This is the fifteenth annual COM
mencement, and it seems to me that
there can be no one here who does not
feel proud Of St Mary's academy. This
evening has evidenced what intelli-
genee can do in the way of carrying
out these exercises. These children
have shown what can be accomplish
ed in studying, and this audience
shows what can be done in the way
of appreciation of education.
American history evidences how
greatly interested our people are in
education. Almost the first thing
done by the colonists of the country
was the providing of means of educa-
ton for the young. And at the close
of the revolutionary war, when indie
pendeuce of Great Britain was secur-
ed, about the first thing done was to
enact laws providing for schools and
apparatus for impsrting instruction,
and our Government, realizing the
value Of education, set apart rs, 000,-
600 acres for the benefit of the CON-
mon schools. No other country ever
made such a royal gift to the cause OF
education. We have established more
schools and colleges than any other
nation.
The vast number of schools tell
US how great has been the march OF
progress In our nation. Daniel Web.
ster said that while the laws Of Ly
curgus were praised, he doubted il
any law had done more to mark any
country's advance than the law oil
1887, giving so much of the public
domain to the cause Of education
This should make US feel proud o.
our country, which is dedicated tc
liberty and governed By Law. Religi
Gus liberation is practiced in the
United States, bat no religion can bs
tolerated which inFades the domain
of law and sets itself athWart govern
mental authority.
As citizen Of Utah l want to ex
press my appreciation Of these exsr
cises. The pupils have studied dill
gently, and their teachers have laugh
them intelIigently. l am glad we hav'
such an institution. You can form
an idea Of the character of people whc
have schoolhouses and good Courses
of study, and such people are mas
tiers OF themselves. St. Mary's Acad
envy is playing an important part il
fitting many young people for tn,
different walks of life. Let us hop,
that the institution may continue U
prosper, and that similar institutions
grow up in our midst for the good
for the welfare of the people of thi
country.
The farewell chorus accompanied
on harps, guitars, and pianos, was
very pretty tableau, played in excel
lent time; the voices, also, blended il
sweet feeling and harmony, and wa
an appropriate closing to an intel
lectual feast. The march, "Capric,
Heroique, on five pianos, closed th,