The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-06-19
FINISHED THE COURSE.

FINISHED THE COURSE.
Members of the Glass of 90 Take Theil
Honors with Applause--Who They Are
+ and how They Talked.
If anything was lacking in connec,
r ton with the commencement exercises
of our high school, last Friday even
S ing, none of those present noticed it
The hall was crowded to the measure
3 of its seating capacity, by friends OF
: the graduates and patrons of the
school. The storm of few hours be-
5 fore had abated and left the outer air
/ fresh and invigorating, although some
what close within, owing to the crowd.
There were flowers in profusion, and
smiling, friendly faces everywhere, in
Guiding those of former teachers and
past graduates of the school. The
: graduates faced the audience from the
center of the stage, the principal and
teachers, with Revs. Cone and Harris
on, were grouped on the left, while on
the right several members of the vii
lage Board of Education were sta
toned.
| The program heretofore published
was closely followed. Elder Harris
on's prayer, invoking Divine guidance
for the graduates and their instruct
ors, was closely and silently listened
to. After music by Tibbetts' full Or
chestra, the salutatorian,
STANLEY H. BIssELL
Paid his respects to teachers, class
mates, and patrons of the schools in
graceful speech, and then took up his
chosen theme, ''The Race Question"
After reviewing the causes which led
to the presence of the negroes in the
south, ignorant and low in the scale of
morals and of education, through no
fault of their own, the Grafton aimed
to treat the problem from a patriotic
rather than a partisan standpoint,
recognizing the danger under a re-
publican form of government, of pos
sible majority of ignorant and degrad-
ed voters. The remedy suggested was
an educational restriction in the use
of the ballot.
/ STANLEY H. BISsELL was born in Litchfiel',
Conn.,, July 20, 1874. When eight years OF age
he moved with his parents to Redwood Falls,
Mime sofa. He entered the public school I'M
der Mr.. Hubbard, and the high school under
Mr.. Welles. He is one Of the graduates of
o. Will enter Carleton College in September
next.
| GRACE A. ROOT
Read we'll finished paper on the en-
fluence of Ideals" the general purport
of which was that the individual must
work to a plan in the formation of
character, just as the builder does in
order to attain the highest results. To
illustrate this, Hawthornes story of
THE Great Stone Face" was referred
to, where the little boy who longed to
see the wearer of such noble express
sion grew up to manhood with like
ness to the face which he idolized.
GRACE ALICE Root was born in Eden town.
ship, Brown county, in the valley of the Min
ncsota river. She attended the country school
but a short time. and at the age Of eight |
moved to Redwood Falls with the rest Of the |
family, where she has ever eince attended |
school. She contemplates teachn..
CHARLES c. cHoLLAR's
Grafton on the Exile System of Rus
STA" portrayed some of the outrageous
features of the laws under which
Russian suspects" can be arbitrarily |
thrown into prison or transported to
inhospitable Siberia, without being al
lowed any legal defense, whether the
victim has actually spoken or acted
against the government or not The
speaker hoped that the Prison Reform
Congress, which is to meet at Russia's |
capital this year, would be able to Sc
cure measure of justice for Russian
subjects which they are incapable of
obtaining for themselves.
CHARLES CARROLL CHoLLAR was born in
Lafayette, n. Y. Sept Ii, 1869. During the |
same year his parents moved to Winona |
Minn., where they remained till 1879, when |
the family removed to Redwood Falls, max |
ing the trip from New Ulm overland by stage. |
The greater part of his school days wa
spent in Redwood Falls. After spending two |
years In the South he returned and completed |
the high school course with the class OF 20 |
He expects 10 enter the Academy at Ovation |
ma this fall.
JULIUS R. HITCHCOCK |
Had well written essay on Walter |
Scott and his Works. SCOTS dis
tinguished ancestry, and the romantic
surroundings of the locality where his |
early childhood was spent, made him
Scot heart and soul, and contribut-
ed inspiration for his marvellous poems. |
The story of SCOTS turning from po-
etry to the authorship of the Waverly
Novels, his wonderful success, his en-
ergy and industry in devoting his pen
to the payment of debt of honor, and
finally the pathetic scene at his d, a h |
bed, was well told.
JULIUS ROCKWELL HITCHCOCK was born |
Nov. "A, 1s72 on Minnesota Avenue, Rel wood |
Falls, in the house now occupied by J. P.
Jones. At the age OF four his parents moved
to the farm just east of town. He attended
school during the winters following, thus
managing to get about three months school,
ing year. Four years ago the family moved
to town and Julius has regularly attended
school and graduated with the class of 3d. He
expects to enter college later but has not full |
ly decided when or where as vet.
FRANK II. CLAYSON.
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