The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-06-05
COMPLETED THE COURSE.
The High School Sends out the Largest
Class in it's History.
The Most Successful Commencement
Since the School Was
Organized.

ORGANIZED.
There was but one opinion Thursday
night among the large audience who
heard the High school graduation ex.
erctses, and that was that never in the
history Of the school had the final eX-
ercises passed off so well or been of SC
interesting character. The fire.
Quently interspersed musical numbers
and the fact that the exercises began
promptly on time, relieved the occas-
ion Of the tediousness that is often
felt
Tie opera house could scarcely hold
the multitude that was so anxious to
hear the exercises that it filed the
house long before they began.
The stage was beautifully and approp-
riately decorated with flowers, and
was filed with fine looking assemb-
lage OF ladies and gentlemen. A large
chorus occupied the rear, the gradua-
ting class of sixteen was in front on
the right, and the Board of Education,
High school faculty and clergy of the
city occupied seats on the left.
The graduating class is as follows:
| Classical Course: Ralph X. Keene,
Louis w. Kruger, VIM. ]. Osborn.
| Latin Course: Paul w. Barney,
Carrie A. Brewster, Jas. f. Chapman,
| Lucina E Fletcher, Jas. f. Pau,
Aaron f. Schmidt, Chas. K. Willard.
English Course: Emma M. Beach,
G. f. Burgess, Harry r. Chapman,
Andrew NJ. Roblee, Kate III. Sparrow,
Flora E. Wise,
While the largest ever graduated
from the school, it is also the bright
est and strongest, being in every way
credit to the school.
AT promptly eight O'Clock, VIM. ].
Osborn advanced and made some in
troductory remarks, explaining that
the class is SO large that all could not
appear on the program. The present
class is the largest ever graduated
from the school. He announced Rev.
A. r. Taylor, who made brief invo-
cation
A chorus of two dozen voices from
the school sang 'Boat Song" Coare,e.
The chorus appeared later on the pro-
ii.grafil, and on each appearance did
splendid1y, and deserved the liberal
applause which it received. Miss
Ballou, who directed the chorus, de-
serves much credit for its success.
Louis w. Kruger delivered the
first grafton, upon the subject, mil
ton the Man of Thought, Cromwell
the Man of Action" His delivery
was remarkably good, and the Grafton
was a thoughtfully prepared one. The
age in which we live is decidedly I'M
heroic, but in the past in all ages and
chimes men have arisen who have in
| a great measure directed the power or
thought Of the time. During the
wars of the seventeenth century, Mil
| ton and Cromwell were the great men
| who lowered above their cOntempOr-
aries. The one welded the thought,
the other the force, of his time. The
men who are the most conspicuous in
history are not always those who &C
compliSh the most. Milton worked
quietly, but eXerted great influence
upon the race, as have many other
| intellectual men who at their own
time were rather unconspicuous and
often prosecuted. Milton served his
country we'll for twenty years, giving
his intellect for freedom, and then
retired, and made himself famous by
his literary labors. Cromwell was g
great man of action, and, like Others
! of the same time, enjoyed his great
ness only transitorily. Before he died
his once great state was held in con
tempt by the lowest. Milton &C
cOmplished the more of the two. Al
present the questions that were de
cided by thousands of men of action
are decided by half dozen men OF
thought in the counsel chamber. Pro
badly the world has seen it's last Ma
poleon and Caesar. The man O
thought will rule in the future as il
the present.
Miss Carrie A. Brewster read wei
prepared essay upon the subject, "Ag'
of Progress in America" Her deliy
cry was clear, and distinct, and wa
easily heard throughout the room
Though the youngest of nations, our
| has done more than any other for tn
advancement of the world, and il
every department of life has done 81
much that we can be proud of gu
country. The locomotive and steam
ship are products of American geniu
las well as the iron pillow, harvester
etc. The cotton gin is another ex
ample, revolutionizing the cotton in
dustry. Americans are in advance o.
all other nations in the inventive
field. The use of electricity, and tn
telegraph and telephone, are due t.
Americans, who have also made won
derful advances in the art of printing
The advance of people is dependen
upon its education, and therefore, GU
common school system is now consld
cred indispensable. The number o
newspapers in the country now eX
ceeds that of all other countries. Th
republican idea is spreading, and tn
condition of the common people tn
world over is made better by Ameri
can influence.
Miss Jennie M. Ballou sang a solo
"Gaily Chant the Summer Birds" ex
hibiting to good advantage her rich
sweet and well cultivated voice.
The next number was an oratiol
upon Sunlight" by Andrew M. Rot
| lee, showing that he has looked deepl
/ into the hidden secrets of nature. Sui