The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-06-05


the sunlight is no less important than
it's heating power. As, where the heat
is too great or too small, so in dark
places man does not reach his highest
development. The drain on carbon
ferrous sunshine''-coal and the like
is likely soon to exhaust the supply.
The power of the sunshine must then
be utilized to heat and light our
houses, by storing. He closed with
a short apostrophy to the glorious sun
light.
Miss Flora e. Wise rendered an in
strumental solo, @"Sequidilla, Chds.
Bohna, in a charming manner.
Miss Kate H. Sparrow read an essay
upon mental and Physical Gymnas-
tics" 1t contained mide of sound
practical sense. A mind without a
body is like building without a
foundation. A woman is as capable
as any man to obtain a higher educa-
ton, so she is just as able to receive
physical training. The same atten-
ton should be given to this with
women as with men. The entire
training of a girl from childhood up is
not consistent with her physical
growth. A girl child who starts out
stead of a silver spoon in her mouth
will gain that physical strength which
will make her old age more prolonged
should be adopted in high schools as
well as in the higher institutions for
learning. In physiology, about the
first thing we learn is the necessity of
exercise. The speaker submitted it
to the school board that for the bene-
fit of the coming generation teacher
of gymnastics should be added to the
high school faculty.
Mr.. Chas. K. Willard gave an ora
tion upon minnesota" 1t proved
that the speaker was awake to the
times and was given in a forcible
manner which carried conviction with
it. The star of the westward empire
hangs over this state. The projection
of Lake Superior into Minnesota was
placed there by the hand Of destiny.
The state was set back early in it's
history by spectators, but has rapidly
advanced since then. Soldiers which
the state sent to the civil war could
be picked out of the armies by their
rugged bravery. The growth of pop
ulation has been more rapid than that
of any other state. The inhabitants,
though one-half foreign, cannot be
eXcelled anywhere. The prison popu-
lation is unusually small, and SO is
the death rate. The climate is excel
lent. The numbering business is great,
the water power immense. The state
is wonderful wheat state, and is
very productive. Cement, stone, lime,
clay, etc, are abundant, and iron ore
in the northern part is rapidly COM
ing to the 'front.'. There are billions
of tons of red hemitite ore more valu-
able than magnetic ore and with the
water ways and the fact that coal can
be returned from the east as ballast
makes the state sure to be foremost
in manufactures.
The chorus rendered "The Song Of
the Vikings" Fa1eil,q,
The next on the program was an
essay on "Historic Girls" by Miss
Lucina e. Fletcher, but owing to her
prolonged illness, now of a months
duration, she was unable to be pres
ent. This was as great diSappoint-
ment to her as to her friends.
One of the best things on the pro-
gram followed. 1t was an illustrated
essay upon "Some Practical Applica.
ion of Electricity, by Paul W. Barney
and James f. Pfau. They had each
written an essay on the subject, and
then condensed them into one. They
made their own apparatus, which
anyone at all familiar with the sub
ject knows is most difficult thing to
do. The experiments were many and
interesting, bringing frequent ap-
plause from the audience. Mr.. Bar
ney explained the experiments while
Mr.. Pau conducted them.
Many valuable experiments must
be omitted, said the speaker, as you
could not see. What electricity is
no one knows. The test of sulphuriC
acid electricity was performed. A
test with an electromagnetic was done
a lot of fiat irons being supported by
theC electric current passing through
the magnet, which otherwise would
attract not even pin. 1t was theT
shown that compass is but an ordin
airy magnet suspended on a pivot
These principles of attraction and re
pulsiOn are made use of in the electric
motor, a miniature motor being eX
| hibited. 1t was shown that a curren
! VI 016CUIlClUy Ids CICCO upOh Vim
pass. The fact that the current in {
coil is not active until a magnet is pu
in was shown. A current was ther
generated with a small dynamo, light
| ing a six candle power electric light
Thus mechanical energy changed int
electrical energy. The opposite o
this was shown, the current turning
the large supply wheel which pre-
viously produced it. The creation O.
light by passing current through
wire, heating it to redness, was illus
trated-the principal of the common
incandescant light. The arc ligh'
was also shown with the carbon pen
Gil, the heat being the most intens'
known. 1t was shown how the in
ductiye coil will create light. The
current was then passed through
some geisler's tubes, producing light
of various colors. At the same time
one was rotated by the motor used il
the experiments. In.conclusion, Mr.
Barney said that the world is yet but
in the infancy of the science, anC
grand discoveries must still await us
Supt. Bechdolt read Telegram
from an absent classmate OF tn
graduates, Chas Parsons, who is il
Washington. which said: 81 am witt
you in spirit. Accept congratula
| tions." This was received with al
| n1auSp nv the class