St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-18

the platform with roll of manuscript
i'll his hand, graduate.
Rev. Ii. p. Nichols invoked the divine
blessing upon the after lives of The
young people then bidding good-by TO
school. its pleasures and joys. A we'll
trained and large chorus, under the di-
rection OF Prof. o. +. McFadden, rem
dered song and the programme began.
Mary Ella Simpson was the salutatorlan
OF her class.
The subject of her essay was 1.-The
Harvest of Quiet Eye" 1t was her
idea, backed up by quotations from wise
men and women. that the reading OF
books alone was not all the education
that might be acquired. Observation
was invaluable to the student. Dickens
STUDIED the lower classes with wide
open eye, and Burns found food
and the simple little daisy.
Blanche Bartleson read an essay On "A
Life Purpose" 1t was devoted to
demonstrating that the joys and sOr-
rows of life should be made stepping
stones to success. Algernon Herbert
Lee, one of the contestants for the Gale
0ratOrical prize, spoke on 1.-The Problem
of immigration" He cODtended that
the problem is not how to shut out
immigration, but how to secure
the most and soonest to make
the immigrants American citizens.
The doors of liberty's home could not
be thrown too widely open for the
entrance of the people of the earth,
Grace EStelle Clark Tecited "A Second
TriaP' in manner that showed her to
be possessed of rare powers in that
direction. John Porter Halls Grafton
np ksfI'Ea RlaSsinuc of | nInrt, 1lnnU
the usual line of such oratiOns. Work is
the sovereign winner of success. Nellie
ID. Townsend, another uf the contestants
tor the Gale prize, read keenly anylit-
ical essay Oh the American girl. Her
paper showed that she is a lover of the
typical American girl. and believes her
superior to all other creatures on earth.
Clark Hampstead reveled i'll an eulOgy
on the lives of "Men of Action" Clair
ElwoOd Ames. another Gale COIL
testant, discussed THE Prcb-
lem of immigration" handling
the subject from standpoint
directly that of the first speaker Oh the
same question. The argument iE his
Grafton was that immigration should be
restricted i'm the cause of liberty. An
archistIc and other elements of Ameri-
can life do not spring from Americans.
advantage of the large amount of per-
sonal liberty allowed in this country, do
their best to wreck our institutions.
Alice Catherine Webb delivered the
valedictOry. and read an essay on "He
That Would Seek for Pearls Must Dive
Below" 1t was a plea for deeper
search into everything that constitutes
life.
The graduating class this year is not
quite so large as usual, numbering only
95, 60 girls and 35 boys. AS usual, the
girls have walked off with the honors.
The three winners of the Journal prizes
for highest standing in general scholar
ship are Alice Catherine Webb, $50;
Mary Ella Simpson. $50; Beatrice
Beardsley. SEQ.
The winner of the Gale oratorical
prize of so was Clair Elwood Ames and
Dr. HOyt presented it. j. I. Wyman
presented the Journal prizes TO the
successful contestants. After the re-
tiring uperintendent. DR.. j. B. Brad
ley, had presented the diplomas with
few words of farewell OH behalf of the
school to the graduates and for himself
personally, the exercises closed with
another song and the benediction.