The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-06-15


in the succession OF commencement
festivals. The high school alumni are
now so numerous a body that large
attendance at its regular meetings isin-
sured, and the annual meeting oil last
Thursday was no exception to the rule.
At nine in the morning about fifty had
assembled in the high school assembly
room to dispose OF the usual batch of
incidental business and to elect officers
for the ensuing year. The committee
appointed for that purpose recommended
some important notifications of the |
constitution which were accordingly |
made. The following officers were unan-
imously reelected.
President-M Mrs. Geo. Fish.
Vice President-Harry Tobey.
Secretary-M Hilda Nelson.
{ Treasurer-M Mrs. HI. p. Hilsdale.
]. Heretofore the association has been
but loosely conaected aggregation Of
alumni, and difficult of effective manage
ment because of lack of managerial
apparatus. But this year important
improvements in this direction were
made. Through the efforts OF an en-
thusiastic alumnus, the Board of Edu-
cation granted charter to the associa-
tod, creating it separate part Of the
Sank Centre Schools, with certain recog-
nized rights and privileges.
In the evening the association again
met, this time in the elegant parlors of
the Odd Fellows hall: An elaborate
ceremony r'the installation of officers
and also upon the formal reception of
the graduating class into the association
had been prepared. Many friends OF the
alumni and the school were present to
witness the ceremony, which was very
pretty and at tue same time impressive.
The graduating class of seventeen in
their commencement attire marched in
to the hall in two lines to an accompani-
ment of music, headed by marshals.
They were led in front of the presidents
chair where they took the necessary OBJ
legation. They then sigued the consti-
tuition and after the Superintendent OF
Schools and president of the Board OF
Education had affirmed that they all
had completed the prescribed course OF
study and received their diplomas, they
were formally declared to be members of
the Sank Centre High School Alumni
Association. A short time was then
given to congratulating the newly re
ceived alumni when an adjournment was
taken to the Sank Centre House where
an enticing banquet was spread. The
dining room was tastetully draped and
here and there beautiful class banners
dependent from ceiling and wall. The
company was seated by classes, and
comfortably filled the spacious dining
hall. After discussing the menu in an
appreciative manner, POSTMASTER ]. F..
Cooper arose and III few well chosen
words congratulated the alumni assoeia-
ton on it's fourishing condition, and
commenting on its possibilities as a
power of good in the community, an
nounced the second part of the program,
the toasts. Miss Ramsdell responded
first to the toast Pioneer Schools.
The striking feature OF American history
she said, is the predominance of schools.
One of the first things the early colonists
did was to establish schools, and from
the pioneer days up to the present time
this country has led all others in the
matter of popular education. So ex-
cellent were the methods in the early
day, that many have been retained up to
the present time.
Prof. Woodley next responded to the
subject of the tDeestrict Skule." He re-
lated some laughable incidents OF his
own experience. and explained some OF
the very humiliating and revenge in
spring methods ofpunishment that were
| universally employed in the district
school, prominent among which was the
Ounce Block" He contends that great
Judgment shonld be exercised when it
came to repremanding the little ones for
breach of discipline Nothing should be
done in malice, and can should be had
not to huniiliate in furnishing, as it
awakes in the childs bosom feelings OF
revenge which will never be eradicated.
Webb Harmon next spoke on the sub
ject of Schools for higher Education"
To understand the value of education, it
is necessary at first to have clear COM
prehension of the aim of life. The ques-
ton of its money value is not admiss-
able. Education can not be associated
with the dollar sign. You must look to
| the influence on mems lives for the re-
suits. The educated man sees more,
hears more, enjoys more, lives more, is
more than the uneducated man.
The toast of my Debt to Queen Isa-
bella" was responded to by Miss TAFT.
Through her was made possible the dis
covery of America, and hence to her also
remotely is due the building up of our
country and the privileges it extends to
us ALL SIN fact she said, there is a
woman at the beginning of all great
things
"Our Absent Members" was the next
on the list. A number from each class
from 81 to '93 responded either reading
letters from absent ones or telling where
they were, and what they were doing,
This was most pleasant feature of the
program. and all who were not present
were accounted for, some being so far
away as the shores of New Hampshire.
Otis DeLuyrea toasted the class of '93
/ in mastery manner. 1t was indeed a
most good natured roast" and pro-
j duced a great deal of merriment. He
seemed TO have things all his own way,
until julius Syfford of '93 rose to re-
spond. Mr.. Syfford's remarks were de-
I 1;rr1,{f,,f1x, f,,ecl a nd keeu and he dem IN.