The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1893-07-06

THE graduating exercises Of the
North Side School were held in the
Opera House on Friday evening. The
stage was very appropriately fitted up
for the occasion, the class motto,
More Beyond" appearing in letters
of white in frame of green. The
writer was forced to go elsewhere be-
fore the exercises were we'll under way
and the gentleman who promised to
furnish an abstract of the papers failed
to do SO. Wednesday afternoon an
effort was made to secure the essays
which was only partially successful
and there was scarcely time left to read
them.
Made Opportunities was the title of
the essay written by Elizabeth knutzen
She said there is d wide difference be
tween apparent and real opportuni
| ties. and what seems to be an advan-
| tage is often an obstacle. Our pre-
conceived ideas of the elements which
command success are not always cor
rect. The successful men are those
who contend successfully against I'M
toward circumstances. 1t is the rug
ged experiences of life which make
men, not its sunshine. The youth
must look forward to future not of
chance, but to one of made oppOrtun-
tiles.
| Hand and Brain was discussed by
S. S. Sherman. He spoke of the cur
rent tendency to enlarge the signiti
canoe of the term education 10 include
training of the hand as well as of the
mind. If we educate for all spheres
of usefulness we secure symmetrical
development and thus are builders of
character. A plea was made for the
dignity of labor, condition which
could be attained by the harmonious
working of the hand and brain.
Drudgery was the title of Sena
Paulsen's essay. The value of disci-
pline is shown in the will power which
keeps effort fixed upon task which is
not agreeable There need be no
drudgery if the true purpose of the
work is comprehended and one has the
details of its executions we'll in hand.
The desire to excel for the purpose OF
gain makes a man slave Of his bust
ness. 1t is drudgery to be chained to
labor Of any kind To enjoy life to
its fullest we must be capable of par
ticipating in all its features.
The Almighty Dollar was discussed
by Hattie >Hendrickson. The strug-
giles of the past which are historical
was struggle for individual rights
which were usurped by SO called dl-
vine rights of rulers. The king to- day
is money and its sway is as autocratic
as was that of the old monarchs. The
Napoleon of Finance is the brilliant
but INSCRIPTIONS operator. The mon
ey a man has constitutes more of his
personality than do his mental and
social traits. Great wealth is bles-
sing when used by its possessor as &
means of enlarging his usefulness.
Cheap Citizenship was the subject
treated by John G.. Gruber. In the
early day only people willing to labor
and capable Of enduring hardships
tiocked to our shores. But lately the
character of the immigration IS not Sc
worthy Pending every election we
are now taught how cheap thing
citizenship has become. Some sug
gestions were offered as to the manner
in which immigration might be re
stricted to the benefit of this country
The Single Tax was the subject o
the essay written by Ed Kelley. IL
; first showed the Importance of taxes
as means of preserving national ex
t istence and cited instances in histor,
. Of contentious arising because Of taxa
, ton. 4 new contest has arisen which
/. the writer claimed, would. soon caus
a peaceful revolution. He then dis
cussed the single tax theory and show
ed that he had read extensively o.
e that subject and intelligently as vel
: The single tax, he claims. would no
j be a tax upon the product OF intelli
gent effort but upon values create
by the community for the benefit c
y the property holder This essay is
particularly strong one.