The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-06-09

we are in the front rank. But we
must not stop, but must keep advanc-
ing, so as to educate our children so
that they will be fitted to fill any po-
sition in life, and so to choose their
profession that they shall succeed.
Miss Flora Schroeder gave an ora
tion on Corn and Roses" She spoke
of the various uses of corn and roses,
and applied themlas representatives OF
the useful and the beautiful, which
she held so closely intertwined that it
was almost impossible to tell where
the one begins and the other leaves
off. There is beauty OF the purest,
noblest kind in simply being useful.
The rose is useful in its.sphere and is
valuable in it's commercial aspect.
There are dangers concealed even in a
thing SO beautiful as field of roses.
What drought is to the rose, so is bad
companionship to children. The rose
has it's worm destroying it's beauty;
so IN life we find destruction lurking
wnere least expected. In life we
should truly say that it is beautiful TO
be useful and useful Ito be beautiful.
Miss Mertle M. Graham recited
1.-The Luck Of Edenhall,' from Long
fellow, in graceful and pleasing
manner.
Albert r. Pfau gave an grafton on
"Capital Punishment" He was op-
posed to the infection of this punish
ment; punishment being no longer a
species of revenge. The reformation
of the criminal, if it can be done with
safety to society, is one of the ends of
punishment. Crime is constantly in
creasing although it is intended that
capital punishment shall terrify peo-
pie from committing crime. The
thousands of executions in France
during the Revolution brought forth
the baser qualities of men. Mistakes
have been made and innocent men
put to death. and life cannot be re-
called. In many states the death
penalty has been removed from the
statute books, with good results.
Death simply removes the prisoner,
but life imprisonment does mOre-it
removes the man and gives daily
lesson to criminals. Capital punish
ment should be considered as thing
of the past.
A Ladies' chorus sang "There Falls
the Rain" in highly creditable man
ner.
Miss Daisy NJ. Garwin was the next
speaker and her grafton was entitled
Circles" History repeats itself, and
has neither beginning nor end. Each
nation has had it's share in forming
this circle, and is itself circle The
diameter is the lives Of the great men,
the radii are the men who had not
reached the fulnesS of their useful
ness when called away. The sections
are the great periods in their history,
as revolution, war, etc. Within are
circles of literature, having their d.
ameiers, radii, ETC., which are great
writer's OF various kinds. Society
comes next within the circles Of ma
tions. Her diameter consists OF the
rich, the powerful and the rulers OF
nations. The lines come closely to-
gether, called friendship. Prosperity
attracts many friends, while adversely
repels. Around the beautiful home
circles happy children cluster. The
life of each child is section, all re-
volving around the center, the moth
er. The extent of each circle depends
upon the heart and mind of the per-
son. Every circle remains there for
ever, casting it's influence around up
on others. Only one circle is perfect,
that of the life of Jesus, to which
many strive to approach in complete
ness. We should endeavor to make
the circle of our lives more complete
and more like his.
Miss Corinne G. Jacoby read the
class history. The class had started
with %, of whom Is were now gradual
ing. The class leaves the bust OF
Agassi as a memorial to the school.
The class motto translated means
"No steps backwards. 1t is difficult
if not impossible to give synopsis OF
a class history, but this was bright
and we'll written.
'The Marble lies Waiting" was the
theme taken by Willard A. Barney.
Every act or word is a stroke of a
chisel, after a man begins to think
and act. 1t would be well to
have a pattern as every move
ment and influence is a development
of the statue. 1t should have a firm
foundation. Every person is his own
sculptor and he should be
fortified with such courage that he
will dare to maintain his opinions
Every blow is for purpose in the