New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-02-28
THEY HAD A JUBILEE.
Miss Wagner is Presented with the Medal
of the Sons of the Revolution.
Mayor Eustis Makes an Address and Pays
Compliment to the Successful
Young Lady.
Other Addresses of Patriotic Mature
Made by Eloquent Speakers.


medal which had been awarded to her for
the prize essay on the causes that led to the
Revolution. Miss Mclaughlin, herteach-
cr, a, companied her, and the Minneapo-
lis Journal gives the following account
of the exercises attending the presenta-
tion
This was great day in the history Of
the Central High School, and it is doubt
full if the students of that institution were
ever treated to more liberal supply of
patriotic eloquence or ever applaudcd
longer or louder than they did this fore
noon at the demonstration held in honor
of the award of two to scholars
of that institution by the Sons of the Re-
volution. The honors were won in a
competition recently held, and the first,
a silver medal, goes to Ruth Shepard
Phelps, the daughter Of E. J. Phelps, so
well-known to Minncapolitans. The
second prize, bronze medal, was won by
Lucy Wagner, of the New Ulm high
school,;and the third, honorable mention,
was accorded to Samuel PicKard, the son
Of Frederick w. Pickard, manager of the
DAYTON block. Congratulations were
heapcd upon the winners this morning
and everything good was said of them
by the various speakers. The first prize
winner, Miss Phelps, is now in Europe
with her parents and was not present.
Instead, the presentation was made to
one of her young lady friends, Miss Burt
of the same school.
The exercises occupied the last day
periods of the regular school session and
hy 12 o'clock each room in the building
had turned it's complement of students
into the large assembly hall on the fourth
floor of the building. The students oc-
cupicd every available inch of room
in the hall, but seats were placed on the
stage and the overflow, including the re-
representatives. of the Sons of the Revolr-
ton, the speakers and the board of ed.l-
cation. occupied seats on the rostrum
The hall was decorated with the nation
al colOrs and on one side Of the stage
was stand of the national emblem sur
mounting a large American eagle. The
al i,1 ,r+e
of the hall and were drapcd with the CO.
lors. Shortly after 12 O'Clock Secretary
Rukar,l Hurd, Of the Sons of the Revol-
ution, tapped gently with his gavel
made from wood taken from the frigatc
Constitution. The hum of expectancy
was hushcd in a minute and then Prof.
O. E, McFadon announced "America''
as the opening song on the program.
A thousand voices burst into harmony
and the raftcrs Of the old building trem-
blcd as the sound went out to the world
Rev. John Paul Egbert of the House of
Hope church, St. Paul, the orator of the
evening, was then introduced and deliv-
cred a stirring patriotic address.
Charles P. Noyes, president of the
state branch of the Sons of Revolution
next skctched the purposes of the soci
ETY. and also spoke of the absence ofMiss
Phelps. In awarding her prize he
praised the manner in which she hac
handled the subject, The Causes thai
Led Up to the War of the Rcvolution.'
Miss Wagner, of New Tim, he impressed
with the CLAIMS that the country had up
on her. Not as q soldier or warrior bu
in exertiny her best influence for the
continuance Of patriotism and self-sacri
iir.n4 devotion. Mr.. PicAard was thank
ed fur the knowledge Of the subject ht
l>tu >:!nMn and he WAS told that his work
WAS appreciated. The TACT that tho
vounE ladies had carried off the princi
pal honni# VAS also taken up, and wa;
the Snh,, ct Of few witty remarks: "Tht
E. Red, White and Blue sung with vigo1
+ and energy, followed.
Supt. Jordan followed with witty re-
marks upon the fact that St. Paul hac
? been overcome in the present contest
; He paid high compliments to the typi
cal American girl who was represented
1 so fttingly and designated her as th'
] American queen. He had always heart
J that the boys were always after the af
g ter the bright girls. This contest illus
\ trated that point. Becoming serious h
designated the public schools as the mos
fitting place in which the sentiments O
> patriotism and O! !loya!ty should Re laugh,