New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-02-28

The young should be reached when their
minds are impressionable and where the
large numbers together worked the SEN
timent dwelling in the minds up to its
highest pitch. He was waiting for the
day when the rays of the morning sun
should see over every building in the
land proudly waving the stars and stripes
and when childish voices would be sing
ing on every hand "My Country, 'Tis of
Thee" realizing fully the meaning of the
words.
Rev. M. Falk Gjertsen dweltsomewhat
upon the religious aspect of the public
school question. He believed that the
public school performed a great work in
assimilating all of the elements which
composed this great nation and in giving
to America her individualism when she
was composed ofmany nationalities. The
public school system levelied religious
fanaticism and bigotry and dealt the
death blow to both of these evils. The
man who would teach the Protestants to
hate the Catholics or the Catholics to
hate the Protestants should be regarded
as the public enemy.
When Mayor Eustis arose. he was ten
dered an ovation, such as few men re-
ceive, and after the applause subsidized
the first time it was renewed again and
again, The mayor thought the specta-
Gle was one of the most inspiring he had
ever seen. He regarded himself as the
proud father on this occasion. All Of
those children before him were his not
by adoption by election. His pos
tcrity as result would do more for the
country than that of any other man.
II am proud of the girl that took the
first price, he continued, "and if she
were here now my arms would he open
to receive her Caughter). The boys on
this occasion only take honorable men-
ton, but they get the prize when they
win the prize winner. Once New Ulm
I was noted for the fact that a great mas
sacre and consequent scalping of the
whites occurred there. To-day again we
have one of those same scalpers with us.
This young lady from New Ulm has the
scalp of St. Paul and all the rest of the
state dangling at her belt excepting that
of Minneapolis The MAJOR closed by
reading the motto of the class of '95,
"New Occasions Teach New Duties.''
That is the motto Of this administration.
he added. The applause that greeted
him upon arising to speak was nothing
compared to that which followed when
he sat down, and it continued for such a
length of time that it embarrassed him.
President Ankeny, Of the board of edu-
cation, was the last speaker. He asked
for revival of the spirit of '76 and dweIt
somewhat upon the memory of George
Washington, holding that he would al
ways have the first place in the minds of
Americans.
| Aside from the members Of the board
of education, the mayor and other pub
lie officers who were present, among the
contingent from tie Sons of the Revolu-
tion, were number of army officers,
Lieut. VIC. Butler, Of the U. S. A., Capt,
Joseph Hale, Maj. John H. Patterson,
Capt. Edward Corning, Maj. c. K. Win
he, Maj. C. B Sears, Maj. George @.
White and Capt. S. W. Roe. Among
the civilians from the same organizati on
were Charles P. Noyes, Rukard Hurd'
both of St. Paul; John R. Brooks, J. w.
L. Corning, George A. Courtright, John
W. Crary, Edward H. Cutler, Luther S.
Gushing, Joseph E. McWilliams, G. NJ
Richardson and Charles T. Thompson.
MOVE FOR THF MILLERS.
John LindRepresents Them InWashington