The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-06-13

will tell him more. Yours truly,
UNION COMMITTEE.
SEVEN TIMES ONE.
Graduating Exercises of the Pub
lie Schools.
Last Friday evening at the Metho-
dist church occurred the commence
ment exercises of tho Redwood Falls
high school at which seven girl gradu-
ates were launched upon the cruel
world. The pulpit was artistica1ly
decorated with huge pots of house
plants, and in the center there was q
fountain. To the left of the pulpit
was the class motto, "Portu Exiens'
in white letters with a background of
green leaves, and also the figures '95,
in gold with a background of white.
Two large standing lamps added to
the beauty of the decorations. In
front at each corner of the platform
sat two little girls, Bessie Hunter and
Margery VanWinkle, who presented
the graduates with flowers at intervals
during the exercises. The graduates
we're all dressed in white. Owing to
one of the class being slightly i'll the
exercises did not commence until nine
o'clock.
The salutatory was given by Miss
Lucy Woodward. She welcomed in
a few words the board of education,
teachers, class mates, public school
and all present to hear the the exer-
cises.
The first Grafton was given by
Miss Birdie O'Hara, entitled "Shad-
ows," She said that life was full of
shadows and that it would be very
dull without them. She referred to
Milton, a poet whose life was full
of shadows, and she thought his
life could not have been what it
was but for the shadows that were in
it.
"The Garden of Eden" was the
subject of an GRAFTON given by Miss
Ruth Cornish. Columbus thought that
he had located the garden in America
and Livingstone thought it was in
Africa. Talmage says it was in
Palestine. She described the scenery
and gold mines around the place that
were not yet developed, and located
the garden in Redwood Falls. She
thought that these mines might be
the means of revolutionizing the cur
rency of the world.
After selection of music by the
band, Miss Laura Baker gave an
Grafton on Sound" She said that
sound was limited to our ability to
make vibrations. Sound waves re-
quile material things. 1t travels 112a
feet per second and the tendency Of
sound to be musicical was wonderful
Music is the sweetest of languages
and is the language of the soul. The
fast ringing of bells tells the tiding
of a wedding and the tolling of the
same bells tell of death.
Pathway to Honor" was the sub
ject of the grafton given by Miss May
, Ferris. She said that the greatest re-
suits of life are not gaiued in a short
time, as progress as rule is slow. A
: person to receive honor must press or
in life.
Castles" was the subject of thu
Grafton given by Miss Lucy Wood
ward. She said the castles of Eng
land were built by the Normans.
: traveller going down the Rhine would
/ see castles on either side. They wer'
5 built of granite and the work insid,
r was the best that could be done b.
q the best archeticts Of the day. Sh,
s spoke of the castle building indulg
;. ed in by all young persons. The de
8 sire of boys and girls to be useful il
s the world. The hours spent in castl
/ building may be for good or evil
After music by the band Miss Clar
: Wilson gave an Grafton, america
= Genius" She thought that tn
American genius was an absolute nee