The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-06-12
NORMAL SCHOOL H0N0RS.
Won by Three Young Mem and Nineteen
Young Ladies' - Rev. D. B. Soott's
Address-Diplomas and State Ger
t~ifcares-A Magnificent Glass
in Drawn and Intellect.

Commencement Day could not we'll
have been more delightful. 1t was as
as a day in june" fresh, invig-
and cool. The exercises began
early-10 a. m.-but the audience was
there earlier. A class Of twenty two
with their immediate friends and ac-
quaintances is no small audience in its. |
self but when there is added to it all the
good people Of Madison interested in the
Normal school, it's students and their
success, the opera house 10 hardly equal
to containing them. No elaborate deco
rations were attempted. Some choice
pot plants filed the angles Of the stage
and an abundance of choice bouquets OF
cut flowers brought 10 present to to the
graduates adorned the front Of the plat
form. High above hung the class motto
--"Know Thy Opportunity"-in the class
colors, corn yellow and she'll pink.
On the platform were the twenty-five
members of the class-the ladies dressed
IN colors of cream, drab, light blue, tan'
dove, black, each as the case might be,
and the gentlemen in conventional black
President Beadle, Rev. DR.. Wolff and
Rev. D. B. Scott, of Sioux Falls, orator
of the day.
The exercises opened with an ipstru-
mental number or the piano by Miss
Alice Walter, followed by the invocation
by Rev. A. T. Wolff.
The next number-"Annie Laurie
was sung in variations by quartette con-
sisting of Mesdames Dempster, Mease,
Wheeler and Hubbell in fine harmony.
President Beadle then introduced Rev.
d. B. Scott the speaker for the occasion
who took as his subject Character, the
| Goal of Culture" Commencement Day
is the opening Of a new life to the
student who is prepared for it ty the
study which this day also closes. Hence
the need.of a purpose in starting out. A
we'll rounded and perfect character
necessary to a noble life. Round is
natures ~favorite form, g. g. the eyeball,
bones, The sun, moon and earth are
round. Character should be formed in
the formative or educational period of
life-it is more lasting. Formation bet.
than reformation. Don't lose your pole
star by falling asleep in the Injuries of
life. Men who have made their marks
-, tho bolls ~ loc;olo<;o, hoyo hoan man
Of high purpose and firm convictions.
Application to study with q purpose to
know nature and the things of God in
their highest sense the best element 10
developing character. Garry round
samples of what you pretend to sell, i'm.
part or give to others whether it is goods
or knowledge. Seek for wealth in the
things about you. There are "Acres OF
Diamonds" There is no progress in
this world except in the teeth Of Difficult.
ties. These students may not be all
they would like to be-, but than can be
all that God would have them to be, and
being this they have attained the high
est goal.
Mr.. SCOTS address was vigorous, rich
in metaphor and beautiful IN smile, and
held the audience ~intently. The enter
tainment Of the occasion in this way is q
vast improvement over former occasions
when the program was unduly extended
through a long series of graduating ora.
tons.
President Beadle at the close O.
the address called the roll OF
graduates and in a few complimentary
words on the high standard of proficiency
OF the class presented each OF the follow.
ing with a diploma Of the state Normal
school and also a state teachers certif
cate:
Nellie I. Appleby, Parker.
Satie Billings, Madison.
Minnie Booher, Bloomington.
Hattie A. Burns, Beresford.
Margaret F. Gleason, Mitchell.
George w. Kephart, Dell Rapids.
Neva G. Lease, Parker.
Viola l. Mills, Hurley.
Jessie M. Mcdonald, Highmore.
Eta M. Morse. Woonsocket.
Ella Scott, Hawarden, la.
Verne L. Shaw, Madison.
Anna E. Shetland, Blunt.
Matthias A. Shuster, Howell.
Anna Stewart, Delmage.
Grace NJ. Stewart, Madison.
Julia NJ. Tobin, Madison.
Rens E. Vreeland, Sioux Center, Ia.
Mary A. Walden, Madison.
Mary Wilde, Yankton. -
Pearl !. Willsey, Pierre.
Georgiana Wood, Buffalo Gap.
The audience Was then dismissed with
q benediction by Rev. A. G. Blackman,