St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-06-07

" MORNING, JUNE
creasing urban population he found
one of the chief causes of present
municipal corruption. He entered a
plea for the placing of statesmen in
control of city governments, and depre-
Gated the tendency of the better class
I of citizens to bend to the dictates of
petty politicians.
| Mr.. Lyon is a member of the Phi
Beta Kappa honorary society, and one
of the editors of the Minnesota Maga-
zine. Next year he will pursue
theological course of study at Union
Theological seminary, in New York.
One of the best orations of the day
was that of Arthur L. Helliwell, who
spoke of 1.-THE Laboring Man." Mr..
Helliwell has won an eneviable repu-
tation as an orator during his college
career and fully sustained 1t yester-
day. He will return next year as an
instructor in the department of rhe-
toric and will also pursue course in
the college of law. He is a member
of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. In
opening Mr.. Helliwell rapidly reviewed
historically the condition of the labor
ing man during the past century. Con-
tinuing, he said:
'"The age of being a baron has passed
away" said he, ''and with it the time
when the laboring man was treated
as a human chattel. Since the time
when widespread intelligence and
practical Christianity became realized
social factors, the march of the toiler
has been one of steady triumph. When
he speaks empires listen; when he
frowns the thrones of the earth trem-
BILE. But discomfort is rife among his
ranks. Instead of being held down by
the despot he is in the grasp of giant
corporations. Capital is rapidly CEN
tralizing and the petty producer will
soon disappear. 1t is our evil social
conditions that is causing a gulf be-
tween the rich and the poor. But the
workingman will not long remain pass
i've. The chief remedies nowadays
seem to be the strike and lockout,
with a moderate governmental over
sight,
1.-THE Doctor and His Work. was the
subject of an grafton by Charles E.
Bennett, of the medical department.
The work of no man, said he, is so in
timately connected with life as that of
the healer. His preparation, therefore,
must be most thorough and varied.
His information must be of an exact
nature and must be drawn from the
chemist, physiologist, anatomist, biolo--
giSt Sociologist and botanist, biolo-
dition to this he must have a consid-
cradle amount of individual expert
ence Of an unusual kind.
Miss Ada Hillman, the only young
lady on the programme, spoke on "The
Hidden Divinity "All life is perme-
ated with the beautiful. There is a
subtle attraction which not only gives
us pleasure, but lifts us to higher and
nobler things. 1t is this which we call
beauty. 1t Is but the revelation of the
hidden divinity. The beauty of nature
charms us, but changes with our pass
ing moods; she is now joyous, now sad
We are all seeking the kernel of wis
dom-truth, and truth is but beauty
viewed from another side The bot
anist tears asunder the petals of the
flower; he destroys it's outer beauty;
but only thereby can he find the great
er hidden beauty, the truth underlying
its, growth. Lowell shows how beauty
comes unbidden when the heart Is
.kindled with love. Greater than color.
form or grace" said Miss HilIman, In
conclusion, ''is this hidden divinity.
In nature we find it; in history and
legend; in music, literature and art; in
the face of the mother, hero and sage.
1t is the spiritualizing of the material;
this is true beauty
Morals in Journalism was the SUBJ
ject of decidedly original grafton de-
liyered by Olaf Stageberg, of Dawson.
Of the many positions occupied by men
in modern times none is so purely vol
untary and yet so fraught with duties
and responsibilities to the public as
that of the journalist. His power is
greater than that ever conceived by the
most despotic ruler. Such power
placed in the hands of an individual
who Is willing to betray sacred trusts
for personal gain and popularity is
most dangerous to the community
Sensationalism he held to be the great
est fault of the modern press. In clos
Ing the speaker excused many of the
fa1lings of the journalist in the follow
ing words: eve are sensational peo-
pie, and If we would have an ideal
Journalist we ourselves must become
more temperate in our desires and
more steady and sober in our lives.
Then instead of regaling ourselves up
on personalities, crimes and scandals
of the day, we shall honor and patron
1ze the journalist who dares to stand
for what is good and true
James Steenson, of Eden Prairie,
chose for his subject, international
Fellowship" His oration showed
most thoughtful preparation and was
delivered in a manner that was highly
creditable to the speakers oratorical
attainments. There Is a higher organi-
zation than the single state, he
thought. Diplomats of the various
countries, with professions of love,
seek to inspire confidence in others.
But the cruel wars and the large stand
ing armies attest that the International
feeling is not all amity. War is one
state of development Of nations; but in
this age of enlightenment it should
not exist. A reformation of this great
evil is possible only by the change of
the individual. Arbitration and inter-
national courts of justice, he concluded,
were the means for a peaceable settle
ment of disputes between nations,
which Christianity demands.
The valedictory was delivered by Ju-
lius ]. Borass. of Hader 1t con-
sisted of the usual words of farewell
to the faculty and friends of the uni
versity. Mr.. Borass attained the high
est average ever give a graduate He
is an applicant for the fellowship fund,
and will return next year to continue
his work in the department of English
President Northrop then announced
the award of the special prizes as fol-
lows:
The James Paige prize for $50 for
the best thesis in law, Thomas Wall
lace; honorable mention, William R.
Begg and James E. O'Brien.
Gillette-Herzog Prizes-First prize,
$50 and gold medal, to L. H. Chap
man, design of swing bridge; second
prize. $50 and gold medal, H. L. Tan
ner, design of induction motor.
Z Gilfillan Literature Prizes = First
prize, $40, Arthur Helliwell; second
prize S25 MacT ,auphIin White. third