The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-06-06

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equal educational advantages with men
and are no longer Kindred by them as
formerly. More truly than ever before
does the "hand that rocks the CRADLE
rock the world" This bright Grafton
was delivered in spirited and taking
manner. More quiet in character, but
none the less interesting was the
thoughtful and instructive essay Of
EDITH A. SMITH,
on The Legacy of Hero. All ages
have heroes. All countries have their
great men, and history tells us of some
who used their powers for selfish ends,
and are now forgotten. Those who
work for humanity live on after death
in their works and in the hearts of all.
The names of Gladstone, Livingstone.
Washington and Lincoln call to mind
what they have done for others. The
legacy of useful life can be appreciated
bv the present and lasts beyond lite.
Hampden. not in high station in his
own times. lives in the free institutions
of modern England. and the men of the
revolution no less than Washington
himself live in this country which they
bequeathed to us. The next Grafton,
by
JOSEPHINE B. sCHERFFIUS,
on Mother Nature. Her Own Historian,
was delightfully."- refreshing in its novelty
for it was the story of creation cleaned
from the rocks beneath our feet, where
lie the volumes OF Mother Natures his
tory. First this earth of ours was
ball of fire, sailing around the sun.
After many centuries an outside crust
gathered. Layers of sand and clay
were formed aid low forms of animal and
vegetable life began. These were de-
stroyed and replaced by more abundant
life in sea and on land. Again a
food followed by higher forms of
fishes. The coal beds tell Of luxuriant
vegetation, preserved by the earth
With which another catalasim covered
them. And SO, on through the repiti-
ton, mammalian and glacial ages, the
Garth is prepared for its master-man.
Prof. Stoel executed a piano solo with
his usual artistic skill after which
EDITH F. wHIPPLE
read helpful, hopeful essay on The
Pleasures of Lille, opening with an APP
propriate quotation from Butler. What
we make of life depends upon ourselves.
Epictitus saws: 1t man is unhappy. this
must he his own fault; for God made all
men to be happy. Good books are our
friends. Yet we could not well do with
out our personal friends. Travel adds
much to the enjoyment of life. We cam
not all travel extensively, yet by obser-
walton and attention may make much
out of the little we can do. But the
beauties OF nature are all around;
music. too, great source of enjoyment,
is everywhere. Lost moments are a
waste of character as we'll as Of time.
The next essay, by
LOUISE M. WHITFIELD,
was concerned more with our duties as
is indicated by the subject, Now. The
act OF the present is forecast of the fu-
ture. We are today gathering material
and building the ediice of our lives. To
attain the ideal we must do the duty of
today. If we cannot remove obstacles
we can surmonnt them. Slow progress
should not discourage US. Unless we
persevere all previous effort becomes of
avail, for we cannot stand still. The
essay closed with poem, How certain
is all but the Now, which we have with
us to do With as we will. Throughout
the evening, figures of speech were used
with taste and effect.
The last o, alton of the evening on the
class motto. Vitae, now Schalae Dis
cimus, with the valedictory, by
EDNA v. LEWIS
was an effort credltable both to the
class and the young lady. No endeav or
is in vain; it's reward is in the doing.
Education is valuable because with
cultivated mind we can meet the obsta-
Giles of life better. Mathmatics develop
reasoning powers and quickness Of per-
captions. History teaches us the cost of
present advantages and natural sciences
make us observant. To the school
board and to their teachers she ex.
pressed the gratitude of her class, and
declared their determination to be
credit to the school from which they
were graduated and to be loval to 1t.
After few words of council to the new
seniors she concluded with brief fare
well to ner class mates. Aud when they
stood in line across the front Of the
stage to reuder their cl!ss song they
made Il very pretty picture. The song
was {, credit to it's author, MIR. Kinna-
mon. and fitting close 10 this most
excellent program. Contrary to expec-
tafion, the exercises had occupied but
little more than two hours, and the
speakers, with almost no exception
made themselves heard In all parts of
the house.
ter President Cooper had presented
to the class their we'll won diplomas
with few words of commentator,