The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-06-06
The Fourteenth Annual Conn
mencement of the High
school.
BaccaIauerate sermon by Rev.
j. f. Hamilton A Brilliant
Address. :.
Meeting of the Alumni Ola Tues.
day a Pleasant Al.
fair.
The Rink Crowded to the Over
nnent Exercises.

ment Exercises.
On Sunday evening the opening exer-
cises of the fourteenth annual COM
mencement were held at Memorial Hall.
Rev. ]. F. Hamilton delivering the BAG
calaureate sermon. There was a large
attendance. and the regular evening
services of the Episcopal church were
said. The music was by the Episcopal
boy choir. The sermon was brief, but it
was one of the most thoughtful, sug-
pestive and polished addresses ever
listened to in this city. His subject was
knowledge and wisdom. and the dis.
tinetion was very clearly and sharply
drawn, and the benefcient influences of
both were dwelt upon. To learn God
through his works and to fear Him, was
the end of all educational effort. His
address to the class was advisable both
in manner and matter.
The commencement exercises were
held in Memorial Hall on Monday even
ing, June 3rd At o'clock, all avail
able seats were filled and standing room
was at a premium Notwithstanding
that some had refrained from attending
what promised to be very long pre-
gram.
Shortly after o'clock the exercises
were begun with an overture by the or
chestra. Rev. NJ. B. Critchett then
asked divine blessing in a few well
chosen words. The next on the pro-
gram was the salutatory address and
an Grafton on the subject The Oppor-
tunities for Education by
MABEL R. BUCHANAN.
Her brief weIcomein behalf of the class
to school board, teachers and school
mates was so skillfally dovetailed to the
Grafton that the joint was scarcely dis
cernable. She then spoke of the wide
opportunities for education. Allover our
land are high schools, normal schools
colleges and universities. All around us
is nature in her many forms, with mani
fold lessons which lie ready for our
perusal. Books in endless profusion
and variety are within the reach
ofall. Education is the development of all
our faculties. We advance not by vir-
tue of many opportunities but by MAX
ing the most of those we have. If we
wait for things to "turn up they may
"turn down" instead. The grafton was
a brief comprehensive survey of the
subject and well delivered. The next
number on the program. an essay by
JOSIE B. PANGBURN,
on 1.-TWO Women Wits" was delight
full comparison of two OF Shakespeare's
most famous women, Portia and Bea-
rrice. Portia is represented as proud.
beautiful and accomplished woman.
Disguised as an advocate she proves
herself the equal Of lawyers in know
ledge OF the law. and saves her husband
by her wit. kno wledge and presence of
mind. She is true to herself and in all
things womantv. Beatrice appears first
as an ordinary testing, sarcastic repre-
sentative OF her sex. Prides herself on
her wit, yet has something back of it.
Has true womanly qualities. No other
author has given two such characters.
So different. yet both true women.
The grafton, IF You Want a Fort,
Build Fort" by
MAUDE E. WHITE,
was full of sound, helpful thought. and
delivered in quiet, earnest, convincing
m amer. The results of past human ex-
perience have been expressed in pithy
proverbs. Moses, Milton and Plato
became famous because thew were orig
inal. not secondhand tn mixers. Wealth
and social position may be inherited, but
not SO with knowledge and wisdom.
We cannot hire our thinking done, but
must attain eminence for ourselves.
Ease never made a man, but effort and
difficulty have. Not chance. but care
fully improved opportunities make men.
The life of Franklin illustrates this truth
We must he content TO advance step by
step. Great men have not dispised the
day OF small things. DESIRE must ma
ture INTO purpose and effort. She APP
piopiialely closed llei GRAFTON with the
opening lines oi Longfellow's Psalm OF
Life.
vocal quartet consisting OF Mes
names Miner and Siinuiton and Messrs.
Rich and Bishop was next On the pro-
gram. This was followed by an ESSAY
on Delusions m.,i Failacies-" by
ETHEL X. SMITH.
Man differs from :n,mals III his
r>asuI.. But at times reason is over
come by prejudi.e. All ages have had
delusions-tLc Greeks, their Dclplic
Oracits, tie kLmans their 5, bilan fates.
In France Joan Of Arc, accomplished
through deiusion and religious enthusi
ASH, What patriotism couid not do.
Chill reil's crusade to rescue Holy Land
from tile lurKs was The resalt of delu-
sion, w!,icn cost lyes oil thousands of