The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-06-08
ELOQUENCE GALORE
The Hearts of Seven Young Ladies
Are Glad.
THEY ARE ALL GRADUATES
A Large Audience at the Opera
House Listens to Well Prepared
Speeches = Music. Flowers,
Congratulations and Dance.

studies last evening, received their d.
plomas, and are now ready for the
practical knowledge of life or to climb
higher the hill of learning in more adj
vanced institutions. Evans opera
house was packed to the doors by their
relatives and friends who came to see
the young ladies and to hear what they
had to say about philosophy, politics,
religion and life as they see 1T.
The hall and stage were handsomely
decorated. About the walls were hung
sentiments-not the time-worn mot
toes-but appropriate ideas given by
local talent. such as these:
Good schools are always sustained
by a right public sentiment."-Presi-
dent Rockefeller.
1.-The ultimate prosperity OF our city
rests largely with the public schools"
Mayor Thornton.
"Spare no expense, but make Ana
conda's schools equal to the best. -
Marcus Daily.
prosperity of the home and nation is
assured."-Rev. G. +. Barnaby.
1.-THE great institutions of our nation
are free schools, free speech and free
religion Rev G. w. Healy.
Profound science leads to God, but
superficial knowledge leads from God"
Rev. Father Allaeys.
I'VE need no Delphic oracle or Cuneau
cave, q
For school and college will our coun-
Rev. G. NJ. Ryder.
IAN true search for knowledge
brings a man nearer to Godfrey.
c. Z. Dobson.
The stage was set with parlor furni-
ture, and at the rear hung the class
motto, prettily lettered, Corona Even
escet Potentia Manet'-The crown
fades, the power remains.
When the graduates, bedecked in
flowers and dresses which were the
latest creations of fashion, filled the
stage, 1t became a paradise of beauty
and attractiveness. The High school
teachers and Superintendent Kern also
had seats ON the stage.
The floral offerings were the finest
ever seen in this city and were so
many as to completely surround the
fair speakers who sat enthroned in a
veritable bealrty's bower.
The overture was rendered by Pro-
fessor Westerline's cornet band, in
the manner which has won for that
public mind. Rev. George w. Healy
offered the invocation.
Miss Mary E. Condor gave the salu-
tatory in a very charming way. The
first impressions of little girl at
school were told in an amusing vein,
and school life vividly portrayed. The
final goal of a school girls life is the
senior class, much glorihed and ex-
tolled, and from which she finally de-
parts from school life into life's school,
which is as full of mystery as was the
school of her younger days, and, as
then, she is hoping and expecting life
to be Better Further On"
"a Thrifty Growth" described the
early history Of Anaconda and was a
very interesting paper by Dorothy NJ
Surpernant. The rise Of the city from
fields formerly given over to potatoes
and sheep was detailed with accurate
data of important events. In Anacon-
da's short existence she has acquired
the largest smelters in the world, the
best appointed hotel, wideawake dali
ly newspaper, three handsome school
buildings and 900 pupils, two railroads
and a number of stores and business
houses that are as enterprising as any
in the land.
A quartet composed of Messrs. Kern,
Harris, Fargher and Egbert then sang
a song entitled Little Fisher Maiden"
Miss Lottie Blair, a former graduate,
who has just completed a normal
course, was then heard on the theme
1.-THE Noblest Quality" This the
young lady defined as courage. True
courage dignifies; it dispels all clouds
and natures hope to fruition. 1t Is
cowardice in him who hides his sor-
T Tfws n on oyer all Obstacles t and HIM
uE.f
ORANGES till at the will of his maker he
is called hence.
Miss -Anna f. Tietjen then read an
essay entitled IAN IDEAL" The subject
was developed as the woman or the fu-
ture, who should be the ideal sought
and established by various changes of
customs and laws. A silent but active
revolution is in progress by which old
conditions, which consigned them to
the subsection of the stronger sex, are
1,,a lxr oh
reviewed the advancement which
woman has made from the days when
she was forbidden to learn even the
alphabet to the present day. when
she noted as the most satisfactory
sign progress to be credited to this
century, is the rapid and remarkable
development in the facilities afforded
to women for higher education, when
the fair girl freshman has it all her
own way or is free to enter in I'M
handicapped competition with her
brother"
Society will yet judge man and wom-
an by the same law, and its best aims
will be reached when it does. This is
the final problem, and women must
solve it, in public life and in the home,
and she who teaches it in private life,
who makes home all it should be, rears
her sons and daughters as good citi-
Zens, is as successful as she who seeks
broader fields in public life
win the loplS' - pSheiOus bhl'
Miss Lulu S. Burton gave sktch of
the life of the late Senator George
Hearst who was a blessing to his
country, crossing the plains on foot
beside a team of horses through an
uninha bited country, where great
plains. arid deserts, rugged mountain
chains and broad rivers were indeed
barriers. Indians were on the war path
and cholera decimated the band of Cali
fornia miners. During this period of
suffering and trials his sturdy, self
reliant. strong and vigorous character
showed itself. He acquired and main
tanned to the end of his life the love
and respect of all who came in contact
with him"
The speaker then glowingly de-
scribed the Hearst Memorial Library
the gift to Anaconda by Mrs. Phoebe
Hearst. in honor of her late husband
and in closing said, I'VE value this