The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-07-02

All the schools of the city held gradu
ling exercises last week. Each schoo
had Iionic, the north side scto2
having Field Day as well.
On Wednesday evening the graduating
class of the North Side High School were
/ present at an address delivered by Rev
| Mr. Rankin at +he Presbyterian church
| Graduating exercises were held at the
Opera House. The hall was tastefully
decorated for the occasion. The crowd
was so great that egress or ingress was
impossible some time before The com
mencement of .he exercises
Miss Valborg Sonsthagen. The
Ideals of Life Life is saved from
sordiduess by devotion to ideals,
formed by literature and religion.
Character depends on having high
ideals and those who have such char
acters are power as IN the case OF
Washington. Rome fell because ideals
were lost Living merely for money
destroys ideals.
F. J. Kelley, Science a Wealth Pro
Queer, The growth to wealth and
productive power is due to the genius
of invention, controlled by scientific
knowledge, under the system of the
Division Of Labor. Science gives us
the key to natures resources and If
ne-fourth of what is seriousl Y con
tempiated shall ever be realized the
curse Of exhausting toll will be abOl
ished Science is not only introduc
ing new inventions but reconstructing
old ones. Not rule Of thumb but
exact scientific construction according
to well thought out and carefully
made plans is now the rule.
Mr.. Herman Henrikson, Reform in
Legislative Methods. \ spirit OF crit
icism of existing methods of legisla-
tons Is abroad. Methods are faulty
Too many of our statesmen are mere
ly politicians, able in defense Of party
but without wide enough vision.
Changes are too frequent No lead
ers in congress directly responsible
to the people. The system in the
House of Commons is more efficient.
The committee is fruitful of jobbery
and lobbying, There is no distinction
made between public and private bills.
Reform would come IN a change from
the committee system to one in which
the people could hold the party in
power more directly responsible.
Nellie Anderson, Erne Rede, Die
Phchten Der Reichtumer Miss An
derson showed excellent progress III
her German both in her pronuncia-
ton and in grammatical construction.
Frank Pehshek, The Peoples Share.
He advocated government ownership
of railroads. a graduated land tax, co
operation of labor and capital and re
form in political methods.
Miss Lulu Moves. A Silver Lined
Cloud. The great silver question
should be settled 10y the application of
few well known principles of politi
cal economy. lst the government can
not make two kinds OF money equal at
certain ratio by Legislation when
supply and demand tends to change
that ratio. End. The idea that a few
can 6e benefited by the losses of
OlutlS III SeleIdl uISIillDdIICe Ol
values is mistake. Not scarcity of
money but lack of confidence is the
zeal cause of present conditions, since
only l9 Of the business Of the coun-
try is done by the use of money. The
question should be settled by calm
study of principles not by stirring up
prejudices and passions.
Miss Susie IL Dempsey, The TWen
tieth Century Girl. She is not to be
freak, like a bearded lady in some
side show, mannish woman, but is to
be synthesis of the gentler qualities
freed from the soft sentimentalities of
a former period, and more vigorous
self reliance, born of stronger bodies
and more widely cultivated minds
Mr.. Adolph Nelson, Municipal Re
form. The great dangers of munici-
pal mis- government, reform will come
IN civil service reform, in separation
of national and state politics from city
politics, and in a greater devotion OF
| citizens to their home government
The schools must do their share. The
greater heroism Is that which guards
| the homes and tiresides by the ballot
and brainy intelligence.