The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-19
They Were Held atthe
M. E. Church Last
Evening.
Large Ediace Was Crowded
XVt,h Friends end Relatives of the
Eighteen Pupils Who Have
Graduated.

4 | ptflnttuutIt, tNoh AhNii S'"'H W." y"
! platform, while the Ideal orchestra playe'
brilliant march. Prayer was Offered
1 by Rev. d. Stalker after which the eNer
cises commenced.
The following gives the particular
points brought out in the various essays
and oratioDs:
"THE SLAUGnTER OF THE lNNocENTs,, Dl
NELLIE SMITH.
Education slaughters the children, the
innocents.
The fond parents discover this and say
that the children must have less study
and more exercise out OF school.
Mathematics causes softening OF the
BRAN, death and more evil than words
can express and therefore it's study should
be abandoned.
Studying destroys the eyesipht
The pupils work is harder than the la
boring mans
Such large number of pupils enter the
kindergarten and not . per cent reach the
high school, therefore their hard work IN
school must have killed them.
Schools should be abolished and some
thing easier invented to take their place.
II this were done. the country would have
more citizens and would be given a great
boom toward prosperity.
"a PLEA FOR ORDINARY PEOPLE by
Bessie QUICK.
The people of the world are divided
INTO three classee; the aristocratic, the
middle and the lower.
The first are those supposed to be es-
pecially fortunate; the last, the uniortu-
nate; while the middle class is found the
mass OF humanity. ordinary people.
OF all the people of the world, this class
is by far the most important, but they
are not recognized as such We would
not herr ofsuch progress in the world,
were il not for such people. We might
still have the works OF the great histor-
ians poets, artists or sculptors, but these
would not be so great, there would be no
Appreciation helps to bring out the
best ia the individual Nodoubt many
Milton would be mute; many Raphael
iuglorious were it not for the apprecia-
ton OF ordinary people.
We rarely hear the names OF these peo-
pie in history or literature, but as class,
they have been the prime force in all
great movements toward progress and
freedom. From the ordinary people,
some OF the greatest names in history
have sprung.
Think OF the great battles of the world.
lt is the ordinary soldier that has won
the battles. Thus we see that great
part OF that which is worth doing has
been done by rhe ordrnarypeo There
fore great credit is due TO the ordinary
people, for they are the power which
moves the world
THE MONROE DOCTRINE" by WILL KEMP.
Much interest was manifested in this
doctrine during the recent troubles. Its
history is irie', covers three important
points, is origin and the two occasions
on which 1t was subsequently, applied 1t
ranks next 90 the constitution in nation
al importance and influence, and though
formulated 10 meet particular conditions,
It soon became famous as broad and
universal doctrine
To protect America IRON foreign usur-
patton is its main design. This serves
two purposes, protection of our own ma
ton as well as the smaller governments.
Its demands do not violate the.rights OF
foreign powers; il merely asks them to be
neutral The doctrine is atrue American
doctrine, for it benefits the whole western
continent, and its principles will ever live
IA the hearts of right thinking people
HEADS" By FLORENCE OSBORN.
The head is the important part Of the
worlds furniture. Value oil head depends
upon contents. Two kinds, animal and
vegetable. Types of each, the human
and cabbage head. Another kind caused
by unusual pressure ON mental facilities,
ia swelled head.
Cultivation OF mind, m ore important
than Development of body. Reason?
Machinery rapidly supplanting manual
labor, but no machine can do our think
ing.
Fiction AS AN EDUcAToR" ny ANNA
DEGooYER.
Fiction consists IN the narration of inn
aginary incidents. 10 be educated. all
the powers OF the MUD must becultiyated
and disciplined.
Fiction obtains greater currency than
any other reading and hence exerts n
powerful Influence on the morals of ma
lions. Novels that tend to degrade NOR.
al standing should not be read. Fiction
which comes from conscientious writer's
furnishes channels for conveying instrue.
ton. az wise men have used fables and
parallels as moral instructors.
Through Sir Walter Scott and Nathan
iel Hawthorne's works, we learn of the
history and art Of England, Scotland
and Italy. Uncle Toms Cabin helped IN
Tree slaves Charles Dickens taught the
people OF England the poor condition Of
schools, slnms and courts.
Fiction IL therefore an educator If Tho
masses and will prove blessing II prop
erly studied.