New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-06-24
THESE HAVE GRAD UATED
Seven Young People Conclude The
School Duties.
The Exercises are Held at Union Hail Be
| fore q Large Audience.
State Superintendent Pend ergast Makes
an Address and Presentsth The
Diplomas

New lm High School We're held at I'M
on Hall on Thursday evening. q larg
audience was present aud the floral deco
rations were unusually fine. In addition
to several musical numbers the pro
gramme consisted Of essays BY the grad
yates and an address by State Supt Pen
dergast.
The Salutatory address was given b,
james McKittrick who also-read an essa,
on Education in Minnesota as follows
Friends, teachers, fellow students, ant
you,distinguished visitors, who have hon.
ored us today with your presence, greet.
Ing. This day with which the school
year closes, and upon which our gradu-
ating class appears before you with a
few simple exercises, is indeed an#event-
full one for us. ~s@ ALL
| We are still classmates, who have
striven together for years for that mod
est degree Of learning which we have
attained, but we are now to depart, each
to various pursuits and occupations, i,
class no longer. r
| We are soon to meet thesuncyrtainties
OF life, equipped for that struggle with
what you were able to give us through
your thoughtfulness, fores 'ght and sac
rifces. +.
The attainment of success will GER
tainly be one of our highest aims, even
though it be obtained only after many
trials. .-..... >:~ -.
We cannot express to you our appre-
citation of the benefits that we have de-
rived from the educational advantages
that you have provided for US, but we
hope to repay them by becoming more
useful to the community that has reared
us. -.'''- a.
The following exercises are not inten-
ded to be a pretentious display of talent,
for neither nature, or art has 50 endowed
us; but they are intended to he slight
manifestation of the regard and apprtci-
alton which we feel toward the public
to which we owe so much, and as such
we hope they need no apology, for they
represent the best efforts that lie within
our humble powers.
The idea Of having complete state con-
tro] oyer the entire educational system,
from the common school to the univer-
sity, is fully carried out in Minnesota.
In our own state the whole system is
more fully articulated in its various
branches than we find it elsewhere. The
common school, the high school, and the
university stand in regular progression
the certificate or diploma of the one ad
hitting to the next higher. 49,
! It is not, however, in excellent organ
ization of the schools themselves that W.
may take our only pride; there are othel
branches of the educational system jus
as necessary and just as we'll organized
as the schools.
In general way we may divide tht
| public educational system>of Minneso,;
under four heads: First, the schools; sec
ond, the supervision of instruction; third
the supply and Improvement Of instruc.
ton; fourth, the financial support of ed
ucation. 4 >........
The schools include of course the com
mon schools, the high schools and the
University. The common schools con
sist of the country district schools, the
schools Of the independent districts or
ganized under general statute as indie.
pendent, and the schools Of special dis
tricts organized byspecial actof the leg
islature. The high schools Of the state
eighty six in number, are a department
of the independent and special districts
and are under the same immediate con
troll as the common schools of these dis
tricts. The diplomas OF high schools
which have attained a certain rank ar,
accepted Instead Of entrance examine
tons at the university. They thus form
the great feeders Of the University ,whlcl
is the crown Of The state educational sys
i TEN.
1 The supervision Of instruction is main
tanned by the state uperintendent o
4 public instruction, the county superb,
stendents, who report to the state super
intendent, and the state higl, schoo
board which exercises q supervision Q
i yer the high schools of the state.
The supply and improvement Of in
q structors is entrusted to the four stat
normal schools, at Winona, Mankato, 81
4 Cloud and Moorhead the institutes an,
summer schools in the different countie
and tile summer school at the State Tn
a lyfrSity Wig