The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-18
A BRILLIANT COMMENCEMENT.
PEOPLES CHURCH CROWDED WITH
FRIENDS OF THE INTERESTED
YOUNG PEOPLE
Diplomas Distributed by President
Bernard Zimm ermann, of the
School Board.

the Peoples church last night gazed
into the faces of a hundred and fifty
four young men and women seated
upon the church rOstrum. 1t was the
class of '97, the members of which
were to receive their diplomas. The
spectacle was an attractive one. All
the young ladies-and there were one
hundred and ten of them-were clad in
white, and each carried a bouquet of
roses. The fOrty-four boys, comprising
the remainder Of the class, were COM
fortably seated at odd intervals be-
tween the girls. In front and on the
right hand side of the platform sat
President Zimmerman, of the board of
school inspectors; Superintendent of
Schools Virgil Curtis, and Principal
Smith. Of the high school. School In
spectofs E. O. Zimmerman and Nc
Nair were also seated upon the plat
form.
The programme consisted of saluta-
tory address, eight essays and a vale
dictory. The Salutatory, delivered by
Louise Simon, followed the playing of
a grand march by c. G. Titcomb, who
presided at the organ. None of the
addresses occupied more than ten
minutes in delivery. Miss Simon, on
behalf Of the class of '97, extended
greeting to the school board, to Prin-
cipal Smith, Superintendent Curtis and
to the parents of the members of the
class Of '97, and on behalf of the class
of '97 bade the entire audience well
come.
TT 9rriat RiShnn da1iyoro1 ha fyct
essay, the subject of which was ''The
Star Of the North" Miss Bishop brief
ly reviewed the history Of the state
of Minnesota, from the time the first
white settlers entered it's borders until
it was admitted to the Union. She
spoke of its location, in the center of
the North American continent, and
claimed for the state a place second
to none in the whole union. The essayist
also paid tribute to Minnesota's noble
response to the call for troops during
the rebellion, and in closing apostrO-
phised the state as 1.-The dearest. the
purest, our one fixed guide to patriot
ism. the Star of the North
"a Modern Englishman" was the
subject of CASTOR Woodward's essay.
! Mr.. Woodward selected for his type
of a modern Englishman the famous
author of modern times, Rudyard
Kipling, whose literary career he re-
viewed, and, some of whose charac-
teriStic works he touched upon
Miss Edith Mann selected for her
essay a most interesting theme
Shakespeare's 'Imogen." The" crown
ing virtue Of Imogen, the speaker said,
was her loyalty. 1t might be said that
the loyalty of Imogen overtoppsd even
her own great virtue Miss Mann de-
scribed some of the beautiful and
quoted a number Of the exquisite pass
ages expressive of Imogen's beautiful
character.
An impressive essay was that by
Margaret Muir, whose topic was "By
Right of Manhood" Miss Muir con-
trasted the achievements of manhood
with those gained merely by the &C
cident of birth, wealth, or even genius.
A mans manhood was his character
what he is, not what he seems Shake
Speare represented the universally
and freedom of the mind. His creations
were the result Of his manhood; as he
understood himself, 50 he understood
mankind. Some men were born great,
some achieved greatness, and some had
greatness thrust upon them; but the
greatest is he who achieves greatness.
Suppe's Poet and Pleasant" over
ture afforded a pleasing variation at
this point. At it's conclusion, Miss
Edith Fifield delivered an essay en-
titled I'm the Realms of Space" Miss
Fifield, with the aid of SterOipticon il
Illustrations thrown upon large white
screen, took her hearers upon a celeS-
tial excursion, visiting all the planets
briefly and approaching the sun within
a respectful distance The idea was
novel and we'll received.
Howard Sargent, in an essay en-
titled "The Peace Pipe" extolled
America as country typical of peace.
He commended that war was a relic of
| barbarism no longer necessary for
civilized countries, and that the great
principle of arbitration was sure to
Supersede it.
Poetic in expression was the essay
of Miss Maud Miller, who chose the
theme that inspired one of England
greatest poets, The Isles of Greece -
The esSayiSt recalled the scenes of an
cient Greece, describing the past
glories Of that wonderful country and
dwelt in passing upon the achieve
ment of the Iliad'S heroes. She de-
scribed the beauties of the isles of
Greece, where burning Sappho lived
| and died" In closing, Miss Miller APP
pealed to those civilized countries that
owed their advancement and greatness
largely to the culture of early Greece.
to lay aside their selfish motives and
petty desires and help that unfortunate
country in it's dire distress today.
A most interesting and thoughtful
address was that Of Miss Mabel
Stoughton whose subject was the
art of Arts" Miss Stoughton main
tanned that the players art was the
art of arts. THE greatest minds of
all literature have found their express
sion through the dramatic art" said
the speaker. while human nature
remains human nature the dramatic
art will remain, for dramatic instinct
is as deeply rooted within us as life
itself All the world is a stage and
the men and women merely players ~
Miss Stoughton paid an eloquent
tribute to the genius of Booth, Barrett,
Jefferson and other illustrious players.
What memories their names recalled
Truly the mission of the drama was
to uplift humanity.
Miss Ellen Simon delivered the
valedictory address. Miss Simon
thought that the farewell speech of
George Washington after forty-fiv
years of service to his country was the
most impressive in history. To the
board Of school inspectors. to Principal
Smith and to the high school teachers.
she expressed the gratitude and good
wishes of the class of '97 and closed
with few farewell words to her class
mates.
After the playing of Chopin's "Pre-
| lude," President Bernard Zimmerman,
of the school board. delivered the
diplomas, and the commencement ex-
ercises of the class of 81 closed with
the playing of Mendelssohn's Elijah"
Put Me Of at Buffalo
| Will he Sung by those attending tbe