Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-11
RECEIVED DIPLOMAS.
Twelve Young People. Com
plete the Prescribed High
School Course.
An GRAFTON OR ESSAY BY EACH.
Opera House Filled and Every
Member of the Class Wins
Great Applause.

Member of the Class Wins
Great Applause.
The entire community was out Fri
day evening t. attend the commence
ment exercises of the Little Falls High
school at the Gross opera house. and
before the exercises had begun the
house was filed to- the doors. 1t was
the largest crowd ever seen In the
building. every inch of available
space being occupied, and everyone
present listened with interest to the
exercises. The audience was COM
posed of the most intelligent people
of on, city, and the presence Of this
large number at these exercises, but
confirms. the statement previously
made that the majority Of the
people Of Little Falls are deeply in
terested in educational matters, and
particularly in the advancement OF
our public schools.
The opera house stage was beauti-
fully decorated for the occasion with
bunting and .evergreens, and on the
front part of the stage. In large let
ters, made of evergreens, was placed
the class motto, "Delve."
In front of the stage the high
school class of '9S sat.
The stage, as well as the auditori-
um, was crowded to the limit. Be
side the graduating class there was
the large chorus under the direction
of Prof. Cans, Supt. and Mrs. J. l..
Thatcher. the members Of the board
of educa tion, and the clergy Of the
city.
The young ladies OF the graduating
class wore the usual white costumes.
and ach If them was very becom-
ingly attired; and the young gentle
men were each attired in neat suits
Of black.
The evenings exercises were opened
bv the chorus singing "Gloria,' at
the conclusion Of which the audience
attested it's approval with prolonged
and hearty applause.
The first GRAFTON ON the program
was that of Edward p. De La Hunt.
who took for his subject 1.-THE Sister
of Charity" The reasons leading to
the origin OF the order III P arts in the
seventeenth century were first given
and the many branches Of charitable
work in which thew are engaged
were described. He then said:
'''The Sister of Charity Of the nine
tenth century is but an evolution Of
OF the sister Of charity OF the seven
tenth century. Speaking OF heroes
who can we compare to tho woman
that will leave a home of luxury and
pleasure. q home OF brightness and
comfort. where her slightest wish is
gratified. The woman that will do
all this and more, and enroll herself
in the ranks of an order whose rule
is poverty, chastity and obedience,
to spend her life in assisting and serv-
ing the poor, the sick and the home
less: she certainly can be called
hero" Her sacrifices over, her life
closed, let us pay her this tribute:
"Her life ia pure and virtuous. her
character ia spotless. her works are
glorious. She has been a sister to
the poor and suffering, a nurse to
the sick and wounded, a mother to
the orphan. Let US venerate her who
is so deserving Of our love, respect
and honor, and as we consider her
life, her works, and her many suffer-
ings, we can but realiz, how .appro-
pirate is the name she bears
Daughter OF Charity that is to say
Daughter OF God for God is
charity.
"James Russell Lowell" was the
subject Of the essay then read by
Miss Millicent NJ. Hill. As member
of a family thathas been noted in New
England history for practical sense,
liberal thought and earnest charac-
ter, Lowell has brought the name
into still greater eminence. He
began writing when the literature OF
this country was assuming a dis
tlnctly American character. Later
his anti-slavery articles made him
famous and proved a powerful ally
of the anti-slavery sentiment. Gin
the poem The Vision of Sir Launfal'
are found Lowell's most striking
characteristics, his love OF nature,
and the deep moral and religious
feeling that runs through his works.
Ellis diplomatic career detracts
nothing from his reputation, in fact,
his genius and character won for him
great distinction among the social
and literary critics OF England" He