New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-06-23

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haps, another war to cope with. III,
world will then laugh in disdain at til,
cold and short-sighted diplomacy will
which it treated the Greek question: ant
ranged itself on the side. of Mussulmai
barbarism as against European christla
nifty.
John Quense talked on the progress o
electrical inventions during the plesen
century aad prcluded his essay with thu
statement that as long as history shall
be recorded the nineteenth century will
be considered the greatest epoch Of dis.
coveries and inventions. .sWhen we con-
sider," he said, "the progress which has
been made since the opening Of the pres
ent century and compare the inventions
OF this period with those of all proceed
ing time we must conclude that never
before was such an impulse given to
scientific work. Here the writer pro-
ceeded to enumerate some of the great
achievements OF man along this line
the progress from stage coach to loco
motives and elegantly equipped trains;
from steam as a motive power to the
general use of electricity; the telegraph,
cable and telephone, so that now sswe
are able to communicate with the reno.
test corners of the world in less time
that was necessary for our forefathers to
correspond between Boston and Phila-
delphia;'' electric light; electricity as a
motive power for ocean steamers; the
application Of the water power of Mag
"a and the consequent saving of millions
OF dollars. "Ip shot," said the speaker,
''lf our ancestors Of a generation ago
could today take glimpse of our prin-
cipal cities they would certainly be sur
prised at the progress which has been
made since their days, and could we
hundred years hence observe the progress
which shall have been made during that
period, we would in all probability he
equally amazed. But it IS possible, that
as long as the world exists this progress
will continue, and as the hand cradle
was superseded by the steam thresher,
the sailing vessel by Fulton's steam boat,
the mounted herald by the instantaneous
electric message, the tallow-dip by the
brilliant electric light, so will these in
.ventions in the course of time be super
coded 10y others of which we have no
conception. .
Miss Minnie Silyerson's essay was en-
titled the "History of Music" She re-
viewed carefully the character aid
growth of music from the time of the
ancient Greeks until the present day
and endeavored to show the influence
that it had upon the people among
whom it had attained its highest devel-
opment. She concluded as follows:
Gin the middle of the 18th century
the power of Germany began to assert
itself, and during the rest of that CEN
fury and the beginning of this were pro-
duced some of the grandest operas the
world has ever heard, perfect in every
detail.
s'The period of developement seems to
have reached climax with the immor-
tails who connected the 18th and the 10Th
centuries. The perfection of Phideas !
has not been equalled in any subsequent
attainment of sculpture. The master
pieces. of Michael Angelo and Titan are
at once the envy and despair ofall imi-
tators in the domain of painting. No
human intellect Las ever reached the
heights so easily surmounted by Shakes
peare and Goethe. Nor is it likely that
IN the resources of music there yet re-
mains any unexplored field capable Of
the great achievements which are already
a part of theHistory of Music
Miss Sllverson was also valedictorlan
of the class and in addressing her class
mates she said esBe not content with
what you have gained, but, when you
have reached the goal for which you
have striven, place another further away
and higher up and begin to toll and la
Dor for that. Remember, with Marcus
Aurelius, that mans life lies all within
the present, as 'twere but hairs breadth
Of time; as for the rest, the past is gone,
the future yet unseen" ...
To Darwin Schuetz was assigned the
task of reviewing the history Of the class
and depicting the wonderful possible
ties that the future had in store tor the
various members thereof. He entered
upon the task in an admirable manner.