The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-16
NINETEEN PUPILS OF THE ME-
CHANaC ARTS SCHOOL RE
GEIvE DIPLOMAS.
coNovER HALL WAS CROWDED.
DIR. A. =. NIGHTINGALE. OF CHI
CAGOs DELIVERS THE PRIN-
OCIPAL ADDRESS.
HIS suBJEcTs WENDELL PHILLIPs.
PrOf. Weitbrecht Presents the Grad
yates Their Certificates
Remarks BY Prof. Curtis.

Nineteen pupils of the Mechanic Arts
high school received their diplomas at
Conoxer hall last night. The gradual
ing class. comprising fifteen young men
and four young ladies, occupied seats
on the platform, when also sat Superin-
fendent of Schools Curtis. Principal
Weftbrecht and DR.. A. F. Nightingale,
the superintendent Of the Chicago high
schools, who delivered the address Of
the evening There were no orations
by members of the graduating class.
The inspiring subject of DR.. Nightin-
gales address was Wendell Phillips"
but preliminary thereto, DR.. Nightin-
gale had a. few words to say about
high schools and manual training
schools that were listened to with close
attention In view of the present agita-
ton concerning that subject. DIR.
Nightingale said:
If there is one institution above an
other that should be kept distinct and
separate in it's own dignity it is the
technical school of manual training or
mechanic arts. Some people affect to
believe that high schools are ornamen-
tai, but believe that high school edu-
cation Is as essential today with the
advance of civilization as a common
school was fifty years ago. and that
fifty years hence a college education
will be as essential as a high school
education is today. And in the fore
front of these institutions will be the
Mechanic Arts school"
A round of hearty applause greeted
the speakers closing words.
DIR. Nightingale then proceeded to
deliver his address. His tribute to the
nobility, the patriotism and the ge-
MUS of Americas great orator and
statesman, Wendell Phillips, was most
eloquent COuched as it was in eXcep
tionally expressive English and deliV-
cred with the fervent spirit of one in
spired by hiss subject, the speakers
eulogium of one Of the nations heroes
proved rarely interesting. In vigorous
and graphic. language DR.. Nightingale
described the brilliant career of Wen
dell Phillips, from the time he espoused
the cause of humanity until he saw
human slavery in America abolished.
until the ''shackles fell from church
and state and millions of people became
eXOnerated. exalted and free" Dr.
Nightingale pictured that historic gath
eIing in Faneuil hall sixty years ago.
where Wendell Phillips, then only
tWenty-SlX years Of age, Silenced the
Kisses Of the angry crowd and achieved
his first notable victory. In estimat
ing the great qualities of the man, DR..
Nightingale used this language
He had no respect for the laws on
the statute book through which there
did not circulate the warm flesh and
blood of an enlightened public opinion
To him nothing was politically right
that was morally wrong. He was the
nations master mechanic in the manu-
s.faeture of public zopinion.,1 He was the
nations greatest orator and most con-
| scientious patriot and statesman"
After an eloquent peroration, DR..
Nightingale closed with the quotation
from Phillips closing tribute to the
from Phillips closing tribute to the
shutting the name Of the American
orator for that of the negro soldier.
After a selection by the st. Anthony
Hill orchestra, Principal Weitbrecht
presented the graduating class, the
members of which arose to receive their
diplomas from Supt. Curtis. Before
presenting the sheepskins Supt Curtis
said a few words. He congratulated
the class upon it's perseverance to the
end. but admonished the members not
to think that their days of intellectual
effort were over. They would find
work awaiting them far more aduous
than that they had already accomplish
ed. The door had just been opened to
them, the tools just placed in their
hands. :. ga
Then addressing the audience, Supt.
Curtis said that the people of st. Paul
were to be congratulated upon such a
showing.
"And I will prophesy." added Supt
Curtis, that if the Mechanic Arts
school is retained in our school system,
that it will be so firmly established in
| the hearts of the people that nothing
can uproot it" (Applause)
Supt. Curtis then presented diplomas
! to the following graduates:
| Julia Christine Anderson. Joseph Emman-
uel Anderson, Milton Lorenzo Beyans Earle
Oakley Brown Philip Herbert Hamm Fred
| erick Johnson, Helen Kenny, Cecilia Chris
tine Lindeberg. Harold George Lains, John
Russell Mcknight, Alexander Martin Nlcoll,
Lilly Lettia 0ehler, - Ernest Boynton Pierce,
| Joseph Louis Roy, Thomas Joseph Seaman,
| Clarence Hockaday Stewart, Elmer Staples
Frank Carlton Vanderwarker. Fred Albert
This brought the formal programme
to a close and the class held an informal
! reception.