The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-15
HEAD AND HAND PUPILS
THE INDUSTRIAL TRAINING SCHOOL
GRADUATING EXERCISES.
An Address by Prof. r. A. Fetter on
Education ard PrOgress"-A
Class of Tyventy-Six.

The fifth annual commencement of the
indianapolis Industrial Training School
took place last night in the auditorium of
the school at Merrill and Meridian streets.
The usual large audience was present.
The great building was brilliantly lighted
throughout and every department of the
school was open to the visitors. Although
the night was intensely warm, the heat did
not keep the people away, and every avail
able seat was taken by o'clock The
auditorium was in glowing colors. The
United States flag was the chief decora-
ton. Above the stage a great banner of
national colors swung and over the en-
trance to the auditorium was another large
flag. The stage looked like garden of
palms and roses. On the stage the grad
uating class occupied chairs with Prof C.
E. Emmerich, who is at the head of the
school, Rev. DR.. Milburn, Commissioners
Blackledge and Scott of the School Board,
and Prof. Frank A Fetter, of Bloomington
University, who delivered the address of
the evening. The Industrial Training
School orchestra furnished the music The
graduating class numbered twenty-six-
eighteen girls and eight boys. The class is
as follows: Charles Aber, Lillian Adam,
William Albertsmeier, Ina Barrett, Minnie
Bowen, Minnie Buehler, Edgar Kiser,
Frederick Koeckert, Elsa Loeper, Bessie
Osborne, Louis Pounstone, Pearl Smith,
Blanche Carroll, Bessie Cleary, Lizzie
Crane, Jay Dill Charles Ducas, Cora EN-
rich Nora Kincaid, Hans Stechhan,
Fredric Stevens, Mabel Taylor, Fannie
Trees. Maggie Warren, Grace Whist and
Gertrude Zerbee.
At o'clock the orchestra struck up a
march from lei Captain and the mem
bers of the class filed on to the stage. The
young women wore costumes of white and
each carried a bouquet of roses. After Mr..
Milburn had delivered the invocation Miss
Minnie Buehler, of the graduating class,
gave a piano solo "Printemps d Amour"
by Gottschalk. Professor Fetter then de-
livered the address for the class. His sub
ject was Education and Progress" He
spoke of the wonderful means and ability
which people of to-day have for acquiring
learning. To him it seemed one of the Won
derful things of civilization. He was not
sure, 1t might be an American fad this de-
sire the young men and women of to-day
have for education, but it is a most excel
lent fad and a great thing for the country.
Professor Fetter admitted that some people
send their children to college because 1T Is
the thing. He related the story of the
mother who wanted to send her boy to col
lege SO that he could enter the refresh n
the college president asking what it would
cost 10 send his son to the school to learn
football and baseball. The letter contained
a postscript wanting to know if it would
cost extra to teach the young man some
spelling and arithmetic.
Professor Fetter compared the work OF
the young people of the present to that of
an early day. He spoke of the increase of
high schools with the increase of wealth
and the progress of the industries When
the necessary wants of life have been salts
fed, then people want learning. The speak
er referred to the rare opportunity young
people have to take UP Industrial pursuits
schools The practical lesson for the young
man and woman Is to know how to do these
things. The speaker held that there are
more well-paid positions in the country now
than there are Well-paid men to fill them.
What the world needs is men of superior
whose superior training gain the great re-
wards are the worlds benefactors. To the
class members the speaker said, the world
needed their ability and demanded that they
make the most of their opportunities. In the
school of life, he said, they will still be
learners and the responsibilities they will
take up will be as severe as the most diff
ficult test passed through in a school exam
nation.
Hans o. Stechhan was selected to deliver
which the members of the class had taken
UP and accomplished. They had learned to
think in logical manner. He felt that this
was great thing to accomplish. The young
man, in behalf of the class, thanked Prof.
Emmerich for what he had done for them
to illuminate the darkness and raise up the
low as it had done in the past. He said
this was the wish of the June class of 1897.
William Scott, president of the School
Board presented the diplomas. The class
motto was: who lacks an aim, ne'er finds