Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-27
THE JUNIORS PRoGR AM, Y 4
Excellent Orations, Essays
and Racitations BY the
Class of '99.

and Racitations BY the
Class of 80. NH
The exercises Of the Junior class
were held in the assembly room 81
the h Ugh school w Nednesday aitern on
Miss johnson, principal OF the High
school, In behalf Of the Junior class.
spoke q few words Of welcome. u
The program commenced with q a
song, rendered by the pupils q the 'e
High school, In which Clytie stuart
acted as organist and Myrtle South
maybe directress.
An Oration, ''The Beginnings "
Our Country" was then given by
Edward, Warren. He hegan with
the landing OF the Pilgrims in 1929.
and spoke Of the leading events
which laid the foundation Of our
country up to the present time. He
spoke of the cause Of the Pilgrims
leaving their mother country. ~
ligious prosecutions; and their p1r--
pose when they landed in this hemi-
sphere. They came to this country
In order that they might find q place
where freedom of speech, thought
aud personal religious views might
be tolera ted. He made mention u
the fact that since they landed
scarcely two and half centuries
ago the population has Increased
from los white settlers to about
81, 900 900 OF people. He spoke briefly
OF other leading events. 81
"George Washington" was the
subject Of an Grafton given by Louis
Joss. He gave short account Of
various great men and their gifts ~
this country. saying that Washing
ton, although laboring against heavy
odds aud Disadvantages, gave to hia
country one of the greatest Of gifts,
liberty. Washington besides being
a brave soldier and geneal was q
great statesman. His doings at the
forming Of this nation showed that.
Mr.. Joss closed bis grafton by say
Ing that "the Father Of his Country.,'
was a nan Of lofty character and
purest patriotism. -. ~ ~
Frances Guernon followed with an
Grafton on, ~ ohn Paul Jones'" the.
great naval hero. Born In Scotland,
although bis father was 2 gardenes
liying by the ssa he at the early age
of II became a sailor, and remained
ON the sea until the later years OF
bis life. His eventiul career ended III
Paris in 1892. He was the first to
hoist the American flag on sea, and
first to thunder his guns to protect
It on the water.
"Abraham Lincoln" was the sub
|ect of an grafton given by Susie |
HUFF. Susie, with Lincoln as her
character, showed how q person
born Of humble parentage In the ab.
sence of many things can rise by |
diligent labor. from the low walks |
Df life to the highest OficeOf the land.
She spoke of Lincoln's visits to the |
south. and his becoming acquainted
with the situation of the negrOs,
also of his desire to. free them, which
IN later years he accomplished. His
tragic death at the theatre occurred
when the country was just becoming |
able to stand alone; when the SER
vices of such great men were well
needed. He was man with '''malice
toward none and charity for ALL"
"Lincoln's Last Dresm" was ren-
lered by Annie McDaniels. The reci-
tation was written as II bis wife, in
ater years, was telling of his last
thoughts while at the theatre. 1t
portrayed bis entire lie. l
A song, Long Live America, was
then sung by the pupils.
The famous battle between the
Monitor and Merrimack. written in
verse, was recited BY Maymie Stew
art. 1t included description OF the
two boats, the opinion Of each from
the others standpoint and last Of all
The famous victory. /
A defamation, ''Sheridan's Ride"
was given by Ethel Green. Sheri-
lan's famous ride for the honor OF
his country, and his rallying OF bis
soldiers on the battle field were well
described BY Miss dreen. 4
Women OF War;" an oration by |
Bessie Burial was next ON the pro-
gram. She spoke Of the various Gu
pacities in which women, during war
time, served. They acted as nurses,
supplies and distributed
them. When battle had been
fought the women, who were acting |
az nurses in the field, were the last |
to leave the wounded to the enemy.
sympathy and care. she said. were
the best Of medicines, and these |