The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-06-22
/ At HOLY0 X
President Mckinley . Guest Of
Honor at the Graduating
Exercises.
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Delivers Diplomas to the Young
Ladies' and Receives q
Degree,
Which He Accepts in q Brief
Address - Glad the
Time Is
When the Daughters of the Land
Are as Well Educated as
the Sons

SOUTA dADLEY. Ma9e., June xl.-
Commencement day ct Mount Holyoke
college was made . national event By
the participation Of President McKin.
ley, who, With Mrs. Mckinley, Assist
ant Secretary Of the Navy Allen and
members of his official family, had
come here TO witness the grsduAtian Of
Miss Grace Mckinley, the presidents
niece. Governor Roger Wolcott, Mrs.
Wolcott and others 81 political and 90.
lcial prominence also attended tho sxeY.
cises. President Mckinley presented
the graduating class with their sdiplo.
mas and degrees. q The propositions foz
welcoming the visitors, although simple,
were cordial and appropriate. The
decorations about town, particularly
upon the houses ness the college were
tasty and picturssque. y No attempt 81
decorating the institutaon snildings had
been made beyond ths dfapins Of . few
American, flags The interior pof' the
chapel, however, was adorned with
flags and bunting, and the genelous use
Of potted palms and cut flowers present
ed q very pleasing effect. =,
As the last diploma was presented
and the president was aabout to resume
his seat, DR.. Trask arose, and address.
ing President Mckinley, announced
that Mt. Holyoke college wished to con.
fer upon him the degree Of doctor Of
civil laws. The president accepted the
honor in the following words:
Remarks OF the President.
"Mrs. Meade, Ladies and Gentlemen
I cannot refrain from making acknowl.
edgment of the very distinguished
honors which the board Of trustees and
officers Of this institution have been
pleased to confer upon me. I want te
assure the young ladies Of the gradual.
ing class that am both delighted and
honored to be member Of class
of 100. 3,,J %~5ts &,ss't;- - 2 +
Massachusetts, has been and is first
ip many things, but in nothing more
than in educational institutions.
81 count myself most fortunate t1
have been privileged yesterday TO look
upon the faces Of graduates Of Smith
college, that splendid institution Of
learning for the education Of young
women, and count myself ~ fortu'
nate today to look upon the faces Of the
graduates Of this gloriously historic. in
stitution, that has done SO much for the
exaltation Of momen, and whose infu.
ence is felt not only In Massachusetts,
but in every part Of our common coun
try. ts=s u "t- 3 t'rf'.sss 5sss' i-''--*sg Z
Mount Holyoke is more than OF
years old today, and the influence .ol
this institution in moulding and shsp-
ing the citizens Of the nation can neve1
be told. eiAt sst''$' ~s'>s'='~
''I am glad that we are odemonstrat
ing in the United States today that the
boy shall have no more advantage
than the girl, and Mount Holyoke .and
Smith and the half dozen other institu.
tons OF the land are dem onstrating thu,
fact. 80 9" go = ''t'ts' = = : = ''sz
IAN educated womanhood ii sn. toper
school for citizenship every day Of The
year, and the home is the training
school for the mother, tho soldier, the
statesman. wish for this graduating
class all good things; I want You TO be
assured that all good things wait upon
squire and noble woman"