Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-06-09
Interesting School Graduating Exer-
cises are Held at the Atheneum
Last Evening.
Class of Ten Has Completed the Re.
quired -Four Years High School
Course.
Exercises are Interesting and all the
Participants Acquit Themselves
with Credit.
The Class of go.
from Tuesday's.Daily.

ON
The high school graduating exercises
were held at the Atheneum Monday
night and ten more were added to the
of the Bismarck public schools.
The Atheneum was crowded, and the ex-
ercises throughout we're creditable and
interesting. The stage wa p~rettily dec
Grated with flowers, and draped with
flags. Above and in the foreground ap-
peared the motto of the class, "Prudens
Futuri."
The services were opened with music
by the band, and Rev. Durrie then in
voked the divine blessing, asking especi-
ally for the wisdom and guidance of the
young people who had completed their
school days and were about to go forth
into the world in a sterner struggle. The
salutatory address was then delivered by
Miss Mary Myrtle ~Falkenstein, who
aptly and cordially welcomed the au-
dience, abiding to the import of the &C.
casion especially to the members of the
class who had finished their school
work.
Frank Charles Hughes, the youngest
member of the class, delivered an ora
ton, Political Parties Necessary in a
Republic" The ideas conveyed were
logical, and were clearly presented. He
showed the advantage resulting to a
government from the full discussion of
measures and plans as set forth by con-
testing political parties. and how the
parties served as a check upon each
other and to bring forth their best men
for preferment. He contrasted the
monarchical forms of government with
the republican, where like England and
the United States, political parties ruled,
and where the results were best for the
freedom and welfare of the people.
Miss Nellie Hulett Bartron followed
with an essay on the Dignity of Labor"
The reader illustrated the ceaseless
working of nature in the carrying out
of her plans. Man wa placed on the
earth to improve and adorn it, and he
might take lesson from nature whose
labors were t~ireless. She spoke of the
necessity of labor to the success of n
undertaking, and it's value in the life of
governments and of peopl Her essay
was broad and showed careful thought
and study and her presentation of the
topic clear and %forceful.
Miss Georgia Elvira Burt followed
with an essay On the High School as a
Maker of Character" The young lady
was suffering from a severe sore throat
and it was difficult for her to present
her paper, which was one of the best,
illustrating the different environments
that had an effect on the making of
character, among them the home, the
school and the church. She dwelt upon
the Importance of school work in the
making and moulding of character, the
raising of lofty ideals and the prepare
ton of the mind for, the enjoyment of
active and useful after life. Her essay
showed appreciation of the value of
school training and a clear understand
ing of the advantage arising from right
instruction and development in the
school life.
Miss Ara Elsie Waggoner portrayed
the character of Shakespeare's Lady
Macbeth, following it with a de%lineation
of the sleep walking scene. Her study
of the complex nature of this creation of
S~hakespeare's proved her a careful stu
dent of character and a close and logical
r%easoner. Her rendition of the sleep
walking scene showed an intelligent
conception of the emotions to be por-
trayed, and the scene was gracefully
and fo~rcefully rendered and earned her
liberal applause.
The Glass History was gracefully and
interestingly written and presented by
Miss Edna May Winchester. She told
of the origin of the class in the primary
department, and the gradual additions
through the years until at one time the
class had numbered nearly thirty. Then
some were forced to forsake school work,
until the class had fallen to it's present
number, ten. Her narrative was always
interesting and frequently humorous,
and altogether we'll presented. The
young lady has a pleasing and clear
e%nunciation and a graceful ease of ex-
preston.
Miss Mary Myrtle Falkenstein followed
with a Glass Prophecy, which wa a
worthy complement of the history. In
an interesting and easy narrative she
told of the manner in which she had
been allowed to foresee the future OF
each n and to hear each at the end tell
a life experience. She dealt with each
member of the class in a manner that
was pleasingly imaginative and amusing
and highly interesting and entertaining
equally to the class and to the audience
Following this came the presentation
of souvenirs by Miss Gertrude Lillian
Gilbert. Two little girls acted, one as
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