Little Falls herald., 1900-06-08
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.
Glass Of 1900, little Falls High
School, Make a Good
Showing.

The opera house was. packed Friday
evening with an audience assembled to
witness the graduating exercises OF this
years High school class.
The stage and auditorium were neatly
decorated for the occasion. the class
motto, Il WHIP being conspicuous on
the proscenium arch.
The exercises btgan with the song
~'New Hail Columbia" by a chorus OF
scholars, and was follow by the invo-
cation by Rev. Wm. Walton. The sew
eral musical selections given during the
evening included violin duet by Norma
Williams and Henry Richard and vo-
c:i solo by Laura f. Brannen.
Miss George f. CornweIl was the first
speaker. and handled her "Plea Against
Expansion in a most c:editable man.
ner She showed how history repeated
itself in the rise, progress and decline OF
nations, how decay began when IA strong
nation overstrained its energies in at
t3mpts to extend its power. She
sketched the development of the United
States from the time the English hold
wis shaken off, and cited the opening
werds oi Dec!aratio of Independence as
indicating the sentiment OF the people.
The american government should uphold
the doctrine OF the equality OF men and
OF the uGnsent OF the governed. But for
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The principles oi our fortfathers have
been repudi;Eed, and course entered on
which Must ultimately lead to ruin.
Miss Cornwell said the Filipinos were as
worthy OF l'herty as the coloniaIs OF
177G, that .Otis and Dewey had said
they were as'capatlc OF sef-government [
as the people south OF the Rio Grande. |
The address was excellenty conceived, |
strong in argument and well delivered.
''Our National Emblem was the sub |
itct Of Miss fora Tanners excellent !
oratiou She spoke OF the symbolic |
meanings expressed in familiar emblenls,
such as the royal crown, the legal bal
ance. fraterl al society pins, ETC., and
dwelt upon the significance Of the eagle
az the national emblem. The great bird is !
a hitting symbol OF the republic. 1t is
always represented with outstretched |
wings, expressing care OF this nation for |
the weaker states OF earth. In the right |
talon IS the olive branch OF peace, in the1
lett the thirteen arrows representing the |
original states. The courage, strength !!
and love OF freedom Of the eagle express |
the similar characteristics OF the people |
it represents. Ehe address was ID good
expression OF the ideas characterized IN !
the country's symbol.
Homer Z. Richard treated THE |
Transvaal Dispute in an interesting |
way showing how the same motives
which in ancient times impel'ed great
n ations toward the conquest OF their
weak neighbors, were responsible for
English aggression in South Africa.
Mr.. Richard traced the history OF the
Dutck settlers from early times, up to
the troubles which ended in the great
English defeat at Majuba, when Glad
stone did not listen to the cry OF ven-
geance, but granted fair terms to the
Beers. The discovery OF the Witwaters-
rand gold fields brought thousands Of
foreigners, who were heavily taxed.
These Uitlanders may not have been al
together fairly treated, but they had no
right to undertake the Jameson raid
The events leading up to the present