El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-19
FAREWELL TO SCHOOL LIFE.
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livery was fine. Mr.. Kayser spoke in
loud clear voice that penetrated every
corner of the building. Several times
he was interrupted by applause joined
in by all no matter how their sympa
thies lay.
He spoke of sy mpathy as being often
the means of changing the history Of
the world and therefore Americana
should be careful how they placed
their sympathies. Great Britain and
America were, he said, akin in race
and language and In this con iict
Great Britain stood forth as the rep
resentative of Anglo-Saxon civiliza-
tion and with them should be the sym
pathy of every American. He COM
pared the civilization of the English
and the Beers to the disadvantage Of
the latter, arraigning them for cruelty
and treachery.
The conflict had, he maintained,
beea forced upon the English by the
Beers and he reviewed the history of
South Africa to show that England
had done everything to advance the
cause of civilization while the Beers
had sought to retsrd it.
THE POPULAR SIDE.
Mr.. Schultz in his reply began by cay
ing that from the days of the revola-
ton to the present Americans had
with the oppressed. The
entire course of England towards the
Trsnsvasl had been one of treachery
and bad faith. Heinstsnced the recogni-
ton Of Boer independence in 1852 and
the lstters annexation in 1877, then the
subsequent recognition of indepen-
dence under the suzerainty of the
queen, and the final interference.
Mr.. Schultz defended the course of
the Beers in refusing the franchise to
the En- glish residents. This was made
but an excuse to force war upon the
for If it were made in good
faith why did Chamberlain refuse the
concessions offered by President
Kruger once accepted and make still
further demands?
Mr.. Schultz began his speech quietly,
but as he advanced he warmed up to
subject and made the opera house
ring. When he compared the struR-
gle of she Beers to our fight against
British oppression q wave of applause
swept over the house again and again.
When he closed the applause was pro-
onged and deafening for several min
ties. II was easy to see where the
of the audience we're.
The sweet melody ''Dosn Yo Cry,
Honey" was rendered by eight girls
the high school octette.
AMERICAN LABOR.
American Skilled La Dor" was the
ubject of Harry Kelly's able address |
t was delivered under a great disad-
'antsge. He had scarcely begun |
o speak when there WAS q crash over |
n the corner where the reporters were |
= work. A huge piece of plastering |
ell to the floor. Many persons thought |
he building was falling and the au
hence rose to make q rush for the
ooler counsels prevailed. Several near
he stage called to the people to be
Gated and with admirable presence of |
otnd tie music was started. 1t was
ually possible to go on with the pro-
ram but there was still buzz of sub.
ued conversation during half of Mr..
lelly's address that must have been
cry EN- oarrassing but the young orator
bowed no trace of 1t aud acquitted
imself VILE.
his subject was an excellent one. He
the history Of American
,dustrial development and showed the
immense superiority of the American
Iborer over all other nation alities. To
rove this he showed how this country
now manufacturing for the nations
Europe the very articles the making
which they had hitherto considered
lemselves most skilled in. AS an
lstance of this fact he cited the case
the Trans Siberian.r abroad on which
merican rails, locomotives and equip
ent we're used.
"Gondolier Waltzes' by the High
,hool orchestra were then beautifully
,ndered.
Miss Halle Twins recitation, "The
arpist," was rendered with much
oiIity and won generous applause.
William Hare was the valedic
rian of the GLASS and his address was
le last on the program. His Grafton
the study of the English Classics
as timely and we'll delivered.
The class song, Farewell, School
sys" was beautifully and touchinely
ug by the class and no doubt spoke
e real sentiments uppermost in the