Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-06-06
hIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT
Class Of Twenty-Five Receive Their Sheepkn from the Brook.
inss High schooI-A Bright Glass Of Youths and
Madens Who Appeared to Advantage
nthe Program Rendered

strated the truth Of his conception.
The situation has changed and free
thought, free speech and free will
have broadened the intellect Of the
present age, yet there are but few
who achieve greatness. 1t requires
constant and diligent application and
a determination to become original In
order to avoid being an echo.
VAN FIsHBACK gave a vivid and
interesting history OF the class, pre-
senting the sober as we'll as the laugh
able side. Paid merited tribute to
Miss Grace Enos, Miss Flo Ainsworth,
and noted the remarkable coincidence
that Miss Nell Farrar was the first
teacher the class had when they en-
tered school and Miss Mary Farrar,
sister of the first teacher, had per-
formed we'll her duties of preparing
the class for their graduation during
the past year. 1t was evident that
Van, while he had been energetic In
his studies, had found time to
acquaint himself with the individual
members and note events as they
transpired.
Roy WILSON'S grafton on Courage"
was one Of the most pleasing numbers
on the program. The young orator
was forceful and his thought brilliant.
There was no hesitancy nor faltering
in other words, he had his grafton
down pat and had the courage" to
speak his convictions.
Miss SEvERsEN, In clear voice,
read her class poem-likening each
member to some particular flower and
arranging the "boquet" in a tasteful
manner. Miss Seversen, while not
having a good opportunity to set forth
her accomplishments as a student, is
known to be one of the brightest In
the class.
GUY BoYDEN presented well pre-
pared essay. His thought was clean n
cut, instructive and deeply interesting
and we should like to have heard him
as an orator, believing that in that
role his ability would shine as bril-
liantly as that of any member of the
class.
Miss FAssETT took for her subject
"Success" and dwelt upon the neces-
sity of doing well whatever one first
finds to do. Fill the low places first
and promotion will follow. Use your
own honest efforts upon which to
build permanent and sold founda.
tion. The mind, said the young lady,
is the handspring Of success, and
judging from her thoughts expressed
that evening, she has been developing
her mind with full determination of
succeeding; one thing certain, she sue
ceeded In impressing her hearers.
1t devolved upon MISS LoCKHART
to give the class prophecy and the
young lady made very laughable
and interesting subject out Of what is
oftentlmes somewhat Of bore. Allow
the writer to prophesy that the
prophet" of the class of 1901 will
continue to be well up toward the
head of her class In college as she has
been in the public school.
CLOID PEARSON delivered the last
grafton on the program. His subject
permitted a wide scope of thought
and the young speaker, in well.chosen
words and with the bearing of nat
ural orator, interested the vast aud
ience, briefly setting forth what lib
erty had done for the world and pre-
dieting that true liberty had but just
begun its work. Mr.. Pearson has a
faculty far beyond his years for fore.
ing home his arguments and should
he choose the practice OF law would
make his mark In the profession.
Miss BoNEsrEIL, class giftat0rian,
had one Of the most pleasant tasks on
the program, and acting upon the
maxim that "It is more blessed to
give than to receive, bestowed upon
each member some article which she
thought they most needed or would
come handy, not forgetting Prof. Wal.
ter. The class in turn, not to have
the giving all one-sided, delegated
Fred Lawshe to present the giftator.
ian with box Of honey, which he did
after making a neat speech.
In closing, let US frankly say that
brighter, better looking class has
never graduated from our city schools,
nor has it ever been been our good
fortune to witness the final exercises
of such a clas and enjoy such sweet
music as was rendered on this occa-
sion. 1t seemed as though they were
all good singers. The entire GLASS