New Ulm review., 1901-06-12

had to keep the number of members
| high. It began with twenty in the fresh
man year and in September 1899 con
| sisted of five girls and two boys and fin
tally they lost one boy who became :
country teacher and have since kept the
present six intact. During the history
of the class the new high school build
i ing was erected and the present CON
| plete system inaugurated. She knew
the class would look back with much
pleasure upon the days spent in the New
Ulm school.
/ CATHERINE M. Russell.
The class Prophecies surprised her
friends by presenting her prophecy in
poetry and it was a very pretty and mer-
itorious com position full of humor and
good expressions. The pictured herself
in dream, and saw coming down a
stream number of boats which passed
one by one, before her among which she
| recognized her classmates. She first car
ried In her hand scroll bearing upon it
the inscription of a musician and mark
ed V. H.; the second was an artist and
was marked 3. r.; the third was dent
ist and was marked R. S.; the fourth was
stenogcapher and was marked NJ. NJ;
the last was teacher and her scroll was
marked A. O. 1t was very neatly con-
structed prophesy and compliment to
its author.
ADDIE l.. OLSEN.
Miss Olsen to whom was given the
honor Of being valedictorian of the class
took for her topic the words of the mot
to and very gracefully wove them into
| an Grafton. She spoke of the members
of the class being at the parting of the
ways, some to go one place, some anoth-
er, all were standing tonight with one
| foot on the old and one on the new life.
And when they were out into the world
and brought face to face with the duties
for which they had spent the past years
to fit themselves they would have to JUS
tify their conrse for the high school ed
ucation was simply to fit them for a
larger education. She quoted from a
speech of Booker T. Washington show
ing the value of practical education.
Defeat should not discourage but nerve
us on to better things. She bade fare
we'll to the teachers, school board, schoo
mates and friends and expressed the
wish that the high school nigh: always
have such firm adherents.
The Hon. John w. Olsen, superinten-
dent of public instruction, was intro
duced by Prof. Critchett and in the pre-
lude to his address he complimented the
class very highly upon the large matur-
! ity of thought shown IN the orations de-
livered and expressed himself as being
bashful in the presence of men having
always to talk to school teachers.
| His address was delivered from manu-
script and occupied more than half a n
hour of time, but was uplifting in it's
sentiment and full of rare and valuable
advice, not only to the graduates but to
everybody and was greatly appreciated
by the entire audience.
At the CONCLUSION of his address the
class arose and he presented each mem
Der with a diploma, assuring them that
the ones who have had the care of their
education SO far, would watch their
onward course with interest and be as
sorry for their failure as they would be
glad of their success.
This ended the exercises and the aud
ience crowded to the front to greet the
six graduates, each one of whom received
a magnificent profusion of flowers and
many other testimonials from friends.
/ This class has the honor Of being the
first to be graduated from the new High
School building which is a model of
perfection and convenience and large
enough to accommodate quite an audi
ence though not adequate for the grad
uation of large classes. The ventilation,
controlled by the power propelled fans,
was good and though the windows were
closed and the audience suffered but lit
tie from heat.
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