The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-13
JOIN RANKS OF ALUMNI
DIPLOMAS ARE PRESENTED TO
GRADUATES OF THE CLEVE.
LAND HIGH SCHOOL
INTERESTING EXERCISES HELD
Twenty Young People Equipped
With Classic Lore Leave the
Halls of Their First
Alma Mater.

The commencement exercises OF the
Cleveland high school took place at the
First Swedish Baptist church last even
ing. The building was filled to it's utmost
capacity, and notwithstanding the hest
the programme was enjoyed by all.
The invocation was pronounced by the
Rev. o. P. Peterson.
Margaret Cooper delivered the saluta-
tory upon the subject of "Mosaics." She
handled the subject in an admirable man.
ner and made some pleasing applications
An essay upon Modern Chivalry'' was
delivered by Nellie Johnson She said
that chivalry was everything that was
good. In speaking of ancient chivaIry,
she said 1t had reached it's zenith in the
fifteenth century and had been followed
by a period of darkness. Modern chivalry
has taken form different from that of
the ancient; it is courtesy. She said that
it is modern chivalry which makes right
instead of might prevail.
Walter DAILY spoke upon the Union Of
Great Britain and Ireland" He said that
true union is one that is made for the
benefit Of both parties and that neither
one can be forced into the union. If force
Is necessary, the union is not right one
and will not be a benefit to both. He took
up the history Of England and Ireland
and pointed out the force that was neces-
sary to subjugate Ireland. He said that
two countries could not be united if their
aims and views were not the same and
this was not the case with ireland and
England. He closed with an appeal for
Ireland and a hope that she might yet
gain her entire freedom.
Diamonds was the subject of an es-
say delivered by Emma Pillar She said
that the diamonds are the things in life
she followed the pathway of life, pointing
out the diamonds that lie by the way.
She said that they were found in the OPP
portunities to help others that came to
US in life.
Florence Rischatsch delivered an ora
ton on the subject of "Shackles." She
spoke Of the shaclzles of the ancient
slaves and then the shackles of super
stition of the middle ages which she said
were followed by the s,nackles Of ignor-
anCe of the more modern times she re-
feIred to the shackles Of the present time,
which are fashion and custom, that pre-
vents the highest individual development.
Mary Doug'herty read an essay upon
the beginnings of New England" and
followed the Pilgrims in their trials and
hardships of the pioneer life. She pointed
out their great influence upon the life
of the nation and the people of the New
England states
An Grafton on the subject ION the
Threshold' was delivered by Ella Carl
sen. She briefly reviewed the develop
ments of the past century in the different
lines Of interest, and then turning to the
twentieth century attempted to predict
What would be accomplished in the next
hundred years. She prophesied the aboI-
ishment of the slum district, the using
Of electricity in all motive engines, the
building of airshipS, and many other i'm
provements which the present seems to
promise, as the result of the next cen
fury.
The valedlctory was delivered by Anna
Allyn, and was more in the form of a
narrative. Her subject was "A Cycle in
Girlhood." She took girl life in four gen
erations and pointed out the great
change, especially along educational lin S.
She showed that the girl of 1925 was
given only the barest rudiments of edu-
cation; the girl of 1850 was given a bet
ter education when it was deem d in her
especial case that she needed an educa-
ton for self-support; the girl of 1879 was
educated that she might be polished and
accomplished; the girl of 1890 is educated
in a practical way to fit her for the du-
ties of life.
The diplomas were presented to the
members of the class with a few we'll
chosen remarks by President B. Zirnmsr-
man. The following is a list of the grad
yates:
Anna Louise Allyn; Agnes Emma
Arrivee, Jessie Mae Bruggencate, Ella
Louise Carlson Margaret Elizabeth Coop
er, Walter AIoysius DAILY, Mary Teresa
Dougherty, ALT Hoff. Jennie Sophia Eliz-
abeth HOlmstrom, Nellie Amelia john
son, Lillian Celia Laura Lundgren, Ed
ward Owen Nordstrom, Ella Marie An
astasia O'Reilly, Elma Cornelia Pillar,
Florence Belle Rischatsch. Wilma Eliza
beth Warn, Grace Dell Webb Albert Pan
chot Maschger.