The Minneapolis journal., 1902-03-21
SKILLED FARMERS
Graduated From the State Agricul-
tural School To-day.
THE COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
OratiOns by Members of the Glass
Address by Dean
LfSget.

Address by Dean
Ligget.
The graduating exercises of the Mime
sofa State Agricultural school were held
at O'Clock this afternoon in the drill hall
and arnlory of the school at st. Anthony
Park. This is the thirteenth commence
ment and marks the close of the most sue
cessful year that the institution has yet
seen. The class Of 1902 has 70 members.
OF whom AZ are men. The average age Is
21.5 years. The nationality of the grad
yates is as follows: Americans, 40; Scan
dinavians, %; Germans, s. This is the
largest class that has ever left the school
The handsome hall presented a very
beautiful appearance. The whole Interior
was tastefully trimmed with the class
colors, old gold and olive green, while
bunting and American flags were artist
1cally festooEed along the balcony. Palms
and green's placed about the hall COM
pleted the decorations.
The hall was crowded with the friends
and relatives Of the graduates, as we'll as
with the students of the lower classes.
There were about 400 present. There was
music by St. Paul orchestra.
The exercises were opened with prayer
by Rev. w. C. Sage. The salutatory was
by Miss Edith Helen Staples of West St.
aul. toplC was ue ATL Ol LlPluS,
which was treated in a scholarly and in
telllgent manner.
commencement, she said, was the begin
ming Of new life. Woman's work in life
should not be in the kitchen only but
should be raised to a standard where Joy
and not drudgery distinguishes it. The
Kitchen should be given It's proper posi-
tlon In domestic Importance, for in a way
1t is at the base Of the art of living. There
should be more just proportion between
the amount OF money spent on it and on
the parlor because 1t has much more to
do with life. 1t should be a laboratory
and not only well arranged but adequate
ly furnished. AS Drummond has said
people are very largely what they eat. The
very basis Of the right physical life is the
foundation of right thinking and right
conduct which taken together are the very
base Of the art of living.
The Agricultural Graduate.
Ernest A King of Chatfield spoke on
The Relation Of the Agricultural Grad
uate to the Community" He traced at
some length the great results that were
following from modern, scientific prac-
tlces as applied to agriculture at the pres
ent time and spoke most enthusiastically
or the future Of the American farmer. The
time was past, he said, when the work of
the farmer confined him entirely to his
1arm Under the modern condition the
farmer had opportunity to broaden his
interests and to invade the higher fields
OF literature and culture. This, he
thought, was especially true of the grad
uate from the agricultural college who
should make it his aim and duty to take
an Interest in public affairs. The farmers
throughout the country, he said, should
form literary clubs where they could dis
cuss the problems Of the day and especial
ly those which pertained to the interests
OF agricultural communities.
Miss Mary Julia Hall of Fairmont chose
for her subject, "Sleep." Sleep, she said
was an absolute necessity to the health
ful life and must therefore be taken into
consideration as much as any other factor
in life. One third of life is devoted to
sleep and 1t is therefore essential carefully
to study the conditions which give healthy
slumber. 1t was her opinion then that the
true philosopher and the best homeworker
was the one who cultivated conditions
which best promoted sweet and dream
less slumber. '-@
"New Era in Rural Life" ,..
"A New Era in Rural Life" was the
theme chosen by John D. Rose. The next
few decades he said would see a great
change in the conditions in the rural dis
tricts. The day Of isolation and old
fashioned methods in farming was gone
forever. Electricity was coming to play
great part in the farm life. Nowadays
the farmer with his telephone and the
doctor with his automobile could see thai
an emergency case was cared for in the
time 1t would take the farmer of few
years ago to hitch up his horse. The
time was not far distant, he thought
when the prosperous farmer would be able
to call the cows home by telephone. The
advantages enjoyed by the farmer he as
serted were increasing daily. The free
rural mail delivery would soon be uni
versal and could not fail to increase ma
terially the Intelligence and culture O.
the farming classes. Reduced railroad
rates engendered by competition would
make it possible for him to enjoy the
benefits OF the city more frequently Mr.
Rose said that he believed that the ulti
mate results of all this progress woult
be that there would be a reaction from
the cities into the country where prac
tically the same advantages could be en-
ioyed.
Life in Asociations.
Miss Julia Brude Of Hanska, discusse,
"The Art Of Living in Association" TIL
cultivation OF this art, she said, offeret
the truest and surest promise Of happi
ness and usefulness. 1t tended, sht
thought, to development along many lines
The conversational powers were enlarge
by 1t and convictions were often modifie
as result, and rich and deep friendship
the agricultural powers, she asserted ha
been invaluable. The results of thes
associations were not limited merely t.
the immediate present but were far
reaching. She spoke Of the various valu
able associations Of the school, The rea
object, she said, of all association Il
school was to give training which woul
enable students in later years to max
the home a center where the family liv
ing together in association might learn tn
true and fine art of Living.'' -s.
Eulogy OF John S. PiIlsbury.
After a number by the orchestra, J. n
Holmberg delivered eulogy upon The lat
John S. Pillsbury. Mr.. Pillsbury, he sai6
was man in whom the best qualities ex
listed in exactly the right combinations
and, while imoerfection marked all @
mans achievements, it could be truly sal
of him that his life had been a gift c
Providence. He spoke Of the great wor
that Mr.. Pillsbury had done for the Uni