The Mankato free press., 1902-06-06

a few months longer and then to fol-
low us.
Classmates: AS we olok back over
the years that nave passed like a
dream, with all their eventful hap
pings, a feeling of sadness comes over
us. Our last years in the high school
Have we laid sure foundation on
which to build the education which
each must answer for himself. Let
us press on with our education while
we have chance. 1t is just as true
in the life of man as in the round of
year, that spring is the time to plant.
Someone has said. THAT before a. the
age of twenty-five we acquire know
ledge, after twenty-five we make use
of knowledge. Before. -. twenty five
memory. is the.,''gEest faculty, LATTER
that when reason comes.. to the front
memory declines. The foundations
for nine tenths of the great successes
in business and professional life. ..are
laid before the twenty-ffth milestone
is reached. Thus early in life do we
pronounce sentence upon ourselves.
whether our entire career shall be
noble or mean, brilliant or obscure,
happy or miserable Happy are we
if in some measure we fail not, but
each earnest effort. each victory, how
ever small lifts us upward, toward the
ideal goal Conquered difficulties
have given to the world science, phil:
osophy, art and literature civilization.
Difficulties surmounted give to us the
one object of life-character. rich.
ness, and purity, will depend upon the
faithful earnest, honest manner il
which We meet life's trials.
"May the years of rougher school
ing that await us be as rich in the
treasures of affection as these have
been their story as will soon be told
the morrows be memories and th'
very rays that leap tonight from many
star be cleaning on the cypress
trees, above us all. When that houI
comes may some tears like those O.
Jean Vatican, tell of life in which
our own is living. God bless you an(
farwell. -
@--Ashorn duet by. Otto and Campbell
with piano accompaniment was vel
rendered and was followed by presen
tation of diplomas by President D. A
R eed. He urged the graduates to b.
honest and upright and always do tn
thing. they knew should. be done
! Prof. Barnes and other members o
the faculty. were eluogized. Mr.. Reet
said that when Prof. Blanche left las
J year it was thought that his place
could never be filed. When. n.inquirine
as to Prof. Barnes standing he receiv
ed reply by phone that the professor
was eight feet tall and every inch o.
him was good. Mr.. Reed was sorry
that he could not retain all the faculty
but three of the lady members had
declined to reengage probably because
of previous pressing" engagements
and all the satisfaction he could gel
was promise they would send some
of the cake.
In closing Mr.. Reed said that Prof.
Blanche had been an excellent super
intendent but that Prof. Barnes was
whirlwind.
At the close of the exercises con
gratulations were showered thick OF
the deserving class and many beautiful
tokens were presented to the members
A class of eleven graduated from tn
eighth grade into the high school las
Saturday night. Rev. Peterson o
the Baptist church preached a yer.
strong baccalaureate sermon last Sun
day evening in the Welsh church.
D. G. Wood of Lake Mills, an
M. w. Kelly of Wisconsin, both form
er citizens of Lake Crystal attended tn
commencement in Lake Crystal Tue
day evening.