The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-06-05
SIX GET DIPLOMAS;
lass OF 1902 of the Princeton High
School Graduates With Honor
Last Tuesday Night
Graduating Essays by Members of
the Class--Address by Hon.
H. F. Stevens.

Every man has two educations-one which
ne receives from others, and one, more i'm
porrttant, which he gives himself.-Gibbon.
The graduating class of the Prince
ton N high school was the great attrac-
ton at the opera house on last Tues
DAY night. No comedy or tragedy
could draw such house as did the six
members of the graduating class who
under bright and favorable auspices
bid adieu to the highest institution of
learning in Princeton and will either
seek instruction in higher institutions
orsslike many who have gone before
them enter the busy walks of life. The
opera house was crowded with the
relatives and friends of the graduates
and an appreciative and interested
public that never fails to attend exer-
cises Of this character.
FOn The platform we're seated the
mem bers of the school board, the class
and teachers, the clergy and speaker
ofthe evening. The Masonic Quartet
opened the program with song, and
Rev. Moxie offered the Invocation.
Miss Louella +. Russell, as salutator-
ian of the class greeted those present
aid thanked them for their interest in
the welfare of the class. The school
board was thanked for it's efforts to
make the school life of the class
pleasure. After her salutatory ad-
dress she delivered an essay on Bur
led Troy" and from the ancient ruins
OF ia once mighty city she brought out
some useful lessons for the present
day. Through the skill, energy and
perseverance of DR.. Heinrich Schlie-
mann, who has spent his fortune in
The work of excavating the ruins OF
that city.the world has been Brought
into closer touch with the Troy of
Homer's Illiad and Vergil's Aeneid.
She gave graphic description of an
Gent Troy. By researches began in
1879 and again in 1881 which lasted
until 1888 DR.. Schliemann found in his
excavations on the site of ancient Troy
that Illium Of Homer was the second
city and not the third as some had
supposed, and many of the things
about the city described by Homer
were found. With great clearness and
minuteness the characteristics of the
ancient city were described. The rel
les found are curiosities but their real
value is only nominal. The Troians
were a mighty race of people in their
time, yet they were not to be compared
with the people of to-day. Troy though
strongly fortified so that it withstood
the attacks of the Greeks for ten years
fell at last by one little act of treach-
cry caused by the Trojans' blind faith
in the gods. So in our lives we do not
have to have great strong bodies to
Withstand the evils and temptations
which assail US. A firm, decided mind
and strong character within is what
protects, for even to-day there is the
keen, crafty Ulysses ready with his acts
OF treachery, but his plots are easily
seen through and are destroyed if the
right force is within.
Forestry" vas the topic of the essay
by Miss Grace Orr, and she handled
this up-to-date and living theme in a
manner that showed much study and
familiarity with the subject. She
spoke of the beauty and the wealth of
Goods first temples, and what bless
ing they were to this country, but the
march of civilization had dethroned
the monarchs of the woods AS a re-
suit America is not only suffering from
a dearth of timber but is also begin
ming to appreciate change for the
worse in climate due to an insufficient
forest area. The forest is soil former,
soil improver, and food preventer,
and the forest is sanitary agency.
The purity of forest air is proverbial.
We are behind the civilized nations in
the matter of forestry and about the
only time we give to thoughts of trees
is on Arbor Day. Miss Orr devoted a
portion Of her paper to the value of
forest preservation, especially here in
our own State of Minnesota, where
there are in scattered localities l, 2OO,-
600 acres of timber land. The State
has 5000, 600 acres of non-agricultural
land which she thought should be
planted to pine and taken care of ac-
cording to the principles OF forestry.
Under such system in eighty years
the forests would yield an annual rev.
enue Of over 100000. Forestry