The Mankato free press., 1902-06-06
OUT OF SCHOOL.
Twenty-six Complete the City
Course.
Graduating Exercises Last Evening"
Interesting Essays, 0rations
and Discussions.

Interesting Essays, 0rations
and Discussions.
The graduating exercises of the high
school occurred at the opera house last
Friday. The house was crowded and
not few were turned away. 1t de-
veloped that good part of the hrst
floor had been reserved, the members
of the class having been supplied with
reserved seat tickets, which they had
passed out to their friends. No an
nouncement of this kind had been
made in the papers and consequently
many people were turned away. while
number of vacant seats were left in
the front of the house, through the
absence of persons who held reserved
seat tickets The management made
mistake in not making it generally
known that there were to be reserved
seat tickets, and also in not requiring
the holders of reserved seats to claim
their seats by eight o'clock, and filling
the vacant seats at that hour.
The stage looked very pretty when
the curtain rolled up 1t was decor
ated with flags and potted plants
the graduating class, chorus and high
school faculty were seated upon it.
The array of white dresses and large
punches of flowers blended we'll and
made an attractive scene. The class
numbered twenty six, an unusually
large number. The following are the
names of the members:
Latin course-Alice May Andrews,
Roy Newbery Andrews Chas. T.
Clarke, Helen Yer Treese Chaffee,
Jennie A. King, Ruth Constance
Nicholson, Alfhilda 7. G. Nordgren,
Eleanor Osborne, Cora L. Roberts,
Lyll May Roberts, Anna May Skuse,
Carrie Stewart, Alice Stewart Alex
ander Thuemmler, Mary Margaret
/ Weed.
German course-Catherine Clarke,
j. J. Flachsenhar, Helen Amelia
Meyer, Walter Carl Roos.
General course-Stella Marie Davies,
Elmer Korsell, Ella Larkin, Anna
Lloyd, Lillian Murphy, Frank E.
Watts, Gust Fred Widell.
! The exercises were opened by ar
! invocation by Rev. Geo. W. Davis,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church.
! A large chorus, under the direction
of Miss Fannie Pitcher, teacher Of
music and drawing, rendered two
pretty songs, 1.-THE Bees, " and ''MaiC
of the Fleur-de- - Miss Elsie
Koke was the accompanist The
chorus showed the results of careful
training, and was we'll received
Miss Anna May Skuse gave the salu
tory address She spoke of the desira
bility of having a good character. Th
latter, she said, is constantly beinl
formed, and every act and though
leaves its impress upon it. The sun
of our habits is character. She eau
toned her classmates that their char
acters would be unfolded to the worl,
in all their future actions and deeds
! Alexander Tnuemmler discussed tn
subject of "World Processes H
spoke of number of natures acts an
of the relation of the planets, stars
the earth and moon. He declared tina
the earth has tendency to becom
as cold as the moon in time, and tina
the moon ana earth would forever re
volve around the sun as dead planets
He said that the earth could not rotat
on its axis always. There might
undiscovered fields for scientists yet
and he predicted that science woul
, in time reveal in all its simplicit
+ what now seems to be unfathomable.
Miss Clara Gerlich rendered tn
vocal solo, "My Beloved Spake,' in
delightful manner. She was accom-
panied by J. W. Schmitt with violi
{ obligato.
Miss Lillian Murphy gave pleas
ing essay on "The Daughters {
Israel She said that these women
as the Old Testament indicated, ha
s rare decision and courage as we'll a
: the gentler qualities of womanhood
|, and were well called the daughters G
God She spoke of the accomplish
ments of Rebekah, Judith, Ruth
4 Naome and Esther The Jewish cree
tended to elevate its believers. Tn
Jews were saved several times by tn
heroism of a woman.
Roy Newbery Andrews discussed
topic of particular interest at thi
time, ''Manual Training and show
ed that he had looked into the matte
carefully. He said that the ignoranc
as to manual training among intelli
gent people was amazing. Ten yea,
ago the problem of manual trainin
f was an open one, but now it is consi6
cred as important as any other subjet
in the school curriculum. The ter
dency Of education now is to try {
4 fit system to the child and not th
child to the system, In manual trair
ing is found expression for this me-
9 philosophy. The future of the move
ment is no longer in doubt, and th
subject should be taught in every hig
I: school. Mr.. Andrews referred to th
4 work being done in the Mechanic Arr
: high school at st. Paul There is
!, drawing and engraving departmer
1 for girls and moulding is done b
e both sexes. The machine shop is th
g most important department. Work
:, done with iron and steel and othe
!, metals, and students make their ow
d tools. 1t is claimed that manu-,
training is the most effective means {
f breaking down the barrier betwee
:, classes, for there the SONS of the ric
, learn that skilled labor is not to
t despised. The work develops th
y creative faculties necessary in leader
; ship. Manual training does not teac
4 the pupil an occupation, but prepare
him for any occupation, and so fl
him for well rounded and useful cit
9 zenship.
: The chorus rendered "Merr