Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1902-06-13
a Splendid audience Greets
the Graduates at the Court
House Friday Evening.

! .And as the ages have been rollin
on, we have gradually absorbed an
learned to love that beauty, which th,
Greeks bequeathed us;in our republican
government, we have combined the Ro
man system and civilization with tn
Teutonic freedom, and far greater. W
have in our daily conduct been govern
ed by Christian principles.
Miss Skartverdt retired amid vel
earned applause.
Josephine Ramberg spoke on th'
Influence of Home, and in her open
ing said "Of all the institutions di
vinely ordained that have come dow1
to us from primitive times. none il
more sacred or precious than thu
home, 'and nothing truer was ever said
Miss Ramberg reviewed home life wher
tribes and clans ruled the world, re
viewing each epoch of the struggle il
the great march towards q better and
purer home life, giving Teutonic home
life as the beginning Of an example
which spread throughout the world,
until today the home life is the founda-
tion for all that is great and good in
our civilization, and in that home life
the mother is supreme Miss Ramberg
handled her subject with great ability
and her remarks were listened to with
deep interest, because the subject was
one which the best minds Of all nations
have discussed without telling it all.
The young lady was given compliment
tary appreciation as che stepped from
the platform and took her seat with
those who preceded her.
A piano solo followed by Miss Palma
Anderson. 1t was selection from
Wagner and it was rendered by an ar
tist.
Roy Smith discussed 1.-THE problem
Of Universal Peace, and he did it in q
scholarly manner. he reviewed the
war periods of nations and the desire
for peace among the peoples of the
earth; and proved that while war is one
of national result in time of danger or
through other causes, he also proved
that universal peace" was under dis
cussion among the great nations Of the
world and painted to world court Of
arbitration as q means to bring about
the result. The recent destructive war
in Africa, he claimed, could have been
avoided under proper court for arbi
tration, and we think Mr.. Smith correct
in his opinion. In concluding his ad-
dress he said: ''Let us strive to vel
come the belated white angel who will
silence the mouths Of cannon, and place
the manufacture Of shot and shell
among the forgotten necessities Of the
past" MIR. Smith was generously ap.
plauded.
Louise Ketchum elaborated intelli.
gently on The Sovereignty Of an
idea" and proved that she had studied
her subject. She spoke Of nature and
it's wonderful power under the influence
Of the sun. and by and by the forgotten
seed springs into life. $50 with .
thought" She said, floating upon the
under.current of consciousness, pass
ing thought, q simple idea. It may be
hidden for years under the frozen cover
Of human opposition, forgotten the.
ory, but by and by some gentle ray
from the sun of progress falls upon its
lonely bed and it begins to evolve itself
into shape, and by its sovereign power
moves the world, for all force through
force is the greatest" She referred to
the sovereignty of an idea as exemplifi- y
ed in the life of Columbus and so on to
the end. She advanced the beautiful
idea that in the beauty of the lillies
was born theory whose calm pale
light shines down the ages like natal
star" The sentiment is elegant. Miss
Ketchum, like all who preceded her
was greeted with applause as she con-
cluded with these words; down to the
depths of disappointment or up TO the
glory of the CROSS"
4 Peter Skartvedt, within a few days Of
being the youngest in the class. heroic
ally discussed "A World Empire" q
subject broad enough for the greatest
statesman Of the age, yet Peter not on.
ly discussed it but presented quite
original views on this great question.
A world empire has been the dream Of
some of the greatest men in history.
Alexander thought he had it. Napoleon
tried for it. while in the ages preced-
ing Alexander's time, others thought
they were masters of a world empire,
but their glory and power departed
from one cause or another and again
along in the ages after them other
mighty men aimed alta world empire
only to fail Peter handled his subject
with scholarly ability and spoke we'll.
He believes a world empire is possible
and concluded dramatically with these
words: ''Not president of the United
States bat q president of the world"
He was heartily applauded as he re-
tired.
Mr.. L. D. Milne next entertained the
audience with solo, and Mr.. Milne is
splendid singer. In fact he has few
superiors in the state.
"Class Prophecy" was assigned to
Stella Sogn, and the selection was a
good one. She disposed of her class
mates in the most approved fashion.
She eulogized Sir Confident and point
ed to him as model for the class.
Miss Wisdom is q young lady with