New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1902-06-18
COURSE FINISHED.
CLASS OF FOURTEEN dRADuATEFRonTH THE
NEW ULn HIGH SCHOOL.
EIGHT BOYS AND SIX GIRLS m CLASS.
HON. w. S. HAMMOND OF ST. JAMES DE-
LINERS ADDRESS.

On Thursday evening there was gradu-
ated from the high school Of this city q
class of fourteen bright young men and
women. a noticeable feature of the class
was that it was composed Of more boys
than girls. It is invariably the reverse
not only here but in all the schools. This
is the largest class that has been gradu-
ated from the school, and is above the
average in number of graduates of the
schools IN the state.
The school building was crowded -
uncomfortably SO. Promptly at eight
o'clock the exercises began, the FIRST
number on the program being an in
strumental duet by Lulu E. Doehne and
Olivia schapekahm.
.. sALuTAroRY
The essay of Miss Schapekahm on
"Recent American Writer'S, which pre-
luded her valedictory was a surprise in
the breadth of treatment of her subject.
It Is given to few to be conversant
enough with books and authors to be
able so assuredly to criticlse them as the
essayist did. The complete knowledge
of the works of the different authors
shown by the essayist indicates that she
is not only constant a reader but also one
who digests what she reads. Her criti-
cisms were IN the main true and coincid-
ed with those given by older critics. Miss
Schapekahm's delivery was good.
Glass HISTORY.
Clarence Mowery, the only boy who
appeared on the program, turned that
usually dry subject, class History, into
really entertaining address that was
brim full of native humor, and the boast
full assurance with which he recorded the
past events of the class as being the very
best in everything and each member of
the class being just little brighter than
any who had gone before, had the effect
intended and was thoroughly enjoyed by
the audience.
He spoke of the Athletic association
which has been organized since the class
entered upon its course, the foot ball
team the high school literary society, the
play which was condemned on account
of its love scenes. Mr.. Mowery was very
entertaining and while his history was
short considering the size of the class it
was ne-the-less in good form and re-
ceived hearty applause.
PROPHECY.
As prophet Miss Crocker was excel
lent. To this member of the class usual
ly falls the hardest task. It is easy to
soar into the skies in floods of eratory
and use high sounding language about
something of which you know very little
but to deal with the future of those whom
you have known for many years and plan
out an interesting story for each requires
talent and the exercise of originality that
cannot be covered up with the thoughts
of another or the quotation from fa-
miliar author.
In her prophecy Miss Croker places
the date at 1910, at time when air
ship take the place of steam ship lines,
and in one of these she goes to an island
in the Pacific ocean where she first dis
covers Gerrar d Ryczek as president of a
mammoth transcontinental air ship line.
He IS married to Olivia schapekahm who
makes a modefwife and is the mother of
two pretty children. She finds in this
city all her former classmates in various
professions enjoying great celebrity.
Hon. H. g. Bingham is renowned