The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-09

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panied by Professor John N. Greer, prin-
cipal Of the school, and Dr. G. NJ Jordan,
superintendent Of the school Of the city,
took their places son the platform the
great crowd was in a flutter of expectancy
and interest.
Interest in the program conferred in the
winner Of The Journal gold medal for
scholarship and in the winners of the Gale
prizes. &sTss'@'' ~ss#
The Gale prizes-$25 SIS and s1o-won
by, Harold G. Taylor, first; Helen Mar
garet Blackmar, second, and Walter. L.
| Badger, third. Mr.. Paylors grafton was
"A Comparison Between Bismarck and
Napoleon Miss Blackmar read poetic
essay on "The Relation of Fiction to
Life Walter l.. Badgers subject was
The Commercial Supremacy of America
journal Prize Presentation.
The winner of The Journal prize. =,
handsome gold medal, was Miss Rewev
Belle 1nglis valedictorian. Her graceful
farewell, was received with most gener-
Gus applause.
Rev. Dr.. p. A. Cool pastor of Fowler
Methodist church, presented the medal to
| MISS lnglis for TheaJio urna1. In do
| ing SO he said: - W
sixteen years ago there was but one hioa
sciool IN the city of Minneapolis. At that time
III, o,u n al offered 500 in cash to be dis
lrlputeo IN the sums Of $50, $50 and 500 to the
| members OF the graduating class whose records
showed the highest general averages When the
one senool became four high schools twelve years
| ago esJ o u rn a enlarged it's generous ofpar
to four gold medals. one for each high school -
| Dc presented to that member of the graduating
| class VINO should attain the highest general av-
erage during the entire high school course
| mat was a wise principle that placed +he ra
"ard OF merit beyond the possibility of fayorit-
| ism To win this prize means four years of good
| ueportment: four years Of close application to
| study, four years Of steady work a record that
| shows the splendid metal of the winner -Four
years of such devotion to the high purposes in
| vowed goes far toward establishing habits of
| industry. During this time the foundations arc
| laid upon which all future building of character
| must rest. 80.
The purpose Of T e o u rn a is not merely
| that some one may have honorable mention on
an occasion like this, tho we are all honored
| when such records are made by our young people
but back Of all this was the noble ambition to
create desire in the hearts Of the young men
and women in all our schools to reach the highest
possible standard of life.
True education is the best preparation for
every day life. In includes the development
Of all the faculties: it perfects the powers Of
! manhood and womanhood it fits young people
for~life in the broadest. sense; it enlarges and
Eliminates and simplifes the great powers of
| the human until when completed the young man
Or the young woman is prepa red to begin the real
life that we all have to live in this practical
world.
Do we realize these high ideals? How can we
We have not yet attained to perfect system of
education, the school boards elected to operate
the system are not vet perfect managers Of this
high trust To realize the ideal would require
not only perfect teachers, but we are by no
means discouraged disheartened, for we are
breaking the old bands Of superstition and ig-
norance and making constant progress in the d.
rection Of the ideal.
Educational ideas that have no eyes, nor
hand nor fnat To coo onH baor
feel and run in the ways Of real life in this
modern world are too antiquated for the TWEEN
| tieth century.
Let lis beware of the spirit that would crowd
into corner the essential elements of the true
education and bring into prominence those things
which are more ornamental than necessary. Edu-
| cation in republic must be universal. The safe.
| ty Of this government is assured in proportion
to the general dissemination of knowledge and
virtue. The homely virtues of everyday life
The school the press the pulpit and the home
stand for the best things know Of. The state
guards and fosters the public school, because ir
the heart and brain Of the young people Of this
republic throb the future possibilities of the
civil and religious liberties Of the world. The
modern press is the nerve Of the new civilization
it thrills and throbs and trembles with the prog
ress Of all learning, and the universal descent
nation Of all truth. The pulpit stands for the
light of the world: its true motto is .tAll the
light on every question that concerns human life
| and destiny" The home is the bright spot AM
resting place for the weary ones along life
| pathway into which you are now to enter.
This prize goes to q woman The woman i
| the home maker (, practical education for s.
woman may or ma Y. not be the same for man
/ I count it an esteemed privilege to convey thi
prize to Its rightful owner for two reasons fl
particular: First represent The Mfnneapoli
| Journal, which stands in the front rank of tn
most marvellous achievement of the modern press
not only eminent in its attitude on literary an
| educational matters, but square on the mora
issues of the day. Again it gives me great pleas
ure to present this prize to its winner, no
/ | only Z interest
esteemed friend, but because have reason t
know that its recipient has already arrange
with father and mother to dismiss all servant
from their elegant home and proposes to com
4 plete her practical education with her own hand
by the care Of the home
Others on the Program.
The salutatorian was Miss Marion Bar
Der, chosen to the honor for her higl
standing in her class. Her subject wa
ssThe Dome of Many Colored Glass.
Others who participated in the literar
and musical program were: Grace Mariol
Kingsley, who gave a piano solo; Erin
Zelda Wilk, who read The Theate
& Party" from Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbag
Patch; Alice Griswold, who gave 50
prano solo in three parts; Clarence N
Harter who read THE Heroism of Sydne
Carton from Dickens Tale OF Tw
Cities: Ralph Countryman, who gave
violin solo.
The distribution of diplomas was by Dl
Jordan, who prefaced the presentatio
! with brief address complimentin9 tn