The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-06-12
FOR EIGHTEEN YEARS
Graduates Have Been Turned Out of
the Mitchell Schools. Well
Equipped for Work.

Laulpptu luF "ofk.
Standing room was nearly at a
premium in the corn palace building
Friday evening when the eighteenth
annual graduating exercises Of the
Mitchell High School we're held.
The great number of people who at
tend these annual functions shows
that there is 4 deep interest mani
tested in the city's schools. and it is
a matter Of much pleasure to the
graduates to be greeted by so many
of the citizens.
The stage was prettily decorated
with the class colors in flowers, rel
and pink carnations. The motto:
mo crown without labor hung
suspended from the ceiling and from
it were 6raped the class colors in
cloth Of red and scarlet. All the men,
bers of the class were on the stage
when the exercises began, with the
exception Of Fred a. Rubin, who
was taken sick the night before and
was unable to be present.
The program opened with a seiec~
tion by Rathbun's orchestra of If
teen pieces and during the evening
three Others were played. The music
was excellent and it vas heartily ap-
preciated. Rev. d. r. Tomlin pastor
OF the Congregational church, de-
livered the invocation.
Miss Mary Pratt gave the saluta-
tory and in a brief address extended
a very sincere and hearty welcome to
the public in general and thtse COM
prising the membership of the alum
nj association.
Miss Mae WEIGH selected a subject
that brought ous some excellent
thoughts, THE Mothers of Men
She said that the great secret of
charcter building and the perpssuity
OF the nation was found in the
mother love OF the home. She re-
ferrd to the devotion OF the mothers
during the var Of the revolution and
the rebellion, of the sacrifices they
had made 70 keep their husbands and
sons at the front. The world fur
nishes no higher type than the Anglo
Saxon mother, and it is no wonder
she is houored by men. Since the
day Of 6ethsenane wonan has
held her righeful plsee in the world
and homage has Ssen paid her in
song and poetry. She delivered her
grafton in good voice and she could
be heard distinctly.
Four members Of the class prepared
a debate for their part OF the pro-
gram, the question being discussed
vas, RESOLVED, That more has been
done for mankind hy literary educa-
sion than By mechanical invention"
The first speaker on the affirmative
was Miss J. Lulu Stoushton. She
held. and with good Argument, that
books, papers and magazines, with
other natural sources, were absolute
ly to essential to mankind. and with
cut them the world would never De
come civilized. Without books one
would have TO begin at the sounda-
ton, and TO teach the race oral III
|ssraction would have to be rsorsed
to, which would leave the people in
Ignorance Books, she declared.
were behind all mechanical inven-
sions.
Miss Grace Beckwith spoke fer the
negative side Of the question and hel
arguAaene was founded On facts that
come into every uay life in the use
OF appliances that furthess the aims
and ambitions of man. She referred
TO the many inventions which have
come 20 light in past years and the
| present day wherein the world hs:
been permitted 70 progress with
| wonderful bounds She declared thai
books would have had u poor show
| 10 assist mankind had it not beer
for the inventive genius who pro
duced the printing press whereby III:
l lSSAS wC-S SEtSA ~ S1S HS44S ~
read. Miss BeckwiIh presented bel
argument spleldi6ly and the audi
| eace showed its approval
| Paul Hoy5 gave his time PRACTICAL
ls 70 answering tie statements Dads
tv the previous speaker and adding
some Suggestions o. different line
than followed By his colleague HI:
ideas were good ana presented clear
y. Elmer Loonsr finished for TIT
negative and declared that uahaa
icas Invention lad lifted man 10
higher plane than & literary hoca
ton. Literary knowledge vii forn
but & small part Of the worlds pro
gees in caDnsriSon 70 what can D.
and las been attained through NE