The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-12

night is very great one to me. It is pleasure
to represent The Minneapolis Journal for that
paper stands for all that Is best in our Ameri-
can journalism. 1t is an honor to be with you
tonight, class Of 1908, for you may well be
proud of being the strongest and the largest class
that has ever been graduated from this East high
school. It is also "a personal pleasure. to me to
be invited here tonight as it was just ten years
ago this week that |, in my class Of 'o3, was
graduated from this same high school.
1t was not then, to be sure, our privilege to
as this, so well designed and fitted for your
needs. Our years tseIeS apent In the old Win
throp building and later in the Holmes It may
class Of 1893 numbered only twenty-six mem
bers, Of which twenty were young ladies and only
six were men. Tonight you have class OF
nearly 100 members.
It was sixteen years ago. when there was but
one high school iii the city, that The Minneap-
oils Journal FIRST set aside the sum OF $1Oo to be
distributed in prizes OF $50, $50 and $40 to the
standing during their entire four years OF high
school work. Twelve years ago the high school
system was divided into four parts. The
o a l then changed Its plan, with the con
larged its already generous oner to four goio
medals, one for each high school, to be present.
ed to the member OF the graduating class who
should attain the highest general average during
the entire four years OF high school
The generosity of The journal IN pre-
senting each year these gold medals observes the
hearty praise Of us all. Its plane were wen
made This medal not only serves as an incent'
i've to much better work by the undergraduates
but the medal itself will be to the winner, am
sure, lifelong and valued keepsake OF the
honor attained and OF pleasant and prontaDlc
| years Of high school life.
In presenting 1t to the winner tonight can
! not help speaking of the many complimentary
words have heard, not only In regard to tne
high standard of her work, but also IN regard
| to the value placed upon her friendship BY her
ClnESlnateS, Z =. &
It seems eninentIy fitting that thsr eshould
still be with us tonight woman wen ioved q a 1ha
! last century marked the dawn OF our "este.n
civilization-eminently lifting that there should
be sent her granddaughter to this n1gn scno .a
I to carry home this medal Of honor tonight AS
1 the grandmother fought and struggled against
the elements that confronted the pioneer, 80 TINS
| Young lady with the same energy ana deterMinA-
| tfon has demonstrated at the beginning OF ner
life that her ancestral name will, in the future,
! he known to stand for those same qualities tnat
made 1t we'll known In this state 50 long ago.
The achievements Of the grandmother ana tne
granddaughter typify the two greatest extremes
| Of he life Of our western civilization.
| The winner has proved herself worthy OF the
honor she has attained and = he ourn =.
recognizes that in presenting 1ts meuAi 70 one ~.
| night who has won II ueserYeoAS, A4sS A'eDeoe~
| Van Cleve.
| Members OF the Class.
| The class members are as follows:
Latin Course-Donald Babcock. Alice BigeloWg,'
Gall Brown yesss n Brgd enhnr lima Rovsi Clessy
Laura CampDelY , Tun~ nastfoerT. paul Eklund
| Anna Engeli, Aimee Fagundus, Myrtle Feltu us
4 Lola Hammond, Howard Hare, Gertruds aatcn
Go1da Heintz, Marie hoogsSn, MaeaHE s.al KefieY
Glee Jam1son' M Ta R,,n Tnfse Teayenworth
F;miiv leonard. Helen Lowell Vivian Mather
Clyde Morton, Blanche Norwood, Vera Dldoerg
Alma Pennock Alden foster. An sshra ssSan
Gertrnae sat msn1nsnn Mary I,nner. Rebecc
SE,, Clavee EDNA Wallace. Ora Wilson
Literary Course--Katherine Blesi. Edna Bow
er Ida Cherry gora psa5n k4oei. rn Hn
HAM 1rg Hnhhard Fthei Hunter Evelyn Judd, Ma