The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-21
DIPL ONAS ARE GIVEN
TO CLASS OF y
FARMERS
Young Men and Women Are
Graduated by the State
Agricultural School-In-
teresting Papers on ''For-
estry" and "Furniture"
Are Read by Members of
Class.
The fourteenth annual commence

The fourteenth annual commence
ment exercises of the L. of NJ. school
of agriculture were held yesterday in
drill hall at st. Anthony Park, COM
mencing at o'clock.
The programme was short and in
tereSting and agreeably interSpersed
with musical selections by DAMS or
chestra. Rev. r. n. Avison offered the
opening prayer, and was followed by
Principal Frederick D. Tucker who de-
hVered the Introductory address, in
which he told of the aims of the fac
ulty, their desires and the earnestness
and soltcitude with which they had
guided the class of '03 through the
course of learning.
On behalf of the staff of instructors
Principal Tucker rendered sincere
thanks to the outgoing class for the
application it had exhibited and the
very creditable showing it had made
as body in the recent eXamina TONS
The salutatOry address, The Bust
ness OF Housekeeping" was read by
Annie L. Wilkins who exhibited a veSy
extensive acquaintance with the affairs
of WOman's domain. Many things were
touched upon in this paper that We're
as striking in their originality as sur
prising in their simplicity.
The Farmer and the Middleman,"
by Oscar M. Olson, told of many Ia
| mentable existing conditions easily
remedied if due consideration was only
given them from the proper quarter.
He showed, indubitably. that in the
majority of cases the farmer pays %
| per cent more for necessary cOmmodi-
ties than is actually necessary; simply
| because more dealers handle and Shave
a profit from the greater part of COM
mercial commodities than there is any
need for from the moment they leave
! the manufacturer and are deposited in
| the home of the consumer.
Able Paper on "Forestry"
1t is just possible that the heartiest
| applause was accorded the able paper
| OF Arthur w. Peterson on Forestry"
| Mr. Peterson showed that it was pos
| sible to grow timber, which would be
| salable in eighty years, upon the 2,00O,-
! 900. acres of arid land now lying in a
| waste condition in the state of Min
| nesota. 1t was shown that almost all
| the states in the Union were making
! provisions for the preservation and in
StallatIOn of forestry reserves
| The Black Forest of Germany" said
Mr.. Peterson, lis about ninety-siX miles
| IN length and from fourteen to thirty
| miles in width; and within its limits
| there are to be found countless vii
| lagos, towns, parks, country places and
! some farms. SO that on the score of a
forest being a waste place no objection
| can be raised"
The speaker then went on to show
| that this state was the very first in
| the Union to recognize the vast merits
! of forestry, had formed the first fOres-
try association and had made provi-
| sion for the first state university class
on the subject Then the Wonderful
a n
We're demonstrated by percentage, and
the statement was made that govern
ment bonds may Vacillate and fiuctuate
in value by the changes in national
and international conditions, but the
profits to be derived from forestry will
remain the same as long as the natural
conditions of sea, air and soil remain
unchanged"
How to Furnish House.
Cora F. Peters followed with a short
paper on Furniture and Furnishings"
The different styles and types of furni-
ture We're ably dealt with, from the
rude, handmade chairs and tables of
our fOrefathers, down to the elaborate
and costly pieces of today fashioned in
rarest woods. Then followed the ar
rangement Of the different pieces, with
particular stress upon the very essen
| t1al point of not croWding a room with
too much array. Room" said Miss
Peters, lis absolutely a necessity in
! order to show to advantage the more
effective pieces which every we'll
furnished room contains.
In the matter of pictures one has to
be careful-very careful. The condi
tons with which a picture is to be sur
rounded decide the character of that
picture. What will look we'll in one
apartment will be lost in another. One
should choose pictures that mean
something. The quality and not the
quantity should be the great object.
| The frame is a very essential part.
| but should not outvie the picture it
surrounds. The frame is but an access
sorry. The scheme of nature should he
followed in regard to the tones with
which room is fitted. The dark green
| OF the grass and the dark brown of the
| soil below, with the light blue of the
sky above, should teach us a lesson.
The heavy quality should be at the bot
| TOM"
John C. Grant gave a comprehensive
reading on Farm Labor" and the VAL
| edictory address was delivered by Mel
| burn l.. Dean.
President Northrop then conferred
diplomas on seventy-two graduates.
and Rev. r. H. Aldrich pronounced the
benediction.
The alumni ball took place last night
| after the dinner, which followed the
exercises of the afternoon.