The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-06-26
OUT INTO /.
L|FE'S TOLL.
Third Annual commencement Of the
Virginia High School Is Now
Part Of History. \
SIX WERE the GRADUATES.

Opera House last Friday
Evening.
At the third annual commence
ment of the Virginia High School
at the Fay Opera House on Friday
evening last class of elk finished
the educational course of the local
schools, acquitting themselves with
honor and doing credit to their in
structors as we'll as to their own
ability. The class was composed of
Adelaide NJ. Eaton, Jennie N. Myers,
Herbert J. Steinberg, Richard l..
Griggs, Julia F. Mahoney and Amel-
ia Thompson, and to them, in their
hour of success, was extended the
congratulations of many friends
who trust that the present may be
but one of many victories for the
individual members as they" jour
ney onward through life.
The spacious stage presented a
beautiful scene with it's artistic
floral decorations, ,surmounted with
class color draperies OF lavender
and white, the stage being occu-
pied, in addition to the class, by the
members of the board of education,
the High School faculty, County
Superintendent Park and Supt Den
field, of the Duluth schools, who
made an interesting address in the
course of the program.
The initial number of the evening
| was rendition of the Bridal Choir
us" by the High. School Chorus the
commendable rendition being fol-
lowed by an invocation by Rev. J.
Morillo Todd, of the Cleveland ave-
nue. Presbyterian Church.
The first essay on the program
was that of Miss Julia +. Mahoney,
her subject being THE Dignity of
Labor" handled in mastery and
logical manner dcnoting study of
her theme and clear and concise
comprehension of the fact that per-
severance and persistency, upheld
by honesty Of purpose, lends digni-
ty to any avocation of life and leads
to ultimate success.
| Herbert ]. .Steinberg followed with
an able discourse upon the relative
value of the "Latin or Science" High
School course, decidedly favoring
the scientific side of the question in
portraying the advantages thereof
to the man of affairs in the business
and commercial world, notwith.
standing the undisputed fact that
Latin favors the extension and re-
tention of memory and tends toward
developing and dquickening the men
tai faculties.
Miss Jennie Myers delighted the
audience with a solo, accorded de-
served applause, Miss Amelia
Thompson following with an essay
under the caption of "Castles in
SPAIN Miss Thompson brought
her subject to discussion of the
| affairs of real life, however, and the
more modern castles we are prone
to build, contending that the failure
of many such castles are due to
early profligacy and faint-hearted>
ness over seeming reverses; that
the winner of the goal is he who is
steadfast and untlinching in the
pursuit of an honorable and definite
purpose; that whatever is worth
having in this day and age is secur.
ed only through tireless energy and
unfailing strife. and that he who
would see his hopes fulfilled must
meet defeat with undaunted and re-
doubled energy.
"The Influence of Music" was the
subject chosen by Miss Jennie Ny.
ers, and her dissertation was clear.
ly upon logical lines which com.
mended her argument to her hear.
ers, her ideas upon the subject be.
ing concisely summed in the asser.
ton that the person not susceptible
to the tender and sympathetic emo.
tions of music is fit for treason. .un.
worthy confidence and trust. Miss
Myers rendition was exceptionally
fine. ~....>:. ,. =.
Following the singing of cave
Marie" by the Girls Glee Club
Richard L, Griggs delivered an in:
teresting oratioa upon Genius