The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-08


WILLIS TWlFoRD NEWTON,
| valedictorian at South High and Winner
| of the Journal Prize.
| Seventy young men and women,
who for the past year have borne the |
title of seniors at the South high
school, were given diplomas and sent
out into the world last night amid the
/ enthusiastic applause Of a large audi
ence composed Of admiring and proud
relatives and friends:
The exercises were held in the
Swedish tabernacle, which was beau
was the thirteenth annual graduation
of the South high, but, as Superin-
! tendant Jordan observed, the sus-
pected number is not indicative, for
the graduation class Of 'O4 was five
times larger than the first that went
out from there when the school was
| established in the old Adams building.
] Every number on the program was
highly meritorious and was most gem
erously applauded. The exercises
We're opened with an invocation by
i the Rev. Gustav Oftedal, pastor Of the
Trinity Norwegian Lutheran church.
The South High School orchestra d.
4 rected by Charles Rauch then opened
with a selection from THE Bohemian
Girl" In that number, as in the
others. it did very creditable work and
was obliged to respond to several en-
cores. 4#
The two salutatorians, Miss Anna
Josephine Johnson, whose theme was
Sweet June Awakens," and zBenja-:
min Zimmerman, who delivered an
Grafton on "The Power that De-
termines Progress" by their work in
dicated the reasons for having two
salutatorians.
Miss Alvina Beatrice Gjertson con-
tributed a vocal solo which created
such applause that she was obliged to
respond with an encore. Her selec-
ton was THE Hindoo Song" Miss
Gjertsen is a pupil Of Anna Smith
Behrens and is believed to have a
brilliant future as a singer. DR.. Jor-
dan referred to her singing as the
best ever heard at the South high
Igraduatons. Her number was APP
propriately followed by an essay, 1.-The
Debt We Owe to Music by Miss Lucie
Inez Hutchinson.
/ Charles Brewer Goodsell, the
famous high school debater, sustained
his former successes by an grafton on
"The Other Fellow Miss Mary
Alice Winters essay, Puritan VS..
Cavalier" was as we'll received as 1t
excellent number was Miss Annie
with Books"
Willis Twiford Newton has three
distinctions. He is the valedictorian
of his class, has obtained the highest
markings Of any of the June gradu-
ates from the four high schools, and
is the first young man In years to beat
I the feminine schOOlmates out in the
race. His remarks on the theme ITO
Be Continued" were very clever, and
in his farewell to. the classmates, they
II 1-o oi116 nd fnoir orb iy7f 1,io
high school was merely ito be con-
t1nued' in later life.
4 Mr.. Newton also wins r h J u r
n a prize, which was presented by
Charles IL Sawyer, formerly principal
Of the South High school, who re-
4 called with pleasure. his former con-
u nections with the school. SS
I feel the spell of the old enthus-
4 iasm as face this audience" said Mr..
! Sawyer. 7 have repeatedly said that
4 minneapolis may congratulate herself
j on her high schools, but I wish to
4 emphasize that by saying that South
Minneapolis might congratulate itself
on the South High school, Nowhere
Y do I know Of a better spirit. The
4 young man who has won this prize
8 estness, which is really more impor-
I tant than prizes or marks, and he ex-
cells because of his hard and honest
work.
1T is not customary for boys to be
& valedictorians, but this year the girls
are after the boy, tho this may be ex-
cused by leap year. It is no girlish
4 thing to win such. a prize as this and
n wish to congratulate the winner on
a his success. e ] ournal has well
unprecedented the spirit Of modern
q education, and it's encouragement in
offering this prize as a laurel, 50 to
d say, which may be sought by ALL is
worthy of praise.
= In presenting this prize congratu-
late the school, congratulate T h e
u r a and to the fortunate win
ner say let this be continued in your
next
AS the orchestra played a dainty
march the graduates passed from
their seats in the choir loft to receive
their diplomas from Superintendent
Jordan, VINO IN a few final words COM
plimented the school on it's program
and reminded the young people that
future failure or success depended
solely upon their individual efforts and
that their aim should always be to
do the work assigned to them in the
best manner possible. Every grad d,1e
ate received lively applause as he or
she received the .'sheepskin," but the
football stars seemed to be the most
popular.
The crowd was immense and hum
dreds failed to gain admission. Long
before the exercises began 1t was nee
essary to close the doors.
Following are the graduates:
Latin Course.
May Ares, Arthur Anderson, Mabelle Ander-
son, Emma Luella Baker. Ruth Katharine Bank
err. Cecilia Bratager. Helen Bernice Crittenden,
Alice Enger. Annie Leah Fligelman. Grace Gag.
hagen, Jeanette Marguerite Gamble, Lulu Edith
Gilkey. Charles Brewer Goodsell. Martin Hovde,
Elsie Marie Hultcrantz. Lucie Inez Hutchinson,
Anna Josephine johnson, Henry George Kixmoel.
Ter, Arthur Iampert. Alice B. Leland, Mabel
Amelia Mansfield Mary Agnes Markey Emelia
Constance Moe. Charlotte Henrietta Myers Rus.
sell Mcbride, Lucy Nelson Willis Twiford New.
Reynolds, Honor Veronica Rouse Jessie Marie
Ryan, Magnus Stromme Erwin Emery Thomson,
Sarah Mary Walmsely, Mary Alice Winter, ben.
jarnir Zimmerman.
Literary Course. W
Blanche Louise Barse. Emma Adina~ Becknan,