Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-04

the affirmative and Oscar Bryant Fra
ger the negative, the debate. -'Resolv
| ed. That the time has arrived when
the policy Of protection should be
| abandoned by the United States was
| given. Both boys showed that they
| were well up ON the subject which
| has furnished 50 much discussion in
| political circles. Mr.. Maucker's YER
| sion Of the subject held that protec-
| ton Il q means whereby Il heavy bur-
| den on the general population is pro-
| iuced and that the longer ii lasts the
more the burden increases until ii
gets 50 far aS 10 render it impossible
| to eliminate it, He said that if il were
not for that kind Of policy prices on
| the necessaries of life would cheaper,
| and thus be of inestimable value to-
! the workmen of this country. As an
example of the advantages of free
trade. the speaker cited England as
| an especially prosperous country as n
result Of that policy. While he admit
ted that this country was enjoying
pros perity he attributed the cause to
natural resources. and took the view
that the financial condition of this
country would be greatly enhanced
by the adoption Of free trade. Mr..
Frazer cited England as a sample of
the poor policy If free trade. He stat
ed that conditions in that country
were bad. and that according to Telia-
hIe and conservative authorities Eng
Land would 90 to ruin if she did not
adopt a protective tariff. He compar
ed the prices paid laborers in England
and this country. stating that here
the laborers received u per cent more
money than in England. The deplora
ole condition of other countries haY-
ing free trade were depicted. the |
speaker alleging that many foreign |
ers came to this country to get high |
wages He then said that we never |
hear of people leaving the United |
States for those free trade countries |
TO better their financial conditions in |
the labor world.
The Louisiana Purchase" discuss
ed by Miss Faith Charity Channon.
was intclligentIy recited. The strides |
I'm the rapid growth and the ranking |
Of America were shown from the |
time of her birth to the present day. |
Jean and the BIshop.
Jean val Jean and the Bishop was |
recited by Miss Ruth Irene Buffum. |
She gave a clear depletion of that fine |
production of Victor IIugo's. The pc |
culiar Jean val Jean and the trusting |
bishop were skctched in a pleasing |
and intelligent manner. Jean val
Jeans reckless life and hardships and |
his final reformation through the |
good bishops noble character and |
trusting ways were brought out and |
made realistic.
Violin solos. entitled Cradle Song" |
and ''OhertaSs," the former by Ilau- |
ser and the latter by Wieniausk. were !
played by Guy Elmer Munger. whc |
was accompanied on the piano by Miss |
Eyangeline CasteeI. The numbers |
were rendered in Il splendid manner |
and the violiniSt showed 4 very deli |
cate touch.
+. {. Dcnkmann. president of the |
board If education. presented the di- |
plomas. after making a brief address, |
which he congratulated the class |
and advised them IL take a course in |
a college or university. He told them |
that they had only begun in life and |
that they were now fitted for college |
work. which when over was the com |
menccment Of lifc's battle. He laud- |
ID the merits of Rock Island high |
school. stating it was equal from an
educational standpoint to any in the
state of Illinois. After Il few whole
somc remarks of advice he wished the
members of the class success and |
closed.
Class Roll.
Carl Ludwig Anderson. Carrie Eta
Baker. leila Barrett, Bessie Beeler.
Alice Jane BIcdsoe, Ruth Irene Buff
fun. Ethel Cameron. Edna Frances
'arl. Evangeline Gardiner Castcel.
Faith Charity Channon. Henry Work |
'oZad. Jessie AdeIia Eckert. Oscar |
BRYANT Frazer. Holmes Leroy Fry.
Wilton Sanford Giles, Walter Edwin
Hart. Edna Gretchen Hazard. Emma
elizabeth Hepler. Robert Henry Hotf-
man. Matilda Irwin. LilliS Irene Mott |
[err. benjamin James Kcugh. Elfreda
Marie Catherine Larson, James Viii
lam Maucker. Cora May Mckown.
Martha Park Montgomery. Thomas
Candor Montgomery. Milton Blaine
Morrison. Guy Elmer Munger. Mary |
Geraldine Murrin. Will Molcny Nevin.
Oscar John OhIweiler. Lillian Leigh
Peterson. Gertrude Mary Siemon. Sara
Minerva Stoddard. Francis Thomas
Sullivan. Cora May Van Calder. Jessie
Nav Warnecke. Ethel Young. Ruby
Young.
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