The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-07-01
THE INSTITUTE OVER
Graduating Exercises Of Institute and
County Schools Were He'd Last
Friday Evening.
Address Of the Evening Was Made by
DR.. kiClOlSon-PrOf. Lange Pre-
Sented Diplomas.
Supt. CoufSey Was Presented With a
Token by the Teachers and Pupils
Of County Schools.
FROM THE COUNTY SCHOOLS
Glasses From County Schools and
Normal Institute Were Grad,
uated 'Friday Evening.

uotNt INtl lLyCllllISs
There was a very appreciative au-
dience at the corr palace Friday
evening to witness the graduating
exercises of the Dawson county
schools and the normal institute.
The graduates assembled at TIE coun-
ty superintendent office aud march,
ed in a body TIC the corn palace ami
before entering the building Miss
Fannie Mccormick played a march
while they took their seats in the
front row. Seated upon the stage
was County Superintendent Coursey,
ano the instructors in the institute,
Miss Windle. conductor, Miss Corwin
DR.. Nicholson, Miss Brown and Prof.
Lardner.
The first selection on the program
was a vocal number by Prof. Ru-
delphi Il. Otto, whose singing receiv-
ed the very hearty appreciation of
the audience. Mrs. Otto played the
accompaniment. The invocation was
delivered by Rev. II. S. Wilkinson,
pastor of the Methodist church.
DR.. Thomas Nicholson's lecture on
"The Twentieth Century Man, &C.
cupied the greater pratt of the even
ing and it was a treatise of a sub
ject that..aroused the interest of the
audience to a high degree.
DIR. Nicholson declared that the
twentieth century was demanding a
stronger parsonage for the work Of
the future then that of the past and
he set forth in interesting particulars
OF what the twentieth century man
must be composed to meet the re.
quirements of the age. He expects
the twentieth century man to be
superior in intellectuality. n morals,
and physical force than the past cen
turtles have produced i'm the way Of
greater patriots, greater inventors,
greater educators, who have been
and are receiving their training to
occupy the places that will be made
/ NaSdill. ~ II SiOSC VI MS duQICSS
Or. Nicholson vas heartily applaud
ed.
a piano duet was rendered 10y Mrs.
Maude SiIsby- Nichols and Mrs. A.
r. Hitchcock that was a Beautiful
selection and played with good taste.
Supt. Coursey intro luced Prof. M.
a. Lange. deputy superintendent OF
public instruction, who presented
the diplomas to the graduates of the
common schools Of the county. Prof.
LANCE made a few remarks along ed
ucational lines concerning the advan.
tages of IN education and how it was
to be used. In presenting the diplo-
mas to the class he offered some good
suggestions and kind words for THEW
future. The following are the grad
yates of the rural schools who have
finished the prescribed course OF eigth
years: Henry Mcleod, Alice Rourret.
Ingatha rhormodsgard, Roscoe Sher
man, Julia Nelson, Regina Scheich,
Martha Tllormodsgard, George Nc
Leod.
Supt. Coursey presented the dip
Tomas to the graduates of the Davi-
son county normal institute. He COM
plimented the class highly on its at
tainments, and asked at the close OF
his address for the teachers to make
the best effort possible to develop in
their pupils the physical, moral and
mental natures with which they
were endowed. Any teacher who
failed to make this a strong point
in her work, he said, would be a fail
ure. The following are the gradu-
ates OF the normal institute, who
have finished the four years. course:
Misses Jennie Devers. Mary Pratt,
Katie Rogan, Edith Orswell, Addi e
Rehbach, Eta Allison. Dora Will
liams, Maude Hofstetter. Anna
Thompson and Hattie Nicolaisen.
! At this point Prof. Lardner tool
charge OF the program and introduced
what was in the nature Of a surprise
to Supt Coursey. He addressed some
words of high commentator to thu
superintendent in behalf Of the teach
ers and scholars Of the county
schools and told him how much hi.