La Junta tribune., 1905-06-03
COMMENCEMENT Week
Unsoa Hlon SCHOOL no. 1.

EngiishmAn- The speaker cited the
conclusions. both of an encouraging
and discoursging nature. which Mr..
Bryce had drawn after years Of
observation of American life.
AN Argument for the Domestic
Side." by Esther McCune. had for
its purport justification Of modern
domestic education. on the ground
that q large percentage of the
young women of to-day are xofully
lacking in household management
Under the title. a Russian Lib
eral." Helen NJ Spalding dealt with
the personality Of Count Tolstoi.
pointing out that this venerable man
stands among the foremost of
present day thinkers.
Charles H. Burdick. in his theme.
''Of an Evolutionary Character"
defended the Darwinian theory of
evolution. sketching some of the
physical resemblances between man
and the lower animals which led the
great naturalist to infer a common
origin. and Rlorifying man as the
elimination of Gods handiwork in
progressive creation. or evolution.
Gertrude A. Bennett presented
character study of Booker T. WASH
ington. portraying the negro's early
struggles to gain AN education. and
the achievements Of his later years
in behalf of his people
In her study of Hans Christian
Andersen Rosa H. Broyles depicted
the life Of this great story teller for
children. who himself to the day of
his death seemed to retain the SIM
plicity of a child.
Earl Sabin traced The Growth Of
Common Law" from its primary
sources in the old Roman law. down
through the modifying influences Of
the Norman conquest and later Eng
lish history to the present time.
In Russia on the Pacific" Clare
n, Phillips reviewed the efforts Of
Russia to gain a foothold in Man.
churia and an outlet to an open port
on the Pacific Ocean.
Bessie b. O'Rourke. under the
title. "A Master in Italian Art"
presented a short biography Of the
Italian painter and sculptor. Michael
Angelo. emphasizing his influence
during the Renaissance period.
With the topic. "A Name Immor-
tal." Eugene II. Dodds drew lessons
from the career Of Abraham Lin
coin. As exempiifying the case Of a
great man called to a great work.
Jessie X. Baldridge presented a
sketch Of Beethoven. "A Master
Workman" calling attention to his
permanent contributions to the
music of the world. and giving ar
appreciation Of his personality.
The benediction was pronounced
by Rev. X. Money.
The concluding exercises Of Com
mencement week occurred in the
La Junta Theatre Thursday evening.
when a large and representative
audience assembled to hear the class
address delivered by DR.. Frank II.
H. Roberts. department Of history
and political economy. Denver Uni
versity. After music by the or
chestra. Miss Vina Lusk sang very
pleasingly. the beauty Of the music
being enhanced by the accompani-
ment of c. W. Simons. violinist. and
E. T. Condit. pianist. Mis- Lusk
was compelled to respond to an en-
thusiastic encore.
DR.. o. J. Blakesley. superinten-
dent. then introduced the speaker of
the evening. who delivered an ad-
dress replete with wit and wisdom.
DIR. Roberts humorous sallies were
always pointed and provoked much
laughter. while his remarks in a
more serious vein were frequently
punctuated by applause. At the
conclusion Of his address Mrs. Carrie
E. Money. county superintendent of
schools. appeared. and after a brief
address upon the significance of the
occasion delivered TO the graduates
the coveted Diplomas. The pro-
Rramme closed with . delightful
png by the high school gIee club.
The exhibits Of work done during
the school year by pupils in the