The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-06-08
DIPLOMAS ARE GIVEN
Nine High School Graduates bid Fare
we'll to Teachers, Classmates
and School Board.
The Busy World is Open to Them
and They go Forth to Fill
Their Places.

The opera house was filled to over
flowing last Monday evening by men,
women and children, proud of our
schools, proud of the graduates from
the high school and proud that edu-
cational interests have secured such
a firm foothold in this community.
Many were present who remember the
time when all the scholars of the vii
lage found ample space in the two
rooms in what is now known as the
Whittier school building, and they
were gathered from far and near.
Now the pupils of our schools num-
Der more than five hundred, we have
a corps of instructors second to none
in the State and our high school grad
yates have reached a proficiency in
learning surpassed by no others from
State high schools. In all this it is
fitting and proper that all should feel
a just pride, and that they do so was
shown by the large attendance at the
graduating exercises last Monday
evening.
The arrangements for the exercises
were elaborate. Nearly one entire
section of seats were reserved for rel
atives of the members of the gradual
ing class, which proved to be
thoughtful plan, as otherwise it might
not have been possible for them to
hear the farewell words of those who
go out of the school to enter higher
institutions of learning or to at once
take up the active duties of life. The
stage was decorated with the class
colors, crimson and cream, and it's
motto Growing, not Drifting was
suspended over head. A profusion of
flowers made beautiful foreground
along the front of the stage, and the
beautiful costumes of the young la
dies in the chorus, and those in the
graduating class with their many boz
quets of flowers, combined to make
the effect pleasing one.
Mrs. Ben Soule, Herbert Anderson
r. = r. .<-
and Serenus SKahen composed the
orchestra for the first selection, which.
was we'll received and after the invo-
cation from Rev. Rupert Swinnerton
the song "Bridal Chorus" by the high
school chorus of more than fifty
voices, under the leadership of Mrs.
c. A. Galley, rose, swelled and fell to
sweet cadence in perfect time and ,har-
mony. The several selections by the
chorus were grand and the audience
was held in admiration of them.
The Uni ion has not space to give
the orations of the graduates in full
and anything less would be unsatis-
factory. Time permitted the delivery
OF only three of the nine and undoubt-
edly all possessed high degrees of
merit. The three which had been Sc
lected for delivery we're the salutatory,
by Ada King, the valedictery, by
Grace G. MOrehouse and the third bv
Earl Hatch, but as the latter was un-
able to deliver his, Lulu Neumann was
selected at almost the last moment to
deliver the third Grafton. No lack of
preparation was shown in it's delivery.
The three orations were. excellent.
showing thorough research on the
subjects treated and mastery of
language complimentary to the young
graduates.
The speaker of the evening, Robert
P. Herrick of Minneapolis, announced
that he had intended to speak on ''The
Old and the New" but had concluded
to change his subject to "The Beauti-
full His discourse abounded in
beautiful thoughts and he said the
most beautiful thing in life was a
beautiful character. At times the
discourse rose TO the sublime and the
audience was held in wrapt attention
throughout. The school board was
fortunate in securing for the occasion
gentleman of such high attachments.
After the commencement exercises
were finished the new senior class ten
dered a reception to the graduating
class and teachers, which was very
pleasant feature Of the evening.
May the Princeton schools continue
to prosper under wise management
and graduate each year class which
will do honor to its alma mater.
Eighth Grade Graduation.
Last Saturday evening, June 8. very
appropriate exercises took place at
the high school building in the assem-
bly, room, when the new custom of
granting certificates of attainment to
those who had finished the Eighth
grade studies was inaugurated. This
grade has been under the instruction