Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1905-06-02
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Masonic hall vas crowded S..tnr
- nsrhs al the graduating exercises
the Gann,son coauiv high schael
D. prosram was full of spsrlt and
lspcied credit Rot os4ls an teachers
our county institution. bat os the
sung ladies ani gentlemen stepping
srth 81 commence life : earnest
pors.
The orchestra composed 81 l.. T..
sasetss. A. ID Smith aud Miss Dt,sse
Lstes gave several numbers tina,
pere much appreciated
Ernest Mckee spoke on The
4 alae Of Commercial Education.
J proved an intelligent discussion If
eodern commercial requirements as
Distinguished from those Of years
~. Now the merchant or man af
DfaIrs must know finance, politics,
Commercial law, etc. besides the
~ $ OF documentary education.
.ruest had a practical subject aud
andled 1t ia practical, straight
brward manner
Miss Grace Stevens followed with
y well delivered address on Min
~ She thoaght the richest min
oral resources Of the world were in
Colorado, and backed up the opinion
elth good argument. Gold seekers
ORE the pioneers of civilization, and
they personally often chase
Me elusive phantom OF wealth in
gain. the new country is opened for a
prosperous commercial future Miss
Stevens is a good speaker and inter
sted the audience.
\ Melvin Ilerrick discussed "The
Preservation Of the Forests, taking
be grounds that reckless cutting Of
Dmber increased the danger Of
4oods, made low water hen water
gas needed most, drove out the fish
ond game and was generally detri-
Dental to a country. Mills, factor
y and mines depend to great ex-
ent on preserving our forests The
psay was full Of original ideas and
Ddnctions.
- fccm of Life poetic SUBJ
jsaA was selected by Miss Myrtle NJ.
Myers. We wear in the future
world patterns woven at the loom of
this hles busy striving. The sub
jeCt was a difficult one. worthy of
the best literary effort; yet the
thoaght was good and its working
out pleasing. Miss Myers is am ef-
fective speaker Both her compost
ton and its delivery were finished
and enjoyable There was little OPP
portunity TO criticise this essay had
anyone desired
In his topic Foundations for
Productive Occupation, Frank T.
Keenan, gave the audience some in
teresting figures as 10 the products
Of Gunnison county IL 1904. Agri
culture, manufacture, mining, stock =
raising, etc, added two and a half
millions to our wealth. II is not
alone necessary to be able to read
and write in order TO take one S
proper place in the ranks of indus
rial workers, but the youth of today
should be grounded in botany, zool
ogy, physical geography and kin
dred subjects. \ training in scien-
tific thinking is as necessary as the
possession of facts.
The poem on THE Siege Of Port
Arthur" by Miss Cara Y. karr was
a very unusual production and evi-
denced much real talent Aany Of
The lines were surprisingly beauti-
ful. This young colored girl is also
a natural orator and spoke with
grace and vigor
In a few well chosen words diplo-
mas were presented to the worthy
graduates by Judge Geo. Hethering-
ton.
1t is sincerely to be hoped that
every year the graduating classes Of
our county high school viii grow
larger and include more boys and
girls from surrounding towns and
Valleys.
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Graduating exercises from the
grammar department Of our city
public schools were held Friday
night and attracted the usual large
crowd of friends and relatives and
well-wishers. Without exception the