The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-09
|2lO End COURSE
| AT CENTRAL HIGH
COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM rs
GIVEN AT AUDITORIUM.
Agnes Ruth Carter Gives Salutatory,
Bernice Barber as Valedictorian Wins
Journal Medal-Three Enter Contest
r. for Gale Prize-Educational Work of
Newspapers Commended by J. D.
Sherer.

Sherer. t~.-.
+ On stage decorated with American
flags and flowers and before great au
dience, the banner class of the Central
high school was graduated at the Audi
forum last night. 1t was the last of the
high school commandments and it was
a worthy finale. The size and character
of the graduating class, as well as the
excellence of the program, spoke in
highest praise Of Minneapolis and her
public schools.
Following the invocation by DR.. I; T.
Guild the program was opened with a
beautifully-rendered bridal chorus from
"The Rose Maiden' and violin solo
by Dow Gilman.
The salutatory was a carefully-con-
sidered and artistically presented well
come, and Agnes Ruth Carter, the salu-
tatorian, added to her performance by
reciting "The Lady of Shalott. - The
was composed by Arthur G. Koerner,
vicepresident of the state teachers as
ISOLATION.
Three Try for Prizes.
There were three contestants for the
Gale prize and the contest resulted in
the delivery of three exceptionally
strong orations. The first prize Of $25
was awarded to Allan James Wash,
whose subject was "This One Thing I
Do.' His poetic treatment of practical
matters and advice was unusually eff
delivery showed thought and finish.
The second prize of $40 was awarded
!: to Cornelis Lindsay Brouwer-Ancher,
who gave "The Awakening Of the
American Conscience and treated in
forceful way the wave of reform that
2 has been sweeping. over this country
and pictured it's effect upon the inner
the third prize Of SIS. She spoke on
= Friendships as Represented by Shak,
spere,'' and her Grafton was teemina
with beautiful and original thoughts.
6 The Judges Of this contest were Dr.
L. T. Guild, DR.. Fowler and James D
" Shearer. The prizes were awarded by
:. DR.. Guild, who made appropriate re
s. G. Gale, the giver of these prizes
which have been a yearly feature Of
s commencement programs for the las
S eighteen years, was present with Mrs
e Gale.
J. Others on the Program.
! FOLLOWING Miss slater's Grafton, Ray
dolero' with good effect. Charlie:
n Stockton Brewster recited strong par
). Of scene from Shakspere "Henry
w.. and the girls chorus rendered ;
Y Flower-Bejeweled Meadows.' Fou
L prettily conceived and cleverly exc
cuted sonnets, written by as man,
"sweet girl graduates,' we're recitet
T by their authors, Marion E. Lyon, Har
n riet De Young, Margaret Marshall AM
Marion G.. Nickel.
Bernice Barber delivered an essay an
Id;
essay was written partly in a mino
=, key and the sadness of parting afte
u, * the four years Of close association wa
It emphasized, but the CLEAN of futur
o. possibilities was not forgotten.
:. Journal Prize Winner.
We Miss Barber, as the valedictorian,
as prize. This trophy Of hard work an
Of ability was presented to her, for T h
e J. ourn a l, by James D. Shearer In hi
e. presentation speech Mr.. Shearer said
HNineteen years ago, when Minnear
Ike oils had but one high school, whic
to may be said to be the mother of a
do the others, this laudable custom was il
lit augurated by The Minneapolis Journa
nd The public press is one Of the stron
r os educational forces Of today. 1t shout
he and sometimes does stand for the clea
Ill and righteous civil life; it should, an
y; sometimes does, stand for and encourag
higher education. No newspaper in til
great northwest has lived a cleaner {
~ more helpful life that T h e Journa
~ No newspaper has been 50 loyal to OF
" public schools. It is fitting, therefor
10 that these high ideals should be e:
< pressed as that paper is expressing the,
u tonight, and as it has done in the pas
~ It is good that the public press an
the public schools should join hands
the cause Of higher education
The speaker then complimented Mi
Barber upon her splendid record an
r stated that the faculty had been una;
al, and that the students Of the ella
had concurred in the Judgment. F
said that the medal stands for mo-
ne than scholarship. cit means that W
'ol possess not only strength Of mind, b.
on also those qualities of heart and mir
IN IN that have endeared you to all your fe
ne low students''
"a The Graduates.
ng The exercises were closed with
mt short talk by DR.. Pordan and his ORE
ey entation of the diplomas to the g.
graduates.
ms The members Of the graduating elias
OF ,i Latin course7Anstice Tenny Abbott, Hell
re- Abbott, Bertha Louise Anderson, Marion Gro,
80 Margaret Benton. Esther NJ. B1om. Hazel Ma
lle Bookwalter, Paul H. Brooks. Marie Whit
as Browne, Thrza Belle Brown, George A. Carlet
vas Ethyl Belle Carlson, Esther Eleanor Carls
N. Agnes Ruth Carter, Gertrude Burbank Chandl
ms ms Wentworth Finlayson Chapman; Mary Elijah!
Cobb, Harry Holmes Cochran. Edna Joseph
. Katherine Mary Croker. Margaret Baird D
little Katherine Melvine Downey. Rather
3. van Valkenburg Drew, Lewis Earle Dunn. Hill
~, gard Erickson. Marcia Everett, Ruth Fontai
~ Helen Elizabeth Franklin Edna Brunius Ful
es Mary Ellen Geesaman Bessie Louise Golg
Winnifred Pearl Graves, Ruth Edna Gul
nd Helen Belle Haines Eva Frances Hank. Al
NJ. Hasey Elsie H. Heffner Margaret Hobe
-ou Gordon Godshal Holbrook Ina Eudora Holm
:, ,s Eleanor Rowena Hoppock. Mahelle Huds
$ Alice Elizabeth Hull, Estslle Marie Hutch
Aes Miriam Louise eLonard, Archie Low
ny man. Marion Ellison Lyon Margaret N
AL shall, Ellen Teresa May Ethel May Mitch
Alan Johnston Mclean, Isabel Marie Nee
)ns ley, Walter Kicker McDuffee, Arthur Ried
WI Farlane, Helen June McKinstry, Florence
'i'' Nevens Richard Ager NewhaI, Marion c
SITS trude Nickel, Clarabel NJ. Palmer, Irene NJ
: = Parkell, Fletcher Douglas Parker, George
my lamy Partridge Thomas Albert Peppard, CIR
!, = Polka, Marguerite Purple, Ruth Lille Bel
AL man Ridges, Gladys /. Roberts, Thomas Gle
" land Roberts, Beatrice Ethel Rush, Ina Pr
Sackett, Edith Viola Sage, Helen c.. Sal
- Flora Jessie Scott. George Lincoln Shaw, F
Fyler Shepard, Marmion Judson Simmt
ma Marion Slater, Alice LIE Doux Smart. Kate A
Ao' Smith, Marcia Childs Smith, Elizabeth St
Emily Stone Rufus Alonzo Stone, James o.