The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-08
Twenty Eight Graduate From
the High Last Evening.
EXERCISES WERE SPLENDID
Large kudisnca Listens 10 the Ex-
ceIIent Essays and 0raiions;
Nice Musical Program.
From SATURDAYS Da;lv.

Twenty eight young people graduated
from the high school last evening. The
class resembled a normal graduating
class in this respect, that the proportion
of young men was so small. Out OF
the twenty eight, only five were young
men. Why it is that so few young
men complete the course is something OF
a mystery. Where education is as free
as water, and the benefit of the services
of an excellent corps of instructors Is
extended without charge it would seem
that the young men of the city would
strive to complete the course and OBJ
tain their certificates of graduation, as
well as the young ladies. 1t is highly
creditable thing that SO many young
women seek to round out their educa
ton by taking the high school course.
The scene presented at the theatre
last evening was thoroughly attractive
one The boxes were draped with large
flags, and were occupied by members
of the board of education and their
wives. The entire front of the stage
in front of the footlights, was tasteful
ly banked with snowballs and green fol
iaee, While at each side of the stage
were palms, large and small. Across
the front of the stage, above the heads
of all, was extended green background
of leaves and vines, with the number
1906" brought out in snowballs. The
decorations presented tasteful appear
ance.
The curtain was rolled up at $3.50
o'clock and revealed a scene of beauty
On rising rows of seats sat the gradual
ing class and the large chorus of sixty
voices. The graduates were in front
the ladies gowned in white and carrying
bouquets of roces and primroses.
The following is list of the gradu-
ates:
Latin Course-Clara Marie Barker
Anna Gertrude Batcheller, Mary Camp
bell, Maude Helene Jewell Cooper, Lydia
Verena Deuber, Cora Belle Ennes, Sci
ma Julia Fenske, Joyce Elvira Fiero
Edith Emily Grannis, Jessie May Hey
don, Clara Frances Hoy, Mary Ann
Janda, Ethelyn Ida Morse, Sara Louise
Rainerson, Nellie Marie Widell.
Scientific Course -AIabelle Jennie
Atcherson, Lydia Marie Alpers, Ben E.
Bangerter, William Bethke, Walter Ros-
coe Flachsenhar, Henry Gerlich, Cora
Eugenia Leet, Will Long Louella Noun
tain, Mamie Perry, Agnes Eleanor
Smith, Mia Viola Stapf, Frieda Mary
Wiegand.
Honor Students-Ed Grannis, Will
lam Bethke, Mabelle Atcherson, Mary
Campbell, Maude Cooper, Lydia Deuber
Joyce Fiero, Mary Janda, Louella
Mountain, Mia Stapf.
The program was one of unusual In
terest and passed off smoothly and un-
marred by single hitch.
The exercises opened with an invoca
ton by Rev. j. NJ Brown, pastor OF
Centenary Methodist church, fervently
expressed.
The chorus, under the direction oil
Prof. Benjamin Hoerger, advanced and
sang Heaven and the Earth Display,
from Mendelssohn. The chorus is com
posed of high and eighth grade students
and BOYS from the Union school, the
latter having been in charge of Miss
Belle Beatty. Miss Lucille Brandenburs
was the pianist, and Lamms orches
ira also furnished accompaniment. The
chorus was well drilled, and sang will
unison and spirit, filling the theatre
with harmony.
William Bethke was the first speaker
and took a live subject, "The Trust ant
the Farmer" He had good delivery
and emphasized his words with wei
considered gestures. He spoke OF Thu
vast Importance of the occupation tina
| furnishes the foodstuffs to the nations
and said that agricultural prosperity
of more Importance than the success o
any one of the great trusts. lie conced
ed the Importance of the combination
of capital, but said that the TACT tina
the good and the bad are combines
causes the trouble. High prices OF ma
chinery bear heavily on the farmers Ill
predicted that the International Har
vester company will become ia
greater menace to the country than tn
Standard Oil company is. When tn
farmers are prosperous there Is genera
prosperity, especially among the manu-
fact,ners and merchants; therefore TIL
prosperity of the farmers should be AID
ed in all possible ways. A united ehor
will put down the trusts.
| Miss Mabelle Jennie Atcherson spok
on "The Greatness of the Hebrew Ma
ton" Her delivery was good. On
spoke of the achievements of the lie
brews in literature and as law glvers
statesmen, poets, painters, orators, act
ors and musicians. Except the ltal
ians, there is no people that can com