The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-06-14

subject Of large dimensions, 1.-THE In
dividual and the State" Mr.. Mosby
presented very fine appearance on
the stage. He followed the individual
and the state from the dark days of
the past to the years in the future.
In closing, Mr.. Mosby said, Problems
will arise that will tax the people, and
it remains for us to see If we can
carve out a course of true philosophy.
True to our age and our posterity and
our God, each succeeding century,
new born of the nebular mists of the
future, shall be the dawn of a brighter
world"
After a few selections by the uni
versity orchestra which was in the pit,
President Merrifield introduced the
next speaker, Mrs. Grace B. Putnam,
with the subject, 1.-The Menace of the
Spectacular" Mrs Putnam is an ex-
ceedingly entertaining speaker and in
her treatment of the subject she show
ed great analytical power. In clos
ing her remarks she said: 1T is with
voices from the glorious past that our
national destiny calls US to come up
and possess the promised land with
its exalted mounts Of vision, its sunny
upland stretches of sincerity, its gold
en- valleys of serenity, where the pur-
pie heartsease grows.
In the measure that we yield obe-
dience to these voices will the typi-
cal American blend in harmony and
reflect with grace the dignity of
Washington, the patriotism of Henry,
the simplicity of Lincoln and the
energy of Roosevelt"
The next speaker was Thomas w. B.
Crater, on New England's Grand Old
Man." George Sewell BOUTWELL,. Mr..
Crater followed the life of Mr.. Rout-
! we'll from his boyhood days to his
last moments and said of him: Par
ties to him were nothing when prin-
ciples were at stake. To him human
freedom was the supreme end and
everything else was as dust in the
balance. He died as he was reared,
and had lived, leaving naught behind
him but an enviable career, his Inn
measurable services for his people,
state and nation, and record and
name that will be an inspiration and
glory for future ages"
The next and last speaker, Viggo
Johnson, was the winner of the Clarke
prize of $40 for the best commence
ment Grafton. His subject was
Graft" and the way he handled this
difficult problem proved him an ora
tor of no mean ability. In opening he
said: Public extravaganza, no long
er universally condemned, Is now
Haunted before us and we swell with
pride at the splendor of our national
ity, Rnd although the practice Of
grating dates back to the old Romans,
yet the present fierce sway of graft
seems of recent growth. Graft is a
disease that runs through all the
forms of government (. Today 1t has
grown to such an extent that every
effort Is questioned. How much is
!. there In 1t for someone? Even the
labor unions, founded as protective
3 institutions for laboring men, have
shown themselves to be under the con-
troll Of CRATER presidents and CRATER
secretaries, who threatened strikes
{ when they were in need of money and
from whom the employers bought their
immunity for a consideration which
was never seen or heard of by their
labor Constituencies.
''In country where wealth ID q
standard Of rank and society. where
even churches discriminate between
the rich and the poor, Ia II to be WON
dered at that men will sell their very
soul Tor It; that they will rob their
neiKhbors. and scatter the golden
rule OF Christianity to the Winds"
John Anderson. who was expected
TO deliver, the last GRAFTON, missed
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