The Dickinson press., 1907-06-01

the class, Superintendent Bere
delivered an address, taking fol
his subject, Ancient and Modern
IChivalry." A large audience en-
joyed with the class the scholarly
address. and the fine music.
On Friday evening, in the opera
fhouse, occurred the graduating
exercises of the class Of 1oo7;o1
1.-The Dickinson High,School, in the
IPresence of a. large audience, Of
proud parents and admiring
friends. j. e
The Juniors attended to. the
stage setting and adornmcnt fol
the important occasion and the
result was a pretty combination OF
ropes of the class %colors, lavender
and white on the front of: the
stage, with 'o7 in the same colors
above, while potted plants were
massed on either side and at the
rear.
The graduates occupied seats in
center of the stage, with the
school board and Rev. O. T. Just
on the left and Superintendent
Berg and the high school teach
ers on the right.
Rev. 0. T. Just pronounced the
invocation.
The musical program included
a chorus, "Voices of the Woods"
by girls from the eighth grade and
high school; vocal solo, "S'apelle
de l'Amour," by Mrs. H. F. lessen;
vocal solo, 1.-The Charmers s." by
Miss Edith kim; vocal solo, 1.-THE
Swallows" by Miss Myrtle Merry;
vocal solo, "Sing On" Miss
Margaret Stuart; mixed chorus by
pupils from the eighth grade and
high school. The choruses were
well rendered, showing the results
obtained by having music taught
in the schools. Mrs. lessen and
Miss Stuart always delight their
hearers, and the new soloists,
Misses Merry and Edith kim
proved themselves valuable adj
ditions to the musical coterie of
the city. The singers gracefully
responded to the continued APP
plause their songs elected.
For the first time in several
years, the graduates delivered
their orations on. commencement
evening. Alice. Sophie Amund-
son,.who was unable to appear
withsher classmates on account of
illness, has taken the final exam
nations and will receive her di-
ploma. The:subject of her. ora
ton was "Hard Work the Key to
Success" and no one has demon
strated better than she what hard
work can accomplish.
Alma Clara Ballweber chose for
the theme of her Grafton, "The
Inventors Contribution to Civil
ization." From earliest times de-
velopment has been material. in
tellectual and moral, and what
ever elevates the individual ele-
Yates, the race. Early inventions
were crude. The past few years
have seen marvellous progress in
the production of machinery.
Whitney with his cotton gin saved
an almost bankrupt SOUTH. the
reaper and thresher have revolu-
tionized western farming; the
steam engine has peopled the
west and bound all lands together
and brought within the reach of
all the culture Of travel and the
civilization of Europe. The print
ing press has given to the world
myriad books and made Libraries
possible, instead: Of the few hand
copied folios Of earlier times. A
moral influence comes from the
printing of Bibles, and the steam
engine carries missionaries of the
cross to earth's remotest bound.
Minnie Augusta Rosendahl Sc
lected for her topic, "There Are
Who Give Themselves to
Work for Men" The hero of the
battlefield has been worshiped for
centuries, while men and women
who have done far more for the
race have died unhonored and un-
sung. We may be familiar with
their greatness and goodness, but
forget thesworld.s debt to them.
The speaker referred to the great
work: Of Savonarola, the Floren-
tine reformer, Martin Luther 81
the Protestant reformation, and
Columbus, the discoverer. In oul