The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-05-30
Commencement Exercises.


evening. The church was beauti-
fully decorated by the Junior class
under the supervision of Mrs.
Henry Youngman, and over the
rostrum in large letters was inscrib-
ed the class motto Launched, to
Anchor Where"
At eight o'clock the class consist
ing of Miss Edith Sutten and Miss
Barbara Becker, advanced to the
rostrum while the entrance march
was played by Prof. Manthey. In
vocation was offered by Rev. Chas.
Wilcox after which Miss Ethel Hay
mes rendered a solo, "Island of
Dreams" in a very pleasing man
ner.
The first grafton vas by Miss
Sutten from the subject, "Educa-
ton and Civic Progress" She re-
ferred to the great advance that is
being made along educational lines,
the large contributions that are be-
ing made by benevolent people for
the support of educational institu-
tons and as a logical result of these
efforts alluded to the great political
and civil reforms that we are now
experiencing. Her discourse was
we'll arranged and we'll delivered.
Miss Barbara Becker, the next
speaker, took for her subject "The
Practicability of an Education"
She discussed the various branches
taught in our schools and the use
fitness of each in developing the
moral and social as we'll as the in:
dustrial life. Many of the studies
which to the beginners seem use
less are found when,once mastered,
to be of inestimable value even in
the humble walks of life. Her ad-
dress closed with an appropriate
valedictory.
Prof. Manthey and Miss Mabel
Meighen then favored the audience
with a piano duet, after which Hon.
f. B. Gault, president of the State
University, was introduced and
gave the commencement address.
His talk vas along educational
lines, dwelling at some length up
on the opportunities offered at the
University, and in a general way
showing by illustration and other
wise the advantages to the young
man or woman of a liberal educa-
ton. He paid a high compliment
to the work that is being done in
the Scotland schools, both in
regard to the work of the superb n
tend ent and teachers, and the en-
terprise of the school board in pro
viding suitable apparatus for the
work.
Prof. Manthey made q few APP
propriate remarks in which he
spoke of the faithful work done by
the graduates, that in not a single
study had either of them fallen be-
low 80 in their class work showing
that they Ire young ladies that the
Scotland schools may be proud to
record as graduates. He alluded
to the fact that last year there was
but one young man in the gradual
ing class, this year none, and that
there is but one for the class to
finish next year. These are facts
that our young me as well as the
parents OF our young men may we'll
consider. Where are our young
men? Do they lack the ability or
the enterprise possessed by our
young ladies /? or are the parents
robbing them Of the privileges and
opportunities to make the most of
their lives by keeping them at work,
making drudges of them during the
development period of their lives ?
1t is not strange that places of
trust and responsibility are being
taken by young women. Not
strange that our young men are
complaining that the desirable posi-
tons are being taken BY young wo-
men when they ire ~neglecting to
fit themselves for the work.
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