Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-06-11

snow us appreciation OF same.
The exercises were commenced at
about $50 o'colck, wnen the class,
marched to their seats, beneath
streamers of the class colors, to music
by Miss Hazel Tourtilotte. The class
presented a very fine appearance.
Rev. Geo. E. Plat, rector of the
Church Of Our Savior, commenced the
exercises with the invocation and
closed them with the benediction.
= Gan double Quartette rendered the
first number on the program with
''Timbuctoo" and received an ancore,
to which they responded with another
fine rendition.
Beatrice Dewey, saluatorlan Of the
class, delivered the salutato1y address
in a clear and concise manner. After
remarking on the large attendance,
which greeted the graduates and were
present for the commencement ex.
ercises, and saying that the interest
shown by the citizens of this city gave
the members of the class much en-
couragement and would be long re-
membe1ed by them, she told how the
high school prepared the students with
the fundamental knowledge to accom-
plish a high aim in life. Miss
Dewey showed how business
schools prepared students so as to
enable them to secure quicker
remuneration for their services but
did not mould the character OF the
student as did the high school. She
also told how the parents sacrificed
jolced with them and consoled them
when they sorrowed.
The history of the class was given
by Miss Jennie Stillwell, who soon
showed the audience, by the names
that we're linked. that the history was
complete to minute degree. The
time was set at some future date when
a new generation had sprung up, and
the excitement was over, the history
of the Glass of 1909, which had just
been published and an OLD lady, a
member of that class, secured one
from the newsboys and went in q
corner and read it through. The
history gave the progress of the class
and many humorous happenings that
concerned that class.
Edwin Remer followed this with a
cornet solo. accompanied on the piano
by Harry E. Meyers, which was
highly appreciated.
Constantine Droskowski gave his
Grafton on "Character" IN very able
manner. He went to the root of it
and showed how character was formed
and told Of its effect on the life Of
the man. If the surrounding were
evil his character would be very apt
to lean strongly that way, but if good
noble character would doubtless be
formed, and this once attained re-
manned to remarkable degree. He
cited different cases in the lives of
some great men. He said that as long
as the spark of conscience renamed
! IN person he was not apt to go far
wrong, but once lost the man was soon
wrecked In his life and name. He
! emphasized the intrinsic value of a
good character, ana said that 1t was
| something that could not be bought
! with gold, as it could not be measured
in dollars and cents.
His Grafton created a good i'm
preston with the audience.
An grafton which was especially
interesting for its historical value,
giving the cause of great Indian war
ana citing the great sutferings of the
pioneers of this fair state, was that of
Miss Margaret Dickinson entitled
| The Minnesota Massacre. - She
wildly described the conditions then
las compared to the present time and
flourlshlng condition OF the state. She
told Of how the Indian outbreak of
1862 had Originated from one Indian
calling another a coward because be
would not steal from the white man
when his family was starving, the
| annual payment from the government
according to treaty with the Sioux
Indians, being late. That the other
denied this and to prove it would kill
! the white man, which he DID. The
news followed like wild fire and soon
all the Indians had risen against the
whites and fell upon and mastered
them, sparing neither men, women OF
children. She further related how the
outbreak was squelched by federal
troops and how settlers were then
attracted to this state.
! Miss Leonilia VESSEL rendered q
piano solo with such ability as to win
for her much applause, which she
modestly acknowledged.
| The number on the program that
was greatly enjoyed was the class
/ !
prophecy by Miss Elizabeth Richard.
She gave the audience her version Of
! what glorious and great things the
class was accomplishing forty years
hence. Little Falls had all at once
been place of world wide fame and
iairships and automobiles were pouring
INTO here by the thousands, steamships
!, and transcontinental trains were also
hu1rying this way with Little Falls
as its goalt all because eugene
Dunphy, a member of the class had
invented an instrument by which
Mars could be communicated with and
that day was set for the great event
{ In due time message was sent to the
planet and the Martians told Of their
progress. Another with several other
members OF the class later made trip
there with an airship, and some years
later returned to earth with wonderful
stories Of life IN the planet Two
members of the party had remained
to become Martians. Then she told of
another event that had just taken