The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-06-04

board. Mr.. Viele said that the school
board was proud of the standing of
the city schools and that they were
especially proud OF the showing which
the high school was making. He cited
two examples. In recent statewide
test the normal training class In the
Norfolk high school, though only a
year old, ranked second among the
schools of the state. In an arithmetic
test given a large number of promi-
nent high schools over the state, the
Norfolk high school had led by 10 per
cent. Mr.. Viele said that he was also
proud that the chief executive of the
state would leave his high Office to
come to speak to the graduates and
the school patrons.
Governor Shallenberger said that,
in view of the standing of the Norfolk
high school among similar institu-
tons of the state, he was glad of the
honor to speak at the commencement
exercises. Touching on the remarks
of Superintendent Hunter, the govern
or placed emphasis upon the import.
ance of having education carried
along practical lines. Nebraska, he
said, was an agricultural state and
ricultural education. He thought that
the farm could be placed In success.
full competition with the professions.
Governor Shallenberger said that he
thought there was need both of high
specialization along the lines Of the
professional work undertaken by a
man or woman and also need of
broad outlook on the whole field of
knowledge. This gave the governor
a chance to say that very nearly all
great men came from the farm or
small town, and that the people of the
farm and small town had broader
outlook on affairs and were more apt
to hold right views on large questions
that the excited denizen of the met
ropolitan city. The governor said this
with an emphasis and confidence born
of his recent experience with Omaha
and the daylight saloon law.
The governor paid high tribute to
Nebraska and her great resources, as
yet hardly scratched, and told of the
opportunity which the state offered.
He urged state patriotism.
Governor Recltes.
Speaking of the golden opportunity
of youth when the mind was clear
and retentive, Governor Shallenberger
recited two of Bobby Burns poems to
prove that his own mind still held the
gems he had learned in his youth.
The governor confessed that he had
memorized his first speech in con-
gress until he could give it back.
wards, but that he could not now re-
call what the speech was about.
In closing, the governor warned the
graduates that their diplomas told
only of the opportunity which had
been given them and that they would
have to fight on their own merits very
soon on equal terms with young men
and women whose wits had been
sharpened with actual contact with
the world.
Hits That Count" was the gov.
ernor'S subject.
President Viele of the school board
then presented the graduating diplo.
mas to the nineteen graduates. A
special scholarship, valued by a num-
Der of Nebraska colleges giving it at
500, was presented to Miss Lobdell.
The exercises closed with the class
song, cleverly written song with To-
cal application. Miss Dorothy Rudat
played the accompaniment.
The following young people compose
the graduating class of 1909: Hattie
Olive Adams, Hans Martin Anderson,
Elsie Adell Bowman, Olive Mildred
Drebert, Lowell c. Erskine, Ray Le-
Roy Estabrook, Roy Milus Hibben,
Helen Lobdell, Earl j. Lynde, Joy
Lauretta Morgan, Lloyd Herman Pase
walk, Emma Frances Potras, Harlan
Allen Pratt, Augusta Preusker, Dorothy
Marguerite Rudat, Matilda Schmode,
Joela Sharp, Ida May Shively, Mar
garet Inez Viele.