Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-06-15
Commencement WEEK
IN POTOSI SCHOOLS
Continued from First Page.l

| city reform nOVtm mt advocates
retaining these places only for the
confinement of citizens awaiting trial.
If. after trial. they are found guilty,
| the workhouse, where employment
and education can be obtained, should
| be their place of Confinement. Besides
| this instance. the Elmira reformatory.
Sing Sing Prison, and our own newly
built prison at Waupun, are all
famous f n the new idea in handling
criminals The Elmira institution
stands at the head in completeness of
organization. 1t provides for criminals
of all ages and classes, giving instruc-
ton in thirty two different branches
of trade, and giving degree of mental
and moral culture sufficient for the
best citizenship.
An grafton entitled, Arbitration
Substitute for War and Strikes
was the endeavor of Adolph w. Schu-
macher. The term arbitration was
defined and referred to as a natural
practice, of which traces may be found
in any state of society. AS a means
for the settlement of disputes between
nations and between employer and
employee, it was advocated for
economic, humane, and moral reasons.
1t is said that it costs the .. S. $1700
every time one of the twelve inch
guns is fred. That is as much as the
average mechanic can earn in two
years, or it would give boy or girl
a complete college education The
cost of the u. 5. battleship North
Dakota was $12 600, 600 This amount
would have established two complete
Dartmouth colleges. Think of the
contrast. The ones message is,
might is right" the other, Justice
to all. - With the European Powers
included. the smount expended for
war vessels reaches the sum of 81, 000,
600, 600, which is sufficient to build
1874 complete Dartmouth colleges.
$50. 600 men were killed during the
seven years of Frederick the Greats
war with Austria, and 900, 900 men
were sent into eternity by our own
Civil war. The Iron Duke never said
a truer nor sadder thing than in his
dispatch from the red field of Waterloo
which was, Nothing except battle
lost can be half so melancholy as d
battle won. jefferson said that war
muItiplies rather than indemnifes
losses. But there remains the greater
sin of killing man by man. Numerous
instances can be referred to where war
has been prevented by arbitration.
Between 1776 and 1889 there we're 233
instances in which the q. S. had sue
cessfully arbitrated with foreign ma
tions. Since the first Hague con-
ference in 1891, one hundred treaties
have been signed between different
nations. Society is demanding peace-
full settlement of strikes. From 1881 to
! 1886 the loss thus occasioned is estimat
ed at 500, 600 O0O Education and ex-
perir ought t. bring capital and
labor to the peaceful settlement of
their differences, willingly but even
compulsory arbitration has been APP
piled with success in Belgium, France,
and Nsw Zealand.
The commencement address by Prof.
! Thomas H Gentle of Platteville, on
1.-The Local School and the Local
Needs was delivered in his own
inimitable way. and made decidedly
satisfactory impression. His main
emphasis was placed on the thought:
education for efficiency-Snd he quite
succeeded in persuading his audience
that number of studies we now have
In the schools strike somewhat afar
from that sort Of development, He
also made it clear that CT rtain branches
might be conveniently substituted for
some of the present ones. and better
development be thereby secured.
Eugene A. Jewett, principal of the
high school the past five years, now
retires to accept the principalship at
Seneca, Crawford Co., a more i'm
portrait position. Mr.. Jewett has
proven competent teacher for Potosi
and universal regret prevails because
of his leaving
High School Graduates-Grace L.
Reed. Percy B. Kunkel, Olive A.
Kmmich. Adolph W. Schumacher.
Motto-Out of School Life into
Life's School,
Colors-Pink and Apple Green.
Flower-White Carnation.
! Grammar School Graduates Mabel
Swale, Carol Hurst, Bessie Korber.
Pearl Keehner. Lille Brake. Clarence
Schumacher, Frank Duve, Herman
SchimtZ
Motto Drifting.
Colors-Green and White
| Flower-White Rose.