The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-06-09
rhirty.three Students Get Diplomas.


ulated the students. Honors of the
evening fell to Miss Bessie Ward val.
edictorian. and Miss BerenCe Mapes
salutatorian.
Notwithstanding the extremely warm
weather, a large audience attended the
commencement exercises In the Audi
forum and as each graduate stepped
forward to receive a diploma, there
was heartily applause. Fourteen mem.
bers of the graduating class received
their normal training diplomas from
the hands of County Supt. N. A. Hous-
ell. who made 1t known that Norfolk
not only turned out the largest grad.
uating class in the history of the city,
but the largest normal training class
in the county.
The stage OF the Auditorium was
prettily decorated with class colors
and the statue of Abraham Lincoln
the bust of Grant and the plaster of
Paris reproduction of Washington
crossing the Delaware-the class gifts
made a good impression on the au.
dience. The thirty-three graduates
sat in a semi-circle behind these class
gifts.
Miss Vera Hayward opened the
program with a charming piano solo {;
Rev. ID. G. Colegrove pronounced an
invocation, which was followed by a
pretty duet by Misses Ethel Colwell
and Amy Reynolds. Miss Berenice
Mapes delivered a clever salutatory
address in able manner, and Alva
Bowman made the presentation of the
class gift address. Mr. Hunter re.
sponded to this address.
The valedictory address, we'll con.
ceived and delivered, was by Miss
Bessie Ward. She was followed by
Miss Marion Cow, who played a beau.
tiful violin solo in f major.
The feature of the evening followed
the violin solo. President Viele in
troduced Chancellor Clark A. Fulmer
of Wesleyan university, who spoke on
What the World Demands of Man"
The Evenings Lecture.
Chancellor Fulmer secured the at
tention of the audience, which was
battling with fans. He did not i'm
press them as an orator with silver
tongue, but he pleasantly informed
them that brevity was one of the fea-
lures of the evening, and breath of
relief could be heard. Mr.. Fulmer,
however, did not necessarily have to
keep the promise, his address being
so interesting that the audience seem
ed to ask for more when he concluded
Starting in pleasantly, with few hui
homous incidents of the olden days,
Mr.. Fulmer brought out each point
clearly.
There are three things which the
world demands of man, and a wo-
man, too" said the chancellor. THE
first is that a man must know some
thing and know how to do it; second,
he must have character; and third, he
must constantly increase in efficien-
cy."
THE jack-of,all-trades is very rap
idly passing away" he said. young
people must sit up and take notice.
They will find this out later. Compe-
tition is very keen and it is always
possible to find a man who can do
your work just little bit better than
you can"
An Age Of Specialization.
Mr.. Fulmer then declared that we
are now in the age of specializing.
THE days of the old practitioner
are passing They are specialists now,
If something is wrong with my eyes,
go to a specialist who knows all about
eyes, the same with the ears, etc. In
law there is specially, and in every
thing down to the day laborer there is
specially; therefore the jack-of-all-
trades is no longer required. The
world demands a man who knows
something and knows how to do it
we'll"
On farming, Mr.. Fulmer spoke
briefly, but during the address he paid
compliment to Supt. Hunter. years
age we had 400-acre farm in west.
ern Nebraska. We just 'tickled' the
soil and barely made a living. We
also had stock of all kinds. Even in
farming there is speciality.
To-day on that farm dozen men
are making a living. There are men
there who know how to raise GER
tain kind of stock and others a diff
ferent breed, etc. The farmers are
also specialists today"
Need Character and Efficiency.
Concerning character, Mr.. Fulmer
declares the world today is looking
for honest men who have good char
acters. There are many men who
know how to do things, but there are
men without character.
Efficiency, the third requirement, he
declared, is more necessary than all.
THE world is pushing aside those
who are inefficient and those who are
not making good If you are not
worth more today than you were yes
terday there is something wrong"
The evenings program was closed
with a class song by the graduates.
The Graduates.
The graduates were:
Iva Merle Brakeman, Roy E. Bland,
H. Alva Bowman, Nadine Cole, Ethel
Eugenia Colwell, Earl H. Denton,
Edna Pearl Deuel., Dorothy Durland,
Arthur H. Felger, Marian Edith Cow,
Mildred Martha Cow, Vera Eloine
Hayward, Ema Elizabeth Hilbert, Fred
Beeler Inglis, Mary Emma Koerber,
Pearl Eugene Livingstone, Raymond