Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-05-16
GALA week AT
NORTH STAR COLLEGE
FOURTH ANNUAL COMMENCE.
MENT CLOSES SUCCESSFUL
SCHOOL YEAR - SEVENTEEN
GRADUATES RECEIVE DlPLo-
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most successful one, has just closed
at North Star College. Several fine
commencement programs this week
testify to the spirit of the institution,
as we'll as the thoroness with which
the work is done. Seventeen young
men and women were added to the
alumni roll this year. They have
been well equipped in the various de-
partments and are ready to enter ac-
tive careers in the Red River Valley
North Star College, year after year,
will send out students, who, in the fu-
ture, will become leading citizens in
the Northwest
The first signs of the close of the
school year were given by the exami-
nations last week, which were follow
ed by recitals. The boys entertained
with a fine musical program on Fri
day evening. It was demonstrated
that Warren, in few years, will have
some very good musicians among
these young men.
The Swedish Lutheran church was
crowded Sunday evening, when DR.. E.
J. Colberg, of Alvarado, delivered the
baccalaureate address. The speaker
eloquently spoke of the responsible
ties Of the modern age and exhorted
the graduates to follow the example
OF st. John and become "a Voice in
the Wilderness" which was the sub
ject of the address The speaker, in
plain but forceful language, brought
home some truths which will not be
forgotten by his hearers. He pointed
out that the service ''in the wilder
neses'', among ones own people, has
greater rewards than service in the
din of the commercial world, where
character is lost sight of in the strug-
gle for temporal things The address
will be published and kept on record
in the college library.
Other congregations united in
these services. The choir rendered
a selection, and Mr.. Prytz and Miss
Abrahamson gave vocal duet.
The concert recital on Monday af-
ternoon revealed the excellent in
struction given in the musical conser-
Vatory. The younger girls rendered
most of the selections. The Swedish
Lutheran church choir gave two Sc
lections.
The grand commencement recital
on Monday evening was the musical
treat of the week, as far as a variety
of numbers and excellence in rendi-
tion are concerned. There were So
los, duets and piano quartets. The
program contained twenty-nine num-
bers, but the audience did not tire,
but instead demanded several encores.
The Warren Manskor and Mr.. Roy NJ.
Prytz assisted. 1t was the first pub
lie appearance of the Manskor, and it
received hearty applause. Mr.. Prytz
as always, proved popular and had to
respond with an encore.
College days and the spirit Of col
lege students were evidenced in the
class program on Tuesday evening.
Several of the graduates took part
The class histories and prophecies
and the class grafton were excellent.
The paper on Cooking by Miss Ka'
therine Whitman was a masterpiece
in that line and shows to what advan-
tages a course in domestic science
can be put in the average household.
One feature of the evening was the
award of Judge Holm's gold medal for
excellence in penmanship. All stu
dents in the Commercial department
contested for the honor Of wearing
this medal, and the judges, after care
full consideration of copies submitted.
awarded the honor to. Axel 3. John
son.
Prof. Sjostrand also presented pen
manship certificates to 2S students
who had been awarded the same by
the American Penman and the Busi-
ness Journal.
President Abrahamson also awarded
the Swedish Scholarship prize of SIS
to Miss Edith Peterson and Miss An
ma Nelson, each receiving half.
The commencement program at the
NJ. w. "A. Opera House last night was
"a farewell to the school year, which
will have many pleasant memories
connected with it. The address by
Atty. o. a. Naplin, Of Thief River
Fails, was highly appreciated.
With .The Ideal Life" as his sub.