The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-06-06

man spoke briefly and appropriately.
At the close OF the exercises the grad
yates received the congratulations of
relatives and friends.
Saiutatory
Friends and schoolmales: The last
day Of our nigh school life has now
arrived We probably do not realize
yet of what value the training we
have received is to us, but not until
we go out to face the problems of life
will we fully realize the practical
value of our education. Has it made
us stronger in mind and body, has it
broadened our intellect, has it fitted
us to do the work set before us and
do it as it ought TO be done?
The object of this present day edu-
cation is to train the hand as well as
the mind, that We may be able to do
things, and do them ourselves-that's
capital discipline, capital training, a
training that will teach US to master
ourselves. 1t will help us to do bet
ter than we ever did before, and give
us the ambition TO do better than
anybody else. For this reason the
departments of agriculture, domestic
science and manual training have
been established, and we, the class of
1912. congratulate the Board of Edu-
cation for their untiring efforts and
devotion to this work in making use
full men and women. With such a
training who can question our useful
ness to society, and cur ability to
make living? If we receive in our
school training of the hand as well
as the brain you will not find us idle
after our school days, but more active
and useful to society than any former
high schoo! graduate. A trained
hand has taught us how to work,
keep us busy. and given us the ability
to do things as never before, and it
is the ambition of this class to work.
to do things, and do them ourselves.
And now, the class Of 1912 extends
TO you most hearty welcome. We
feel that you have not come here out
of curiosity to see the largest class
that has graduated from the Sank
Centre high school. but because you
take an interest in us. in our welfare.
and in seeing what We can do.
/ take great pleasure in introducing
to you tonight, our speaker, Supt. r.
E. Denfeld of Duluth.
Vaiedietory
Education is fitting man for lifes
work: to do things in practical,
profitable, and business like way.
The departments of dome It c
science, agriculture, and manual
training are recognized as forced
necessity to present day development.
Our national government and our
own state are appropriating more
money than ever for this work. They
are giving money now to do what
European countries have done de-
cades ago. We find in the statistics
that France with an area less than
the combined area of the Dakotas,
Minnesota, and Wisconsin, produces
twice the amount of grain. We look
with awe at the great industrial
schools of Germany which are leading
the rest of the world i'm developing a
people to do things and do them in
successful way.
What can you do do, not what have
you done, is what our success or fail
ure will depend upon. What recon-
mendation can be better than the one
we make with our hands?
Members of the Board of Educa-
ton: AS the representative of the
class of 1912, in bidding farewell. l
wish to say that you have done your
duty well in putting before us the
advantages of modern high school
education. Although We have not
had all the modern conveniences they
are coming to the next classes.
To you, Superintendent Aygarn,
and the faculty, we owe most. 1t is
mainly through your efforts that we
are here as graduates tonight. Your