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

hall was cleared at 9:15 and every
body was feeling good.
The stage was appropriately decor
ated with the colors of the class of
1912. violet and cream, the juniors
performing the work. The class oc-
cupied the three front rows of chairs
on the stage and the Board of Educa-
| ton sat i'm the rear, with the eXcep-
ton of it's president, DR.. 4. J. Lewis,
who sat at the right end of the front
row, Supt. NJ. d. Aygarn being on
the left flank, while Supt. Denfeld
sat in the middle row between the
salutatorian and valedictorian.
Rev. r. w. Duel offered the open
ing prayer and pronounced the bene-
diction. Miss Hilsdale sang ''Sa-
lome's Song" and was given a hearty
encore to which she gracefully re-
sponded. Miss Hilsdale was in good
voice and sang with vigor and express
sion. The three selections by h e
Sank Centre Band were wedding
March" from Mendelssohn, "Anvil
Chorus" by Verdi, "Oriental Sheik"
by Tracy. All were rendered in an
artistic manner and reflected much
credit upon the band and its efficient
leader DR.. H. L. Lamb. The work
of the band was highly appreciated.
The salutatory and the valeditory
were short and to the point and given
in tone of voice and with an express
sion that carried to all parts of the
house.
Supt. Denfeld made a distinct hit
with his Sank Centre audience. He
is an enthusiast, thinker, good
speaker and something of an orator.
His address was in the nature of
plea for the new education. 1t was
we'll received and frequently ap-
plauded.
Mr.. Denfeld, referring to his in
PRODUCTION by the salutatorian, said
in beginning that it was charming TO
be introduced ~ q Young ~ornan,
and expressed the hope that the time
is not far distant when man may
greet woman as his political equal.
Mr.. Denfeld addressed himself to
the task of defining what constitutes
good citizenship. The good citizen,
he averred, should be leader, good
neighbor, man thoughtful of the
rights of others. He must be man
of high ideals and ever ready to up
hold them. He must be tolerant of
the rights, the religion, the politics
of his neighbors; impartial, indepen-
dent, willing to serve his fellowmen,
to assume his share of civic response
bility. All our efforts, averred the
speaker, are efforts of adjustment,
efforts to see that things are so ar
ranged in the state that each citizen
secures his rights and that none has
privileges not possessed by the others.
Mr.. Denfeld emphasized the fact that
independence of thought is doing
much to preserve pure the political
ideals of the country: that the edict
of political manipulators no longer
awes the voter but that he is thinking
and voting for himself Indepen-
dence, the speaker asserted with en-
phasis, is essential to good govern
ment.
Education comes in to help. Tene-
ment children, children of the sweat
shops whose parents are unable for
financial and other reasons to proper
~ bring them up, are taken in hand
by the public school and trained for
the battle of life. The school now
does what the home is unable to do.
The speaker here sketched an outline
of the old education and the new,
enumerating in turn the introduction
of science teaching, the kindergarten,
manual training, domestic science
and agriculture: all introduced, aver
red the speaker, to meet demand
created by modern conditions. The
state of Minnesota, stated Mr.. Den
field, now gives 100000 annually for
instruction in manual training, do