The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-07
HIGH SCHOOL GRADS
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of gardens. including the hanging
gardens of the east The best idea
of English gardens, she said. was
given by Shakespeare, which gives
one more revelation of the univer-
sal nature of gardens.
/ A new movement Is on foot.
! known as the Garden City move
ment, which has been well organ
lied in Europe, and is being estab-
lished by the civic leagues of this
country, Dayton, Ohio, at present
taking the lead. The gardens on
school grounds and vacant lots for
children Of the big cities, not only
give them the much deprived ne
cessty of contact with the soil. but
also teaches them to be economical
! and to be producers.
Modern Advertising" was treat
ed in mastery way by Clarence
Dodds, who gave very clever ora
| ton. He had his topic logically
| prepared, beginning with the first
methods of advertising and the ne
cessity of advertising. He said that
all our industries are kept alive,
! the manufacturing industries, farm
ing, etc, by advertising. Today,
everybody is advertising. If a man
wants to launch business, he
must advertise, and then to keep
the business operating, must adver-
! tise some more.
One great business genius has
said that disseminating to advertise,
especially in the newspapers, is like
taking down your sign. Today orig
inality is a necessity in this pub
licity work. Art and humor takes
big place, a new type of adver-
Using being that of true beauty,
produced by some of the best art
lists, while another method is poses
Iby beautiful women. Advertising
has come to be looked upon as a
great key that leads not only to for
tune, but also fame.
The Boys Glee Club rendered two
short selections, the first, Gypsy
Trail, by Galloway, and second,
Hunting Song, from robin Hood
the latter being especially well re-
ceived.
Education For the Masses.
In taking up labor problems, the
class of 1912 seems to have several
took I'D a continuation of some OF
the former labor orations, when he
spoke on Education for the
Masses" The education of many
years ago was theoretical. ''In those
days, when an apprentice wanted
to learn trade, he learned all
the different branches, so that he
could make an article complete.
Now the apprentice is given spec
ial article to make. and never
touches other parts of the factory.
Our present educational system is
admirably fitted to train leaders,
but not working masses. The
schools still cater to those who
haev no higher aim than to be
clerks, but do not place in their
curriculum, such topics as will ca
ter to those who desire to become
mechanics, or wish to take up do
nestle science, although these two
subjects are being added continu-
ally. The schools should prepare
the student for his life work, SO
that when he graduates he Will
already have chosen what line of
work he will do in the world.
Forest Preservation in the Unit
ed States" has been the subject OF
much discussion and controversy III
late years, and this subject was
ably handled by Henry Gerlach. He
cited cases of how the forest pres
ervation is done in Germany, where
it has been systematized, while In
New York state it has also been
placed on a strict systematic basis,
more so than in any other state In
the Union. Michigan, Wisconsin and
Minnesota are now actively en-
gagged in this work. The United
States government is too economi-
cal i'm this respect, and thereby
loses large valuable timber tracts
every year by forest fires. In a
few years there will be lumber
famine if the present methods con-
tinue.
Miss Mildred Oleson sang one of
the prettiest solos of the evening,
when she rendered april Morn" by
Batten, difficult selection. Yet she
rendered it in way that gave
pleasing evidence of cultured
voice. The accompaniment was play
ed by Lamm's orchestra. Miss Ole
son has a fine soprano voice, and
her rendition was we'll received last
evening.
The American Woman.
Miss Alberta Just spoke convinc-
ingly on "The American Woman in
the Industries. She compared her
place in the social and economic
world and her place in the indus
tries. The advent of women into
our industries is not recent; it
dates back into the earliest periods
of the colonies.
Science offers more and more OPP
portunities and women have been
quick to take advantage of them.
She outlined what work the women
take up in the industries. There
are two divisions Of women work
ers: Those who work to live and
must get their livelihood thereby,
and those who work for luxuries.
The women are generally given
long hours, and in the factories,
work under exacting and difficult
conditions The factory girl is often
blamed for her outside pleasures,
for going to the public dance halls,
etc. These girls need pleasure as
much as her richer sisters, and the
dance hall and moving pictures
prove her only means of getting
this desire.
Women as rule work under