Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-06-06

Alys Ruth Dagoberg
Josephine Dixon
Agnes Galine HiI1ehoe
Ebba CaEharine Lundgren
Ralph N. Powell
Minnie Thomas
Oma Fac Wadsworth
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Glass Colors. Blue and Gold.
Glass Motto. Life Is what we make
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The graduating exercises of the
Warren high school were held at the
opera house on Friday evening of last
week, bringing the school year to an
auspicious close.
The program began with an elo-
: qusnt invocation by Rev n G. w.
knudtsen followed with song by the
High School Girls Chorus.
A beautifully worded and graceful
II delivered salutatory address was
given by Josephine Dixon, of the
graduating class. She extended
cordial welcome to the large audience
and then spoke of the class and the
four years spent together in the high
school, in preparation for life and it's
duties They had started In a
large class as freshmen, hur as time
went on many dropped out, leaving
only seven to finish the course The
class had enjoyed the work and real
fze now more than ever the splendid
opportunities placed within their
reach She called attention to the
class motto: Life is what we. make
1T, hoping all would keep it in mind.
and then success and happiness would
be theirs In tender words she hade
farewell to- school board, faculty,
sehoolmates and classmates, saying
that the members of the class would
always carry with them pleasant
memories of their High School days.
A vocal duet was rendered by Fac
Wadsworth and Minnie Thomas and
then followed the eloquent commence
ment address by that grand old lady,
Marie Sanford who in spite of her
years is always young, and thinks the
thoughts OFT the young. and is intense
ly Interested in the welfare and hap
piness of the young The subject of
her address was s1The Schools and the
People and for about an hour she
held her listeners spelI-bound by the
earnestness with which she exDound-
ed and elueidated great educational
truths. Miss Sanford has served
ffty-four years as teacher, about
thirty years of that time as professor
at the Minnesota State. University.
hence holds q place of ONE of the
foremost educators Of the Northwest.
We will not attempt here to- give even
q short resume of her inspiring ad-
dress which was a clarion call to all
citizens to take greater interest in
the work of the public schools and
strive to- make them better and more
efficient. 1t is the condition Oft the
public schools that give character and
port of the public schools is one OF
the most sacred obligations of the
citizens The schools should be Wis
tied and THAT business should not be
left to the wife alone 1t is very inn
portant to select good teachers, and
when good teacher has been found
she ought to be kept, regardless of
any wage consideration The good
teacher will KNOW how to interest the
pupils and awaken their mental II
cuIties, without which there can be no
true education The good teacher
should be encouraged IN her work,
and paid Mherauy so that she cam at
ford to attend summer school and
otherwise improve herself as teach
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I'm closing, Miss Sanford addressed
a few earnest words OF advice spect
ally to- the graduates
Her address was one of the best
that has ever been listened DO at .
school commencement ID our city
After a vocal solo by Laura Powell,
followed the presentation OF tine df-
plonas by D. Farrell, President OF
tine School Board, who In well chosen
words congratulated the members OFT
the class Upon having completed the
high school course
Some more music and then the
benedIction pronounced by Rev.