The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-20
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
A CLASS OF TWENTY-FIVE

Commencement Program Given
at Roosevelt Auditorium Thurs
day Evening-Fine Address
by Rev. Wilbur keesey
of Mankato
A class of tW anty-tWo Was gnadu-
ated from the state high school of
Virginia Thursday evening of hast
week. The commencement exer-
cises, held at the RoosNeelt audi
torium were largely attended and
The commencement program, while
simple was very imInpressiNe. The
address of Rev. Wilbur R. Kees-y
of Mankato on The Symmetrical
Life" was the feature.
The auditorium was decorated in
the school and class colors. The
graduating GLASS With Suparinten-
dent Bliss and members of the
board of education occupied seats
on the stage and the program OF
the evening was opened With a
selection by the Mohami band.
Health and Efficiency" was the
subject Of the first GRAFTON by Sig
wal J. Dahl. Other oaEti ions ON the
first part OF the program were
Can You Afford N?" by Ina C.
Matt sen; useful or Useless,
Whlcth?' Yost Z. Mumoe; "A
Lesson from Beethoven Anna M.
Pfaffman; Success and Failures, -
Margaret M. Savage; Natures Su-
preme DESIRE" Cecil J. Shea, -
Common Sense People," Gertrude
Simons; 1.-The Worlds WISH" Ethel
E. Whiting. Every one was well
given and warmly 'applauded. The
singing of Paul Ambrose's 'Ihe
Shoogy Shoe," by the High School
chorus, concluded the first part of
the program and was much appre-
ciated by the large audience.
An interest ing feature of the Sec
ond part of the program was a
symposium on the American news
paper. 1t emphasized the respon-
sibMMy of the press to the public,
pointed out some of the evils that
have crept into latter-day news
paper making and generally took
the ground that the freedom of The
press, as the term lis popularity
understood is more, mythical than
read. The symposium followed the
same general line as a recently
published series of magazine aru-
cles, but was none the Less interest
ing or forceful in its presentation
Of a subject THAT is coming as 1t
should to receive more general at
tention. 1t was divided into eight
orat IONS. 1.-The Suppression of I'M
pontant News was given by Ed
ward J. McCabe, ''Advertsing
Cemsors the News" by Helia d..
Johnson; killing Important News,
by Harry A. Hansen; "Ihe Lying
Headline" by William c. popelka;
Sacred Cows" by Ansel j. Sulbi-
van; How a Vox Cemantis Be-
comes Property by ENjna J. Lar
son; 1.-The Need of the Endowed
Newspaper by Malcolm ChrStop-
herson and What a Near Sighted
Boy Saw by Gertrude L. Clarke.
The commencement address, 1.-The
Symmetrical Life,' by Rev. Will
our R. Kelsey of MankaAo was
particularly able and common
sense effort. Mr.. Keesey prefaced
bis address by paying a fine COM
plimeaG to the oly's schools and
expressed his surprise on his first
visit to the iron mango of finding
here One of the most superior
school systems in the state. LAX
ing up the subject of the COM
mencemeqYt address he said 1T must
comprehend length and breath and
heighth as the terms are applied
respectively to ambition, sympathy
and character. The length OF a
mans life was judged by It's
a1nbi4 ions, its breadth by its SYM
pathy toward fellow men and Its
heighth by the peafection OF char
acter attained. He said too many
young people graduating from nigh
schools were laboring under the
impression that the world was
waiting for them with OPEN arms.
He said that was not true, Dut
that the wCrld could wait and
they could wait until the advan-
tages of a higher education, II
possible to attain, had BEEN secur-
ed. He advised the graduates 70
equip themselves we'll for Inc
serious business of living. ne
characterized the accumulation OF
wealth as a worthy objet. He san
the danger to American INSTITUTIONS