The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-06-05

sense Of right and justice. The
faint Of interest has not yet come
into his life. Nowhere on earth are
rewards and punishments more fair
ly dispensed, nowhere do right and
decency stand fairer show. than
on the play ground and In the school
room. The boy at marbles who
'knuckles up when he should 'kndckle
down finds his retribution swift
and sure. The young man ON the
gridiron who takes advantage is
first penalized and n he keeps IL
up he's kicked out OF the game.
The student, who persistently ponies
soon becomes the butt of the class.
You do not need mnch to install
morality as to conserve that which
you find. II you only transport into
the business and professional and
social life of the world, the spirit
Of Justice and fair play already
developed In the boys and - girls
about you, the world would be better
than It is. .aa g. ~ 4,
pp ssRs 4 /
..4s4, Beautiful Season of Life. 3
This is a beautiful season OF your
life. The bloom OF life's spring time Is
passing into a more arduous season.
Before you are your years Of sum
mer toll, that shall make LIES har.
vest. ~. 4
God grant that the promise OF
the spring time shall be fulfilled
In the bounty OF the harvest" J
Song BY Howard Johnson. Z
Howard Johnson made for him
self and his voice new admirers with
his singing Of The Lake" with ac-
compartment Of the chorus. Super
intendent L. J. Sperry introduced
President w. B. Davies OF the board
of education, but first made a few
remarks to the class, expressing
the pleasure which he and the
other teachers had taken In the
students Of this class, and with
what regrets he saw them leave the
school He compllmented them on
their achievement OF earning their
diplomas and said that II gave him
pleasure to see a class so worthy
receive the honors which were being
given the class Of 1914.
Presentation of Diplomas. s.f
President w. D. Davis Of the board
OF education presented the diplomas,
accompanying this courtesy with the
following address,:
Graduates OF the class of 1914.
You have now reached mile stone
In your journey Of life. Thus Ear,
Jon have been in a measure fitted
for, and are now about to crpss
the threshold and enter and take
part I'm the social and business life
Of the community and to gather
the material benefits to he acquired
thereby, s-
Your religions training and spirit
ual development has of necessity
been left to other agencies: This
Is a very important matter end In
your future life do not neglect Il.
notwithstanding we are surrounded
by the alurcments of the material
world and its pleasures. you should
seek To develop spirituality and put
yourselves. In accord and In harmony
with, and be guided By the infinite
mind and intelligence that rules the
universe. In your everyday life live
up to the golden rule. remembering
always that you are members -of
q great common brotherhood. ~
''Yo,i see about you In tibet business
world great strife between capital
and labor. where both sides have
acted on the idea. that might makes
right, and the resulting sorrow and
suffering falls upon the women and
children dependent upon the iaboring
class. 49,
How easily all this could be
syoided and what happy and har.
monious world this woild be II all
men would recognize the Importance
OF these truths and live up to them.
LET your business life be such
that II does not violate these great
truths. and your own coincidence,
and then put your conscience into
your business, bringing to your lies
work your best endeavDr, and your
success will be assured.
"0n behalf of the board OF ednca.
tIon. take pleasure In now pre-.
senting 70 you your well earned
diplomaslJ You win not always here.
latter rereire a diploma or the. plau.
dts OF the community for what you
may accomplish. but you WIN have