The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-06-04
SPLENDID DISCOURSE
DR.. s. F. Kerfoot Deliver q rlasterly
Address to Graduating Class
of Princeton High School.
Large and Appreciative Audience
Attends Graduation Exercises
at the Armory.

the high school commencement exer-
cises we're. held and the following
members CT the class of 1914, having
successfully completed their four
years high school work. were
granted their diplomas:
Vernon Kaliher, Earl Fullwiler,
Gerald McDougall, Henry Milbrath,
Ernest Nelson, Roy Peterson, War
rem Prescott, Lee Sanford, Joseph
Trunk, David Umbehocker, Ward
Young, Dorothy Dickey, Mildred
James, Glennie Cakes, Beatrice
Young, Eva Dugan, Esther Hitler,
Sophia Bragg, Nora Bryson, Flor
ence Holman, Mary Buck.
The class which is a large one, is
composed of bright students and
there is no doubt but what success
will crown their future efforts, in
the various fields Of endeavor in
which they engage. Friends and
relatives of the graduates filled the
spacious armory and all were appre-
ciative listeners of the splendid pro-
gram that had been arranged for the
occasion. The high school orches-
ira, which is an organization COM
posed of talented musicians, opened
the evenings program with an over
ture and Rev. Service then pro-
nounced the invocation. Glennie
Cakes, salutatorian of the class, well
coined those present and then gave
an excellent selection from Omar
and right we'll was it rendered. The
male quartet composed of Earl
Fullwiler, Gerald McDougal], David
Umbehocker and Ernest Nelson, then
favored the audience with a song en-
titled, ''When Day Fades
The class of 1914 was extremely
fortunate in securing an educator,
who has acquired an enviable repu-
tation throughout the country as
man of exceptional ability, to deliver
the commencement address. J. ].
Skahen, member of the board of edu-
cation, introduced DR.. S. F. Ker-
foot, president of Hamline uniyer-
sity, and he delivered an address to
the class that should prove a source
of inspiration to them for years to
come. DR.. Kerfoot is a pleasing
speaker and student of philosophy
and we venture to say that there was
not one of the vast audience, who
heard his mastery discourse, but
what was profoundly impressed with
his evident ability. Following is a
synopsis of his address, which the
Union was fortunate in securing:
I have had the privilege of being
in your city on one or two occasions
previously but never of appearing
with you in this beautiful auditor
ium, which certainly would do credit
to any city in this commonwealth of
Minnesota. I have spoken the last
two nights in buildings where the
ventilation was so poor and the
rooms so crowded that it was very
hard on the citizens at any rate. I
congratulate you on having a room
of this size where the privileges are
so great.
I want to talk to you this evening
on subject which all Of us need oc.
casionally suggested to us, have en-
titled it 1.-THE Spirit of Greatness,
and [ expect it is about the real les
son many of us need brought home
to US in this world where there is 81
much of littleness. Louis XIV O.
France was one of the great kings O.
that country, he believed himself tt
be the greatest, and during his last
illness when he was told by the at
tending physician that he had only
very little time to live, he said
''Surely the great God will not per
nit SO great king as I am to die, ;
but only a little later the court chap
lain stood by the side of the dea(
body and said those solemn words
"God alone is great.'
I remember of being in compan,
with party of theologians some
years ago when great speaker ad
dressed the young preachers. Amons
other things he said it made hin
feel sad that SO few amounted to any
thing. Now that sounded any thin!
but encouraging and some of thos
fellows were SO impressed l say
tears running down their faces, bu
the speaker, I imagine, meant tina
only few of that $50 or 200 preach
ers would come Ito national signiti
canoe: that they would come int
the limelight of the nation.
Now l suppose every true mothe
looking into the face of the baby i
her arms believes and hopes it wi
have more than ordinary ability