The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-06-10
PLEASING EXERCISES
Mark the Graduation of the Class of
Nineteen.Fifteen of the Prince
ton High School.
Twenty.One Graduates Receive Dr.
plomas at the Armory Last
Thursday Evening.

were heid at The ArmOrV last Thurs
day evening, and one of the largest
audiences ever cong1egated in Prince
ton was in observation-disclosures and
relatives of the graduates filled the
spacious building to overlooking.
The class of 1915, which numbers
p, is composed of bright young men
and women, who realize fully the
value of an education, and there is
no doubt but what their future
efforts in the various fields Of en-
deavor in which they engage will be
crowned with real success. The
names Of the graduates follow:
Regular Edith Early, Jean Nc
Vicar, John Schmidt, Frank Umbe-
hooker, Lettie Foltz, Blanche
Manary, Freeman Drinkall, Ross
Foltz, Ruth Briggs, Tillie Hoehn,
Harold Lofgren and Mildred Hamil-
ton.
Normal-Ge1trude Bishop, Hazel
Scalberg, Nellie Foltz, Hildegarde
Kalkman, Grayce Kaliher, Daisy
Pierson, Lydia Steinbach, Anna
Benson and Isabelle Esler.
The exercises opened with a selec.
tion by that ever popular musical
organization, the high school orches-
ira, and while the overture was be-
ing played the graduates marched
down an aisle of the Armory and
took their seats upon the stage.
Rev. NJ. Peterson then pronounced
the invocation, and the salutatory
by Miss Blanche Manary was next.
Miss Mannary, after extending a
sincere welcome to those present,
took for her subject, 'The Building
Of a House, and compared the ef-
forts to complete a successful life
to the methods employed in erecting
a structure to dwell in. It was an
excellent salutatory, delivered in
pleasing style, and hereunder-:it zap-
pears in full: 81: .>+s:<- :
''Friends of the school, we bid you
welcome to our commencement.
1.-The ending of our school life is
called commencement because it is
the real beginning of our life. 1t is
the point from which each one goes
on his individual course to secure
some wished position in this world.
Commencement is the starting point
of the life that counts.
"We have started the foundation
on which we are to build our. future
life. It is our own fault if our
foundation is not solidly and care
fully laid, for we have had the best
material and the best plans put be-
fore us. Those who have neglected
their high school education lack the
substantial basis Of life that shall be
ours through all evils, all storms, and
all life. But this, however, is not
one of our faults, or we should not
be at this commencement.
"Getting an education is somewhat
like building a house, both start
with foundation. In building a
house, the beginning may be made
even before the plan of the body is
definitely known. All houses,
whether palaces or cottages; whether
grand and magnificent or humble
and simple; all must have the begin.
ning-a foundation. After the plan
is settled the base may be enlarged
to suit the plan. This foundation
must not be hurriedly and carelessly
laid in any place. The greatest care,
the best material and the most
skilled workmen must be employed
to make the building solid, lasting,
and secure.
'The body of the house depends
upon ones wealth. Nevertheless,
whatever type it may be, ones only
guide would be the best principles
for building. Each person has a
different idea Of the best principles;
and so no two houses could be ex.
actly alike, nor could their merits
or faults be judged by any one set OF
principles. !
"Now, of course, the first import.
ant part of house building is the lay.
ing of the solid, firm foundation and
the erection of strong building,
we'll put together; but equally i'm.
portant with these is the purpose fol
which the house is constructed.
This purpose should be two-fold'
First, a house, when completed, must
be beautiful, comfortable, and use.
full. just how much of these quail
ties will be in the finished structure
depends entirely on the good judg.
ment and standards of the architect.
Second, the house must be beautiful,
comfortable, and useful not only fol