New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-09
Graduates Given
Their Diplomas
THlRTY-FoUR MEMBERS OF
HIGH SCHOOL PASS UNTO
LIES SCHOOL,.
MASTERLY ADDRESS BY DIR.
JOHN ARCHER GRAY ON "THE
MAN OF THE HOUR"

MAN VI LIE k1OON.
Thirty-four graduates received their
diplomas at the exercises held in the
Turner Theatre last Friday evening.
This is the second largest class which
has ever graduated from the. local high
school, and is unique in another way, as
one OF the speakers explained, in that
it is the first class to graduate from the
New High School OF New Ulm.
The hall was packed to it's capacity
long before the hour for the exercises,
and standing room went at a premium.
The decorations were the handiwork
of the enterprising Juniors, who again
showed their skill and good taste along
this line. The stage was banked with
flowers and ferns, while the background
consisted of huge class numeral and
the class motto worked out in the class
colors. The High School Orchestra
played the overture, and added another
memorable feature to the occasion by
starting the program exactly on scheduled
time.
Thusnelda Gag gave the salutatory
address. Briefly she explained the pur-
pose of the exercises and then extended
the welcome of the class to the audience.
Lucille Drummer followed with the essay
with salutatory honors. She had chosen
for her subject "Child Labor in the
United States and her treatment of
it was characterized by clearness, good
logic and sympathy. A feature of her
talk which impressed the audience was
the fact that she laid the blame of child
labor conditions upon the faults of the
school system Of this country.
The valedictory address and essay,
given by Elizabeth Dougher, was a very
scholarly discussion Of the subject "a
Practical Education. Miss Dougher
has a magnetic personality and good
stage presence which added a flavor of
sincerity and charm to her address.
She discussed the modern trend of
education and pointed out the dangers
in over-emphasizing the practical side
of it and neglecting the essential spiritual
and social training which it must give
to the individual. Her presentation
Of her ideas on this subject elected the
comment from DR.. Johnson Archer Gray
that it was by far the best address from
high school student that he had ever
heard.
DR.. Gray's address on ''The Man of
the Hour" was in itself most worth
while. DR.. Gray has the eloquence and
sincerity which comes from knowledge
and faith, and his words to the grad
yates and to the interested audience will!
make this more red-letter day in the
lives of the present class. DR.. Gray
is remembered by the New Ulm public
as the man who gave the talk on the
hobo, based on his own personal ex-
periences. Since that lecture he has
been a hobo several times, this time
among the farmers of the northwest.
His address on this occasion, however,
dealt with different subjects.
He characterized the man of the hour
of Greece as the man of brains, the
philosopher; the man of Rome, as the
man of Power, and the man of Palestine,
the third sacred country of antiquity,
as the man Of character. He then ex-
planned why all these nations failed;
the development was one sided.
The MAN Of the Hour of our own
generation must have all these qualities.
The glory Of a man is his strength, but
this means strength of brain, strength
of body and strength of character. 0
In commenting on the rising standard
Of education which is brought about by
these demands, DR.. Gray: The average
High School graduate Of today knows
more than the Harvard graduate Of a.
hundred years ago. He knows more
than st. Paul did nineteen centuries ago,
yet st. Paul was the best educated man
OF his day. A few years ago a man
would tell you that he never had attended
a school and was proud Of it. Now
man must have at least a high school
education to obtain even the lowest po-
sition. In few years Bachelors
Degree from reputable college will
be as necessary
The man Of the hour, according to
DR.. Gray, is the man who lives not
for himself but for his mankind. He
is the man whose sympathies are as