New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-06-04
LARGEST CLASS IN HISTORY
OF INSTITUTION GIVEN
4
DIPLOMAS
EXERCISES HELD IN TURNER
HALL; DR.. L. D. COLEMAN
IS SPEAKER

satisfied with their commencement ex-
ercises, held last Friday evening at the
Turner Theatre. The stage, appropriately
decorated with flowers and flags was an
sight with the graduating
girls and boys in the center. Although
the program had been made up in the
usual way it proved to be Of especial
interest on account of it's relation to the
problems of the reconstruction period,
upon which we are entering after the
successful conclusion Of the war. Last
year the exercises bore the stamp Of
the great war, as many will remember
who were present at that time, but this
year the graduates are entering the new
phase in their life under very different
circumstances and this was reflected in
the tone of the various addresses
DR.. L. D. Coffn1ar Speaks.
DR.. L. D. Cofman Of the Education
Department Of the University Of Mime
sofa had been secured by the high school
authorities to deliver the commence
ment day address to the departing girls
and boys. Although he spoke at great
length about his experiences as govern
ment organizer Of soldier schools in the.
army hospitals he based his main argu-
ment on the needs Of the economic and
political life Of today. Present economic
and political conditions are in the minds
of everybody, he said, and it is the
duty Of everybody to help in bringing
about solution OF the difficult problems.
The safety of the years to come, he con-
tinued, can only rest on high standard
OF an intelligent world citizenship. But
b. els1s <sls all economic questions there is.
far more essential, said DR..
Cofman, and that is that we stand
firmly and resolute by our moral and
and political ideals.
$500 Teachers.
DR.. Coffman cited many instances
about his work in the government
service during the six months he organ
lied schools for our wounded soldiers
in the American hospitals. At the be-
ginning it was very hard to convince
the authorities Of the necessity for these
schools, but later on when the move
ment had been started it made rapid
strides andt at the end Of the period
indicated there were $500 teachers
engaged in this kind of work. Not less
than 15G different trades were taught
in these schools, attended mostly by
manned and crippled soldiers and sailors.
The aim Of the government in starting
and conducting these schools was to
send the men home qualified to do some
kind of work for their own living. This
idea, said the speaker, should always
form part Of our educational pro-
gram. The high percentage Of men
unfit for war service was conclusive
proof that something had been neglected
in our educational system. At present
a large percentage of our children, DR..
Coffman continued, are allowed to be
reared without any physical instruction
In conclusion, the speaker
turned to the graduates, congratulating
them on their successful work in school
and advising them to make good use of
what they learned and wishing them
equal success in the future.
Largest Glass.
The graduating class was made up.
OF thirty-three girls and twenty-five
boys. AS outlined in the following
one finished the Latin course.
two the Home Economics course, six
teen the Scientific course and thirty-five
the English course. Two in the Home
Economics course and one in the Eng
lish course completed the Teachers
Training course also. One Of the girls
graduated in two courses, Eleanore G..
Biebl finishing the Latin and the Home
Economics course.
The program showed the names Of
three girl graduates who shared in the
honor Of delivering the salutatery and
valediotory addresses. They were VIC
lette Dorothy Steinmetz, salutatorian,
and Hilda A. Sommer a nd Rosa w. Tepe,
Valedictorian. Miss Steinmetz spoke
on the advantages Of Domestic Science,
she having taken her course in
Home Economics. A thorough knowl-
edge Of this science raises the standard
of living Of the coming generation, she
said. Miss Sommer spoke on THE
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