Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-07-07
DIPLOMAS GIVEN
TO LARGE CLASS
OneHundred and Sixty-Two Grad
yates and Capacity House
Audience Hear Prof.
Young

Audience Hear Prof.
Young
One hundred and sixty-twO county
school scholars received their diplo-
mas Friday afternoon at the close OF
the splendid exercises held to cele-
brate the event. The park auditorium
was snugly filled with one Of the lar
gest audiences ever attending a pro-
gram of this nature. The audience
was fully representative of all the
school districts of the county together
with a large delegation from the city.
The condition Of the roads was the on
ly hindrance to an Over-capacity
crowd which, with the present ideal
weather, would surely have arrived
The program was delayed for some
| time due to the late arrival of DR..
Young from the State University.
| Furthermore. the class had to be CIV
| en- additional time to rehearse their
| entrance march and practice the sing
| ing of their class song which they had
not sung before today. Prof. Hobbies
! orchestra furnished musical enter
| tainment during the period of wait.
| ing.
| Finally the procession of graduates
advanced down the long aisle by tWos
dividing into single files as they near
ed the platform and each line taking
the seats on the left and right sides
of the stage The orchestra played
the Irrational Emblem" during the
procession. Rev. Amt Waller then
pronounced the invocation. The
large class sang their rather unfam-
! a. 20 hof{o
expected in view Of the meagre prac-
posed of Mrs. W. Hackett, Mrs. P.
Hedin, and the Misses Myrtle John
son, Minnie Fridlund, Ida Sanderson
and Minnie Nelson sang "Minnesota"
and "Rose in the Bud' with the as
sistance of the accompanist, Miss
Amy Fridlund.
Supt. o. 0. Ulvin then introduced
the speaker of the afternoon, Prof. J.
S. Young of the University of Mime
sofa as being we'll known educator
in this state and incidently as an as
sociate cO-worker in the sphere of
education and as personal friend.
Prof. Young, without hesitation
plunged promptly into his message
and confded to his audience that he
intended to speak on a topic which
they would all be interested in and
the one which was uppermost in the
minds of all those pres standardization
He stated his subject as Efficient Ed
ucation" The speaker first pleaded
with the parents, teachers and stu
dents to have consideration and toll
erance with the board of education
even tho they may at times deserve
criticism. Moreover, he said, it must
be remembered that they are offering
their services without remuneration
and have limited time during which
to tend to the multiple of needs OF
hundreds of schools scattered over
the territory under it's jurisdiction. He
pleaded with his hearers not to "shoo
the school board" The speaker urg
ed for a good loving home circle
where the parents remained at home
to take care of their children instead
of leaving the home to go out up
lifting others and allowing their owl
offspring to fall into neglect" HI
also urged the parents of the schoo
children, not to place too much de
pendence upon the tales of woe car
ried home about the teacher but tt
pay the teacher an occasional visi
J and personally find out how condi
: lions really are. The community il
: turn should not look to the new teach
er to break into social centers wher,
she is teaching but the neighbour
: should as body welcome her ant
strive to make her feel at home whe1
y she arrives.
r The speaker then gave his estima
S ton of the qualities which an efficien
: and model teacher should possess
: Paramount among these requirement.
e was the health and good habits of tn
/ teacher. Good sound health, built b,
good natural habits, means capable
and, to great degree, successful
teacher. She Che declared that tn,
greater percent of teachers are fe
? males) must also evince common
sense and possess a likeable person
ality. A good broad education, tn,
speaker stated. seemed almost sec
ondary requirement to the foregoin,
D essentials.
The product of the school-th'
graduate-was next considered b!
Prof. Young. The graduate ought t.
know some of the primary rules o
5 health and the preservation of youth
5 full vigor. Fairgrounds are found OF
( the school campus for that purpose
Y The imagination of the child shoult
$ be given free rein and every bent O.
: inclination along profession or Graf
3 should be observed and above,
| growth and cultivation. Character il
! the foundation of success and evel
5 tho one should possess all that educa
r ton offers and yet fails in developing
2 a noble character, all striving ha
+ been for naught. The speaker closet
I by quoting several strong scripture
e passages to substantiate his asser
5 tons.
Rev. J. R. Mccullough then render
: ed two vocal solos, the second o
: these being an encore. Supt Ulvil
t then gave few remarks in which h,
> heartily expressed his personal thanks
: and that of the student graduates fo
the splendid cooperation and goot
; will which had been shown him dur
! ing the past term on the part of tn
board and the parents. He touched
; upon the meaning of a graduate as h
" is permitted to make his way in tn
world and what stands out most prom
/ inent in his needs to achieve his goa
of attainment Enthusiasm and Who'll,
hearted devotion to his special duties
+ and vocation, exertion of good influ
: ence over ones fellowmen and tn
q nlolding of an ethical character are tn
, pillars of worthy career said tn
4 speaker. wealth lost, nothing lost
1 health lost, something lost, characte
: lost, everything lost" was the con
J Guiding point Of Supt. Ulvin's talk tt
= the audience and the graduating class