The Mankato free press., 1922-06-09
GIFTS FOR YOUTH
ADVICE TO GRADS
FINE ADDRESS Is GIVEN
BY DIR. N. s. ELDERKIN
EVENT OF LAST NIGHT
High School Commencement At
orpheum Theatre; Splen-
did Affair.

these words cause the sweet Gir'
graduate and the young men who
are lust venturing beyond the por-
tails of the school that has been
their life for the past. twelve years
With beating hearts and trembling
feet the graduates of the Mankatc
High School, Numbering 129 young
people. slowly marched from the
wings OF the Orphezm theater and
around the inside of the house to
the stage The girls looked hand
some in their white MILDLY suits,
The HIGH school orchestra opened
te program with a march and then
followed this with the rendering OF
Hungarian Dance No. 5, by Joh
Brahms. Rev. w. E. Evans gave
the invocation which was followed
by the singingsof The GJpsy irah,
Club This heautifal selection was
sung with a, great deal Of ability
and feeling WAich was appreciated
very mach by the audience.
GIFTS, those priceless jewess
which one might give throughout
Iife of.usefulness,. was the subject
which DR.. Noble S. E1derkin, pastor
OF the Congregational church al
Daiuth. chose to deliver. To his aud
iance Of graduates and friends.
sUp to this time in your life,
said .Dr. Ezderkin. you have been
the recipients Of the gifts. Your
parents have given to You so youi
afe might be- made easier. YouI
teacherS hEse imported 6ovfedge
to you that you might beShere to-
night And stin all those gifts
wfich you have received from oth-
ers were not material gftts. They
were many times characteristtcs
which yousmteht have admired ano
copied They. might have been
i6ezIs xs.scA Won have been given
But. inst a Little while n0w, and yoC
win be aresone to join the groups
of those who are giving gnS
Worily wealth is not meant, fol
while that Is alright and Is not
condemned, still there are Other
kind OF wealth which you may &C
uuire that will give you greater
happiness Money itself Is alright
but it is the disahuse Of 1t that is
wrong.
First, for those who are going
into the business world. ] want tc
speak about the new motive in bus
mess. People in their daily life
have been trying TO see how mucf
they could get out Of business and
not how much they could put in
When anything Is made, such as
chair, etc, the manufacturer hgures
how many chairs it would take tc
make a certain sum of money, moi
how much he can put into thai
chair TO make il comfortable. On
course this is not true in all cases
but a great many times it is. When
you young people go into the bust
ness world, see what you can dc
for Others, to help them, do not al
ways think Of what you can get out
of them
THE gift OF toference is the sec
ond gift which You may give TO the
world By this, I do not mean
Disregard for, everything. but rath-
G a broad sense Of looking at 9th
er peoples opinions. Lincoln saic
that II the rebels had been borr
north Of the Mason Dixon line they
would have fought for the union
OptniDn ID matter OF environment
and if you young people had beer
reared IN diferent parts Of tht
country or world your opinion:
would nave been what those of tha;
uart OF the world are. For this rea'
son. do not condemn because his ol
her views, do not meet yours, bal
rather accept their views as beint
as correct as yours. This view o.
tolerance may be applied to many
things, among which are religion
politics etc You must be Willing
in your heazt to be conssderate o.
o<heEz-
Appreeiztion of Life
The NEXT gil is that Of apprec
iatfon Of LIE. The things we SCI
with thespflysical eye were once bu
a thought In someone's mind, ant
through DEVELOPMENT that physica
being has been made possible. Ont
should appreciate the great value:
Of hfe which he before him
Patience Is a gift that is hart
to acqniras but once acquired i
means everything. Be patient es'
pecfaIly with those who are comint
from foreign countries and who still
retain love for their mother coun'
try. Just because we like some
part Of tbewestern or eastern state:
it does notmean that we are less 10,
al to Minnesota Then why accuse
these foreigners OF being disloya
to America when they show a lov'
for their homeland. Rather, teaci
them to love America more intense
ly and be patient with them
The last gift is that Of the opeI
; mind. Be broadmindd, easily showl
other phases Of life
Give, and give. and 1t shall b
given unto you"
Dr.. Ederkin's fine speech was en-
Enthusiastically appianded His fint
personality and pleasing manner o
talking won his audience at oncs
and his address was listened Il
with the keenest of interest.
Roswell c. Puckett, principal, an
nounced the honors won by th'
members OF the graduating clas:
during the past year.
Mrs. B. D. Smith, president Of th'
Board OF Education, with wonder
fully inspiring talk on Service,
presented the diplomas to th'
graduates as they slowly filed pas
her
Wagner's Spinning Song and Ami
tra's Dance by Gfieg- Silver .wert
nicely sung by the Girls Glee Club
Miss Helen Campbell, musical di
rotor at the High School, had charg'
OF the musical program last even
ing.
The exercises closed with tn,
singing Of America" by the aud
ience.
Following Is list of the honor,
won By the graduate Of the class o
1922.
General Merit Honor: Evelyl
Cuddy, Marion Daley. Mary Heller
Meagher, Stanley Soaring. Ross Pa