The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-05-31
CLASS OF 1928 SENT
OUT into WORLD
Thirty-Seven Young People
Graduated From Sank Cen
tire High School
EIGHT IN NORMAL CLASS
DR.. Donald Cowling, President
of Carleton College, De-
livers Strong Address

The Senior Glass of the Sank
Centre Public Schools, 81 in num-
Der, and eight from the Teachers
Training Class, received their
diplomas at the Commencement
exercises held at the Junior High
School Auditorium last evening.
The decorations for the occasion
were very simple. The audience
was large and responsive.
The program opened with a Sc
lection by the Girls Glee Club of
the school, directed by Mr.. Nc
Taggart, instructor in music.
Supt. H. A. Falk took charge of
the ceremonies and introduced the
Salutatorian, Evelyn Gray. Miss
Gray expressed the appreciation
of her Glass to the parents and
faculty for their support and
patience in permitting them to
complete their High School course.
She said they realized that life's
real responsibilities were just open
ing up before them. She conclud-
ed splendid brief address by
most graciously welcoming the
public to the Commencement
exercises.
The Girls Glee Club then sang
"Chinese Flower Fete."
Esther Larson was the honor
student of the Glass. In her Val
edictory address she reviewed
briefly the work of the Glass from
their entry into the primary grades,
appreciative of the trouble they
had been to their instructors in
bringing them through the plastic
stage of the grades into the full
,fillment and completion of the
High School course.
The next selection by the Girls
Glee Club was "Indian Dawn"
with Mr.. McTaggert accompanying
them on the violin.
Supt. Falk then very graciously
introduced the speaker of the
evening, DR.. Donald .Cowling,
president of Carleton College,
Northfield.
DR.. Cowling commenced most
interesting and instructive address
by referring briefly to Memorial
Day and what days of this char
acte should mean to the American
people. He said, however, that
tonight he was going to direct his
thoughts to the future instead of
the past. He warned the Class
that the future would be full of
difficulties for them along life's
pathway. It was good for them
that this should he so. The cir
cumstances of life would either
make or break them. These cir
cumstances were partially under
the control of the individual.
DR.. Cowling recalled that the
worlds greatest men had come
from humble homes, and were sue
cessful, very largely, because they
were compelled to work hard for
what they achieved. Unfavorable
circumstances in early life are
really an advantage. Sons of sue
cessful families carried handicap
as they were not called upon to
fight for their very existence. DR..
Cowling congratulated the Class
because they would have difficulties
to overcome. He said there were
three very important things in
life: Ideals, Faith and Hard Work.
Success depends very largely upon
how they handle these three prob
lens. Success, in the last analysis,
depended almost entirely upon the
individual
The speaker said most people
have more ability than they ever
use. Ability is just as likely to be
found in a poverty-stricken home
as in the home of the rich. Provi-
dence recognizes no distinction;
ability is an inherited gift.
Will Rogers, the noted humorist,
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