The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-06-04

by it. He said he hoped the high as
pirations of the salutatorian and
valedictorian could be realized. y
The increasing ~perplexities of
the social and industrial problems
of today required men and women
who were better equipped to cope
with them than were their fathers
and mothers. Mr.. Coffman said the
problems for the average citizen In
1870, for instance, were compare
lively simple as compared with the
multiplicity Of the problems OF
1881. Democracy, he said, was
process of continuous education.
The American people are always
seeking substitutes for intelligence.
Each of the 110000,0000 people in
America had his own theories and
intelligence has had a hard time
getting a hearing. He said this was
the age of committees who started
to study questions with open
minds. When they had completed
their research they often times
still retain their open minds. He
referred to a story by William AL
len White, who stated that if three
Americans were wrecked in mid
air they would select president,
vice president and secretary and
organize an executive committe to-
investigate the cause of the acct
dent before they reached the
ground.
Efficiency, according to Mr.. Coff-
man, is the modern god before
which we bow, in order that divid-
ends may be paid. He said the
world demands continuous
change in educational require
ments. He insisted that the present
economic conditions are due large
| ly because we, as a people, knew
nothing about economics. All eco
nomics and human relationship
are interdependent. Mr.. Coffman
said international relations and
conditions must be taught to a
greater extent than ever before.
The address was more of an in
formal talk than an grafton. 1t was
interspersed with several humor-
Gus periods. On the whole Mr..
Coffman's address was quite as
satisfactory as has been given in
the city for some time.
In presenting the class to the
President of the Board of Education
Mr.. Falk referred to recent book
which hard-boiled teacher
gave his half-baked son at his
graduation at Normal School He
said: I'm order to earn success, all
you have to do is deserve it,"
President Cooper extended the
greetings of the Board of Educa-
ton to the Glass and rejoiced with
them in their success. He impress
ed upon them that not only their
parents but the entire community
were interested in their success
and will watch the development of
each one. The community, he said
expected them to make good, and
he was sure they would not dis
appoint. After Mr.. Cooper had pre-
scented the Seniors with their di-
plomas the Normal Training grad
yates who had taken a years post
graduate work were presented
with their diplomas.
At the conclusion of the regular
program Supt. Falk babe his fare
well to the people of Sank Centre,
the Board of Education and the
faculty, expressing his sincere
thanks for the splendid co-opera-
ton he had received on all sides
during the nine years he had been
the head of the Sank Centre
Schools. He said he had endeavor-
ed to send young people forth as
graduates trained to meet the
problems of life, clear thinking, fol-
Grant, and willingness to cooper
ate.
In conclusion he issued a chal-
lenge to all schools everywhere to
furnish finer student body than
Of the Sank Centre schools.