The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-06-29

others. In some respects the dresses
were becoming to the ladies and suit
able to the occasion and in others they
were not. Some School Boards have
passed resolutions expressing their
disapproval Of lady graduates of their
/ High Schools appearing in extravaganza
/ dresses at their graduation and reco-
mending that they appear in dresses
becoming themselves and suitable to
! the occasion. IF the Board of Educa-
ton of the Kenosha Pupic Schools had
passed such q resolution and it had
been needed it might have saved the
/ lady graduates some trouble, and some
expense which some Of them were lily
able to afford, and been the means of
their appearing in dresses better beco1n-
ing themselves and more suitable to
the occasion.
After the delivery of the essays.
Prof. Narryatt invited the Superintend-
ent Of the Kenosha Public Schools to-
address the audience, saying to him as
he came forward, to take the platform.
Not hearing or not noticing that be-
was asked to take the platform he COM
menced speaking standing before the
platform. Not being understood by
some on theplatform Rev. H. G. Hitch
cock stepped forward and asked hina to
come on the platform, TO which he re-
piled he would make himself heard
from where he was. After that heI
spoke little louder and when he clos
ed he was slightly applauded AS a
speaker, he was, on that occasion, about
equal to the lady graduates and not
near equal to the gentlemen graduates.
Prof. Marryatt does not speak with
distinct uttermce. He may think that
there is q defect in his voice, but if heI
does, he is probably mistaken. Wei
believe the fault is in himself, in not
having cultivated and trained his voice
to distinct enuncation and to speaking
in public. With voice properly culti-
waited and trained he would make a
good public speaker.
After the superintendent speech the
graduates took their places on the plat
form and the President of the Board
of Education addressed them briefly.
And then, after reading one of the
diplomas, he delivered adiplOma to each
of the graduates. The graduates hay
ing retired the President made q brief
remark to the audience expressing a
hope that they would support theI
Public Schools. The President spoke
with distinct enunciation and with a
voice we'll cultivated and suited to
speak i'll a small recitation room orI
parlor, but his voice needs more Volume
and force for good speaking in church |
OF public hall.
The people are in favor of pelblic
schools and need no eXortations to come
to their support. They will support
the public schools if the public schools
will do, themselves justice. But they
will expect speakers on such occasions
as the present to speak so as TO be !
understood. It is not sufficient that
they shall speak as well as speakers
have done OH other similar occasions
in Kenosha or other places The rule i
should be and is, that they must speak |
SO as to be understood; and then the /
better the elocution the better. Good |
speaking at commandments and other |
public exhibitions will be required to !
entitle public schools to the support of
the public.
The Commencement Exercises were |
.interspersed and according to,the pro-
granne. closed with music.