The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-06-29
CLOSING EXERCISES OF TILE
HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCE
MENT.

MEM.
A report Of the High School Com
mencement" is printed elsewhere in
this paper. It is so much more pleas
'ant to give favorable than unfavorable
reports. that the general tendency is to
give undue credit to public exercises
generally. The reporter Of the closing
exercises Of the High School has not
been lavish in laudation nor has he
been quite full in his report. We think
some additional remarks will be very
appropriate
We were not present when the meet
ing was called to order. Upon arriv-
ing we heard from the outside music
in the hall Upon entering the hall it
was seen to be full Of people. Thread
ing the way through the standing
people along one Of the aisles- nearly
half way to the platform we stopped
beside q gentleman acquaintance-the
aisle being clear in front of us. After
prayer by Rev. Ell. G. Hitchcock the
reading of essays commenced. Under
standing but little Of what. either Of
the first two essayists said W9inquired
at the close Of each reading, of the
gentleman standing beside us, if he
could understand what was said, and
leach time he answered, Not q aO0rd.
Feeling in danger to remain standing
longer in the excessive heat, as we
were about to retire, the gentleman
above referred to started back and we
followed him. On the way out we saw
a gentleman from a neighboring city in
the back Of the hail.. who was
once a teacher and once q Superin-
tendent of Schools, and asked
him if he could understand what was
said. Hereplied, Not a aoogd. To be sure
| that we understood him we asked, MOI
q 2g0rd and he answered, NOT A WORD
He then made some remarks in rela-
ton to the two ladies' manner Of speak
| ing and this led to q little conversation
as to Prof. Maryatt's manner of speak
ing AS this conversation was closing
the young gentleman who carried the
bouquets from the back of the hall tC
present to the graduates as they step
| ped from the platform after reading OF
declaiming, approached and said, "yoU
are wanted to take a seat on the plat
form" and, on inquiring by whom, he
answered by Prof. Marryatt. On being
assured there was q vacant seat and
mot Intentionally warm on the plat;
form we went forward and, not seeing
vacant seat, on the platform, sat
flown on the steps, Whereup0n Rev
! II. G. Hitchcock approached and upon
his invitation we went upon the
platform and took q seat.
The other three young ladies were
better understood from the platform
than the first two were from the
aisle half way back from the platform
but it is questionable whether they
}spoke better, unless perhaps one OF
them. Judging from the number OF
bouquets thrown upon the platform
land the applause seeming to come from
all parts of the hall as she closed, as
IWell as from understanding better
what she said, we think one of the
ladies must have spoken better than
the others. Perhaps all of them spoke as
well as ladies generally do when deliv
ering their graduation essays. AnC
Iperhaps their essays were fully equa
to the essays of the ladies who have
heretofore graduated from the Kenoshs
High School.
i The two young gentlemen delivered
their essays or declarations so well we
think they must have been fully
understood in every part OF the hall
And in matter and substance theil
essays were very creditable.
The gentlemen graduates appeared
in dresses becoming them and. suitable
to the occasion, thereby showing thei.
good taste in dress.
!, The lady graduates all wore whit,
dresses OF the same or nearly the same
make and fashion, except that one O.
them had a much longer train than thu