Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-06-17
The High School Commencement

The fifth annual commencement of the
Lancaster High School took place last Friday
at the school chapel The day was a hot on e,
and this fact prevented many from attending
who would otherwise have been there. The
hall was comfortably filed shortly after ten
o'clock. II was decorated with flowers, and
three festoons of evergreens were draped
above the stage in front, with the class motto
1.-THE end crowns the work" ia evergreens,
and in curve corresponding to that of the
center festoon. House. plants were set along
the edge of the STAGE and bouq uets were in
vases on stands and tables. While there was
not such profusion of flowers as usual, what
there were were arranged in a very tasteful
manner.
The exercises of the day were opened with
music by the Lancaster string band. Rev.
Cook, pastor Of the Methodist church, made
the opening prayer, after which Misses Bessie
Calls and Mamie Wright sang duet entitled
FAIRY Dreams"
Mary Battle then read an essay on "Memo-
rvs Pictures, which showed great deal Of
thought. The Grafton, Failures in Iife,n BY
Frank Sehreiner, was spoken rather hastily,
but very well. Here Mamie Hyde and Fam
ME Smith rendered a duet entitled "The
Swallows Farewe.L" Force OF Character
was then vety well handled By Miss Jennie
Rrooker. She showed thai the character
should be formed while at school, aud that all
great men have attained success in proportion
TO the force of character which they pos,
sessed Miss Hattie Weaver read an ESSAY
on "Natue in Art" exceptionally we'll. Next
came instrumental music b. tho string band.
Walter Pollock then delivered an Grafton on
"0ratory" and the yaledotory. Mamie
Hyde rendered solo entitled, "Bonuie
Bessie, the Maid Of Dundee" after which the
President Of the Board of Education present.
ed the diplomas to the graduates Prot. Da.
/ vies made few remarks appropriate TO
his being about TO leave Lancaster Presi-
dent Bushnell addressed a 1ew rem ar Ks
TO the audience, in which he censured the men
Of the community for leaving the audience TO
be entirely composed of ladies, and eensured
all the people of the community for not TAX
| ing enough interest in the well-being Of their
children to visit the school nov and then. -
After music by the band, the bcnediction was
pronounced by Rev. Cook, and the audience
was dismissed,
In the evening full house assembled to
listen to the class exercises. They were
opened with the Presidents address by Frank
Sohreiner. Toasts were read, and responded
to by Professor Davies in behalf of the school
faculty, Miss Ellen woolsieuholme. 70. the
class Of ~, Eugene Moore for the class Of
rs, Miss Minnie Hedges for the class of '7Q
and Miss Della Phelps fer the class of ST.
The young lady who was appointed to re,
spond for 76, was 'Meyered3 aud could MOI
attend 4 tosst vas called for the citizen!
Of Lancas,er,to be responded 10 by Mr. Glenn
entson, but a. he was not present, i, was no
answered Miss Hattie Weaver read a elias
poem, written By Miss Lucy Club. Miss
Mary Battle gave a recitation, W Alter Pollocl
read the class history. Miss Fannie Smith san.
solo which was loudly eneorsd. The Alumni
exercises we're omitted this year mos, Of thos
Who we've to take part in the exercises beins
absent from town An enjoyable day was hat
all around by those concerned in the exer
cises. Tbs class partook of an excellent sup
per Of ice cream, strawberries ard lemonad
at Mr.. David we.yers