The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-07-01

Piano Solo, Iarentedie
go b. NASH.
Prayer.
Anthem, "Rest From Your Labors y
Salutatory. Look Before You Leap .
LoRA BIRCHARD.
Books"
MILE HAWKINS.
True Polteness,"
FANNIE AUToN.
Vocal Duet There's Sigh in the Heart
CLAIRF CHAPPELL, RIrCHIE HOPPING.
Pluck"
GEORGE HOWARD.
" Happiness,
DORA LovELAND.
The Scholars Hope"
CHARLIE HUTCHINs.
Chorus, The Crystal Hunter y
"Our School,"
BELLE GREEN'S.
Patience and Perseverance"
Joe, SHERMAN.
"The Future"
NELLIE RICHARDSON.
Soprano Solo, 1.-The Old Sexton
LoRA DIRcHARD.
There's Room at the Top"
eHANNIE oCoBoCK.
" Honesty, The Best Policy"
FORA WILSON.
Violin and Piano. Selection from MikadO
Mr.. u. L. AND NELLIE RICHARDSON
When My Ship Comes In"
DAVID DILLON.
Chorus. The Bugle Horn =
Presentation of Diplomas.
Anthem, Trust in the Lord y
Benediction.
GRADUATION EXERCISES.
The exercises of the graduating class were
held at the rink on Thursday evening, June
24th. The programme as published In last
weeks NoRTHERNER was fully carried out.
The room was elegantly decorated for the
occasion with profusion of flowers and
drapery. a large and commodious stage had
been erected across the south end and all
the details of the occasion had been SO per-
fectly and completely arranged, that not the
slightest jar or hitch occurred in the proceed
ings from beginning to end.
The exercises were begun with Schlepe-
Grell's Grand Potpourr by the orchestra,
played in style that would be creditable to
any orchestra in the country. This was fol-
lowed by ostappropriate prayer delivered
by Elder w. j. Russell, pastor of the Chris
tian Church succeeded by an anthem-"Re-
,nember now thy Creator'-sung by the
Arion Quartette, consisting of Messrs Cum
ings, Nc Cahon, Richards and Snodgrass,
Mrs. Nc Cahon, organist and Prof. Charles
Il. Hutchins- director. This club always
succeeds in winning a liberal amount of APP
plause whenever they sing on public occa-
sons. At the close of the anthem, Master
Eo u. Nash stepped forward and in clear
aud melodioUs voice delivered the salutatory.
production written for the occasion by one
of the former graduates. Master Nash is a
bright manly boy and we don't blame his
mother for being proud of him. She has
good reason to be.
The first Grafton was delivered by Elmer
w. Clark whose topic was Mountains"
After abiding to the influence which noun
tains have had upon human affairs, the
young man made fine application of his
text 10 the hgurative mountains of life,
mountains of difficulty that obstruct the path
of every man and woman, mountains which
must be scaled if we would enjoy the en-
larged horizon and beautiful views to he had
from their lofty peaks.
Mr.. Clark's Grafton was followed by a
song-"The Lost Chord''-sung by Miss
Nina Goodrich. who is no stranger to Paw
Paw audience and whose ability as a vocalist
Is fully recognized.
Bert =. Bryar was the next of the graduates
90 participate in the exercises. His topic
was entitled "Our Modern Revolution" and
WIS handled In style that showed him t.
he student of current events as we'll as Of
his text books. AS one would naturally e1-
poet from the title of his Grafton. the subject
90 which he addressed himself was the rela.
ton of capital and labor and the intelligent
manner in which he treated it would have
done credit to an older head.
1.-The sweet girl graduate"--the only one
IN the class-Lillie +. Jennings, read finely
written essay on Transition" After show
ing that all things on earth were in state
of transition, subject to change and decay,
10 rise and fall, she addressed herself in a
pleasant and half humorous way to the varied
transitions that had taken place in the lives
of the members of the class, concluding with
q fine moral application of her topic.
The Polymnia Club, quartette Of ladies'
Mrs. Gilman, Miss Bilsborrow Mrs. Nc Ca
hon and Mrs. fredericksburg Ave Maria"
and, as they are all good singers, they sang it
well as a matter of course
A. Lynn Free had chosen for his topic
"True Heroism." He maintained that ii was
not necessary to be q warrior to be a true he
TO, nor was it required that one should do
great and startling deeds. True heroes were
found in every day life, in the home and
family circle. He closed with short and
appropriate appeal to his classmates, coun-
selling them to act well their parts, whatever
they might be. Lynn's well known ability
as a speaker insured an excellent delivery of
his address, at the close of which the Arion
Quartette favored the audience with another
song.
The last Grafton of the evening was deliv-
cred by Marion q. Rowland-subject, "Battle
Fields" War had been, according to the
speakers idea, productive of much good, but
1t was not on fields of carnage that the most
important contests we're to be fought
There were other and greater battle fields
where the victories, though bloodless, were
far more vital in their results At the close
Of this address, Prof Russell, in few well
chosen words presented the graduates with
their diplomas, after which the orchestra
played the "Elks Reception" and the audi
ence was dismissed by Rev. l.. Il. Fish, pas
cor of the Baptist Church, with a benedic-
ton.
The large audience room was packed with
eager listeners. and at the close of the ad-
dresses, the authors were walled in with
bank Of beautiful bouquets laid at their
feet by the two little flower girls, Aggie Wiley