Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-06-24
HOWE HIGH SCHOOL wrND-UP
Ten Graduates Bid Adieu to the Howe High
School and Give Greeting to the World.

Ten Graduates Bid Adieu to the Howe High
School and Give Greeting to the World.
The high school commencement
exercises were held last Friday evening
at the Opera Hall. The friends OF
the school, both young and old, were
out in full force for the occasion, fill
ing the opera house to its utmost limit,
and forming one of the most brilliant
and interesting audiences that has
ever gathered there. The best people
in the city were in the throng, and
the predominance of white or other
wise bright and handsome summer
apparel in every part of the house
impaired to the audience peculiarly
brilliant appearance. The evening
was very warm and every lady had a
large dress fan with her and used it
vigorously. A glance over the aud
ience brought to view a pleasant sight.
Soon after s o'clock the curtain rolled
up bringing to view the graduating
class on the right, the teachers in the
rear and center, while the school
board, city superintendent and princi-
pal sat on the left of the stage. The
front of the rostrum on either side
was adorned with choice house plants,
while overhead on the front of the
large curtain hung the class motto :
"Make Others Wrecks Our Sea-
Marks" " worked in evergreens. The
young ladies Of the class were all be-
comingly arrayed in white and wore
flowers at the waist The class was
composed of the following young ladies
and gentlemen, namely:
Edward /. Philleo, Heber r. Lord,
James E. Brazeau, Lottie l.. Steven
son. Grace E. Balderston, Nina [.
Briggs, Nettie J. Young, Jennie s.
Hasbrouck, Grace a. Beadle and
Dora e. Miller.
The exercises were opened with a
selection by Lynn's orchestra, and this
was followed by an invocation by the
Rev. Loomis.
Prof. Goggins then introduced the
salutatorian, Grace E. Balderston.
The young lady, after ahe usual words
of welcome, gave an Grafton upon
knowledge Is Power" She spoke
with perfect self possession and with
appropriate gesture and infection.
The Grafton, as literary production,
was manly in style and sentiment.
She was followed by Grace A. Beadle,
with an oration entitled "Religion. y
Nina I. Briggs, with one entitled 'The
Coming Men," after which the Lynn
orchestra furnished their second instru-
mental. Here Nettie J. Young orate3
on ''The March of Intellect;" Edward
|. Philleo, on the character OF
Socrates" and Lottie L. Stevenson on
the "Extravagance of the American
People, Music by orchestra, then
followed grafton on character" by
Jennie S. Hasbrouck, and Heber r.
Lord, told us Of the art Of "Printing. !"
In place Of an instrumental, the Lynn
orchestra rendered chime of bells,
with organ accompaniment, which re-
ceived an hearty applause from the
audience. 'sLiterature'' was the sub
ject of Dora E. Miller's grafton which
was followed by the valadictory, by
James E. Brazeau. ''The Howe
High School, was the subject of the
young mans essay. This like the
salutatory, was very creditable and
complimentary production. 1t was
delivered impresively, in a clear,
ringing voice, and with careful and
appropriate attention to principal,
school board, teachers and class
mates.
Each member Of the class rendered
their orations with ease and credit to
themselves as we'll as their instructors.
They were all kindly remembered and
showered with bouquets of beautiful
flowers as tokens of the audience ap-
probation of their efforts.
Miss Lottie Lynn sang the "Nigh-
tingale's Song which received the
ringing applause of the audience. She
responded to the encore by singing
the Baby's Lullaby" in which she
sustained her former reputation. The
diplomas were then delivered to the
graduating class by the principal,
Prof. Goggins. Supt. D. j. Cole
addressed the class in most appropri-
ate and fitting language giving them
valuable advice as they were about to
leave the school to enter into the
different vocations of life. after which
the evenings program closed with a
duet by Misses Lou 3. Irwin and
Laura Reeves.