Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-07-03
High School Commencement.

Figh school Commencement.
The commencement exercises Of the
Watertown High school were held in
the High school building, Friday after
noon last, before an audience that
crowded the auditorium, many not be-
ing able to obtain seats-suggestlng the
idea that the next exercises should be
held in one of our large halls. The ex-
ercises were of a pleasing and interest
ing character, creditable alike to the
school and graduates. In rendering
the excellent programme all acquitted
themselves so well that discrimination
and criticism would be both superf1u-
Gus and uncalled for. A. j. Whiting
presentedt the diplomas, prefaced by an
address to the graduates timely and
considerate, and replete with sound
advice to those entering new sphere
of life. In behalf of the board of edu-
cation School Commissioner w. F. Voss
in appropriate words complimented
the school and scholars on their work,
as reflected by the success of the COM
mencement programme and the pro-
ficiency attained by the graduates. A
very pleasing incident of the exercises
was the reading of cablegram from
Prof G. F. Viebahn, dated Elder, June
%, congratulating the class of 1889.
The following was the programme
rendered.:
1. Song-The Alpine Horn. ................C Chorus
2. Recitation-June ...... Margaret Shinnick
8. Essay-The Eastern Question.
49,. ............ Christian Martinson
4. Essay-Characterzuege der Deutschen vor
Christi Meta Werlich
6. song-Come to the Old Oak-Tree =. Chorus
:. Recitation The Petritied FerE-Lena Stengel
S. Essay-La9 ayette in America. Clara Piper
y. ESSay-EQlSOn JOnn chapman
TO- Reading-Practical Education. Nellie Jones
II. Song-The Heaving Billow...... ....-..C Chorus
II Recitation-Hiawaths. Matte Mendenhall
Is. EssaT-Working not Sinking -. ALVIN lwert
IA. Essay-Valedictory.. Anna Fuller
PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS.
Is. Song-Good Night. ....."C Chorus
GRADUATING CLASS OF 1889. = Full
Course.-Neal Barber, Ella Burger,
John Chapman, Phoebe Dwyer, Anna
Fuller, Katherine Gormly, Charles j.
Habhegger, Alvin H. Iwert, Nellie
Jones, Christian 7. Martinson, Matte
Mendenhall, Emma Misegades, Clara
Piper, Charles F. Schmutzler, Margaret
Shinnick, Lena Stengel, Meta Werlich,
Otto Winkenwerder, William III. Wood
ard. Special sCourse-Margaret Kelly,
Sara McGraw, Mary McGraw, Jennie
Mentink.
The valedictory by Miss Anna Fuller
was based upon Oliver Wendell
Holmes poem of the "Shell of the
Chambered Nautilus" and we publish
the closing portion addressed to her
classmates, the teachers and the mem
bers of the Board of Education, who
have labored so faithfully for the sue
cess of the public schools of the city:
DEAR CLASSMATES Shall not we, who
have pursued together the course of
study which closes to-day, learn a les
son from the story of the shell? IT
seems but natural to look back over the
years we have spent in study, to recount
their Joys and sorrows, their successes
and failures; and to reflect that after all
our toll in the pursuit of knowledge, we
have gained but drop from the foun-
tain. But as each branch of study opens
the way to wider and ever wider fields
of research, and we begin to realize how
much there is to know and how the
higher we rise in knowledge, the broad
er our horizon grows, let us forget the
past, turn our faces resolutely to the
future, and begin anew our journey and
our lives Our paths may now separate
but let the ties of friendship bind our
hearts together. And as we go our sew
e raj WAYS, let us not forget our motto
nor expect to achieve high and mob e
results without putting forth high and
noble efforts.
DEAR TEACHERS If we cannot now
fully appreciate the value of your in
struction we know that ourappreciation
of your efforts in our behalf will grow
with the growing years. At least some
of the lessons we have learned, come
constantly to our aid and can never be
forgotten, and though we may not be
able suitably to express our thanks you
will know that they are none the less
sincere.
To you, especially, Honorable Board
of Education and to the citizens and
friends, who have assembled here to
witness these closing exercises, the
"class of '89" wishes to express its
! obligation. Some of us have attended
the public schools from early childhood
while others have joined later in the
course We are glad that we have lived
in community where such good provis-
! ion has been made for the education OF
the young. We realize better than ever
before the value of the opportunities
here offered. We wish to thank you for
the benefits conferred upon us by the
establishment of this school and also for
the kind interest you have shown by
your presence here to-day.
And as we part, let us remember our
absent teacher and superintendent,
whom we would gladly have with us
to-day. And now we bid you all kind
farewell