Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-06-09
MINERAL POINT HIGH SCHOOL.

4h1hOial oluI lllSA oCAoo1 Gooh paw
in the M. E. church on Friday evening,
June I'd. There were fourteen grad
yates namely: Henrietta Opie, March
F. Chase, Blanche Dave, Anna c.
Crowley, Mary Schilling, Mamie
Ralph, Beulah Richards, Ida Bottom
ley, c. W. Reynolds, Addie Jackson,
Jennie Osborne, Agnes McMullen,
Edith Eden, and Annie Prideaux.
The programme of exercise was as fol-
lows:
Salutatory and Essay,
Great Results often Turn on Small Pivots,
HENRIETTA OPIE.
MARCH F. CHASE.
Overture My Native Hills" .. Ripley,
CITY ORCHESTRA.
Essay, ..........." The School of Adversely"
BLANCHE DAVE
Essay, ......" Nothing Great is Lightly Won,'
ANNA c. CROWLEY
MRS. JOHN CRUM
Essay, The School Girl at Home"
MARY SCHILLING.
Essay, The Hill of Prophesy,"
starlight Mazurka," Beebe,
ORCHESTRA
BEULAH RICHARDS.
Essay, .................''F Fashionable Follies,'
IDA BOTTOMLEY.
Vocal Solo, ......'' The New Kingdom
MISS ANNIE PHILLIPS.
Grafton" Elements of Weakness in Our Gov
ernment," c. w. REYNOLDS.
Essay" Bricks in the Building of Character"
ADDIE JACKSON.
Overture, Little Beauty" ........... Ripley,
ORCHESTRA.
Essay, Northumberland" The Power of Music"
JENNIE OSBORNE.
Essay, ........"W What Shall My Calling Be-"
AGNES NC MULLEN.
Overture, Crown of Victory. Ripley,
ORCHESTRA.
Grafton, go" Hitch Your Wagon to a STAR
EDITH EDEN.
"Class Prophesy,. ANNIE PRIDEAUX.
Valedictory, ...............B EULAH RICHARDS.
PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS.
Farewell Song, Though We Part" CLASS.
Miss Opie's salutatory was full of
earnest thought. Her words were
we'll chosen and well delivered.
March F. Chase had a carefully pre-
pared grafton and delivered it in a
clear voice and with pleasing enun-
citation.
Miss Dawes subject was the "School
of Adversely" and her essay gave
evidence of deep thought, and its de-
livery was good.
Miss Crowley's essay, upon Nothing
great is lightly won," was a creditable
production, and was given in very
pleasing manner.
The "School girl at home" was
Miss Schilling's subject. The essay
evinced keen appreciation of home
duties and social requirements. The
rendition of it was good.
In her essay Miss Ralph discoursed
upon "The Hill of Prophesy." 1t
was pleasant subject and was pre-
sented in a pleasing manner.
Miss Richards took "Ideals" for her
subject and showed the great i'm
portance of placing ones mark high,
for as a persons ideals are, so will his
life be. Miss Richards also gave the
"Valedictory," and both essay and
valedictory were creditably presented.
Miss Ida Bottomley chose for her
subject Questionable follies," and in
her essay pointed out many of the
social follies of the day. The paper
was carefully prepared and pleasantly
delivered.
G. w. Reynolds in his grafton pre-
sented a few plain and practical
thoughts upon elements of weakness
in our government" and suggested
some needed reforms in the conduct
of political affairs. The Grafton was
good and was finely delivered.
Miss Jackson's subject "Bricks in
the building of Character" was
thoughtfully considered. The essay
reflected credit upon the writer and
was presented in a pleasant manner.
Miss Osborne took for the subject
of her essay "The Power of Music"
"a charming theme, charmingly
handled, and well presented to the au-
dience.
The subject of Miss McMullen's
essay was "What shall my calling
be p and she dealt with the important
question in practical way and point
ed out the necessity of having a
fixed purpose in life. The essay was
good, both in thought and delivery.
Miss Eden's subject was Glitch
your wagon to a star" She dwelt
upon the Importance of having high
aims and purposes in life. The ora
ton showed earnest thought and was
delivered with much force.
The class prophesy was made by
Miss Prideaux, The paper was an in
teresting one, and the pleasant men
ton by the writer of each her class
mates, in biographical way, was quite
amusing.
Rare judgment was exercised in the
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