The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-06-27


lected to make the presentation of the
beautiful portrait Of a beautiful char
acter and man to the school board and
the high school. Judge Van Wyck was
Ia close and intimate friend of Col.
Franks and was able better than any
other to speak of his noble qualities.
He spoke eloquently and feelingly OF
his great love for truth, honor and high
character, and especially of his love for
children and the public schools.
Prof. Wiswall responded for the
school. He also paid a glowing tribute
to the character of the most beloved Of
Kenosha's citizens. He had not the
honor of personal acquaintance, but
he had known his name and deeds. His
name was known throughout the north
west.
The orchestra in g The Three Stars"
presented fine opportunity for a from
bone solo by Memo Waite. Mr.. Waite
acquitted himself handsomely and the
accompaniment was superb.
The essay on " The Education of
Women" was by Miss Nellie Maria
Klngsland. She said the new woman"
Of masculine proclivities was not to be
discussed. She believed in the old
woman. In years agone the idea had
prevailed that woman needed no edu-
cation She sketched the growth of
w0manhood and declared that in a
large measure woman had shaped her
own present. Girls nowadays she de-
cIared had too little aim in life.
The class history by Miss Una Marie
Alma Slater was one Of most pleasing
Of the evenings exercises. In the
most modest and unassuming ofmanners
she humorously alluded to the girl who
had memorized the Bible, the girl who
was always a democrat, the boy who
had distinguished himself as the kicker,
the girl who was above all else the
domestic, the boy who excelled in ora
tory and the girl who was the bulwark
of the class in Latin. She closed with
the tenderest Of thoughts Of the recol-
lection Of the by gone days
John Quinton Lyman in the essay on
/" The Monitor" gave a short sketch of
the history of that famous boat and the
changes it wrought in naval cOnstruc-
ton.
In the . Cavalry Charge" the or
chestra distinguished itself SO we'll that
it was encored and was compelled to
repeat a portion Of it.
The recitation, +" Beethoven's Moon
light Sonata" by Miss Edna Lavinia
Goldthorp, was very delightful. Dur
ing the recitation the sonata was
played on the piano by Mrs. E. Fl. Hol-
lister. The effect was pleasing in the
extreme. Miss Goldthorp was most
queenly in her manner and bearing and
in her self possession made the beau
tiful story of Beethoven's visit to the
poor shoemaker and his sister and
playing for them this beautiful piece a
veritable beauty.
The Glass Prophecy" by Miss
Ethelyn Bullamore was most amusing.
1t was put in the form of adream. She
had one Of the boys married to ex
Queen Lii, one Of the girls was lectur-
ing on woman's rights and another boy
was missionary in Africa. The allu-
sions were all made laughable in the
extreme.
The grafton, Monuments, by
Charles Henry Becker, was sketch Of
the desire of all peoples to commence
rate their great deeds and dead. He
sketched the famous monuments Of the
world from the pyramids down to the
present day. Mr.. Becker had a pleas
ing delivery and acquitted himself well
in placing the grandest monument of
all, character, above all others.
The next overture by the orchestra
was Jay-See- Ko," a medley. In it
the band stopped suddenly while a
couple of the boys sang the chorus to
" Swim Out O'Grady" to the great de-
light of the audience.
The recitation, A Second Trial, y
by Miss Gertrude May Lewis, was very
touching and pathetic. 1t concerned Il
boy graduate OF a college who was
struck with stage fright and was I'M
able to deliver his grafton. A little
child who was all bound up in him Sc
cured a second trial for him and in this
he fairly outdid himself and carried off
the honors of the evening.
One of the best orations of the
evening was that delivered by Thomas
Joseph Toner on "Our American De-
mocracy" Mr.. Toner was decidedly
fowery in his speech and only the lack
of space prevents a complete sketch of
his brilliant remarks. He sketched
the growth of this greatest democracy,
this government by, the people, on the
face of the globe.
In her essay and valedictory on
Life as the Girl Graduate Sees it, !"
Miss Lossie Ethel Torrey feelingly al
luded to the four years past in which
+1oo bod Iloo1 tOOof1o o11d hono5