The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-06-27
LIFE Is COMMENCED.
TWELVE HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS
LAY DOWN SCHOOL WORK.
THE GRADUATES INNINGS
The Commencement Exercises at the High
scnool Auditorium Thursday
Evening Very Fine
Music.


Marie Alma Slater, John Quinton Ly-
man, Edna Lavinia Goldthorp, Ethelyn
Bullamore. Charles Henry Becker,
Gertrude May Lewis, Thomas Joseph
Toner and Lossie Ethel Torrey, stepped
out of the narrow confines of the school
room and into the broad eXpanse, the
limitless field Of unfettered ambition
and opportunity They had finished
the course prescribed by the school
authorities and are now prepared for
hat which lies ahead further develop
nent or, sterncr still, the problem OF
life When this step is taken it is al
Fays one of interest to the public.
The public turned out Thursday even
ing almost c8 maSse and by the time
s o'clock arrived there was not an inch
of available space to spare IN the large
high school auditorium. The people
began to arrive early. From 1870 until
s o'clock there was almost a perfect
line running from the sidewalks up the
stairs to the third story Of the high
school building, and when Rev. G. E
GOldthorp rose for the invocation he.
faced q perfect mass Of faces from the
stage to further end of the hall The
dOorways and outer halls were also
packed 1t is very safe to conclude
that over 1000 people were in attend
ance.
AS the exercises opened the class Of
students came marching in to the
music of Schute's orchestra, arranging
themselves in . semi circle on the plat
form. Behind them filed the school
board and corps of teachers, in whose
hands these young lives had been
largely left for holding. The teachers
on the platform were Prof. E. G. Wis
wall, Misses Martina c.. Erickson,
Elizabeth NJ Overstreet and Emma
Buckmastel.
After the invocation number was
introduced which did not appear on
the program: President Gillett, of
the school board was requested to de-
liver the address of welcome. He said
he was exceedingly pleased to note the
splendid interest taken in the cause of
education Strong efforts had been
made to establish a first class school.
Prosperity must follow efforts made in
that direction. He deemed it great
privilege to extend the welcome Oh the
part of the school board. 1t was a
pleasant thing to be a school board
member, he said, especially from fl
nancial point of view. The year had
started out in very sorry way. The
school lost Mrs Bradford to begin
with. Then following closely upon
that Miss Wells asked for a years
leave of absence. These were rather
discouraging features. But there was
q captain in the board in +. L. Grant.
He obtained the present corps of teach
erS. and he did not believe they could
be beaten in the state. On the part
of the school board he extended Il most
cordial welcome to all.
The orchestra played the Dawn to
Twilight" overture in an especially
attractive and pleasing manner Prof.
Schultz had made arrangements 70
extra fine music for the occasion and
there could not have been the slightest
disappointment concerning it. The
professor fairly outdid himself.
The salutatory and Grafton, " The
Bulwark of Our Nation" fell to the lot
of Peter Conrad Shearer. On the part
of The class of '95 he welcomed those
present. Then he launched out on the
general idea that too much could not be
said in favor of the high school. The
class had reached the first mile stonein
life and a great future lies before its
members Time alone can test the eff
ficiency of the work done in school.
He praised the schools in glowing terms
and said t;:at no age had ever present
ed such great opportunities. Our pub
Tic school system he declared to be the
bulWark of our nation. The most pO-
tent force in bringing our nation to It's
present high standard was the educa-
ton of the masses. Other republics
had fallen because the people were not
prepared to govern themselves. The
ignorant classes are the menace OF a
republic. May our public school sys-
tenn never be allowed to suffer death.
Miss Ella Adele Toner in the recita-
ton. An American Exile, - was very
good. 1t was the story of man who
had once cursed his country's flag and
had become an exile by force of cir
cumstances and had lived to see the
day when he would gladly have fought
for the same flag, but when the oppor-
tunity came to do so it was too late.
A Tribute to the Memory of Col
NJ. Frank" was paid by Miss Genevieve
Amy Chatfee. 1t was a glowing tribute
She stated that among the most pleas
ant recollections of her life would be
the hours when she had been detailed
by the high school teachers to read to
the much beloved Colonel after INSIGHT
had left him She gave short sketch