The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-07-01
SCHOOL MATTERS.

Opera House was filled to its fullest
capacity on Friday evening last on the
occasion of the commencement exercises
OF the north side school. A piano duet
was rendered by Mesdames Kemper and
White, after which the class filed in and
MIR. Evans introduced the lecturer, DR..
Updyke of Madison. His address IVES
scholarly and practical. G.. q. Sedgwick
on behalf of the school board then pre-
sented the members of the class their
diplomas with appropriate remarks.
| The exercises of the Third Ward
High School were held at the School
Hall Thursday Eve The attendance
was SO large that many were turned
away at the doors. Thd prior right
of parents at such gatherings ought
to be respected by school children.
Martha Cerull IN the Prisoner of
Chillon' made a strong plea for reli
glous federation as SO aptly exempli
fed by Byron. 1t is only one equal
ty in religious and national affairs
which place the highest possibilities
within reach of man.
Christian Schade, in drawing a |
comparison of the leading traits of |
Washington and Jackson, placed in |
clear view, traits of character which |
are worthy of emulation. Self Con
troll is seen to play leading part in
the honorable and successful career of
our leading men.
Chas. Heise traced the growth of
modern inventions in the Progress
of Science" according electricity the
latest and most important places in
revolutionizing the order of things.
Lonisa Wintermeyer treated "Music
in Public Schools as her subject.
After tracing the growth of music in
connection with the history of the
past, its predominance was recorded
in connection with the highest devel-
opment of the successive leading ia
tons. At the present day it forms
part of the daily life of all school
children thereby confering an untold
boon on the poorer or less favored
classes.
Rose Weinfurther portrayed the
noble self sacrifice of Joan of Arc"
% her country. in rescuing it from the
English. Yet the selfish desires of
he King lead to her capture and exc
,ution by the English who thereby
show the extreme to which unreason-
ng fanaticism may reach.
Maggie Scherer with Milton" as a
subject used the words of the poet as
he painter does his colors, placing
Paradise Lost" among the best pro- {
AUCTIONS in the English language.
Bertha kruck with Hamlet" as a ::
ubject analysed the traits of the lead
ng characters. Thus from the ex-
,erience of others portrayed we learn
many lesson without going to bitter !
as q teacher
Annie Trgstek IN the Lady of the y
lake" in happy manner showed
he charm of Scott s verse in descrip
ions of the beauties of Scotch scenery
The history of that period is thus in
lelibly fixed In the mind.
Hugo Wits, while landing the traits !.
" which jackson" made himself the !,
popular hero and by which he stayed 7
he Rebellion for period of 30 years, i
lid not fail to instil an adherence for b
hose other traits, seltishness and mar C
wness, (which bore many an evil for 8
he Z. s.
Lizzie Schuette in Labor not Gen /.
us" illustrated with many an example n
he successful life of the man Of "la-
or''-the man upon whom rests the I
olution of the many problems which o
ow face the people of the L. S. il
William Woerfel showed how the c
ventual success of the Z. S. as an in '
dependent nation resulted from the g
forts of "Wm. Pitt and others
Jnder no rule did England make y
.reater strides in supremacy than |,
1hen Pitt was the prime minister. t.
Herman Paulus in Flights of Fan
" took as a central idea the build o
ng of high ideals as necessary pred II
cessor to the accomplishment of all Q
progress and success. :,
Paula Stupecky traced the career of o. q
Bismarck in his formation of the g
German Empire" But the MAN of q
ron" fell before the present incum- t.
ent CT the throne t.
Otto Engels "Class Prophecy" b
'laces the members among the am !
itious and useful young men and wo
zen who will be an honor to the school
but 1.-THE of the plans are fulfilled.
In few well chosen words Mr. Wits
allied the attention of the class to the q
act that their education is ''Begun- +
Iot Done Their future will be +
oolded largely by the friends they v
hoose, among whom they must mum 9
er as the best-a good book. Con- ?
ering Of the diplomas closed the ex- !
rcises.
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