The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-06-30
SOUTH SIDE CONNt,N

SOUTH SIDE COMMENCEMENT.
| The commencement exercises of the
| First Ward high school were held at
the high school assembly room last
Friday evening. The large room had
been handsomely and lastly decorat
ed for the occasion with the national
cOlors, flowers and eyergreens. On
the front wall of the room was draped
a large red and blue banner with the
class motto Progress is the Law of
| Life" IN white letters. Shortly after
s o'clock the graduating class Of TWEEN
ty two members marched in and took
their seats on the large platform
erected for the occasion.
The program was 4 somewhat
lengthy one owing ID the large num-
Der of graduates; but the individual
exercises were for the most part quite
short. The following were the grad
yates and their exercises:
| Grafton. "Evangelne' ...... Irene Bleser,
| Glass Poem. Our Studies 49,. Annie Howard
| Grafton. General Arnold - Hattie Goedgen.
| Grafton. TITO Melema' Gretchen Staudt.
| Grafton; The War with Spain
| Bertha Feuerpfeil.
| Topic, Early Manjtowoc' ....... Fred Kruger.
Class History. 49,. .. Ida Harris.
| Topic. WIsconsin's Boundary History
Fred Schwartz
| Grafton. international Arbitration
William Schmidt.
Class Prophecy ....... Frank Seidl.
| Topic. The State School Fund" Chas karnei,
A very Interesting feature of the
program was the debate upon the
question. 'Resolved, That municipal
ownership of street railways, lighting
plants and water works is preferable
TO private ownership supported on
part of the affirmative by Charles
Buerstatte, Stephen McMahon and
Ferdinand Lonsdorf; on part of the
negative by Paul Schuette, George
Levenhagen and Emil Schaus. Both
sides ably contested for the correct
ness Of their position, and their argu-
ments were logically and forcibly pre-
sented
Another highly interesting part of
the program We're two experiments in
physics, performed by VIII Rahr.
The first was an illustration of the
principal OF the electric fountain
which was very successfully carried
out. The second was the freezing of
mercury and water in a red hot cru
chile in the midst of the flames of a
large gas burner, also most success
fully performed.
Those who added to the enjoyment
of the program by the rendition of
several beautiful musical selections
We're, Professor Kaiser, Mrs. VIM.
Rahr, Mrs. Luhman, Mr. and Mrs.
Schmitz, Mrs Alter, Mrs Luehr, Lee
liza Fechter, Irene Bleser and Jos
Topic.
At the close of the exercises, DR..
Luhman in few well chosen words
conferred the diplomas and after an
additional few random remarks by the
principal the evenings program came
to close with the class song by the
graduates. The present is the larg
est class thus far graduated from the
South Side high school.
The graduation exercises of the
3rd ward school took place on Thurs
day evening. June %, in the hall of
the school. The stage was very pref
| tily decorated with ferns and flowers
aud intermingled with them was the
red, white and blue, showing the
| spirit of the times. The system of
class speeches had been wisely dis
carded and in place of 1t Lieut., Gov.
Baensch addressed the class not only
pleasing its members but also the
large audience that had assembled to
hear 1t After that Walter Schmidt
delivered the farewell address and
music closed the program. The pro-
gram was short and so was highly ap
preciated by all present The class
had chosen the word Forward" as
their motto and We hope they will re
N 4ln true to it. The class consisted
of Herman Ditmar Oscar Mouor