The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-07-28

number. Their are no limitations in
American society. for written in the
cabin of the Mayfower and hung high
before the flreside of every American
home is the national motto, equal
opportunity for all men under the law
and equal opportunity for all to rise"
F. III. Davis spoke on the subject of
/" Life is What We Make It." He
said in part: Life is worth living only
to those who are worthy to live and
every man is the architect of his own
| fortune. Gifts count for nothing.
Will alone is great. All things give
way before it soon or late. Life is
truly what we make it. Yesterday s
labog< only paves the way for today's
success. We can only hope to get
from life what we put into it. Napo-
leon, Alexander the Great, we're men
who knew no such word as fail, and
they have written their names in no
uncertain words on the pages Of his
tory Men of action and ambition are
the demands of the world today.
Miss Cora Finke spoke on Friendship
in way that was very enjoyable and
recited her toast, which was written in
rhyme. The beauties of school and
school friendships were showed in a
very pretty manner, and in conclusion
the young lady paid glowing tribute
| to the pleasant social life at the College
of Commerce.
Attorney 6. R. Mcdowell spoke on
| the subject of A B G.. Mr.. Mcdowell
spoke extemporaneously and in order
to collect his scattered thoughts he
prefaced his remarks with a series of
jokes and pleasantries, of which the
newspaper reporters were forced to
bear the brunt. Their shoulders were
terribly strained, but they managed
to bear up under the words Of the
superintendent. Seriously, Mr.. Nc
Dowell spoke, A B G stands for funda
mentals. On the alphabet depends
the expression of every spoken thought
in the language of any people. Fun
damentals are important. Give a man
the fundamentals of arithmetic and he
can work out all the intricate theories
of mathematics. Such are the funda-
mentals Of life and on them all our
| future is based The vital interest is
not in the past but IN the future.
What ] am going to do" must be
personally settled by every man of
ambition. The finish is not important
only to the winner, but the start is i'm
portant to every one. Each finish
should only be another beginning.
Every course and vocation in life has
it's rewards and discouragements, and
choose as we may we are always look
ing on another as more fortunate.
Every study is valuable in every
department of life. The commercial
school has it's recognized place, and it
should train it's students not to be
clerks and bookkeepers, but great cap
tains of industry. The three elements
of success are knowledge, industry and
integrity.
The toasts of the evening we're
closed by Bert Foster, who spoke on
Our School" He paid tribute to
the efforts of the teachers Of the Col
| lege of Commerce and showed what a
great benefit the school had been to
the people of Kenosha.
After the banquet an informal social
was held. The members Of the class
are as follows:
James E. Tulley, Joe Funck
| J. A. Foster,
Mabelle Kelley, Chas. Turnock
w. j. Evans,
Harry K Robbins, Fred. E. stemm, Jr.,
Nellie Hammond,
! Lydia Harf, Ole f. Rudd
| Eugene Sullivan,
Norman Shearer, Jesse D. Stanley,
| Frank Mcnamara,
Harvey Gaines. j. M. Castle,
Truman B Hudson,
Hubert Gray, Burr Curt1ss,
| Jos, Letting
The committees in charge of the
banquet were.
Reception Committee-Misses Nc
Keun and NcManus; Messrs. Bloss,
Taylor, DeDiemar, Ga Fley.
Introduction Committee-M Misses
Gaffney, Rice, O'Brien, Balm, Beer
bohm; Messrs. Bishop, Stemm, Foster.