Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-06-02
POTOSI BUDGET.
Commencement at Potosl.

In the evening Of May 9th the VII
lage Hal. was crowded with patrons
and friends Of the Potosi High School.
awaiting the coming o. the class Of
'9s.
The hail was beautifully and taste
fully decorated with house plants and
a great profusion Of wild flowers.
The stage banked with Towering plants
ferns and vases bearing choice bou-
quets displayed no little taste and la
Dor. The class motto. Hitch your
Wagon 10 a Star" wrought out q
evergreens occupied prominent posi-
ton.
Promptly at : O'Clock the graduates
eight fair maiden, and three stal"art
youths marched to the music played
by Miss May Fure and took seats up
on the platform.
The opening prayer was made oy
Rev. A. Breeze OF the Congregations.
church followed by a quartette'
Friendship. Love and song, sung by
Miss MAY Fure, Mrs. A. Breeze, Mr.
W. II. Hunt and Rey. a. Breeze.
Rev. Father T. Pape rendered p.auo
accompaniment to all the music. This
beautiful song was well renderet and
won the applause Of the audien e.
Mr.. Frank Cenfeld in his orcible
and pleasing manner thorough y con-
WINGED the audience OF the .'Commer-
eial Supremacy Of the United States. '
His sound reasoning and practical
applications were very well taken
We are apt to think that Young
ladies are too practical 70 grapple with
questions of stern reality. but this
view was shown TO be false when Miss
Bird A. Sprague discussed the class
motto Hitch Your Wagon to Star.
Ia her clear and apt manner she show
ed why we should strive toward high
er ideals even Il we should fali peiow
the mark. Many iatteriug comments OF
the ing lady's delivery aud easy
bearing were heard on every side
The next to claim the attention Of
the audience was trio, Row rs
swiftly Row u, sung By the Misses
May and Jennie Fure aud Mrs. Breeze,
Miss Jennie Fure's essay "G'impes
of American Scenery" opened the eyes
Of the people 10 Americas vast wond-
erland We should notice the beauti-
,ul SMILES and poetic strain that ran
throughout the essay.
Nathaniel Hawthorne" ~ Mis-
Tina Pleumer was worthy Of il heart
reception by the large and attentive
audience
..Cquses OF the Civil War" ~ Cl>d'
Roesche Mas an exhaustive diseerta
ton Of the subject and when enc con
siders the few minutes to which ~
essays were limited they are forced L
wonder at the completeness Of Thu
treatise.
The Qnartette then rendered in theil
usual winning way that beautfp
piece entitled DO unto others e. 1ot
would nave them do 10 YOU.
"Inhuence OF News Papers by Mis-
Flora Wilmott was an essay worthy 8
commentator. The fact hat the ~
huence Of some newspapers is demon
alizing and that the best class shout,
be read was clearly shown The Is
say reflects credit upon the writer.
"Wisconsm's Semi-Centennial' wa
the subject OF Bart Thomas, ESSAY
The subject Was treated in free an,
vet concise manner It was a splendi,
paper.
Miss Josie Elseamp on Cuban Lib
erty1 briefly reviewed the situation
Of affairs in Cuba This paper was :
mastery production strong feel
ing patriotism was evident through
out the discourse. Ii any present
were devoid 81 that feeling they mus
have received bountful portion er,
its conclusion,
The trio distant Chimes" sung b1
the Misses Fure and Mrs. Breeze de-
served the hearty applause itreceived
Miss Jessie Wilmers then told Us o
beautiful Alaska. The cxactness q
prose composition was adhered t.
while on he other hand Just enough
Fl the poetic tinge was employed t,
render her subject beautiful an,
pleasing 10 the ear.
The { ass prophecy BY Miss Flor
ence Hunt deserves great deal 9
nraiSp Miss Hunt with her usual in