The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-07-28
A LAUNCHING OUT.
FIFTH COMMENCEMENT AND BAN
QUIET COLLEG OF COMMRC :.
FEAST AND ToAsTING ABoUNDs
Charles c. Brown Addresses the Glass On
the Essentials of Success and G. R.
Mcdowell Speaks on A. 3. c.
other Speeches,

The fifth annual commencement of
the College of Commerce was cele-
brated Friday evening with a banquet
which was one of the most enjoyable
affairs ever held in the city. Youth
and beauty turned out i'll force and the
long tables were surrounded with as
representative body of young people
as could be found in the city.
The feasting began at o'clock, but
long before that time the committees
having in charge the introduction of
guests were busy greeting large
number of the Cd boys and girls who
had returned to pay this tribute to
their Alma Mater. Many of the old
Alumni were present from other cities
and pleasant reunions of classes were
held in the hours preceding the ban
quet, At o'clock the guests took
their seats at the tables, covers being
laid for 104. The tables were spread
in the large school room and looked
exceedingly pretty with their gorgeous
decorations of flowers, and pretty
lamps with brilliantly colored shades
furnished the illumination. All about
the room palms and potted plants
were scattered in great profusion, and
with the happy faces of the young peo-
pie the whole combined to make very
pretty scene. The following is the
menu of the banquet:
MENU.
Chicken Salad
Pickles Olives. Celery
Cold Roast Beef. Cold Ham.
Potato Salad.
Rolls.
Ice Cream. Coffee. Cake
While the delightful banquet was
being served Jacoby's orchestra, stu
ated in the hall, played some very
pretty music.
The inner man being satisfied, the
toasts began and for more than two
hours the speeches continued much to
the delight of those who were so for
tunate as to hear them. Prof. 0. l..
Trenary acted as toast master and in
PRODUCED the speakers with many a
happy joke and pleasing incident which
added much to the enjoyment of the
evening.
Launching Out" the motto of the
class of 1898, was the theme chosen by
81. II. Shearer in the first toast. The
speaker spoke of the period of prepare
ton, which was now past, and the
class was now going forth to victory or
defeat, but always remember that
there was no defeat where personal
character remained untarnished. In
this, the dawn of the Goth century,
great and unknown possibilities await
the youth who starts out with his eyes
fixed on only the best things. The
speaker also touched on the war in
Cuba in a very pleasing manner and
spoke in glowing terms of Americas
humanity.
One of the most magnificent talks
ever delivered in Kenosha was the
toast responded to by Chas. G.. Brown
under the caption of "The Essentials
of Success" Success, said the speak
er, interests all and all long to be
successful, but few desire to pass over
the thorny routes which lead to the
coveted bourne. The most important
factor of success is the choice of vO-
cation. You can't put square
stick in a round hole, neither can
you make a minister out of a
politician. This is an age of
intense competition and none can
succeed without preparation. Schools
have grown up all over the United
States and now the man who would be
successful must be educated. The
power of competition is very great and
as eternal vigilance is the price of free
dom SO is eternal vigilance the price of
continued success. God helps them
that help themselves. Here Mr.. Brown
introduced a very fanny story of an
old colered man who prayed God
send this niger a Christmas turkey"
Twice he prayed, but the turkey didn't
GENE. On the third night the prayer
that was waited before the divine
throne was " God send this niger to a
table contained the desired boon.
Homely in itself the old negro's prayer
contains. world of philosophy. Verify
God helps them that help Themselves,
There is always room at the top, but
the essential to gain the summit is
work. Pluck, energy and study are
necessary, but they are only secondary
to the central idea, work" The
world is quick to realize ability and
always ready to pay for it. Good
principles are always essentials. Be a
man true as steel and the world must
know and value you at your true
worth. Let your word be as good as
your bond. 1t is not success to get
together large amount of money, but
to be the most good to the greatest