The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-06-23

BILE story of a future when the boy
and girls of '98 were men and women.
The prophecy contained manv funny
local hits and was Well erti yed by the
audience.
We di and His Music.
One of the best numbers on the pro-
gram was an Grafton on the great mas
ter, Verdi, by Miss Bessie Hurd. The
young lady, who is one of Kenosha's
fairest daughters, traced the life of the
great composer through years OF
poverty and struggles and showed how
his great talent and musical produc
tions had been wrought under the
most discouraglng circumstances. The
foundation for his great career was the
fact that he was born and reared
amongst a people to whom classical
music was heritage. Sorrow and dis
appointment had only given refining
influence to the great mind, which had
produced the beautiful operas which
will make his name live as long as
time This bard of liberty and his
greatest work, II Trovatore, formed a
very pleasing subject indeed, and the
young lady by her grafton showed
wide study of music and musical crltl-
cism. In conclusion Miss Hurd played
a number of selections from II Trova-
tore, ending with the famous Miserere
II. oh no oh q
was not only a charming speaker but
also a talented violinist.
The valedictorv
The concluding number on the pro-
gram was the valedictory by Miss
Florence Spence, who spoke of the
pleasant associations of the past four
years, which were about to be severed,
and standing at the time of the break
ing of the ties, at the"parting of the
ways between childhood and man and
womanhood, she bade reluctant fare
we'll to tie happy school days spent by
the class of '98.
After the valedictory Prof. Mcdowell
addressed the class. He said in part:
" Your school days are passed and from
now on must exist only in memory of
happy days. The epilogue has been
spoken, the curtain rung down. Yet
ere it falls it gives me pleasure to pre-
sent you with these diplomas"
'EThe school life," continued the Su-
perintendent, is the most important
part of the whole life. 1t is the seed
sowing time, the April, May and June
of life, and on this period the result OF
your life is based. Future life can
only tell how we'll you have sown. The
foundation has been we'll laid and the
superstructure must be built by you
unaided 1t must be temple of per
sonal character and personal respOn-
sibility. The aim Of education is not
to carry out some cherished ambition,
but the true end of education is learn
ing the lessons of self reverence, self
knowledge and self control. These
three lead to perfect accomplishment. "
After the distribution of the diplomas
The class held short informal recep
ton at which time congratulations
were showered upon them. The fol
lowing received diplomas:
MODERN CLASSICAL COURSE.
Cailista Mathews Duffy, Dora Fisk,
isabel Anna Gillespie, Bessie Hill
Bessie G. Hurd,H Mamie Isabelle M1co,
Lizzie Petrie Katie Petrle,
Mile Rahr Florence M. Spence,
\ Ina WeiSkOpf, 1rnla Bern1ce W1SWaI
SCIENCE COURSE.
Lettia DIVE de Diemar Charles Fred. Hartung.
Mabel Elizabeth TillOtsOn
ENGLISH COURSE.
Henry Rich. Bieneman, Theodore Julius Lane.
Mabel Alice Priddis.
The EVENING News wishes eacl
member of the class a successful, use
III life padding their own canoe.