The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-06-28

| palms, Wn1lG the OCfST Was d mass OF
roses and other flowers sent by the
friends of the graduates as tokens of
congratu1ation on their successful COM
p1elion of the course. The proscenium
arch was pretti1y draped with ever
green and over the center of the stage
done in letters of white hung the class
motto, "Carpe Diem.
The class was seated on the front
part of the stage and the young ladies
in the airy robes of summer so insep-
arabic from Commencement formed a
pretty picture indeed. Behind the
ladies were seated the gentlemen mem
bers, the High school teachers and the
mem bers of the Board of Education.
After a selection by the JaCoby &
Compton orchestra the invocation was
delivered by Rev. Henry Scott Rob1ee,
of the First ngregationa1 church.
The Salutatory Address.
Miss E1ga Meta Shearer then de1iv-
cred the sa1utatory, welcoming the
friends to the exercises. Miss Shearer
made splendid appearance and spoke
lii d NId1 I1lAlS hlduuC1s LII d NCIy
dainty little address Miss Shearer ex-
pressed for the class the appreciation
they felt for the citizens, teachers,
and the board for the kind encourage
ment they had given. She urged the
members of the class to make this in
deed a commencement and following
the class motto, seize the fleeing days
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| After a selection from "The Singing
Girl, by the orchestra Miss Addie
Barter gave an interesting essay on
the subject, ''How far Away are the
| Stars?''
Miss Barter took the stars as the
representatives. of the realization Of
high ideals and found the only path to
success was the path of hard work.
Miss Barter's essay was well prepared
and we'll delivered and merited the APP
p1ause showered upon the speaker.
| The next speaker on the program
was Arthur w. Ho1derness, and he re-
ceived small ovation as he came to
the front of the platform. Mr.. Ho1-
derness in forcib1e manner detained
ga Plea for Cuba as given by Sena-
| tor Thurston. In the hands of the
young orator the thrilling appeal of
the honorable Senator from Nebraska
assumed new interest, and the manner
of it's delivery drew rounds of applause
from the large audience.
Mr.. Ho1derness has certainly a
bright career before him in the world
of oratory.
The next number on the program
was an grafton by Frank Orlando
Rowbottom, who spoke on the subject,
Groom at the Top"
| Mr.. RowbottorG spoke in an easy
and graceful manner, and held the
/ strict attention of his auditors during
his grafton. He declared that the man
at the top, was always the man that
was heard-the man who held the
reins. The top, he declared, is never
full, and the fight for the top is always
on. The fight is a bitter one, and
competition has made the race test
of merit and endurance, and only those
properly equipped may hope to reach
the topmost rung of the ladder. The
way may be crowded, but timidity
must be cast aside and ability and in
tegrity will always win. The world is
hard old master-but pluck and
effort will always win.
| Perhaps the most interesting event
of the evening was the class history as
told by Fred Petit.
The young man had indeed, as he
| stated a pleasant task and lots of
material, and under his management
the history of the class read like a
romance. With a humorous vein he
reviewed the history of the class dur
ing the four years of school life. It's
victories and defeats, its joys and
disappointments were all noted, and
from amidst the incidents and acct
dents of school life the speaker made
many hits on the members of the class
which were received with laughter
| and p1audits from the class and their
friends. His statistics of the class and
the announcement of the plans for the
future, were very funny. The history
in all was good, and presented IN a
splendid manner.
The ValedictorY.
After another selection by the or
chestra Miss Amy Constance Shearer
delivered the va1edictory address and
the farewell to the class. In touch
;ro ma inner che fold of fIe r11ea S11TeS