Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-06-20
Nine Students Finish Their
High School Work. 4
THE CLASS.
MARTIN DoCKERY,
PAUL COOK.
HATTIE HELM,
HARRY MCINTYRE,'
ERNEST ADAMS,
Lucy STEVENS,
CHAS. ADAMS.
ORA GARRISON.
LEE CARPENTER

On Thursday and Friday evenings
| last, u brilliant concourse of people
gathered at the Lyceum Opera House,
| to witness the annual commencement
exercises of the Eagle River High
| school, conducted by the class of 1901
| Thursday evening was. given to the
Cantata, 'Columbia, which was rem
dered by the different departments of
fully decorated. The exercises was
opened by grand March led by Col
umbia--Miss Ora Garrison--aud her
four little guards, followed by the other
little children representing the differ
ent classes of people in the colonial
| times. The program was carried out
in most beitting manner and would
| be unfair to make a comment on which
was the best exercise or drill, as they
were all equally good. The whole
exercise showed much patience on the
part of the teachers in drilling the
little ones and they are to be congratu-
lated in getting up such an interest
ing program.
Friday evening the commencement
exercises of the class of 1901 was held.
The stage was picture of beauty, the
scenery being arranged artiStically
and was handsomely Offset by potted
plants and flowers At the top of the
stage across the front was hung their
I significant motto, 1--WE Will Find Il
| Way or Make One" and on the walls
and suspended from the ceiling were
evergreens intermingled with flags and
and bunting The audience was re-
ceived by members of the senior and
| junior classes, who acted as ushers, to
show them to their seats.
When the exercises opened it found
the graduates IN semi-circle occupying
the front of the stage, while Just back
of them was formed the alumni. The
program was begun by an instrumental
duet by Mrs. w. ID. Neville and Miss
Mildred Stewart, which was pleasingly
rendered. Prof. j. A. Walsh spoke a
few words of welcome and introduce d
Martin Dockery who rendered the
''President's Address. Mr.. Docllery in
| Il few well chosen words welcomed the
assemblage on behalf of the class of '01.
! fie thanked the teachers and the school
board for the kindness shown them and
| the patience Of theil instructors in in
structing them The instructions they
received enabled them to win honors
which crowned the success Of their
school labors He handled the subject
we'll, was evidenced by the applause at
the conclusion of his address.
The next on the program was the
'Class History" by Paul Cook. He
gave the history of the different mem
bers of the class from the time they
began their school life, their age, birth
place, schools attended and the closing
year, which at times looked as though
some of the class would fall by the way
| Sl1tSt but pluIh dLN idld WI iiNhdSSd
to gain the end sought for. The his
tory proved interesting to the audience.
"Vacaton is Here,n sung by the
school made the audience feel us If they
were part of the school as the words of
the song were uttered from the many
/ throats
The next on the program was an ora
tion, by Hattie Helm, entitled Lin
coins Mission" Miss Helm handled
her subject well, carrying the audience
through the life of the great immortal
| Lincoln, and the mission he performed
when he broke the ties of slavery. Her
/ delivery was one of the best and she
| kept the audience in close attention
during her deliverance.
| Harry Mcintyre was the next on the
program. His Grafton "a Great Mill
tary Genius" was well prepared. In
clear and distinct tone of voice he
| told of Hannibal the genius, from his
! boyhood middle life and when his star
was in the ascendency, only to be
struck and toppled over like all great
men of his time. The subject was
ably handled by him was shown in the
manner by which the audience took it.