Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-05-29
The Numerous Essays and orations
Reflect Great Credit on Cradu>
ates and Instructors.
PROFESSOR SILLOWAY THANKED,
A Most Interesting Entertainment
Large and Apprcciative
Audience Present,

Alarge ANA apprecintiyc audience
attended the commencement cNcr.
cisor of the senior high school class
last Friday evening at Culycr's haul
and were well rewarded with very
pleasant and interesting cntprtnin-
ment.
The stage was proiuscly decorated
with flowers of every description
with the clas- motto "Nut Finished,
But Begun" cmbllzoned in gold un II
crimson background, lrwhul"iorm-
ing a very attractive picture.
Tie members oi the class were
seated in n scmi-clrcle with Prof. sill
loway in the center, while on the
professors right hand sat the vale
d~lctorluu, Annie Luton, ana on the
left Edith Dawes, the salutntorian.
The high school hoard wos repre-
scented by Miss +. PEBBLES. David Hill
ger aud Rudolf Won Tohtl, who sat
on the extreme right OF the semi
circle.
In the temporary absence oi Mrs.
Eddy the quartcttc "Murmuring
Brouklrts" WINS very ably rendered
by Misses DeI.urrimier aud Campbell
and McssrS. Lehman and Sillowpy.
The salutatory was then spoken In
very graceful manner by Miss Edith
Dawes, who In her treatment oi her
essay on the meaning mud nppIjcn-
ton of the word NOW showed that
hours al deep thought AM, study had
been spent in the construction OF the
essay. Among otlwr meanings ana
Uses oi the term the following were
extremely appropriate: "Nhat we
ARE now prevents repentance far the
past, each now Is q stop forward on
backward and the graduating pupils
must learn the value ui each now ful
use a. "a fulrrum 90 move the FUTURE
"Thr Spirit of Uaupst,' an rra-
tipn by Dlrman Jackson was a very
comprehensive eiiurt ia which he ar
gued that the spirit was the ~
suit oi natures universal law oi cyo.
luton.
A piano solo 10y Mrs. Il. II. Eddy
was here introduced which wa,
splendilly rendered, doing muci
credit 10 the p formers iinencss o
touch and feeling,
Ella Mushncr's crsIy with Helm
ana sail" was a very clever cOmpu
sition, in which comparisons wcrp
drawn between the management OF +;
vessel acrOss the stormy ocean anG
the regulating oi liic's purposes IN
our worldly career. Miss Mushucr's
eloeutiunary powers are well worthy
of mention and were much appre
ciated by the audience.
Alice CLANCY made n very pretty
ana instructive dissertation ON per
sonal and natural affinity, in The
handling vi her subject Nothing
Single or Alone
\ very strong aud forcibIe Grafton
was given by Walter G. Lehman IN
his choice OF "A subject ''The Masters
OF Achievement in which he spok,
ably oi the immense stride made bOtl
in science and sociality during tn,
past few centuries.
March BrillIante," a very pretty
piano duet by Mrs. W. ID. Symmc'
aid Mrs. j. ID. Waite was applnudeC
generously.
This is no Tournament Where
towards Tit, "byJulia Sturman wa,
a vigorous and broad.minded com
position in which she mentioned thal
the most powerful opponent to con
tend with in life was Ignorance
The paper uf Blanche Margaret
Larned SLOWLY Fntr's Perfect Full
ness Shall Come" was extremely wei
written.
James Reeds Grafton THE Spread
Of Light" which fully followed III,
spread Of both scientific and suciu
light was prepared aud delivered il