Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-06-11

mencement exercises, the class of 1901
determined to make departure from
the usual, have few essays, and put
most of their efforts into the production
of class play and Il prophesy that
should astonish the natives and reflect
glory on themselves. Then to please
the more seriouS-minded, and give
weight and dignity to this great event,
they resolved upon an address by
some famous speaker. Four Orations
were given besides the valedictOry and
salutatDry, the rest of the class taking
part either in the play or the prophesy.
The efforts of the seniors were well re-
warded by the success they met with on
Thursday and Friday evenings.
: THURSDAY.
The program was opened with a
musical selection, Sweet and Low, and
A Media Noche, by the girls mandolin
club AS Rev. Wilson had been called
out of town, Rev. Fawcett offered the
invocation.
Miss HermiOne Silverthorn had been
chosen by the class to deliver the salut-
atory After a few words of welcome,
she took as the subject of her OratiOn,
the class motto, "Ubi lux, ibi felicitas-
Where there is light, there is happi-
ness" We love and appreciate light
and make it symbol of all that we
value most Our early pleasure in
nursery tales, in new games, is felt
again when we learn the secrets of
geometry, algebra, and physics and the
light of knowledge reveals nature to US
IN itself it is cold and unsympathetic.
Wealth and learning cannot bring Joy
into great mansions without the light of
love that may be found in the most
humble home. A life of service is a
life of truest happiness. Classmates,
let us learn that true JOY abides only
with one who possesses the light c.
truth, faith and happiness.
Patrick Sullivan took for his subject,
"Bismark." After reviewin" briefly
the history of England, France and
Spain in their struggles for more demo
cratic government, and for national
unity he showed how Germany, long
after these other countries, was divided
into a horde of petty states always at
war with each other. No sovereign
had arisen who could successfully unite
the German people. Bismark saw that
all these states must be made subject to
one crown, and one army must protect
all. 1t was through his efforts, that
Germany was finally united into one
strong nation and made able to hold its
own against other nations. Through
his efforts, the king and not the people
holds the power. Perhaps a despotic
government was needed to protect the
nation. German democracy must come,
at sometime, and BiSmark will always
be hOnOred rs the father of German
nationality.
The influence of Music" was dis
cusSed by Miss Margaret Dunbar
Shakespeare says that the man who has
no music in his soul is fit for treason
stratagem and spoils. This seems TO be
almost universally true. Music is the
most available of the fine arts. The
three elemental factors of music are
rhythm, melody and harmony. The
reason most people cannot ENJOY music
of the highest order j. due To deficient
early training. At present something
is being done in our schools to develop
the childrem's appreciation of music.
They are Taught rhythm by playing
games and performing tasks in time to
some simple melody which suggests the
thing they are doing Next to gestures,
music is the most simple and effective
mode of expression. The higher and
purer the character of music, the more
of real genius in it, the greater will be
its influence on the people. We all
know what an influence music is in the
church 1t is pity that we have no
national hymn known and sung by
everyone; we need this to help bind our
people, so varied and drawn from all
races, more closely together Music is
noble profession, it teaches us to work
to do good, to live a better life, it shows
us so much of the beautiful and sublime.
The next number on the program
was, Hearts and Flowers" by The girls
mandolin club.
Byron Kuhlman spoke on the Negro
| Problem" When the negro was first
given his liberty he was ignorant and
barbarous; he fell under the influence
of scheming white men. Colleges were
| founded for him but no elementary
training of the right kind was given
| him; he was very enthusiastic over
| learning Latin aid Greek, but as the
government had freed him he would let
| the government support him. BY in
timidation and by violence, his vote
was secured by Inscriptions whites;
! finally, the educational restrictions
| took the vote away from the negroes and
the low whites. No one seemed to un-
derstand the negro. Finally, James
Armstrong and his pupil. Booker T.
| Washington brought forward new
| plan whereby the negro is taught man
ual labor, as well as other things, and
now he is learning that a man who can
do one thing better than his fellows is
respected regardless OF color. Only
| for one generation has the negro been
| S. oil ha1s hpCran IN
! learn centuries ago; for centuries L
come their education must be separate
| but finally will appear white man and
| negro working as brothers side by side.
! The Discovery of America" was
Eugene Parker'S subject. he Sketched
| the Journey and trials of Columbus in
! his voyage of discovery. All the
| European nations were, at the close Oi
the 18th century, coming into that spirit
| of national unity which could prepare
| them for discovery and commerce.
| The grandeur of Columbus achieve
ments were quite beyond the age in
which he lived. No such event will
ever happen again; there are no new
worlds left 10 be discovered. By this
| great achievement the ocean barriers
were removed and the greater age OF
commerce entered The land that
| Columbus discovered now stands pre-
eminent among all nations; and look
/ ing forward a hundred years we seem
to hear old liberty bell as of yore ring
| ing in the future.
| A Case Of Suspension" was the title
of the class play. Three young ladies
at seminary plan to give a secret
spread TO their three young gentlemen
/ friends; the seminary man" and
/ maid" are worked into the Scrapc
the young gentlemen are hauled up to
/ the girls room by a rope and clothes
basket; the professor "deeming ii a
duty To investigate" makes trip via
/ the clothes basket, and from his airy
position threatens all the students with
suspension. they decide 10 keep him
suspended until he relentS, which he
/ finally doeS and he is pulled in. TO be an
unwilling guest st the feast. Stories OF
the Seniors exploits from the Hal
/ lowe'en flag TO the class grove are in
/ fun swing when the matrou enters;