Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-05-30
COMMENCEMENT

The Graduating Exercises of the Glass
of 1902, Held Wednesday Evening.
Helena Aaberg, Mary Elizabeth
Cairns, Laura Gretzsinger, Myron
John Haig, Gorham Cobet Humphreys,
Inez Palmer, Maud ,Alene Rankin,
Honora Riordan, Gertrude Barbara
Riordan and Owen Only Ticknor,
constitute the class of 1902, Of the |
Devils Lake High school which was
so successfully launched amid flying
colors into the sea Of life, on We'd
nesday evening. The exercises we're
held in the assembly hall Of the High
school and were attended by the
largest number of persons ever present
at like proceeding in the history of
the school. But one class ever gradu
ated at the local school was larger
and that exceeded the present class by
only one person The hall was very
beautifully decorated, red and laven-
der, the class colors, predominating.
The front part Of the large hall was
pretty in these colors, supplemented
by banks of ferns and flowers, while
over head in the same hues were the.
words Victoria Laborem Coronat'
the class motto. The class of 1892
abolished the essay and oration idea,
and in place had an address delivered
by President Weld, of the Moorhead
Normal school.
This was the wish of the class, but
many Of the large assembly present
would have preferred to listen to the
attempts of the ten graduates, had
they delivered orations or essays, but
the spirit of the times must rule.
The class of 1909 occupied the right
of the stage, and were particularly
young and yet bright assembly of
young people, full of ambition and
hope.
! The program was an especially
good one, and opened with selection
by Miss Hovey's orchestra, which was
we'll rendered. The invocation was
asked for all and particularly the
graduates, by Rev. DR.. Waddle, who
thanked the Creator for the many
favors given to the class, as well al
for having kept them free from sick
ness and injury.
A piano duet by Miss Mary Csirn,
and Inez Palmer then evoked much ap
plause.
i Mr.. German Humphreys delivered
the class prophecy. The young man
possesses clear, strong voice and his
part of the program was the most in.
teresting of the evening. While sit
ting in his room meditating, short
I time since, he said, he had sort of 8
| vision that disclosed to him in q mys
terious manner the future Of his class.
Miss Maude Rankin, the vision told
him, would be q great actress and al
classes would await with anxiety il
the largest of theatres her appearance
each evening on the stage. Mis-
Laura Gretzinger was to be connected
in business capacity with one o
New York's leading newspapers
Miss Mary Cairns appeared as leade
of the Boston Symphony orchestra
Myron Haig would develop into
great student and Lecturer in Yale
Miss Honora Riordan's future, tn
speaker said, was revealed to him a
that of organist in one of the coun
try's largest cathedrals. Miss Inc
Palmer would be great teacher Q
music, and with ease could explai
the hardest passages. Owen Tickno
would become renowned as one of tn
greatest of electricians, while Mis-
, Helena Aaberg was given the humble
but perhaps happiest of all vocation
that of a farmers wife. Miss Ger
trude Riordan would sail away an
, undertake the difficult task of teach
ing the modern idea to the. young
. dusky natives in the Philippines
The future of the speaker, however
was not revealed That was left 70
the young gentleman friends to pon
der about, and they all at least coul
vouch for Mr.. Humphreys brigh
future; that his light of life will bur
! brighter than most of the many hun
I dreds of high school pupils each yea
4 graduated throughout the country.
The violin quintette, consisting 0
Miss Bertha Small. and Master
) Robert Cairns, Herman Huesgen, Jr.
Ralph Perry and Milford Graham
= rendered selection that was respon
sible for great deal Of applause AM
! the young people indeed pleased tn
hundreds with their endeavors.
k~~The high school chorus sang Ava,
to the Fields in such a pleasin,