Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-07-01
GRADUATING EXERCISES
OF the Marathon County Training School For Teachers
We're Held Thursday and Friday Evenings June 26-27.

Beginning Thursday evening and
concluding Friday evening the third
annual graduation exercises of the
Marathon County Trailing School for
Teachers was held at the High school
IN the assembly room aad very large
audience was in attendance both even
ings. On Thursday evening" the exer-
cises began with a song excellently
rendered by students of the school.
Then Prof. Conway Mcmillan, of the
University of Minnesota. delivered a
lecture to the class on ''The Interpre-
tation of Landscape" his lecture being
Illustrated by views thrown on canvas
by an electric lantern We have not
the space to give detailed account of
the lecture nor could we do justice TO
II or to the speaker. 1T was a clear.
logical and forceIul demonstration of
the development Of landscape forms as
Influenced by the growtl of vegetation.
Those who had the opportunity of hear
ing Mr. Mcmillan went away with
keener insight and knowledge of the
subject with which he dealt and in
position to more fully judge landscape
and its Development 1t was withai
one of the most instructive lectures
that has been delivered in Wausau dur
ing the year
On Friday evening the class exer-
cises, took place and TIE Assembly hall
was filled to overlooking, many coming
in from the country ito witness the
same. This demonstrates a lively
growing interest in the training School,
which fact was very gratifying to those
who are closely identified with the
success of the Institution The assem-
bly, hall was prettily decorated for the
occasion and especially were the stage
settings Hastily arranged which con.
sisted of palms, potted plants and cut
flowers, whilst the floor of the rostrum
was covered with rugs and upon the
walls were pictures aud all presented
strikingly beautiful appearance.
The under graduates acted in the
capacity of ushers and performed their
work well, handling the large audience
so there was no confusion at any time.
AT eight o'clock Prof o. f. Wells.
announced that the class had made
arrangements to present the play
Hamlet, but that after nearly all the
work incident to the presentation of
the same had been done, the class,
owing to the illness of the students who
had the most important characters in
the play, were obliged t. give it up
on this occasion had been prepared
within the last three weeks He also
stated that those who were to appear
on the program were not of the strong
est members of the class, in fact the
two who had the highest standings in
class and examination work for the
year, would not appear
The hrst number on the evenings
program was a piano solo, by Miss
Ella Christensen, of this city, who
rendered 'lmpromptu Polka which
was well received by the audience, and
who clamored for an encore which was
cheerfully given Miss Christensen
showed ability as pianist. During the
evening she acted as aGcompanist and
her work assisted in no small degree to
the success of the evenings entertain
ment
There were on the program, three
choruses by the entire school, under
the direction of Miss ROSalia Bohrer.
All of this work was eXcellently rem
,lered, showed careful preparation, and
a great credit to this particular depart
ment of the work.
Miss Maud Holeton, Of the town of
HOleton, rendered recitation entitled
The Hat" Miss Holetons interpre-
tation and rendition of this difficult
selection was excellent She captivated
the audience and won its hearty
approval. Miss Holetoh showed strong
reserve power and gave every evi-
dence that her years work in school
would be profitable to her and that she
would make one of Marathon county's
strong teachers.
Miss Elizabeth Kuckuk, of the city of
Wausau and Herbert Fromm of the
town of Hamburg, took the affirmative,
and the Misses Ada Miller and Lena