Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-14
CLASS DAY EXERCISES.
r large crowd gathers at the
EycerTn opera House to
witness the exercises.
THE CLASS.
CHARLEsssWEIGAND,
OLIVE NASH,
VIVIAN THRUN.
MARVEL GARRISON.
MARVEL GARRISON.

The commencement exercises for the
High School opened Thursday evening
with the exercises of the graduating
class They were held in the Lyceum
Opera House, the largest hall in the
city, and even that large hall was too
small to accommodate the crowd of pa
irons of the school who desired to wit
ness the exercises. In fact not only
every seat was taken but the isles were
packed clear to the doors and even into
the entry with those who could not find
seats.
The exercises were opened with
few remarks from the principal, Prof.
Casey, which was followed by a quar-
tette by Messrs. Richison and Morgan,
Mrs. J. A. Diamond and Miss Fannie
Garrison. which was well and pleasing
ly rendered. Charles Weigand, presi-
dent of the graduating class, then del
ivered an address of welcome.
The next number on the programme
was an Grafton by Miss Olive Nash on
Woman's Patriotism which showed
much study and careful thought and
the number of examples cited from his
tory bore out her contention that the
patriotness exhibited by women in
times of their country's need, although
it might not have been exhibited in
the same manner, was fully as strong
as that of men. Miss Nash who had
been chosen class prophet closed with
a very entertaining class prophecy.
The instrumental duet which fol-
lowed, by Miss Stewart and Mrs. San
born was good and proved rich treat
to the lovers of music.
Marvel Garrison appeared next, was
not only the youngest member of the
class but he is the youngest person
that ever graduated from the school
being only about fifteen years old.
His subject was "Thomas Jefferson.
He told of his early life, his services to
his native state as legislator and gov
ernor, his work in the Continental Con-
gress and as diplomat abroad as well
as president of the United States, but
dwelt particularly on the great legacy
which he left his countrymen in the
Declaration of independence and the
act setting off the Northwest Territory.
He also told how IN the face of opposi-
tion he acquired the whole great West
for his country by the Louisiana pur-
chase even breaking with his associ-
ates on that policy.
Misses Mildred Stewart and Marion
Garrison then favored the audience
with a vocal duet after which Charles
Weigand delivered well prepared
grafton on The Public Duty of Edu-
Gated Men. He combatted the theory
that self-made men were our greatest
men and cited examples of college
bred men who were shining examples.
He argued that the success of self
made men showed only that they pos
sessed strong force of character to over
come their handicap. He took the
stand that in these days no one could
afford to 90 out into the world without
an education. He then took up the re-
sponsibility of the educated men to the
public. He held that it was very much
greater than that of the uneducated.
That it was not sufficient for him to go
to the polls and vote but that as the
uneducated looked up to them and fol-
lowed their example it was their duty
to study the matter thoroughly and to
see just what principle man, set OF
men or party represent.
Mrs. C. F. Colman's vocal solo was
we'll received after whsch the audience
listened to an Grafton, The Tendency
of Wealth to Accumulate by Miss
Vivian Thrun.
She compared the conditions that
existed forty or fifty years ago when
each community made whatever arti-
cles used in that community, with to-
day. At that time the farmer sheared
the sheep, his wife spun the wool into
yarn, wove the yarn into cloth and
made the cloth into clothes. The local
mills ground the wheat into -four and
the local blacksmith made the nails
used. She traced the gradual accumu-
lation of wealth to the present time
when every great industry from the