Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-06-16
CLASS OF FOUR GRADUATES
Exercises at Lyceum OPP
era House Largely At
tended.

The exercises of the class of 1902,
held Thursday evening at the Lyceum
Opera House, was attended by 3
crowded house. The hall was prettily
decorated, and the stage with back
ground OF cedar bonghs and the class
motto, ''We Launch Tonight, Where
Shall We Anchor" over the front of
the stage, made pretty picture for
the grand exercises within it's CENTER
! The program open with a song by
a quartette, consisting of Messrs. A..
G. Richison and Alfred Morgan, Mrs..
John Diamond and Miss Fannie Gar
rison, and was most pleasingly rend-
cred. Charles, Wiegand then gave
the class Presidents address and on
behalf of the class welcomed those
+ ensembled. +.'2!'
Miss Olive Nash followed by an
Grafton entitled ''Woman's Patriot
1 ism, " and she gave several examples
from history that bore out the truth
Eof woman's patriotism through all
time up to the presenttime. The
toration showed that much careful
Thought and study had been given to
it,. The Class Prophecy was also Civ
en- by Miss Nash in an entertaining
manner. Miss Mildred Stewart and
Mrs. NJ. E. Sanborn then favor the
audience with an instrumental duet,
which was admired by all lovers of
music.
Mr.. Marvel Garrison not only the
youngest member of the class, but
also the youngest graduate Of the
High school, delivered an grafton on
Thomas Jefferson" in most able
and eloquent manner, showing that
he was familiar with his subject, and
closely followed from the early life Of
Jefferson through his great political
career until his death.
Misses Marion Garrison and Mildred
Stewart rendered a fine vocal duet
which WAS we'll received. Mr.. Charles
Wiegand then followedby an GRAFTON,
The Public Duty OF Educated Men,"
| ina most eloquent manner, although
ithsySu bject was a heavy one, he
| tsht1wed> him self@able to master it, and
it's delivery was magnificent. His
theory of the duty of the educated
man was emphaticly set forth by
many examples Of college bred men
| who have done more for the country
| than the uned ucated man. Education
is the main stay of all humanity, the
educated man has greater opportuni-
man without an education, whose
duty in public life was not of as high
a character. His Grafton was care
fully prepared and showed much
thought given to the subject.
The vocal solo of Mrs. G. F. Col
man was we'll rendered and we'll re-
ceived by the audience, and was fol-
lowed by weighty Grafton, 1.-The
Tendency of Wealth to Accumulate"
by Miss Vivian Thrun. She said that
times was different now than forty or
fifty years ago, when each article de-
sired in community, was made by
the people living in that community.
| When the farmer sheared his sheep
and his wife spun the wool and made
| it into cloth and the cloth into cloth
ing; the flour was ground by thelocal
miller. when now all the commodities
was madeaby trusts, in fact every
thing from chewing gum to battle
ships is now controlled by trusts,
whose tendency is to-. accumulate
wealth. Over production was not
caused by the production, Of too many
articles, but by the hard times and
people had nothing to buy with, and
hard times was caused by the trusts,
who not only controlled the price, but
the production of hearty all things.
Miss Thrun said trust was now the
greatest question before the world,
and that question would have to be.
settled right, and if not settled right,
there would be a revolution. Miss
Thrun then followed with the Valedic-
tory, which was very entertaining.
Prof, A. p. Casey delivered short
address to the class, after which he
| presented them their diplomas, after
which j. A. Walsh their former prin-
ciple gave the class few wo.ds Of
advice and the exercises closed by a
song by the alumni and tiger.