Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-02-03
MID-WINTER CLASS.

The exercises of the first mid-winter
class to graduate from the high school
were held Friday in the auditorium of
the high school, when seven students
passed from the studies of the school
room to take up the perplexing prob
lens of life. There was large aud
fence present and the program was OF
such excellence as to repay the people
for attending.
The program opened with selections
by the eighth grade chorus, led by Miss
Lulu James, which was followed by a
prayer by the Rev. S. n Wilson.
Clyde Weik, salutatorian, in his ora
ton on ''The Conflict of Three Ideas .
recited facts that belong to the history
of this country when Webster, Clay
and Calhoun were in their zenith Web
ster, a high protectioHist, believed in
broad eapanse of the cardinal princi-
pes of nationalism and the freedom of
labor, and his views were met in oppo-
si.ion by Calhoun when South Carolina
nullified the tariff in 1882 Webster
was above Clay or Calhoun in intellect,
but inferior to them in will force and
yielded the leadership. Again in 1850,
when the question of slavery was so
acute, Webster to save the union again
compromised, dropping from his for
mer course and New England princi-
pies and died misunderstood and ira
duced by those who had been his fol-
lowers. Clay passed his last days in
disappointment over the failure of his
compromises, while Calhoun, though
successful, died with visions of evil and
omens of conflict coming on which
materialized in 1861
Miss Edith Rylander's topic was "The
Scandinavians in America She told
of the part they had taken in the max
ing of the history of this country, of the
characteristics and qualifications that
made them good citizens.
Miss Marie Book spoke of Elizabeth
Cady Stanton, who had labored so in
cessantly for the elevation of woman's
condition, and who before her death
had been able to see members of her
sex advanced to high positions in social
and commercial life. Though Mrs.
Stanton had met with ridicule, woman
hood owed much to her for reforms
that had been created.
Miss Lille Kollath drew picture in
the Holy Grail on Tennyson's legend,
ldylls of the King, showing forth that
the poets words should be an inspira-
ton for us to give up day dreams lest
we lose the stamina to take up the seri-
Gus tasks of heart and mind, which fit
us for higher ideals
Joe Fleming gave history of the
progress that had been made in the de-
velopment of electricity and told of the
possibilities of further advancement
The vast water power of the Wisconsin
river valley he put to practical purposes
which used as motive power for max
ing electricity, made this valley well
developed commercial centre.
The class prophesy as given by Miss
Mary Hart was unique and novel
affair. The curtain arose showing all
members of the class present with the
exception of Miss Hart. gypsy came
in aud began telling the fortunes of
each. The tea leaves in Miss Marie
Books cup showed that she would be-
come an exponent of Women's rights
and would follow in the footsteps of
Elizabeth Cady Stanton. By the same
token the gypsy determined that Clara
Becker had in store for her the fate of
spnster and would found a home for
friendless cats. The bumps on Joe
Flemiag's head denoted that he would
beco the village parson of Brokaw.
Miss Edith Rylander's palm foretold
that she would become doctor and
silent partner in an undertaking estab-
lishment and die wealthy. Clyde
Weik's head indicated that he would be
snake charmer at the Worlds Fair to
be held in Wausau at some future date,
while Miss Lille Kollath was to go
through The world carrying reformed
spelling book The gypsy was asked to
tell Miss Nary Harris fortune. She
stepped Toward and casting aside her
gypsy garb revealed herself as Mary
Hart.
The class valedictory was spoken by
Miss Clara Becker, who took for her
subject the class motto; They Can
Who Think They Can" Taking for ex-
ample the life of Booker T Washington
the negro emancipation who is leading
his people out of the bondage of ignor-
ance into the freedom of education she
.exemplified the teachings of the motto.
During the evening the teachers
quartette rendered vocal music and
Miss Imogene Harger piano solo, and
thus closed one of the most novel and
pleasing graduation programs that it
has been the lot of Wausau audience
to witness.
The following evening Dir. A. f. Win
ship delivered a lecture in the high
school on the subject of 'tRascals and
Saints which was listened to by large
audience, it being estimated that there
were about 800 people present His
lecture was contrast between the
Dukes family of degenerates which left
to the world its legacy of shiftlessnesS,
ignorance, paupers, imbeciles, iuvalids
and criminals and of the Edwards
family which has contributed people
of lofty purpose and high ideals, that
can be termed natures noblemen. The
lecture was one of the best that our peo'
pie have had the good fortune to hear
in many day, and description of it
that could at least bat partly do it JUS
tice would take too much of our space.
Sunday DIR. Winship preached sermon
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