Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-06-20
commencement Week of Wau-
watOsa High School.
A Class of Is Students Graduate.

Sunday evening, with the annual SER
mon preached at the Baptist church by
the Rev. P. w. Longfellow, who took
his text at Psa. 144:l2, THAT our sons
1nay be as plants grown up in their
youth. that our daughters may be as
corner stones polished after the simill-
tude of a palace He said: 1.-The
Psalmist here points out two of the
most important elements in every well
developed character, growth which
gives power, and polish which gives
beauty. Polish is desired by all, but
the true polish can be impaired only
to the true character and only after
great amount of effort. Self culture
then is the road to both power and
polish Tho most important condition
leading to self culture is "A powerful
motive. No life attainment is possible
without it, Our motives must not only
be strong, but worthy if we would
reach the goal of true success. The
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are not those caused by poverty, but
the numerous diversions and distract
ing pleasures, The play spirit should
have place in our lives, but wheE
play becomes the great purpose Of our
lives then good-by to character and
greatness Self culture may have
selfish sound, but after all the highest
self culture is necessary to the highest
self-sacrifice. Let us in life's great
school seek the highest self culture
and then give all to humanity and
God.
The members of the class Of o3, are:
Ralph Watson, Ernest Lefeber, Lois
Owens, Madeline Haney, John Kraft,
Gertrude Armstrong, Clara Englehart,
Alice Sherry, Robert Lewis, Helen
Grant, Minnie RAIDER, Charles Fisher,
Henry Digman.
CLASS DAY.
Wednesday afternoon the Baptist
church was very simply and effectively
adorned with palms and ferns, and the
colors of the class of '03. in honor of
the class day exercises which opened at
. o'clock.
The day was not as warm as former
class days have been, fact which
added much to the comfort of the many
friends and relatives who crowded the
church TO hear the exercises.
Particularly fortunate was the femi-
nine portion of the class, for in no past
year has Dame Fashion been so lavish
in artistic effects. The gowns of the
sweet girl graduates of the class of '03
were quite exquisite, being much adj
mired for their daintiness and beauty
Each member of the class in deliver
ing his portion Of the exercises stood
between effectively draped ribbons in
the class colors.
A song by the High School was the
first number ON the program and was
followed by an earnest address by the
president of the class, Mr.. Ralph
Watson.
Then came the really personal part
of the program: the class history by
Mr. Ernest Lefeber; class episodes 10y
Miss Lois Owens: and the class prophe-
cy by Miss Madeline Ianey aud Mr..
John Kraft The last proved to be an
innovation in the way of prophecies,
being presented in the shape of Il chart
of illustrations, evidently prophetic
visions of the artists The drawings
were clever caricatures of class mem
bers and ought TO refute the old saying
that prophet is unknown in his own
country.
An instrumental solo by Miss Edith
Bradley was much appreciated.
Remarkably good taste was shown
10y the class in their selection of the
class memorial, Il long picture in sepia
tints, representing The Education of
the Atheniau Youth" which was pre-
scented by Miss Minnie RAIDER The
picture was accepted with an appropri-
ate speech 10y Clarence Hulburt.
The class will was then read bv Miss
Gertrude Armstrong, and the address
TO undergraduates was given by Miss
Clara Englehart
The class poem, by Miss Alice Sherry,
aNas very well delivered number.
After two selections by the Banjo
Club, Mr.. Robert Lewis presented the
peace-pipe, which was accepted by
Miss Lena Lovelaud, of the class of
fo4. 1t lisa fact worthy of mention that
the pipe really smoked
The most fun-produciug number was
the presentation Of memeutos, hy Miss
Helen Grant and Mir Charles Fisher
The articles We're mainly geological.
there being among them green frog,
Il stuffed monkey ana live kitten.
Mr.. Henry Digmau followed with a
farewell address, after which the
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