Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-06-16
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A to death.
: At the beginning of last century
England, fearing lest the GROWN,
power of popular sentiment might 70
: her of the pleasure of torturing tn
Irish race, by shameful bribery act
forced Ireland into a union with Grea
Britain. Thus the miserable peopl
suffered for six hundred years Ye
despite all the inexpressible miser,
J which this people have endured, neithe
J that defiant spirit nor that unquencha
J bic thirst for liberty, so characteristic,
of this notable race, has ever been quiet
ed. Although England hat absolut,
control of Ireland and the Irish peopl,
were mere servants at the will OF the
/ English lords, yet that burning desire
and undying faith that Ireland would
some day be freed from England's
ravenous clutches, filled their passion,
ate breasts. Their leaders, Michael
Dayitt and John Redmond enter
tanned the same ideas and were logged
ly fighting in Parliament for their be-
loved country.
Through the efforts of those great
leaders the long coveted demands have
been gained. At the last sitting of
Parliament MIR. Wdyman, secretary to
Ireland, introduced his great BILL
abolishing landlordism and restoring
the tenant to his natural rights. Yet
we hope and trust that far brighter
day is in store for the. long suffering
little country. We hope to see her
some day detached from Great Britain
and placed upon the solid foundation of
republicanism. At this hour every true
Irish heart should kneel down to thank
an omnipotent power that has guided
them painfully but surely to their pres
ent destination and we all hope and
trust that on some bright day in the
blissful future she may become a
land of the free, as she has shown her.
self to be home of the brave.
1t was very we'll rendered.
1t was a unique idea of Miss Mayo
Morisette and Miss Louise Stuhlfauth
to make their graduating essays dia-
log, telling the thrilling story of Lohen-
grin and a piano duet, illustrating in
tone colors the same tale Not oGly was
the dialog well written and well
delivered but the piano duet also
showed marked musical ability. 1t was
delightful and instructive feature of
the program. The story they told was
in part as follows
This opera emloodies the story of the
young knight, I,ohengtin, son of Per-
cival, the keeper OF the Holy Grail
Being endowed with the power to help
the innocent he is called upon to cham
pion Elsa's cause, for she has been
falsely accused of her brother God
frey's murder and none of the knights
Of her court will fight for her. Lohen-
grin arrives in a swan-boat, fights the
duel with Elsa's accuser, Frederick of
Felramund, and comes off victor. He
then marries Elsa, who previously
promised never to ask his name or race.
Telramund, having been overcome and
stripped of land and honor, determines
to ruin Elsa and Lohengrin. His wife,
Artrud, suggests as a way, that if they
can get Elsa to ask Lohengrin his name
the spell of magic in which he moves
will be broken. Artrud then proceeds
to instill doubt in Elsa's mind as to
Lohengrin's origin. Elsa finally yields
and, breaking her promise, asks Lohen-
grin the fatal question. he regretfully
tells her all and then prepares to take
his departure as his power to defend
the innocent ended when he revealed
his name. Before he departs he prays
that Elsas brother be sent back to pro-
tect her and in answer to this prayer
the swan is changed TO the 4orm of a
man and Elsas brother, who had not
been murdered but only transformed,
stands before her. Lohengrin then
steps into the boat and is drawn away
by dove.
The class prophecy was also a dual
affair, it having been worked out by
Mary Harger and Lita Heinemann. 1t
represented eight of the girl graduates
assembled, twenty years after gradua-
ton night, at a banquet. The curtain
rises upon them as they are seated
about the banquet table beautifully sci
and decorated. AS pretty as picture
is this scene, the audience say The
time has come for "reminiscences, and
by cleverly constructed interchange
of wit and story the tale of what many
members of the class did after leaving
school, was told. In the course of this
interchange of "reminiscences, the other
six girls, Frances Momburg, Ethel Me.
Naughton, Annie Marth, Ada Beane,
Ethel Mccullough and Jane Slaymaker
responded to toasts, wherein each
speaker also told of the future of some
member of the class, of the faculty and
of the Beard of Education. The proph-
ecy was digniied, good natured, free
from bitterness and satire, and alto
| gether, decided Improvement in spirit
upon most prophesies. Not alone for
this but also for the perfection of de-
tails in stage setting, voice and action
are the girls to be complimented.
Frances Momburg was given the
toast, The High School in 1923 .
She told of the many changes that had
been made in the work of the school,
especially complimenting the Board on
the introduction of domestic science,
which was, she horsd, to reduce the
number of old maids.
| Ethel McNaughton, in responding to
the toast, The Boys, related some OF
the amusing incidents that had oc-
CURED during iae school days of her
class, recalling, in particular. the class
feud over the flag pole; the disappear
i ancp Of the senior Dhvsics' mote hoaEs.