Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-06-16
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.
The Largest Class That Ever Graduated From the Wausau
High School, Received Their Diplomas Thursday and
and Friday Evenings. The Exercises Were
Very Entertaining and Successful.

/ protection of the growing mind agains
an ignoble, m aterial conception of life
and for that il spring force which shall
lift the n.cure into its rightful fellow
ship with whatsoever is true, noble
lovely and of good report"
Mary S. Harger followed with ths
difficult violin solo, Chiostri's 'Danst
Espeginole, which she rendered witt
ability and refined musical taste.
"Would William III, Kaiser of Ger
many, like to be called Roman Emper
or ?" was Olga Heinrich's theme, whose
presentation showed a fine mind and
good judgment as to historical values
She told how it was surmised by some
writers that Kaiser VIM. III would like
to prefix to his title of Emperor, the
word Roman. The origin and history
of the title was traced back to the
founding of the empire by the greai
Caesar, which lasted almost to our
own day Although Rome was attacked
by succession of plaques and over
whelmed by the barbarians, yet the
idea of Rome's rule lived on to the time
the empire was restored by Charlie.
magne. Soon after his death the flood
of barbarians again overwhelmed the
empire, but Otto again re-established
the Holy Roman Empire. But his
scheme ended in woeful results to Ger
many. With the dawn of modern his
tory came great religious awakening,
and to the miseries of political discord
were added the horrors of religious war
fare. At the close of this struggle, the
Holy Roman Empire had ceased to
exist except in title. But the title lived
on until Napoleon forced Francis ii to
resign and thus brought to an end the
Oldest political institution in the world
When German unifcation at last came,
and William was proclaimed emperor,
it was not another revival of the empire
of the Caesars, but the birth of new
empire, the empire of Germany If
Roman were prefixed to the title of
William H. this fact would be ignored,
and it would be assumed that the pres
ent empire is identical with the empire
of Augustus. While it might add to
the dignity of the Hohenzollerns to
assume to be successors of Charlie
magne, the German people have already
suffered too much from the dream of a
Roman empire to hail the idea with
enthusiasm.
Walter I. Gorman's bent is evidently
turned toward the study of the living
issues of today, for he handled in a
mature way the live topic of the Cen
tralization of Power" He gave in a
large way the history of the growth of
trusts; then showed by striking illus
trations the extent of the power of some
of the trust magnates, following their
almost omnipotent power to the kitch-
en- and the farm and the halls of legis-
lation. In fervent speech he then called
upon the country to rouse itself in order
that our democracy might not become
an oligarchy of wealth more despotic
than any government or despot the
world knows He made an impassioned
plea that the people might be the bene-
ficaries of their own labor, the gift of God
and the products of inventive genius,
instead of having them exploited by
the few. Our country cannot remain
half-monopoly and half-subject; mon
opoly and liberty cannot exist in the
same country. May our people show
the same patriotism as was shown at
Bunker Hill and Gettysburg. Not in
civil strife, but on the platform, in the
press and pulpit, in the halls of legisla-
ton, in wise, intelligent efforts, to
build up industrial freedom.
The girls chorus now sang Barnby' s
beautiful Farewell so appropriate to
the commencement season, after which
a laughable play, 'Mr. Bob" was pre-
sented by seven members of the grad
uating class. 1t is needless to repeat
the plot as nearly all of our readers
were present, but few words of COM
mendation should be said, and here il
is difficult to know where. to begin as
the whole play moved off as if in the
hands of professionals. Bernice Finney
and Amy Rosenberg made two de-
lightful modern young ladies, the pro-
duct of the theory that there should be a
sane, wholesome, happy mind in Wig.
orous body They took their parts Of
dear school friends, through the mazes
of the plot, with splendid ability. Stella
Braeger made an ideal Aunt Becky, not
onlyin her dignified carriage and make
up, but also and especially in the Hstel
ligent Interpretation of that difficult
part. Her voice moved from pity Il
indignation, from admiration to self
reproach with great fiexibility. The par
of Patty, the maid. a stage struck gir
in love with both the stage and th'
butler, was taken by Odelia Mumm
To act that you are acting is doubl
difficulty, but she did it to the entirl
appreciation If the audience Her stag,
action was also splendid and showes
ability and ease.