Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-06-04
DIPLOMAS FOR 'O3 CLASS.
LAST OF THE HOWE HIGH GRADUATES
Over One Thousand Attended the Exercises
Thursday the Numbers Were
Good and Well Prepared.


The graduation exercises of the
class of 1903 of the high school took
place in the assembly room of the
Lincoln building Thursday evening.
Long before the time for beginning
the program the room and halls were
taxed to their fullest capacity. Over
one Thousand people we're present
Those taking part certainly did their
best and the parents and citizens have
reason to feel proud of the twenty
four graduates that were turned out
from the Howe high school this year
"HOme Influence" was the first
oration and was given by Amelia
SchrOedel. "There is no sanctuary of
virtue like home," she said early
moulding Of character and formation
of good habits is of utmost import
ance, and home influence stands above
all other things in habit and character
building. Home and parents are and
ought to be taken as the example.
When a boy thoroughly loves his
home and reveTeS his mother he has d
perfect armour in which to meet his
enemies in the battles of life. Home
should be the watchWord Of every
indispensable to human nature. A
man who has no home TO retire TO, in
fact or memory, is without life's best
rewards, and life's best defenSes
"VirgiF Clavier Method of Piano
Practice" by Ruby st. Amour. She
treated the subject by citing the
methods of the leading musical men
in the world. Quotations were given
ia CInn0pt her c0ntpDt1OnS
The Grafton on "NeWSpapers" was
given by Josie Huber. She claimed
that the modern newspaper was i'm
perfect i'll grammar and spelling.
Political papers especially were very
unreliable, and often they showed too
great partisan spirit. Newspapers
should give news and state the truth
regardless of party. Then, too, papers
published details of crime which are
of very little value in the upbuilding
OF the race. SenSatiOnaliSm seems to
be the keynote of the daily news
paper; anything and everything is
published which aims to appeal to the
lower nature of humanity.
Gertrude GaynOr had as her subject,
"Faith in the Unseen" "What is
the might of this indescribable some
thing which exists in certain person
alities, which is greater than mere
physical beauty and more powerful
than learning, which SWayS the
strongest characters and even controls
the destinieS of nations? Some call it
ambition, ldealism, inspiration, but
the term is still inadequate" Napoleon
would have been weak had it not been
for his tixeG purpose and all who came
under his influence feltit. ''All minds
may cultivate the faculty of faith and
when once obtained it stimulates one
to almost Superhuman efforts"
Guy Potter spoke on the "TruSt
Question" He strongly opposed the
trust idea and advocated their sup
preston by the government. Laws
should be passed which would make
it impossible for trusts to exist
Trusts were bad in themselves because
they tended to oppreSs the masses for
the benefit of the few.
Ethel Nissen, speaking on the
"Negro Question:" advocated equal
race is especially held back in the
toward giving him his full rights.
She cited Brooker T. Washington and
others tC prove the splendid poSSibili-
ties of al educated negro race
Edward POmainville's oratiOn was
entitled "ThomaS Brackett Reed"
He gave a brief outline of his life,
showing how his early training gave
him foundation for future greatness
"He did not win men, he mastered
them. He had the power to do, having
always a righteous purpose. He saw
broadly as well as straight. His name
will be pronounced in politics and
government affairs throughout the
length and breath of this patriotic
country as one Of the greatest men
that ever held the position as speaker
of the House of Representatives"
Louisa Sweat spoke on the Form
alton of Character" She said that
character was the most essential
factor in life, that good character was
even more essential than education.
But education is very necessary us its
purpose is to develop all that is best
In man.
The oration "Influence of Women, -
was delivered by Ora Nissen. She
first outlined the position held by
women in the different periods of the
worlds history and showed how they
had been gradually advanced to posi-