Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-06-09
OUR SCHOOLS
The Glass Play and Commence
ment Day Exercises,
ADDRESS BY PROF. SCHUSTER
Class of 1901 Numbers Eighteen.

Chorus. Italia, ,"-Donizettl. High School
Presidents Address, ....,,..., Frank Neulock
Drill and Song ..,,.....,.....s twenty BOYS
Trio. .......,.,.. DaffodilS. ,,..,. lA.sharpclnb
Quartette, Little Cotton Dolly = ~"
Farce THE Elevator, Seniors 'o4
CAST OF CHARACTERS.
MIR. Edward Roberts. ............H Harry Bennett
Mrs, Roberts ,... ....,.......,......Ne Netty Whalcn
MIR. Willis Campbell. ...,. Elmer Hornung
Mrs. Carshaw AUNT Maryk."... Mary Thies
DIR. Lawton. ...................,.....W VIII Jeuck
Mrs. Lawton. Agnes kemmerltng
Miss Louise Lawton ....,.,,.. Eunice Blewett
Mrs, Remis, mis,..,..........,.......,,A Annie Ecrrill
Mr.. Alfred BemiS iS,.............H Harry ColIicutt
Mr.. Walter Curwcn. .......... Frank WedlOck
Mrs. Curwen. Observation-Disclosures. Susan Hanscom
Mr., ElleryMiller. r.........,...,.W Wallace Martin
Mrs. Miller,.,....,....,, ....JeSsica PrtdeauN
Miss Matilda Summers. ......Jennie Prtestley
Miss Priscilla Summers. .....-... Pearl Cooking
Martha. ................ Margaret McWililams
Elevator Boy. -. ........, THOMAS hartleS
Japanese Drill ........,........,T Twenty Elrls
Mantle Address,..,.. -. Lizzie Matthews
Junior Response .Corliss Toay
Class Song,
The hall was filled to overfowing
each evening. The play was given
the third time to accommodate those
who were unable to obtain tickets for
the previous evenings. All were well
pleased with the manner in which each
part was performed. The scenes in
farce repeatedly brought down the
house.
The Commencement Day exercises
were held on Friday morning in the
lecture room of the =. NJ. Church. The
class of 1904 numbers eighteen, as
follows:
J. Harry Bennett Elizabeth Matthews,
Eunice G. Blewett, Wallace G. Martin,
Priscilla l., Cooking, Jennie ), PrestleS,
Harry V, Collicutt, Jessie Nj, PrldcaHN,
Susan l.. Hanscom, j. Leroy Reese,
William N. Jeuck, Mary a. Thies,
Agnes kemmering, Anna j. Terrill,
Temperance w. Knight, Netty NJ, Whalen,
Margaret McWilliams, Frank V. Wedlock.
The lecture room was nicely deco
rated in the class colors-green and
white-and over the stage appeared
the class motto, $ Excelsior" The
exercises were as follows:
Chorus - "song of the Vikings" :. ....,....
Glass March, Observation-Disclosures. Miss Wallis
Invocation. .,............... Rev. Hardcastle
Presidents Address. Frank Wedlock
Solo...,.,.. .....,.... ..,.,...... Miss Chandler
Reading,. "How the church was built at
kehoe's Bar. r............ Temperance Knight
Trio...,...... Sweet May" e. A-sharp club
Address w .......... Prof SchuSter
Siren Quartette sailors Love Song ...,...
Presentation Of Memorial ...,... Roy Reese
Acceptance Remarks, Principal ]. + Bergen
Presentation OF Diplomas.
Glass Song.
The address of Frank Wedlock,
president of the class, was earnest,
thoughtful and we'll delivered, He
said that the best results are only Sc
cured when teachers, students and
community join in hearty coperation;
that behind the ambitions OF the stud
ents had been the deep interst of " an
able faculty, who with helping hand
had reused the dropping energies,
beckoning US on by suggestion and
explanation"
The recitation by Miss Temperance
knight proved her to be gifted with
rare elocutionary powers, and a re-
markable memory. The hearty APP
plause given her by the audience was
we'll merited.
Prof. o. j. Schuster, Of the State
Normal school at Platteville, deliver
ed an excellent address. He said that
the teacher who is to instruct students
must have larger training than was
demanded in the past. All civilized
governments have come TO see the nec-
essity of education. Twenty-Five years
ago many people in Wisconsin sneer-
ed at the work undertaken by the Ex-
perimental Station at Madison, but
today every bulletin from that source
is awaited with interest. More educa-
tion and greater skill is now demand
ed in the discharge of the duties of
the household. Conditions are chang
ing, and women as we'll as men are
learning that education is needed in
every department OF life. The speaker
said that the Russian government does
not believe in public education, and
the great majority of the people there
know but little of the causes or the
meaning of the war. In Japan the
opposite Is true, and the education of
the people, make up TO a large de-
gree for lack of numbers. True edu-
cation teaches love to do things that
are Of value TO the world. Prof. Schus.
ter said that Mineral Point had reason
to be proud Of her schools and the
deep interest manifested in them by
pupils, teachers and the people In
general. He said that the school
should not only instruct and train the
mind, but that it should supplement
the home in intoxicating lessons OF
gentleness and kindness-traits that