The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-06-24
COMMENCEMENT WEEK.
Closing Exercises of a Successful
School Year in Paw Paw.
Class of Fifteen Bright Young Men and
Women Graduated from the High school.
Excellent Baccalaureate Address--G rade
Exercises Most CreditabIe


Harvey. Speaking after life of study,
travel and experience, his address was
of character that was elevating and
helpful, not only to the members of the
class for whom it was spoken, but to all
of the large audience that crowded the
church to the doors.
The church was tastefully decorated
in white and green, the class colors.
The music was of high order, fur
nished by male quartette, Messrs
Cummings, More, Jennings and Haworth,
Mrs. More presiding at the organ.
The grade exercises were held at the
opera house Wednesday afternoon, and
the program as published in The True
Northerner last week was fully carried
out. All the little people acquitted
themselves with great credit to them
selves and also to the teachers who have
had them in charge the past year.
The high school commencement ex-
ercises were held in the opera house last
evening, and the hall was crowded to it's
full capacity.
The decorations were all in green and
white. the class colors, and the hall was
very attractive indeed.
While the audience were assembling,
the Maple City orchestra gave several
fine selections. At few minutes after
eight, the high school faculty entered
the hall and assembled the stage, follow
ed by the 10 members of the class of
1904, to the strains of Navajo march.
After the invocation by Rev. A. w.
Mumford, the salutatory was given by
Bessie Jane Holt, who said that, although
this may be the last of school work, we
are but at the open door of life. She
spoke of the arduous duties and the
pleasant associations of school days, and
looked forward to the duties of life,
where each must rely on his or her own
efforts.
Grace II Marshall then gave the class
history, written, in imagination, in the
year 1910, and visit with an old school
friend to the old school house; and the
old scenes brought back pleasant and
witty memories of the members of the
class.
The orchestra gave another selection,
followed by an grafton, The Door of
Hope" by Chester A. CRANE, the only
colored boy who ever graduated from
the Paw Paw high school. He gave
good review of the negro question of the
present day, and "the door of hope is
education, and equal rights and oppor-
tunities in the world.
LaVerue b. Wood, the class poetess,
then gave a production of more than
usual merit
George Linderman then rendered
piano solo, showing the class to have
musical as we'll as literary ability Ola
high order.
"The Might of Mites" the subject of
Mamie A. Brtton's grafton, began with
some of the wonders accomplished by
small but constant forces in the natural
world. Then some of the little things
that have changed the history of nations
were noted; the force of habit as fac
tor in individual life, and the power of
little deeds for good or evil, developed
the lesson of the Importance of attention
to the little things of life.
Carlos Cole, whose marked elocution.
ary talent has made him familiar figure
before Paw Paw audiences, gave a read
ing, The Deathbed of Benedict Arnold"
Carl b. Moser chose for the subject
of his grafton, "Arnold Winkelreid," and
it was fine tribute to the Swiss patriot
The orchestra played waltzes from
"The Storks," which were followed by
the class prophecy by Anna +. Lake.
Ten years hence, the fair prophecies
finds herself at Lake Geneva, Switzer-
land, and the waves of the lake cast up
stones on which are found the stories of
her ID old school friends, scattered over
the world in various vocations in life
and of course there was the spice of fun
to season the prophecy.
The valedictory address was given by
the class president, Floyd II. Hiestand.
lie SPOKE we'll of the value of education
and the modern opportunities for its ac-
qurement He gave thanks to the
board of education and teachers for the
opportunities furnished the class of 1904,
and feelingly said the class farewell.
The orchestra next gave selection
from The Office Boy"
On behalf of the board of education,
L. j. Cavanaugh then presented diplo-
mas to the following graduates:
Scientific course-Mamie A. Britton.
Latin course-George Il Lindermau,
Carlos Cole.
Earpoap Enolish courca ANN Il
Lake, Grace II. Marshall, Bernice r..
Putney, Bessie Jane Holt, Carl ID. Mo-
sier, Harry A. Wilson.
English course-LaVerne b. Wood
Floyd III. Hiestand, William H. Holt,
Albion b. Titus, Edward w. Clark,
| Chester A. Graine
The exercises closed with a benedic-
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