Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-06-18
WAUWAT0SA HIGH SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT.
Twenty Receive Diplomas.


of the largest, if not the largest class
in the history of the w. Ii. s., twenty
students having completed their
course this week The predominance
of boy graduates" is an unusual feat
ure this year, there being thirteen
young men in the class, in number if
not in glory quite obscuring the sweet
girl graduates
The commencement exercises proper
of the school opened Sunday evening
with the bacealaureate sermon preach
ed at the Baptist church by the Rev.
A. r. THAN.
lie took for his subject, The Enrich
ment of Personality" mis- text being
taken from Prov. 8:17-21.
He dwelt upon the fact that educa-
ton, rightly understood, is an enrich
ment of personality, the schools and
colleges being designed primarily with
this object in view.
He spoke of the value of intellectual
and moral riches as opposed to material
riches and cited as evidence of the
value of the former, the fact that
the worlds benefactors have been
those who have supplied ideas and
ideals rather than riches.
In conclusion he said that peronality
is the only enduring eternal thing,
that which will remain with the pos
SCISSOR forever.
CLASS DAY.
Wednesday was Class Day, the ex-
ercises being held in the Baptist church
at 200 p. IN. The auditorium of the
church was filed to overlooking with
the friends and relatives of the grad
yates, who came to listen to the in
teresting program always to be heard
on Glass Day.
The exercises opened with music by
a chorus of the school children which
was followed by the presidents address
by Edward Pares.
The class Ei-tory by James Foley,
the class prophecy by Francis Brown
and class will by Walter Wood, were
all interesting numbers, containing as
they did, amusing illusions to the
peculiarties of each member of the
class.
After music by the orchestra the
first Grafton of the day was delivered
by Harry Wells. Mr.. Wells chose for
his subject Forestry" and is to be
commended for the thoughtful consid-
GRAFTON given the subject and his ease
in delivery.
The class statistics by JAY Grosskopf
was replete with amusing facts relative
to the class, and was followed by an
GRAFTON, The North American Indian,
by Harry Wendell. This was a sym
pathetic subject with many of his
listeners and one which by his earnest
ness he made full of interest.
The class poem by Faith Longfellow
was delivered very gracefully.
Following this came music by the
class orchestra, and then the presenta-
ton of the memorial by Adeline High
ley. Miss ilighley in few well-chosen
words explained the reason of their
choice and the meaning of the mem
orial, which is frieze, a copy of one of
the few great pieces of modern sculp-
ture representing the triumphal entry
of Alexander iuto Babylon after the
of the Persians in the battle
of Aruela. The memorial was accepted
by William Schneck in behalf of the
undergraduate.
The peace-pipe was presented to the
juniors by Lena Loveland, this much
civilized class having dispensed with
the time-honored custom of smoking it
The presentation of mementos by
May McCord and Cornelius Lefeber
occasioned much merriment. as the
of the class We're the recip-
tents of many ridiculous articles
The farewell address was delivered
by Gilbert Tompliins.
The exercises of the day closed with
music by the chorus of school children
under the able direction of the instruc-
tor in music, this. with the selections
by the excellent class orchestra. being
one of the most enjoyable features of
the afternoon.
COMMENCEMENT.
The commencement program of
Thursday evening was given at the
Congregational church. an address
by DIR, John Faville taking the place
of the usual essays and orations by
members of the class.
DIR, Faville chose for his subject.
- The Mission of the School" and
dwelt at length upon the thought that
the life of culture gives a knowledge
of three worldS-the world without,
the world within. and the world above.
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