The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-06-18
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
OF Baraga High School Glass
Held Thursday
Evening.
ELIZABETH CHARLOTTE BYERs
MALENA RoBILLARD.
JOSEPH ARTHUR THEoBALp.

| Inc Town hail was ulleu 10 us
utmost capacity, and standing room
was at a premium, Thursday even
ing, the occasion being the com.
mencement exercises OF Baraga High
School class of 1904.
The hall was prettily decorated 10
green and white bunting and ever
green, the stage especially present
ing a very neat appearance.
The program was we'll rendered,
and all the parts received flattering
applause.
The members of the class each
presented a clear, succinct essay on
one OF the live questions of the day,
and each showed careful and studied
preparation. ~
In her essay on ''The st. Louis
Exposition, Miss Elizabeth Byers
gave the audience view of one of
the most interesting achievements
of the early part of the twentieth
century. She began by giving
history of the great purchase which
added the Louisiana Territory to
the United States. Miss Byers then
clearly pictured the storm of indig-
nation which broke about the head
OF President Jefferson and his policy.
Then came treatment of the later
history and development of the ter
ritory, closing with an account of
the events leading to the st. Louis
purchase exposition. Miss Byers
gave the part in clear.cut style
and with an enunciation which made
her words audible to all present.
A solo by Mr.. Jno. A. Cochran,
"Hearts of Chivalry,' pleased the
audience.
The second literary part, an essay
on "The Eastern Question, was
then presented by Joseph Arthur
Theobald. Mr.. Theobald possesses
a good voice and an easy delivery.
In his part he began by giving a
history of the gradual rise of Asiatic
, Russia to position of predominance
in the far East. The China-Japa-
nese war was mentioned, showing
how Japan's victory brought affairs
to such condition that a clash be-
:. tween that country and Russia was
inevitable. The necessity of Russia
having a port, ice free, and of Japan
] having room for her rapidly grow
? ing surplus population was given as
an excuse for the present state OF
: hostilities between the two coun-
S tries. The early events of the strug-
gle were treated as Indicative of the
, preparedness of Japan and the un-
preparedness of Russia.
D Mr.. Aldrich then sang the beauti.
full "Bells of Seville, and graciously
responded to an encore.
. Miss Malena Robillard then dis
9 cussed the Panama Question, >
dealing with the growth of com
merce between the Atlantic and Pa
cfic, making the construction of {
canal across the isthmus CONNER
cial necessity. She gave a graphic
: account of the difficulties encoun
a tered by the United States on set
II Ting upon the most feasible route
:. the final selection of Panama, tn
" passage OF the bill, the negotiation
u with Columbia, the secession OF Pan
81 anna, and the recognition OF tina
colony as a sovereign state and tn
'e entering into treaty relations wit
he her. Miss Robillard then spoke {
t, the authority upon which the pres
n dent acted in his dealings with Par
OF anna, dwelling upon the paramount
G. Of duty to the world. Her style
In good, she makes good appearance,
and her part was thoroughly Ell
joyed by the audience.
- After a delightful solo by M
- Fred G. Bennett, the class adore,
was delivered by Commissioner
d. Davis, of Negauhee. Mr.. Dav
took for his subject "Life's Higl
q. way, and he gave = splendid a
de dress. He said that the class hs
nd reached one of the stations 10 life
at journey, from which they could lot
,r- backward and to some extent cou
AN look forward. Life is preparatio
bv one day for the next, and all life 4
Of eternity, and that energy and amt
in ton were absolutely essential
ia success.
lso The diplomas we're presented
behalf Of the Board Of Education
William L. Mason.