The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-06-18

The commencement exercises of
the L'Anse High School were held
last evening in the Town Hall. The
audience was large, and throughout
gave interested attention to the
speakers.
The address to the graduates was
delivered by Supt. H. E. Kratz, of
the Calumet public schools, and was
exceptionally well received.
The hall was tastily decorated for
the occasion in blue and yellow, the
colors OF the class. The work on
the stage was especially pretty, and
reflects much credit on those who
had that part of the matter in
charge.
The music for the occasion, as had
been previously announced in THE
SENTINEL, was arranged by Mr.. H.
N. Aldrich, and was indeed pleas
ing feature of the evenings pro-
gram. To Mr.. Aldrich, as well as
those who rendered their several
parts, much praise is due for the
success Of that part of the exercises.
At $40 o'clock the curtain was
raised, showing those who were TO
take part, seated upon the beauti-
fully decorated stage.
The program was opened by q
piano solo, rendered in her inimita BILE
way, by Miss Marie Pambrun, who
is always a favorite here. and her
playing received hearty encore.
After an invocation by Rev. H. N.
Aldrich, the literary part of the
program was opened by an ora
ton by Miss Rebecca Campbell, who
chose for her subject: "Epochs in
Our National History" Miss Camp
bell treated three great crises in
Americas history as indicative of
the success with which we have met
and mastered the difficulties which
have beset US. She first pictured
the confusion and turmoil, the doubts
and debates of the period immedi-
ately preceding the constitutional
convention, clearly showing the
causes which contributed to the
downfall of the confederation. Then
came the period OF doubt as to the
result of the work of the convention,
the best minds in the colonies hoping
for union, yet fearful of the result.
In like maoner the period of the
second war with England was treated
as critical, since it was within that
period that it was definitely decided
whether or not the political indepen-
dence we had won from England
meant anything more than empty
words. Miss Campbell summed up
the result of that war in few well
chosen words, and took up the period
of~doubt as to Lincoln s course and
that of the republican party in ref
erence to the abolition OF slavery.
Following Miss Campbell's S oration
Mr.. Aldrich sang solo, Were /
the River" which was enthusiast.
cally received.
Miss Lulu b. Proctor then gave
her grafton, the title of which was:
"a Simple Heroine" The charac-
ter exemplified in thispart was that
Of Joan of Arc, and the lessons which
were drawn from the life of this
Maid of Orleans were those of fidelity
and patience. Beginning at the
time OF the outbreak of the one hum
dred years war, she traced the course
of events down to the seige of Or.
leans, depicting in a few sentences
the deplorable state of the French
people prior to that event. Then
with her success in the field she ex-
cited jealousy and even treachery.
Yet through all the plots and coun-
terplots she was faithful to her trust
in the "voices of inspiration, which
would show her the path which God
would have her walk, she was faith
full even unto death.
The audience enjoyed the herendition
OF Pollock's Lovely Night" by. o
ladies quartette consisting of Misses
Menge, Murphy, Mitchell and Sea-
voy, after which Mr.. Frank K. Nc
Kindles took the floor with the affirm
ative side OF the question that sena-
tors should be elected by popular
vote. He spoke earnestly and con-
vincingly about his subject. He
based his argument on the general
positions, that popular elections are