Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-03
Thirty. mine Students Graduate
From the High School
Course.
EXERCISES AT THE THEATRE
One Breaks Down Under Nervous
Strain of Weeks Work-Debate
on Municipal Problem.

SOuESS, ana one Postgraduate student.
The exercises were attended by an
audience that filled the theatre, and
each of those who appeared on the
program was greeted with hearty ap-
plause. The platform was decorated
with palms and ferns, with one of the
statues from the school occupying a
position at the front of the stage Over
the stage was hung the German motto
of the class, Two du bist, sci allies"
translated, meaning, Where you are.
be all therein the class colors, pur-
pie and gold. Following a brief intro
duction by Principal H. E. Brown, the
invocation was given by Rev. H. w
Reed. pastor of the First Baptist
church
Theodore Paul Eichelsdoerfer's
reading. by Courtesy of the Clown"
was the opening number of the pro-
gram. The dialect parts were excep-
tionally well portrayed by Mr.. Eichels-
doerfer. The sketch deals with the
clowns kindly assistance of an OLD
lady who was conducting. a refresh
ment stand at the circus grounds.
From wealth she and her husband had
been reduced to dependency on her
son and his wife, and she wanted. to
earn enough at the stand to take them
back TO the old home down east. Bust
ness was poor. when along came the
clown, and with his merry jokes and
praises soon made the little stand the
center attraction. The pathetic parts
of the story were well interpreted by
the reader
Count Leo TOIstOi."
Miss Ellen RosenkranZ, in her es-
say on Count Leo Tolstoi, in an enter
aiming way told of this remarkable
apostles life and his achievement.
Born August rs. 1928, Count TOlstoi
was OF noble birth. He received an
education fitting to his position, and
went abroad. He found lack of sin
cerity in the Greek church of Russia,
and searched for something that he
could regard as the true religion. He
studied the ancient languages, and on
returning to Russia, decided to devote
his life to the peasant, not finding in
the aristOcracy the life he desired. and
seeing that in the peasant class his
| services were needed. He organized
II schools, having the fundamental
principle of entire freedom, and no
compulsiOn for the pupils. He based
his religious beliefs -on the doctrines
set forth in the Sermon of the Mount.
He became the most famous apostle of
he east of modern times. though ex-
communicated from the state church.
AS Miss RosenkranZ said in closing,
'Tolstoi is now an invalid, and unable
to hold the pillow. but he has made a
furrow over entire Russia His work
s.the seed of an awakening among the
| Russian peasants, and of better things
for the nation"
william Ewart Gladstone.
| Albert William Ehleb. had prepared
4 mastery Grafton on william 'Ewart
Gladstone" the Grand Old Man.
Mr. Ehleb. when about half through
| the delivery of the Grafton, became
| faint. and gave way under the intense
nervous strain of commencement
week He was assisted from the stage
and removed TO his home in a carriage.
| His illness was due to the strain of
the week and the work of preparation
| for the commencement program He
| IS reported to have almost entirely re-
| covered today. and no serious conse-
quences are anticipated In opening
his Grafton, Mr. Ehleb told of Glad
stones preparation for his life work
| He was the son of a wealthy merchant.
and was born Dec %, 1909. Educated
at Oxford, he desired to study for the
ministry but his parents objected and
chose for him political career He
passed through various offices of the
government, and held office for years
as a member OF parliament. finally
reaching his goal in 1868, when he be-
came prime minister He had previ-
Ously been secretary of state for the
Colonies. He served for IL years in
the Office of prime minister, his main
achievement being the acts in behalf
of Ireland. improving by first remov-
ing the power of the established
church, then by the passage of the
and tenure acts. and in 1870 by the
passage of the educational bill. In
1886 he introduced a bill for Irish home
rule. but was defeated. and resigned
from the office of prime minister. Pub
lie opinion favored the bill. and it
would probably have carried had it
been directly voted on by the people.
Original story.
Lawrence Edward Gowling read an
original story. "A Last Resort" deal
ing with an incident of the camp of the
continental army at Valley Forge. He
pictured the life at the Valley Forge
camp. with Washington impatiently
awaiting supplies and aid Tom Green,
a cargoapt WAC ordered m carrv dis
patches to Gen Sterling. and Mon
mouth. On his way he overheard spies
plotting to secure the dispatches and
deliver them TO Gen. Howe. Of the Brit
ish army. He went to his. home nearby