The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-01-21
High School MOfgs

ulty and the senior class was held
Monday evening to consider some m
portantmatters relating to commence
ment. 1t was decided to leave the
matter of whether or not all, part,
or no graduates should speak on the
program, to the parents of the gradu
ates. From the parents statement
which came in writing the opinion is
practically unanimous that a COM
mencment of some fourteen orations
along with music, presentation of
diplomas, etc, would be, to say the
least, tedious performance, however
creditable be the orations. The sem
iors will of course prepare their ora
tion and read them before the
faculty, and perhaps the school; they
will also appear and be seated on the
stage and will participate in the COM
mencement as usual except in the
matter of speaking. 1t is understood
that Ex-Governor Morrison, an orator
of ability and we'll known here, will
deliver the grafton in honor of the
occasion.
This action we endorse as being
one, of the better ideas which is COM
ing more and more in vogue at COM
mencement. The ability to speak in
public with ease, iss possessed by few,
and to do so by many is simply 80
much torture, yields no tangible good
results. Many will never need to
speak and it is no preparation for life
to compel such to speak. Then, too,
the large amount of time spent in
drilling and rehearsing should and
this year will be spent in the actual
work of the school, the work of vital
importance to student who is spend
ing his last days under the influence
of his honesschool, where human nat
ure is SO susceptible to lasting i'm
preston. 1t was decided also by the
class to hold class day exercises a
which will be given a number of in
teresting numbers, including thu
class history, prophecy, poems, diary
will, etc. The public will be freel.
welcomed and most interesting
occasion may be expected
1t is earnestly hoped that the AL
umni of the Weiser High Schoo
will organize and hold reception t.
receive this the largest class in tn
history of the school. We would b
pleased to assist in this.
The senior an freshman quartets
it is said, will be the subject of tw'
engravings of the February Radiator
1t has been decided by che senio
class, to leave some valuable memor
ial to the high school in the form O
picture or piece of statuary TO
mural decoration, They deserv
much credit for thier fine and gener
GUS spirit We appreciate it.
The birthdays of the famous me
occurring in February will be observe
. by the school in a suitable manner
: Some of them are Licoln, Lowell
b and Washington.
A number of the high students vii
I participate in the Red Riding Hoo
operetta to be given by Miss PhelT
b February II.
Miss Annis McGrew was visitc
q Monday.
e Following are the branches
u taught daily; Miss Ford :-Sophomoi
freshman and senior Englisf
Sophomore and freshman history, an
q sub-freshman history, and freshms
Latin.
q Mr. Hayden - Freshman, Soph
), more and Senior Mathematics, Ge'
= logy, American literature, Caesar ar
Political Economy.
Superintendent Virgil, Cicer
az Psychology and Bookkeeping. Mi
N Phelps is directing the work Of Il
IT quartets In music.
,, The Literary editor of the hadi
- tor, Miss Morebead announces the