Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-13

Bronson respectively. had very trying
time. These three parts were taken
very we'll and the girls showed consid
cradle talent
"As member of the deestrict skoole
board" William Boles. Jr., made a hit
as Phineas Polk His slow and easy
manner making it look as though the
part was written especially for him.
Stanislaus Burek carried his part, as
"Zeph," ia grand style. Every time he
appeared there was roar of laughter
Alfred GLASGOW showed that they are
developing policemen in the high school
in these days. Edgar Viele, as Tim
Trenwith, showed his ability at making
love by keeping Mrs, Wallace and
Gertie Gush going Henry Boehm, as
Willie Nilly, took the house when he
wanted Polly to paint him "a veal nice
picture now"
THURSDAY EVENING.
The attendance the second evening
was not quite as large as the first, but
the room was comfortably filled. The
opening number was dumb bell
exercise, by rs high school girls; the
rhythm of the work was the browning
feature.
Edwin Carl Schuetz gave an essay on
Prehistoric America. He brought out
very clearly the stages of the lives of
prehistoric natives of North America.
Power Transmission by ectrical
Currents" was the subject of Fred f..
Wartman's demonstration. He showed
how the great problem of sending
electric currents had been solved in a
very pleasing and forceabe manner.
In connection with his essay he showed,
by demonstration, how by different
windings of the wires. etc., the current
generated by small dynamo 20 voltage
could be made TO over light an so volt
light. By comparing the flow of
electricity to that of water he gave a
very clear idea of his subject and
showed he thourg ly understood it.
Donald Stewart Montgomery gave an
Grafton on Shaping of States Rights. :"
in which he showed how the sectional
difference had caused a great deal of
the troubles that have arisen between
states.
Sixteen boys next sang the "Pilgrim's
chorus" which so pleased the audience
they called them back.
Immigration, its Problems and
Perils," was taken up by John McVey
Montgomery. His explanation was
clear of the problems and perils and
how they might be overcome.
Winifred M. f. Ryan's essay on "a
Conception of Music showed very
careful preparation, and was very forci-
bly, delivered.
delivered by Hattie Frieda Mehl, made
during her talk of different national
songs, viz German, Irish, Scotch,
Polish, Norwegian and American sung
by choruses.
"What Happened and How Wausau
Appeared in Pioneer Life" was given
very clearly by Franklin H. Norman.
Laura M. Gritzmacher gave very
interesting talk (illustrated) upon,
Religious Art During the Renais-
sance."
A tambourine drill by sixteen high
school girls was next in order.
''The Absent Guest" a defamation
spoken by Rose M. Sullivan, was very
cleverly delivered and sent the audience
into appeals of laughter at various
stages.
The valedictory, which was given by
Elsie May Smithies, on The Entrance
of the United States into World Poll
tics," and her closing address to the
rest of the members of the class was
rendered in very pleasing manner.
The PILOT publishes the valedictory in
full as follows:
Gin the year that Washington took
his oath of office as our first chief magis-
trate, began, in France, that revolution,
destined by its tumultuOus character to
overthrow and sweep out of existence
customs and governments that had
grown up for centuries. The two
prominent ideas, iii that revolution,
Democracy and Nationality, those ideals
which have been the basis and bulwark
OF cur own government, naturally
aroused the sympathy of the United
States. But Washington, with his al
most infallible judgment and with the
greatest soiicitude for his cOuntry's
welfare, exhorted the people to form
as little political connections with
Europe as possible. For, as he argued,
any nation which INDUCES in habitual
affection toward another becomes a
slave to its affection and is often drawn
into quarrels and controversies which
in the end are detrimental to all con-
cerned. Why should we, enjoying our
detached position, and glorying in our
neutrality, forego our advantages, inter
weave our destiny with that of any
part of Europe and entangle our peace
and prosperity in the tolls of European
ambition, rivalry or interest? True to
the priceless legacy of good counsel
we have kept alOOf from European en-
tanglements and have taken no part in
European controversies except when
our interests have been aSsailed.
But when the arch-robber, Napoleon,
turned his restless ambition to the new
world, with the hope of reviving the
old French colonial monarchy in
Louisiana, Jefferson, recognizing that
our national existence was endangered,
in spite OF his prOclivity toward France,
declared, 1.-The day that France takes
possession of Louisiana we must marry
ourselves to the British fleet and ma
ton" But Napoleon's sudden change
of policy and his offer of Louisiana to
our commissioners most happily solved
our first serious international crisis.
Then Napoleon ard England entered
into their last life and death struggle
for supremacy. Napoleon, abandoning
all hope of crossing the ditch" as he
contemptuously called the English
Channel, thought to starve England in
to submission and by the Berlin and
mlldu ucCEeeS, lOIDdu0 any pOW6I W
trade with England. Then England
retaliatod, declaring all ports under
Napoleon's influence TO be blockaded.
Now the United States was the neutral
power that had the carrying trade these
DEGREES were especially directed against
her. Thus was the United States drawn
reluctantly into the war of 1912, which
ended only with the overthrow OF
Napoleon.
While Napoleon dragged out his life
as an exile on the desolate isle of ST.
Helena, Metternich waved over Euro
pean politics, his palm branch of peace
with his policy of ''do nothing, and let
nothing be done" When the Holy
Alliance under Metternich's leadership
crushed out democratic revolutions in
Spain and Italy, we remained true to
our policy of keeping out of European
conflicts, but when they seemed about
to destroy the new democracies of South
America and to restore them to Spanish
rule, Monroe declared IN his now famous
message to Congress, ave shall con
slider any attempt on the part IF the
HOLY Alliance tn extend their system to