Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-06-05
Commencement Exercises
A Class of Five Graduates From the
High S chc oil.

Another bright chap er has been
added 10 the history Of Eagle Rivers
High School and will be long rene NJ
bered by each and every citizen -as
the first Glass of graduates of the four
years course-from the youngest up,
in Eagle River, who witnessed the exer-
cises at the Lvceum Hall last Thurs
day evening, where five OF the High
Schools br ghtest young students
passed as theg graduating motto truth
fully portrtys- Toward"
The exercises began shortly after
eight o'clock and the hall was pack
ed. Over the front of the stage the
class motto was hung while the stage
was tastfully decorated with flowers,
evergreens, bunting, and the national
colors. The class colors-blpe ana
whlte-were CONSPICUOUS on either side
Of the stage. great deal Of work
had been done in arranging the
decorations of the stage and the labor
was rewarded by the beautiful ap-
pearance presented.
The program was began by q couple
OF instrumental selections by the
orchestra, consisting of Miss. Olive
Nash and the Mcssrs w. r. Dixor,
A. G. Richison, Earnest Adams and
Alfred Morgan, who rendered their
parts in their usual talented manner,
followed by invocation by Rev, Geo.
M. Babcock, of Rhinelander.
Marvel B. Garrison was the first of
the graduates to speak, his selection
was.an essay on ''Aerial Navigation"
Mr.. Garrison surprised his hearers
with the ease with which he handled
his subject He spoke clearly and
distinctly, portraying, step by step,
to Aerial Navigation. His subject was
a very hard one but was well made
up and rendered.
Miss. Hazel Avery had for her
subject 1.-The Development of the
English Drama" which was a hard
one to handle, but here was where her
education and training stood her in
hand. She wentat 1t in manner
that soon convinced her hearers that
she was thoroughly conversAnt with
her subject, handling it in such a
way that none present could help
but admire her for the pleasing way
she presented it to the audience.
The next on the program was a
duett, by Miss. Grace Radcliffe and
MIR. W. D. Fuller. 30 That We Two
Were Maying, wv hich was rendered in
a first class manner, they We're encor-
Ell by The enthusiastic audience which
was responded to.
Raymond B. Richison next deliver
ed an essay on 1.-The Spanish Coloial
Policy Compared with that of the
United States He successfully
followed the rule Of the Spanish
Government of the early days up to
the present day. He spoke in an un-
strained manner and proved the truth
Of his convictions to his hearers.
1.-The Secondary Schools of Ger
many" was the subject OF Miss. Clara
Ewalds essay, which was we'll render
ed The subject being very hard one
to point out to the audience but she
had it So arranged that by her clear
and distinct speech she brought it out
very plainly to her hearers.
Fairy Land Waltz was next
rendered by Quartet composed OF
Misses Avery, Radcliffe and Carpenter
and Mr.. Fuller, which was very nice.
Denton c. Dickinson then delivered
the only Grafton of the evening, 1.-The
Development of the Spirit OF Truth"
This was we'll chosen subject and
was we'll handled by him.
With few remarks by Prof. Fuller
to the Glass in advise and compli-
menting them on their past successes
during school life. The presenta-
ton of the Diplomas and the Benedic-
ton by Rev Babcock closed the
exercises and the graduating OF the
Glass of 1905 was epoch of the past.