The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-06-28
SCHOOL DAYS OVER
Annual Commencement Exercises
Of High School Held at Opera
House Friday Evening
CLASS RECEIVES DIPLOMAS
Class of Forty Members Given Test
monials of Merit-Miss Dorothy
Slater Gives Valedictory ana
Margaret Wenk, Salutatory

! The forty-sixth annual commence
ment exercises of the Kenosha High
school were held at the Rhode opera
house last evening and a crowd
testing the capacity Of the big audi
forum turned out to welcome the
| 'sweet girl graduate" and her equal
ly distinguished brother as they
| started out on their voyage of life.
The commencement was from every
standpoint the most successful in the
| history of the High school. The class
OF forty members was the largest ever
receiving diplomas and the character
OF the work done by the graduates
at this their last appearance as school
boys and girls was Of the highest
possible degree of efficiency. The
work Of the graduates was splendid
testimonial to the high grade of work
being done by the teachers of the
/ school.
| Long before the hour set for the
/ opening of the exercises the crowds
began 70 gather at the opera house
md at 8 O'Clock nearly every seat IN
| the big theatre was filled. In honor
of the annual exercises the opera
house was charmingly decorated. The
| proscenium arch was hung with ever
greens, while great bank of palms
! was placed at either side of the
| stage. Over the stage, done in letters
of evergreen, was the class motto
"Carpe Diem" With the rising OF
the curtain a scene of rare beauty was
displayed. On the stage were seated
the members of the class, members of
the faculty, and many of the mem beers
Of the board of education. The young
women in bright co1ored dresses made
a pretty picture and the seven boys
in the class added just black enough
to bring out the picture.
The program for the evening
opened with an overture played by
| the Jacoby orchestra, after which the
Rev. E. t. Farrill, pastor Of the First
Congregational church, offered the
| invocation.
Miss Margaret Wenk was given
ovation when she appeared to delivr +
the salutatory for the class. Miss
/ Wenk spoke on the class motto,
"Carpe Diem" The central theme
of her speech was opportunity and
she urged the members Of the class
seize the opportunities offered o
them in life, and that if the oppor-
tunities were properly cared for Il e
rest would take care of itself. Mi
Wenk in a charming manner vel
coined the large crowd on behalf o.
the class and spoke of the commence
ment exercises as one of the great
events in the life of the boys ard
girls of the High school.
physical Environment was
subject of the very interesting =
ton given by Miss Rena Shuart. The
speaker touched on the effect of ply e
| cal environment in the life of the
dividual and made a plea sfor better
home life. The grafton was we'll wris-
ten and well delivered and was
greeted by applause. Miss Nab l
Lampe, one of the best known Of TIE
musicians of the High school SAM
the Waking of Spring." by Riego,
after which Miss c. Winefred Farley
spoke on the subject domestic
Science. The GRAFTON of Miss Far
ley was plea for more practical edn-
cation among the young women of the
nation, and she especially spoke of
the work that should be laid out for
the young women of the High schools.
She spoke of domestic science and adj
vanced the view that the women Of
the country had as much right to a
department of domestic science in the
schools as the boys had for a depart
ment of manual training. The argu-
ment was convincing one and the
Grafton was we'll delivered.
! The class history, one of the ever
interesting portions Of commences,
ment night was read by Miss e. Belle
| Waldo. Miss Waldo, in a charming
| way, traced the historyssof the class of
| 1906 from the time the members en-
tered high school as freshmen to the
time Of their graduation. She spoke
Of class triumphs and her history
showed that the class of 1906 was the
most noteworthy class evergraduated
from the high school. There was a
touch of wit in the history which APP
pealed to the rge,audience. Miss
Waldo was given .continuedlapplause.
| Miss Helen Stemm, a member Of the
class, played the 18th Hungarian
Rhapsody, by List, in alvery pleas
ing manner, after which Harold S..
Farrill, the only boy on the program,
spoke on the subject: "The Typical
American. There was a ring Of