Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-06-27
GRADUATING EXERCISES
Wood County Normal Sends Out
Class of Eifhteen Girls.

which gathered in the lecture room
at the Howe High School building
Wednesday afternoon to listen to the
class day exercises of the Glass of '07,
Wood County Training School for
Teachers This class includes eigh-
teen girls, and it can truthfully
be said that the young ladies looked
charming in all the tinery of their
graduating dresses, and the class
fioWer-the red carnation-and the
class color-silver and white-added
to the beauty of their gowns.
Every thing possible had been done
to provide for the comfort of all those
who attended and while the room was
filled to standing the well ven-
tilated apartment. was comfortable.
The decorations also added to the
pleasure of the occasion, and the per-
fume of the flowers was very pleas
ing.
Amid this setting of comfort and
beauty, the eighteen seniors took
their places at the right of the audi
ence while the large junior class oc-
cupied seats to the left. The exer-
cises were in charge of Miss Sadie Rec
tor, the class president, and her well
chosen words of welcome were en-
Enthusiastically received by the audience
assembled.
Miss Anna Wogenson reviewed the
history of the class of '07 and told
something of the many pleasures, as
well as some of the disapointments of
the members. The greatest dis
appointment was the fact that this
class was forbidden the pleasure of
graduating from the new building,
but there was some compensation in
the thought, however, that the Glass
of '07 included the laying of the cor
ner stone as part of the graduating
exercises.
The class prophesy was out of the or
dinary, and quite unique. Two of
the graduates, the Misses Emma Hal
yerson and Lilly M. Johnson, dressed
in creations of half century later,
met for an afternoon to talk over old
times and review the lives of the.
members of the famous" class of '07.
Time, according to the prophesy, had
dealt kindly with each of the men,
bers and fortune perched upon the
brow of each. Over the tea cups
these two classmates spent quiet
visit, which furnished no end of
amusement to the class and the visi-
tors, and the climax of fun was
reached as they arose and examined
each others costumes, and criticised
the styles of fifty years ago.
Miss Dora Johnson's essay on ''Chil-
dren's Literature" and the talk of
Miss Mildred Wingate on the ''Use of
the Library in a District School,"
were well written, well delivered and
very well received. Each contained
much to think about, and many hints
of great value to the teacher in her
work in the country school.
One of the customs of the gradual
ing classes is to present memorial
to the school. A bust of Washington,
of Lincoln and a picture of Longfel-
low have been presented by the three
former graduating classes and in
words well chosen, and manner
gracefully adaptable to the occasion,
Miss Mary A. Kaye presented the
school with the picture selected by
the class of '07. The acceptance,
equally we'll worded and appropriate,
was made by Miss Iva Humphrey of
the Glass of '0S.
Miss Charlotte V. Pullen, appear
ing as a flower girl, distributed the
class gifts. These little mementos
were well understood by the members
of the class each being familiar with
the characteristics of the individual
members. A great deal of fun was
created by the happy, witty manner
in which Miss Pullen presented these
gifts, and the spirit of jolity was at
its heighth when her portion of the
program was ended.
In all the dignity of the Senior,
Miss Pearl Barton read the last will
and testament of the Class of '07.
This interesting legal document, was
on parchment scroll, and teamed
with good, wholesome advice to the
Juniors. Many of the virtues of the
Class of 'O7 were bequeathed to those
who remained, and in the superiority
of one who distributed vast estate
with charitable intent, the items
were read and impressively empha-
sized.
The dignity of the Juniors, as we'll
as the pride of that large class, rose
to the bursting point, and on behalf
of the Juniors, Mr.. Kruger arose amid
storm of applause to ''speak out in
meeting" He punctuated his periods
Will WIlOtCSOtlC ddNlSC W IilC SCi1
portant Seniors, and returned ten
fold the bequests made in their last
will. The Juniors he thought were
equally as well able to care for them
selves upon the sea of their last school
year, as their more fortunate pre-
decessors who had the advantage of a
single year.
Beside these numbers there were
songs and music intersperced through
out the program, and this portion was
also well enjoyed by the large number
of people who were fortunate enough
to be present.
The large auditorium of the Lincoln
High School building was well filleG
Thursday evening, the occasion being
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