Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-06-12
LARGE CLASS GRADUATES
TWENTY SIX YOUNG MEN AND WO.
MEN RECEIVE DIPLOMAS
Rev. Frederick Z. Hopkins of Chicago.
Gives Practical Talk for Benefit
of Class Members.

The class of 1907 has been formally
graduated from our high school, This
class. is, We understand, the largest ev-
er graduated and it also has the honor
of containing the children of alumni,
which now happens for the first time.
The class roll is as follows:
GERMAN COURSE.
Clarke Bennett Julia Strait
Earl Gaines Florence Webb
Daniel Heron Willard Melvin Chase
Virginia Fay Smith Winifrcd Graham
Robert fainter Anna X. hooVerson
Henry Espeseth John Sherman SpurrieI
Rhoda NJ. Helgerson Harry A, Tulloch
Ralph Edgar Ruzum
ENGLISH COURSE.
Iona f. Slack Hamilton Bolstad
Bereniee Scharfenstein Emmet l.. Snead
Florence c. Snead Philip Rhodes Tate
MODERN CLASSICAL COURSE.
Roy Bean Minnie Hayes
Lois Suttle Matte Edith Hall
Marion Dahl
The eloquent baccalaureate sermon
by Rev. c. f. Buffers at the Congrega-
tional church on Sunday evening, June
2, was the first event of commencement
week. The class attended in body
and listened to an address that may in
fluence more than one among them for
the better in some future trial in life.
On Wednesday evening. June 5, the
class day program was given at Opera
hall. The usual History" ''prophe-
cy" and poem, and even the pre-
sentation of the hatchet" were omitted
and the class entertained the large aud
ience with three plays: The Elope-
ment of Ellen" 1.-The Elevator" and
1.-The Flying Wedge" Where all did
so well it is impossible to decide who
were the "stars. The plays were of
the best and they We're well staged.
The audience was delighted throughout
and the class day exercises of the class
of 1907 were a new departure which
will certainly be remembered. The
singing of a duet, Roses Kissed by the
Sunshine, by Virginia Fay Smith and
and Mr.. w. P. Colburn, and some ex-
eellent selections rendered by the or
chestra, added much to the evening s
entertainment. The plays were under
the direction of the three lady assist
ants in the high school and they Ger
tainly deserve much credit for the sue.
cess of the occasion.
On Thursday evening, June 9Th, the
commencement was held at the Metho-
dist tabernacle. The high school chor-
US provided the music and the audience
was delighted with the rendition of a
number of songs ly the fresh young
voices. The address Of the evening
was delivered by the Rev. Frederick f.
Hopkins of Chicago, who spoke upor
1.-The Young Peoples Age" He com.
mented first upon the class motto, do
it Now" which he professed to be d..
lighted to find in good plain Anglo-Sax
on. He suggested adding two nottoes
10 it and let the three be considered a.
the three headings for his address
The notices he added were DON
Grant, Do Your Stunt and Crashed
but not Smashed two sayings which
came from plucky San Francisco in the
days following the awful devastation
wrought by earthquake and fire. Hi
talk was along practical lines and wal
as close to the point as the headings hi
had chosen. There was much good
sense and plenty of well told jokes, anC
"the class of 1907 and the vast audi
ence, which filled the tabernacle to ov
erfiowing, had much to enjoy and Ger
tainly much worth remembering in the
address.
The diplomas were presented by
Supt. w. p. Colburn after a short ad
dress to the class.
The closing event of the week wa.
the Junior reception to the Seniors, tht
faculty and the school board. The anx
ieties of class day and commencement
were now past and the young peop,,
and their guests passed a pleasant ev
ening in dancing The music was fur.
nished by the orchestra.
To the class of 1907 the CENSOR ex
tends hearty congratulations and goot
wishes. There can certainly be no "baC
luck" for the two thirteen" that
compose the "class of 1907.