Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-06-18

Meinhart Koenig was chosen Valedic-
torian of the class, and he chose for his
subject, Perseverance We cannot
give parts of this most excellent paper
without publishing the whole and space
forbids at this time Suffice it to say
that Mr.. Koenig showed conclusively
that no great undertaking was ever ac-
complished except by perseverance,
His address to the class was as follows:
" Classmates of the class of 1907
We are here assembled as students of
the Wansau high school for the last time.
The past four years have witnessed the
varied experiences of our high school
careers. Besides tks pleasures and sue
cesses of our various undertakings, we
have oft times suffered failure and de-
feat, but only to rise up again
stronger than before. Hereto
fore we have been rather de-
pendent upon others to shoulder our
responsibilities Now we are going out
to meet the realization of what isIexpect-
ed of responsible young men and women
Some of us will go to higher schools
while some will probably plunge into
the whirl of life's existence Immediate
ly But whether we do ore or the other,
we will be thrown upon our own re-
sources-in either event we are supposed
to have become able to take care of
ourselves, capable of seriousness and
ready for hard, earnest, forceful work
During the different incidents of our
high school lives, we have acted, to-
gether very much as a SINGLE unit, and
always under the magic symbol, "O7'
Circumstance now breaks up this unit,
more or less, but wherever we may go,
we will always keep place in our
uppermost thoughts for the remem-
brance of the illustrious class of 1907.
Perseverance has brought US to the
present stage in orr Development and
if we are to attain to higher things ii
must still be through perseverance.
Let US then, after sincerely thanking
the best of all faculties, the best of all
school boards, and generous com
munity, for the part they have taken in
the making of what we are, go forth
like the youthful knights of old, seek
ing some goal of noble attainment, girt
in full armor for the strife, and bearing
shield emblazoned with the motto,
PERSEVERANCE"
Mr.. Parlin then announced that G. ID, |
Jones, president of the board of educa-
ton, was out of the city and not
able to be present and so he presented |
Mr.. Karl Mathie, of st Cloud, MIN,
superintendent of the schools of |
Wausau, who had been chosen to |
take MIR. Jones' place for the evening |
and to present the diplomas to the class
of 1907. NJ. Msthie was very much |
appreciated by those present and he
closed the exercises of the evening with
many very pleasant remarks.
The people of Wausau, perhaps, do
not realize the wonderful amount of /
labor there is in giving our city the
ScHUOl system WHICH We now nave. III |
has been the labor of years. The board
of education is composed of our most
careful and best informed men and !
women. They give their time to the
city and without cost. They spare
neither time or pains in the selection of
teachers. The PILoT takes pleasure in
the names of those, whom
MIR. Koenig says, compose the "best of
all school boards" and also the names /,
whom he says compose the best of all |
/" viz:
BOARD OF EDUCATION
e. d. Jones, president
K. K. Stone, vicepresident
Chas. F Beck, clerk
Henry Juers, treasurer
w. w. Albers w. A. Paff
Mrs G.. b. Bird j. II. Pagenkopf |
II. j. Johannes A G. Rapraeger
Mrs. Frank Kelly w. B. Scholfeld
S. VOsburg /. r. Stone
HIGH SCHOOL FACULTY
s. B. Tobey, Supt.
e. c. Parlin, Prin., History
Fannie E. Brayton English
Florence NJ Bush, Latin
Annie H. Carpenter, English
P. S. Hamrick, Manual Training