The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-06-14
MEMORABLE WEEK
FOR THE SCHOOL.
Appropriate Exercises by Diff
ferent Departments of
the School.
FOURTEEN RECEIVE DIPLOMAS
Exercises an Honor to Students
and a Credit to the
Instructors.

The week has been memorable one
for Paw Paw and its schools One of
the most successful years in the history
of the Paw Paw public schools came to
close with appropriate exercises by the
different departments. The high stand
ard OF the school is maintained by an
efficient school board and careful pains
taking instructors. Students who per-
severe and graduate from the Paw Paw
school are admitted to the u of M.
without examination, and their success
there and in the business and profess
slonal world, after leaving the state in
stitution, is due largely to the elementary
foundation which they receive here
The exercises of the week began Sun
day evening, when Rev Maurice Grigs.
by delivered the baccalaureate address to
the graduates at the M. r. church. The
church was crowded and the address
was scholarly and full of good ideas and
/ thoughts which were beneficial not only
/ to the class, but TO the large audience
who listened with the utmost attention
and interest.
On Tuesday evening the promotional
exercises of the fifth, sixth and seventh
/ grades were held at the opera house. A
musical and allegorical drama, in four
acts, entitled, "Our Country" was given
by the pupils of those grades. The prin-
cIpal characters of the drama we're:
Columbia, Hannah Olson; Goddess of
Liberty, Clotilde Wishart; Uncle Sam,
Percy Wheeler: Indian Chief, Howard
Parks; Queen OF FAIRIES Frieda Snow;
Prince of Evil, Cecil Wilcox; Pianist,
Margery Cole.
There were 90 pupils in the play, and
the manner in which the different parts
were taken, reflected much credit on not
only the pupils, but upon their teachers,
Miss Chaffee and Miss Cakes The
program closed with the singing of
"America,' and the large audience went
home delighted with the exercises.
The promOtional exercises of the first,
second, third and fourth grades were
held at the opera house Tuesday fore
noon at 9 o'clock, and were the finest
ever given here by such little folks The
recitations, solos and choruses were all
we'll rendered and elected much praise
from the audience. "Graudma's Dream"
and the Social Game brought forth
hearty applause, and the "Flower Drill" :"
given by the little girls, was beautiful
and carried through without a break
The teachers Of these grades, the Misses
Tracy, Mckee and Malkuska, are enti-
tied to much praise for the crowning
eve Mt of the school year in their grades
The annual commencement exercises
of the grammar school were held al the
rink Wednesday evening and were up to
the usual high standard The tempor-
airy stage was prettily decorated ana the
colors of the graduating class of the
grammar department-orange and blue
prevailed
After the large audience was in place,
Miss Tracy played a march on the piano
ard led by Mr.. Huntington, the class
marched up the main aisle and took
their places for the ordeal that was to
usher them into the high school
The chorus that opened the program
was well rendered and Miss Mckee
welded the baton in a mastery manner.
The invocation by Rev. Mumford was
followed by the salutatory, delivered in
a faultless manner by Miss Leta Ford.
Lois Linderman's essay, "Persever-
ance,' would have done credit to an old
er head and was followed by the class
history, delivered by Miss Esther Steven
son, who read her lines in a clear, sweet
voice. In her recitation, THE Leper,"
Flora Lovelaud gave evidence of more
than usual eocuuonary ability The
class "Will" by McBeth Milne was ex-
cellently read and created much amuse-
ment. Some of the bequests were rath-
er pointed, but young folks are not
noted for sparing the pet foIlies of their
companions
Katherine Scott sang Sometime"
we'll and the young lady has voice Of
, great sweetness.
Edgar Olsen's eulogy of Theodore
Roosevelt pleased all those who could
forget their partisanship for the time. 1t
T was we'll delivered
Beulah Kilmer's class prophecy was in
: rather more of a serious vein than is
usual in such essays, but it gave her
, great credit
The valedictory by Neil Prater was
| excellent and was followed by the pre-
sentation of diplomas by } w. Free.
I. The closing chorus by the class was a
creditable performance of difficult
com position, and showed that Miss Nc
Kee is a mistress of the art
: During the evening Miss lone Rey-
I nolds and Miss Mckee sang solos that
: were we'll received and encores demand
= ed Each lady refused to respond to
D the third encore
The violin solo by little Eunice Nor
thrup, child of about a dozen years.
c was treat.
j The program closed with dialogue
entitled, From Down East"
n The crowning feature OF the week was
the commencement exercises of the high
school held at the rink Thursday even
! ing. The entire seating capacity of the
. rink was filed and the large audience
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