Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-21
THIRTY GRADUATE
FROM HIGH SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
HELD LAST NIGHT.
Exceptionally Good Program of
Music and Literary Numbers =
Address of Dean Birge of State
University Opened New Prob
lem-Able and Practical Talk,

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University Opened New Prob
lem-Able and Practical Talk.
Thirty of Watertown's well known
young people bid farewell to our High
school last evening, the occasion being
marked with an exceptionally fine
commencement day program at the
Turner opera house. On the stage
were seated the graduates, the faculty
of the high school, Superintendent
w P. Roseman and the members
of the board of education. One num-
Der that was not on the program and
which was even a surprise to the
faculty, was the uniform presentation
of the class yell as the curtain went
up.
The stage was very lastly decorated
for the occasion, it being the result
Of the labors OF the juniors. From
each side of the stage draped to the
center was lattice work of crepe
paper in purple and white. In the
center of the stage was an electrical
display, '07, the year of graduation,
with purple electric incandescent
leights, with white background,
making very striking and pretty
effect. Suspended in the center of the
stage large purple and black star
with the lettering "W. H. S. or.
There were also several penants and
bank of palms, ferns and cut flow
ers.
The regular program opened with q
piano solo, In Autumn, by Mosz-
kowksi, rendered exquisitely by Miss
Minnie Notz, number that was
thoroughly appreciated.
The literary portion of the evenings
program opened with the saiutatory by
Miss Lillian Jaedecke. She preluded
her remarks with the following little
poem:
Now is the high tide of the yeal
And whatever of life has ebbed away
Comes flooding back with rapiC
cheer,
Into every bare inlet and creek ant
bay.
Now the heart is so full that droI
Ger fills it
We are happy now because Coz
wills it.
IT'S as easy now for the heart t.
be true
AS for grass to be green and skie
to be blue
IT'S the natural way of living.
Continuing Miss Jedecke said: "Hav,
you ever strolled through the. meadow
on June morning drinking in tn
sunshine. delighting in the COLDER
dandelions nesting in the greer
couches-in the song of the blue birt
that in its quavering MELODY seem
the voice of all country loneliness
Have you ever rested meath the coo
shade of some tree on cloudless sum
mer day and looked up at the sky til
it's wondrous blueness thrilled through
you as an ecstasy; and listened tt
the robins cheerful song-to Rober
o. Lincoln, "merrily swinging on briel
and reed?" If these pictures ART
familiar to you and if you have fell
these emotions, have you never won
dered whether the birds do rot sing
tor the very JOY of singing
How fitting it is that this month-th,
border month of spring and summer
should mark our commencement, fO
it is IN the spring of life that TIT
image of beauty is planted which Ii
to make verdant our lives and thu
deeper we plant the root, the more
moral force we gather to unite thu
gordian knot of the future. With a.
much happiness as we welcome il
spring the first leaf-bud unfolding-il
summer the first glow of ripenin&
fruit so happily do we welcome you
this evening. In behalf uf many
eager and expectant hearts, | pro
nounce a most cordial welcome to you
members of the board of education
to you citizens of Watertwon. M,
greeting is but one expressed and o
many felt. Again bid you welcome.
The class prophecy was an excel
lent effort on the part of Miss Esthe
J. Koenig. 81 wish l knew" Thi
was the keynote of the prophecy
dwelling upon the uncertainty of TIL
future. She first pictured the Boston
Centennial of 1920-lights; of brillian
purple against white back ground
Marveling at the beauty of tn
grounds, she fancies she hears o.
everyone's lips the name of the grea
electrician, John Hertel of Water
town.
She pictures on the sign board of
massive edifice of steel: Carl Hub
president of the consolidated stee
trust of the world. Hoping that h
will not follow in the footsteps of hi
predecessor, the notorious w. +
Carey. She walks to a mansion o
pure gold, enters to meet ma
whom she seems to have known in tn
days of 'auld lang syne. On
large placard is inscribed: Mr.. Waite
~ e. IL.