Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-06-10
COMMENCEMENT DcINGS OF WEEK
Graduating Glass Now Possess Diplomas
School Work is Completed


| Opera house. The rear of the hall was
| filed with the juniors, sophomorers and
| freshman, who entertained the gather
ing crowd and themselves with class
| yells and song, ana freely assisted in
| filling intermissions during the program.
The musical numbers were furnished by
he orchestra and were very ENJOYABLE
Harold Eckhardt opened the literary
part of the program with the salutetory
address, depicting the pleasures of finish
hing the school work, the depressing
thoughts of the scattering of Did friends
and sundering of youthful ties, giving a
| tribute to the school board and faculty.
and indulginl; in bright hopes for the
| future of tht class of '08.
The class prophecy was arranged in
the form of a play in three scenes:
| The first opened with Royal Bennett as
an editor, in the editorial sanctum, with
| Gladys DeGarmo as an expert stenog-
rapher and office assistant. The grad
yates, supposed to be returning after
several years to call on their former
friend, were systemically interviewed
| for write-ups and responded readily with
their personal histories and general
commentaries on others of the old school
and class mates. Miss Nellie Mahoney
was the first to call and she related her
experiences and jokes in her character
as teacher in domestic science in very
| happy manner. Ray Huschka, as a
farmer, brought payment on subscrip-
ton to the editor of some squashes, and
! freely contributed much agricultural
information.
One of the hits OF the prophecy, was
Miss Emma Loverud, as an actress,
dressed in a swell white gown and pic
| ture hat, and leading pug dog with a
wide blue ribbon, who raked the editor
! for the poor reproduction of her photo
| graph in his paper, and, in the midst of
her TRADE, discovered that the offending
man was her old school mate of fifteen
| years ago Though he insisted that it
was thirty. She quickly changed to
| smiles and compliments as overpowering
as her displeasure had been. Clair
Bowman, as a cowboy, without any
| ceremony, shifted the scene and con-
versation and woke up the ladies' and
children with his firearms and COW boy
experiences. Alf Schreiner, whom we
might infer from some roasts, was of
slightly slow disposition, was certainly
all right in his acting, and appeard as
substitute for Elmer Groves, a reporter,
and was "a little late" as the curtain
| fell.
The second scene disclosed Anna Yttri
with Walter Miller as bashful suitor,
and the part was being acted to the
! life when Lena Esperseth, interrupted
the tender passages. Virgil Bryan,
! as missionary recently returned from
the FIJI Islands, related his experiences
and asked embarrassing questions at
inopportune times in his zeal for con-
verts. Miss Jessie Dennis, a dean of
school in Esperanto, related her exper-
fences in managing 150young ladies and
directing their mental development in
well assumed dignified manner. Miss
Florence Reed, an elocutionist, and Miss
Mae Hale, famous author, then joined
the group and Miss Reed later cheer
fully entertained the party by reciting
an original poem said to be composed
| by Albon Tyvand Miss Hale was
good as the blue stocking authoress,
whose books were on every ones shelves
Carl Robinson dropped down from an
airship, after trip to the North Pole,
and comic discussion of the North
Pole, Mars, aerial subjects, etc., fol-
lowed. A racket outside preceded the
discovery of an accident and Alf Schri-
ner was brought in in an injured condi-
tion and placed in a large chair. Wild
excitement ensued, girls tainted and
messengers for doctors and nurse were
dispatched and assistance to the victim
occupied the attention of all. Alfred
| Ericsson, as physician, burlesqued the
confidence of the profession in their
skill and Miss Carmichael gave a most
charming impersonation Of a trained
nurse. The doctor prescribed the sub
! stitution of an artificial lung, whereup-
on the injured man demonstrated that
| his lungs were alright and that it was
broken leg. After bandaging the
/ broken member Mrs. Sears, well rep
resented by Lena Espeseth, the nurse
and patient were left in the room. The
nurse was peremtorily ordered by the
| hostess to leave the entertaining of Ali
to her, and the dropping of the curtain
| followed some realistic cOurting. Scene
! third, opened with the wedding of Alf
and the wealthy widow, and was fol-
lowed by ludicrous congratulations.
Altogether the class prophecy was
1 presented in a delightful and original
manner and was creditable to the
graduates and faculty. Marie Bentson,
as valedictorian of the class, gave an
address that showed careful prepartion
and was closely listened to by the audi
ence VINO gave her most hearty round
/ of applause. The class play THE Three
Hats" was comedy in three acts and
was portraying Of the disastrous re-
suits following married mans mid
night dissipation during his wife's abb
sence. The parts were all we'll taken.
/ Edith Morley was bewitchingly fasci-
mating parlor maid, Vera Cass, as Mrs.
Selwyn, acted the enraged wife part
charmingly and Bernard Anderson was
very good as the erring husband. Vim
cent Rabbit, as Dibbs, would, doubt
! less, make financial success as boy
/ in buttons. Earl Henry and Minnie
Wise did their parts very well. Clarence
| Nelson made a very good old gentleman
as the professor of penmanship. Capt
! Katskill was well taken by Albion Ty-
wand and his sweetheart, Grace, was
attractiyely impersonated by Rose Gar
/ in.
/ Commencement day exercises held at
/ the tabernacle Thursday evening were
largely attended, showing the public's
/ interest in the doings of the schools
/ The address on 1.-The Real Boy" by
| Richard Ce1d Hughes, president Of
! Ripon college, was of great interest to
every boy and parent in the audience.
/ Mr.. Hughes takes the position that no
boy il really bad hut becomes so through