Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-26
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
TOOK PLACE YESTERDAY,
Chapel Crowded to Hear the Ex
erCiSeS- Many Visitors Here to
Neutrality-suspicious. We're Neat
and AttrdCtiVe-Y0ung People
All Did Exceptionally Well.
(From Wednesday Daily.)


cises commencing at 1000 o'clock.
Many relatives and friends of the
graduating class and of the institution
were present, the chapel being filled
to It's capacity.
The decorations for the occasion
we're neat and appropriate and consist
ed of the college colors, black and
red, and of the graduating class col
lors, purple and gold. above the stage
was placed the motto OF the class,
reading "Poscimur 'O8". The letters
were IN guild on purple background.
The exercises consisted of three
orations by members of the gradual
ing class, selections by the band, or
chestra, choir and quartette of the
university, addresses by Prof. A
F. Ernst, prayer by Rev. O. Hoenecke
of Milwaukee anG the hymn, ga
mighty fortress is our God, sung by
the assembly. All the numbers were
listened to with intense interest by
the audience and were credit to the
institution
Erwin Kowalke nf South Kaukanna,
delivered the Latin Grafton on Tacltus's
ideas on the old Germans. He depict
ed briefly their habits, ways of living
and their government. Mr.. Kowalke
showed that he has good knowledge
of the Latin language.
The English grafton was delivered
by Edgar Guenther Of WATERFOWL,
South Dakota. Mr.. Guenther had a
very interesting and wide topic, 'The
Germans American" He started
with giving the causes of the immi
grafton of the Germans from Europe
then gong on briefly sketching and
characterizlng the German American
and giving his Importance in Ameri-
ca. The speaker is a fluent talkel
and possesses fine vocabulary. The
German grafton, "Was lst echte wis
senschaftliche Bildung und was list ihr
vert" was we'll delivered by Oswald
Hensel of Green Bay, Wis. Mr..
Hensel stated, that people, as a whole,
were too materialistic today their on
ly thought and aim being the almighty
dollar, and by that operation neglect
ing their education. He proceeded
by developing his theme, "1he real
education, and its profits Oswald
Rensel also had the honor of having
the valedictory of the class.
Pres. A. +. Ernst of the North
western university, dwelied upon the
relation of the real science and the
Scripture in his address.
Among the musical selections,
which were all we'll rendered, may be
specially mentioned the orchestra
selection "Dreamland, which was
composed by Miss Minnie Notz of
Wat.rtown, and the singing of the
Varsity choir. which reflected much
credit both upon the director and thu
members.
Diplomas were distributed to the
graduates by the president of the in
stitution. Prof. Ernst, Rev. Hoenicke
of Milwaukee, offered the Benedic-
ton. The exercises closed with the
american Eagle" selection by
the university band.
The gradL ates are the following
fourteen from the collegiate depart
ment, four from the academy and two
from the teachers department:
COLLEGIATE DEPARTMENT
Ewald Graf, Lirgen a. d. Ems,
Germany; Edgar Guenther, Water
town, S. D.: Oswald Hensel, Green
Bay; Paul Hensel, Green Bay; Paul
Horn, La Crosse; Erwin Kowalke,
South Kaukauna; John Schaefer,
saltwater, Mimi; Arnold Sprehm,
West Saiem; Martin Wagner, Norfolk.
Nebr.; Gustav YESTERDAYS, Winside,
N.br. Edw. F. ZeIl, Juneau; Pau
Klrsch, Buffalo, N. Y; John Schmie-
der, Philadelphia, Pa; Henry
SCHNEIDER, Owosso, Mich.
ACADEMY.
Hermann Marquardt, Weyanwega
Walter Stiemke, Watertnwn. Henry
Zeisler, La Crosse: Leonard Zeisler,
La Crosse.
TEACHERS DEPARTMENT.
Eleanor Horn, Brillion; Katherine
Kleemann Bay City Mich.
Among the visitors who were here
from out of the city to attend the
commencement exercises at North
western university were the Rev. A
Lederer, Barron, Wis. Rev. Raasch
Fort Leavenworth, Wash. Rev. F
Kosanke, Wevapwega Wis; Rev. G
Ernst, Green Bay, Wis; Rev. Kirch
ner, Lowell. Wis; Rev. Q. Sauer
Arcadia, Wis; Rev. and Mrs. o
KuhIow, Wonewoc, Wis; Rev. ant
Mrs. F. Kamholz, Ixonia, Wis; Rev
Hartwig. Naugart, Wis. :; Rev. Haase
peshtigo, Wis; Rev. Pankow, Cam
bria. Wis. Rev. Dornfeld, Marshall
Wis; Rev. Bergman, Milton, Wis.
Rev. A. Kuhn, Jordan, Mimi. Rev
P. Oehlert, North Fond du Lac. Wis.
Rev. NJ. Plass, Mansion, Wis. Rev
Thrun, Bay City, Mich; Rev. K
Siegler, West Salem, Wis; Rev
Kanzier- GreenyiIle. Wis: Rev. c