The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-05-21
CLASS DAY EXERCISES.

Class day exercises OF the y ale High
school were held Friday evening, May
l4th, in the Methodist Episcopal church.
A large sized audience was present TO
listen TO the papers given by this grad
uating class of eleven, which is the lar
gest number graduated at one time for
several years past.
During music by the orchestra the
eleven fled in, eight girls i'm dainty
gowns of pure white aud three boys,
and took places arranged on the rOs
trum, which was nicely decorated with
grow ing plants and blossoms. The
colors of the class, green and gold, were
festoored in an arch.
Prayer was offered by Rev. II. o.
Lawrason after which Ethel Nj. Martin
gave hearty welcome To all present in
her salutatory. Every word was clear
and distinct, her paper being written
and delivered in splendid style. Sadie
j. HOughtOn followed with AN I'm
crowned Queen" as her subject. The
life of Frances +. Willard was review
ed from grlhOcd up, or from cradle to
the grave and no one could doubt, after
hearing the life history of such wOm-
an as Miss Willard, but that she was a
queen, uncrowned. Olive +. Goheen
This part was truly given TO the right
one as Miss Goheen spoke gracefully
and with perfect ease. "The Inheri-
lance of America" was the subject tax
EN- up and Interestingly prepared by
Vernon A. Shaver. Religion, with its
deeper meanings, the more worldspread
knowledge of it, social life i'm all its
phases, advancing the mechanical
world, progressing; America has indeed
inherited a mighty power.
Shirley /. Owens spoke feelingly and
well on "The Real Lincoln" and gave
the. audience an insight into the real
character of the man so dearly beloved
yet who was so little understood. "Jane
Adams and Her Work" by Faye
Welch was a paper which acquainted
many with the big undertaking and the
| splendid career and noble work of Hull
House. Miss Welch is pleasing
speaker.
To Clara +. Cooper was assigned the
"Class History, and she carried the
minds of the audience to the primary
school when this class first entered and
on through the different grades up TO
| this evening of the graduating. She
was listened to with much interest.
"Lewis Cass" the name of an Ameri-
can statesman, perhaps not given as
much thought and praise as some other
public men who have done no better
work for their country, was the subject
taken by Norman ii. Ellar who gave
Lewis Cass due praise and credit for
his fine craftsmanship throughout his
political career.
l.. Mabel Phillips paper on Natures
| Voice" contained many truths which
| all would do we'll to ponder, telling us
many things in Natures teachings of
benefit to mankind.
The personal "write-up" was given
to Grace Danielson and in her "Class
| Prophesy" she told "tales out of school,
predicting futures for her classmates
which brought conscious looks to the
faces, but time only will tell us whether
she prophesieth true.
| Pearl Smith was the Valedictorian of
the class and she spoke with emphasis
and feeling of the relationship existing
between the members and the sorrow
at parting. Farewell words were kind
ly spoken and now the future, roseate
of hue, has opened up before these
young people, starting out upon their
various ways.
The orchestra, consisting of M. III.
Vickers, violin; n. j. Whiting, cornet
Miss Hoskin, piano, played a selection
at the close of the program and also
interpreted selections throughout
which were much appreciated. Rev.
| p. III. Case, in the absense of Rev. w.
:. Ostrander, pronounced the benedic-
ton and the class day exercises for the
year 1909 were brought to close.