The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-06-24
Class of Thirty.ons Students
Graduated From Kenosha High
School on Friday Evening
GREETED BY GREAT A CROWD
Miss Marie Boehm Gives the Valedic-
tory While the salutatory IS Given
by Miss Mabel Wyuan-Pro-
gram all Attractive One

tgple went to the Rhode Opera House to
\ be her willing vassals. 1t was the oc-
4 casion Of the forty-ninth annual com
mencement of the Kenosha High School
tand in the nearly fifty years that have
passed since the first class was gradu-
ated from The High School no class has
gone out into the world under more
beautiful surroundings nor with more
sincere wishes Of good will.
The Opera House never looked bet
ter. A wealth Of flowers, palms and
Edags converted the stage into a veri-
table fairy bower and when the mem
beers Of the class marched on the plat
form they added just enough color to
bthe scene to make it an effective one
fThe colors Of the class, yellow and
white, occupied an important place in
.,the decorations and above the stage
was the motto of the class, "More Be
yond," effectively wrought in flowers
i'm the class colors. One Of the boxes
was completely filed with the flowers
and gifts which had been sent to the
graduates by their friends and rela-
tt1ves and during the evening a bevy
Of young ladies from the junior class
acted as flower girls and bore the
tokens Of remembrance to the various
members Of the class.
1t was an ideal commencement exer-
else and nearly every feature Of it was
furnished by the Nigh School Boys and
girls. Gne Of the most interesting
features ofsthe evening was the SPLEEN
fdid music rendered by the High School
orchestra and the girls chorus and
the audience gave gracious applause to
their appeasance. The musical mum
bers/on ths>Pfogram were of decidedly
! pleasing /nattse. In fact, the faculty
IN mafing up the program struck a
popular chord when they eliminated
sey6ralsof Che speeches and put in tlot-
Ptace the musical numbers.
The program opened with a sele
by the High School orchestra, fol,a
by aiseleetion by the chorus after
Rthe invocation was offered by the
Edgar T. Farrill, pastor of the FRS.
congregational church.
The first member of the class to an
pear on the program was Miss Mabel
Wy1nan WHO in charming manner
gave the salutatory, welcoming the vast
audience on behalf of the class and
bringing a message of welcome as well
to the members of the Board Of Educa-
ton and the friends Of the school
She spoke Of the interest which the PEG
pie Of the city had shown in the schools
and assured them that the members of
the school appreciated this interest.
4he salutatOry was prepared in an ex-
cellent manner and rendered with
charming effect.
Miss Elizabeth Lyman, the second
speaker Of the evening, spoke on the
subject, 1.-The Conservation of Our Ma
1 tural Resources. She spoke of the
Egreat movement which had been started
during the past few years to care for
the great natural resources of the
country and made strong plea for
fcarrying cut the policy of Former Presi-
dent Roosevelt along these lines. Miss
Lyman had made deep study of her
subject and she gave many facts in an
interesting and convincing manner.
EShe was greeted with hearty applause
by the large audience. George Rogers
Clark, - was the topic of splendid ora
Etion delivered by Carl Anderson. Mr..
Henderson spoke of the work of the
Egreat Indian fighter in the northwest
; territory and showed the great value
of his example to the world as a gen
teral and as man. The Grafton was
we'll prepared and delivered in man
ner which called for hearty applause.
After selection by the orchestra.
Elmer Pedley, president of the class,
tspoke on the subject, ''The Education
of the American Navy" He spoke of
the demand that had been felt for a
better education of the sailors in the
navy and the work that was being done
by the naval school at Annapolis and
lat other schools under the direction of
1.-THE government. He declared that the
nation was getting great results from
this training given the. sailors and that
it was rapidly developing the American
tsailor into as great fighting machine
as any of the guns on the decks of
the battle ships.
The closing number on the program
was the valedictory delivered by Miss
Marie Boehm. In this farewell of the
lclass to each other and to the happy
i days of school life, Miss Boehm made
i touching reference to the happy asso-
Citations of the four years which had
Il just closed and referred to the close
union which had existed between the
Emembers of the class. She said fare
IEwea to the members of the faculty and
Ito the members of the other classes and
Hurged upon the members of the class
Ito remember that this was but the be-
Eginning of their greater class work in
the school of life. 1t was charming