Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-06-10
HIGH SCHOOL
MMENCEME ENT
Class of Nine Receive nipIomas.-
Eighth Grade Graduation
Junior Ranunet

The opera house was crowded to it's
utmost capacity Thursday evening by
relatives and friends Of the class of
nlne, assembled to witness the final ex-
erclses attendant upon their graduation
from our High School. The stage was
well decorated with flowers, flags and
draperies, making pretty setting for
the exit of the Glass of 'O9.
The program opened with music by
the Alden Orchestra, followed by invo-
cation by Rev. L. J. Ingraham of the
Baptist Church.
Roy [. Barker was the first of the
graduates to speak. His subject was
The Postal Savings Bank" He re-
viewed the origin of the Postal Savings
Bank in England forty years ago, and
outlined the plan proposed in the vari-
Gus bills which have been introduced in
Congress for it's installation in this
country. The speaker discussed but
one side of the question, pointing out
only the advantages of the system.
Civic Improvement, subject of
local interest at the present time, was
presented by Miss Irene e. Cole. The
Importance of trees, parks, drives and
uniformity of public and private i'm
provements, and the necessary cooper
alton of citizens in the "city beautiful
idea were dwelt upon at length. The
conclusion was that a higher standard
of civic art is conducive to the moral
and spiritual welfare of the city.
Miss Hazel L. Hogston, with the sub
Ject of Foreign Education;" spoke OF
the leading characteristics of the public
school system Of France, England and
Germany. The United States has com
bined the better features of all these.
Vocation and Avocation," or the
necessity of more practical training in
our public schools, was the subject of
Albert Conklin. But he had only time
to touch upon few of the principal
points of the subject aggitating the
minds O f educators today. Manual
Training was advocated as one of the
immediate necessary improvements in
our public school system.
Miss Sylena Roesler reviewed the mar
vels which have been wrought by
Luther Burbank" in the realm of
agriculture and horticulture, by the
experimental crossing" and grating
of different species of plant life. She
predicted that his future achievements
would cause his name to go down in
history as one of the greatest Ameri-
cans of the coming century.
"Our Northwestern Traffic" the
development of the transportation fac
ilities of the Great Lakes, was the in
teresting subject of Theron l.. Clark.
He told how tonnage passing through
the locks at the 500 had increased from
the amount now carried by one boat
during 1855 to the present annual ton
mage of 100,000,000. Improved ma
chinery for loading and unloading car
goes has been great factor in cheap
ing transportation by water. Ninty
per cent of the freight boats on the
lakes fly the American flag.
With clear strong voice and an ex-
preston that showed that her heart
was in her subject, Miss Grace McGee
of Weyerhauser, told concisely the
story of ireland and ''Ireland's Debt
to Robert Emmett" He planned the
revolution which was to make his
country free from tyranny of England,
but was betrayed by jealous country
men and went to a martyrs grave. 1t
was his life which inspired the later
dav patriots who are working toward
the freedom of the Emerald Isle.
The influence of Pictures on the
Walr' was clearly shown by Miss
Beth Newman. Pictures adorning the
home or schoolroom influence our lives
without our being conscious of it,,
especially is this true with children.
Like books, there are good and bad
varieties, and still others that are