The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-06-18
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TO SCHOOL YEAR
Exercises Thursday Even
ing Among Best Ever
Held in Paw Paw.
TWENTY-FIVE IN THE CLASS
Each Member a Credit TO Himse and
an Honor to His Parents and
School. Alumni Friday Night.

The exercises of the school year of '09
with its many days and ten seemingly
long months of toll, hard study, pleas
ures and many social enioyments we're
fittingy brought to close last week
Thursday evening, when the graduating
class of 22 earnest and loyal students
bade goodbye to high school life to en-
ter broader and still harder field of la
Dor, some TO enter the colleges aud uni
verslties, while others must content
themselves with what education and at
tainments they now possess ard branch
out into one of the many avocations that
that he or she may choose to fill. We
feel assured from the high class of intel
lectual merit that this class displayed at
their graduation that it was made up Of
the youth that we are proud to style
wholly American, who will always keep
their class motto, Impossible is IMAM
erican' as their maxim through the re-
maiuder OF their lives, and in the years
10 come the residents of Paw Paw will
proudly boast that he was a graduate of
our high school IL the spring of 1909
The rink, where the exercises were
held so as to accommodate the large
crowd that always assemblies to witness
these closing sceDes, was packed To its
utmost capacity. A large platform had
been built 10 the rear of the building.
This was beautifully decorated above
with the class colors. blue and maize.
Al 70, ba al
On this were seated the % graduates,
teachers, school board and Fischer's or
chestra of Kalamazoo which rendered a
fine concert before the opening.
After the invocation by Rev. q. q.
Stansell, Mamie r. Bishop delivered the
salutatory 10 fine and creditable man
ner. She spoke Of the many advantages
of our schools and gave thanks to all who
had helped make them what they were,
especially did she in behalf of the class,
thank the tax payers of the township.
"I-rones of the Civil War" was we'll
handled by Eula f. Finch and showed
that she had devoted much time and re-
search to her subj ct.
Blaine Warner sang two solos that
were much appreciated and heartily APP
plauded.
The class history was chroncled, dated
and tabulated by Ruby Ii. Hoyt. This,
too was fine and listened to with much
interest. She started in the kindergar-
ten class where she located Maurice
Cole, then little tot of 3 years. lie was
joined each year as be advanced upward
by one or two companions until at the
end of II years he, with 2l others, are
gathered together as schoolmates to bid
adIeu to school life.
Selection, Three Twins" was given
by the orchestra.
Grafton. The Awake ming of the Ori-
emf" by Walter w. Burlington showed
this young man we'll up on the past and
present history of the foreign country as
we'll rs his own beloved America. Tns
was well written and delivered.
Carrie +. Toan, the poetess of her
class, recited an original poem with the
members of her class as heroes aud her
oiues. This production abounded with
much wit as well as pathos. Her rhythm
was unusually good and her efforts re-
ceived the heartieA of applause
Mary r. Howe, the eocutionist of her
class. reclted in a captivating manner
The Pilot" Miss Howe proved herself
reader that understood her art Her
tone was good and she threw her whole
heart and soul into her piece Her ges-
ticulation was also fine. Nature has
certainly endowed her with the qualities
that make a good aud entertaining
reader. Success will surely be hers
The prophecy was in the hands of Le-
land Aseltne, who knew just how to
dispose of each and every. one as they
came into the busy whirl of everyday
life in a manner most becoming to his
u friends, all OF whom nodded or smiled
his approval of pleasure and content
ment. This, too, was we'll received.
81 he True Nobility" an grafton by
Walter Olson, who was styled "tne ora
/ tor of his class" was indeed given as no
one but an orator could give it, Mr..
Olson has been blessed with ffne, deep
as we'll as pleasing voice His future
/ looks to be of the brightest and we, shall
hear of him later.
! After a selection by the orchestra
! Maurice +. Cole, who had the honor of
being the president of his class as well
as its valedictorian, in we'll chosen words
and earnest manner in behalf of his class
bade farewell to friends, teachers and
classmates. Maurice did honor to all
the laurels thrust upon him.
}. w. Free ia behalf OF the school
board presented the class their dipo.