Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-06-08
LANCASTER GRADUATES
CLASS OF TWENTY-FIVE
Largest of Any High School in
the County.
No Class Orations This Year-Fine Ad
dress Delivered by Professor
Gilman of Madison.

The inacurTacy of The sentiment
contained in that oft repeated quota
ton from Lowell ''What is so rare as
a day in June % is easily proven by
the fact that the Commencement ex
ercises, which are usually held in
early June, are invariably marred by
rainy, cold or otherwise disagreeable
weather. This year was no exception
to the general rule. but despite this
draw back large and unusually ap-
preciative audience attended the
exercises.
The hall was prettily decorated,
according to an old custom, by the
members of the Junior class in the
Senior class colors, which, this year,
were of blue and gold. Long stream
ers were strung from the center OF the
ceiling to the side walls. From the
center also hung the 1910 banner.
Above thestage against back ground of
blue was the class motto 1.-THE World
is All Before U.s. In front and about
the stage were Ierns and other plants
and flowers which served to prettily
set off the other decoration.
The exercises opened with selec-
ton by the school orchestra. In
vocation was then pronounced by Rev.
W. n. Hannaford.
After a we'll rendered selection by
the Boys Glee Club and a pretty
vocal solo by Miss Katherine McBrien
the speaker Of the day. Prof. S. w.
Gilman, of the State University, was
introduced
Prof. Gilman's address WAS, with
out doubt. the most inspiring ever
delivered to Lancaster graduates. The
speaker spoke briefly of the qualities
that are demanded of the young men
and women of today. He decried
the fact that in the past the practical
side of education had been neglected
or rather, sacrificed for the ideal.
The fact that the ideal and practical
should 60 hand in hand. apparently
seldom entered the heads of old time
educators. The leading colleges and
schools of today are striving to make
their departments of practical value
without sacrificing the meritorious
qualities of the old classical and
literary courses.
This movement is the natural out
growth of the never ceasing demand
of the industrial world for results
Prof Gilman has charge of the
commercial department of the uni
versity. Previous to his taking up
this work he was for years in the en-
ploy of certain large corporations of
the country. From this. broad ex
perience he knows just exactly what
the world demands of the graduate
and knows equally we'll how to
present his knowledge to an audience.
He possesses a winning personality and
is very entertaining speaker. His
address was a decided relief from both
the undeseIved praise and name senti-
ments of certain commencement
orators and the discouraging cynicism
of others.
After the completion of the address
the Girls Glee Club sang the
Spinning Song very prettily and
Miss Helen Draper rendered piano
solo "Waltz Brilliante" in a manner
that. won her liberal applause.
Prin. Trainer then addressed the
class, following which the twenty five
young men and women received their
diplomas.
The class roll, in which certain
changes have been made since its
previous publication, is as follows:
English German Course-Beth E.
Austin, nellie BeIscamper, keenan,
Bennett. Will Duncalt. Helen Draper.
Clyde A. Goble, Leila Goble, Olive
Greene, Esther Henkel. Gladys A.
Jordan, Edward P. Kemper, Marg-
heritta Saloma Mccoy, Hazel Pearson,
Clara Wieiand, Minna NJ. Wieland,
Ruth Elizabeth Ziegler.
English Course-Edna A. Creamy,
Marie Mccarthy. Susie Johnson,
Catherine McBrien Jeanette Griswold,
Floyde Suttle, Bertha F. ZeigIer.
Classical Course-Anne Elizabeth
Edwards. Abel A. Knoke.