Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-07-05
GRADUATED.

Despite the heat Tuesday evening
the graduating exercises of the train
ing school called forth an audience
that filled to overfiowing the beauti-
F., full auditorium of the high school.
AS usual the exercises began prompt
ly at 5 O'Clock. The principal feature
OF the program was the play, The
Lady of the Lake, dramatized by Miss
Edith Hamacker, and by her staged,
drilled and conducted throughout.
The remainder Of the program was
prepared under the direction of Miss
| Bohrer.
The scenery of the high school stage
was well adapted to the presentation
of the various scenes, and the eos.
tunes were well chosen to represent
Scottish dress of those stirring times
The characters presented as follows;
James Fitz James. 49,. Mae ST Mary
Roderick Dhu. ...... Jennie Prey
Archibald Douglas. 80. Irwin Heise
Ellen Douglas. ............ Lulu BentZ
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The characters were, as rule, well
sustained and received well:merited
praise. Special mention should be
made of Misses st. Mary, Prey and
Bentz. Miss Wachtls deliniation of
the old bard Allan Bane, was consist
ent throughout, but she was not gen.
orally understood.
As an aid to many who do not
readily understand the language, in
troductory recitations of portions of
the poem preceded the scenes or acts,
and, with a few exceptions, were well
given.
The songs were in harmony with
the generations and were characters
tic of Scottish life and spirit.
The class prophecy by Bertha Chad
wick, Carrie Bower and Clara Johnson
was unique and entertaining. The
portraits drawn by Miss Johnson
"OlO OoPOOlGiiy dlluolliB'
The duet by Miss Martha Hasten
and Richard Esswein elected an en-
thusiastic encore, and was responded
to by solo from Mr.. Eswein.
The valedictory address was given
by Richard Esswein, his subject be-
ing "Youth and Character" He
urged high ideals as necessary to the
attainment of worthy ends. =
Superintendent Pivernetz, in words
appropriate to the occasion, addressed
the graduates upon the difficulties
they would have to contend with, and
and the obligations they were under
to the community for the advantages
they had enjoyed, and their duty to
cancel the Indebtedness by conscien-
tious, intelligent and faithful service.
He then, in the name of the board,
conferred the diplomas upon the
graduates.
Hearty congratulations and un-
stinted praise for the entertainment
was then showered upon the gradu-
ates by enthusiastic friends and rela-
tiveS.
The annual meeting of the alumni
association followed on Wednesday
evening.
The first business transacted was
the election and installation of officers
as follows: President, John Lang;
vice-president, Frances Schooley, sec
retary, Anna Sloan; treasurer, Mary
Laughlin.
Supt. PivernetZ addressed the meet
ing on the necessity of a strongly Or
ganized and vigorous alumni associa-
tion. Cooperation and mutual help
fulness are needed everywhere, and in
no other line more than in the work
of teachers In answer to the call
the alumni responded heartily and
voted in favor of more thorough
Other discussions pertinent to the
occasion followed and then came the
banquet, after which an excellent
series of views of the Yellowstone
National Park was shown, accom-
panied by lecture descriptive of the
various scenes.