The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-06-22
Annual Commencement Ex-
ercisesofthe Kenosha High
SchoolHeld FridayNight
NATHANIEL BUTLER, SPEAKER
Jubilee Glass of the High School is
Greeted by Crowd Which Taxed
the Capacity of the Opera House
Prom on Monday Night

Thirty-fve young men and women
were graduated from the Kenosha high
school at the annual commencement ex-
ercises held at the Rhode Opera House
on Friday evening. The class was one
of the largest as well as one of the
best classes ever turned out by the
Kcnosha schools and it's graduation
marked notable event in the history
of the school. 1t was just fifty years
ago that the first class was graduated
from the schools of Kenosha and this
class will go down in history as the
golden jubilee class Of the Kenosha high
school
Fifty years Of commencement exer-
cises in Kenosha have brought an in
novation and when the members Of the
Glass of 1911 received their diplomas
on Friday evening there was none OF
the old time traditions of the com
mencement exercises save the diplomas
and the great crowd Of proud parents
and friends who gathered to witness
the closing chapter of the school life
of the graduates. 1t was an ideal
commencement night, an ideal COM
mencement crowd and an idea program.
The opera house never looked prettier.
The stage was banked with palms and
flowers and there was just enough of
class colors and class banners to make
the completed work charming.
On the stage were the members of
the class, members of the board of ed
ucation and teachers of the high school.
The program for the evening opened
with the "Pilgrim's Chorus" sung by
the high school chorus after which the
invocation was offered by the Rev, Fred
Ingley, rector of st. Matthew's church.
Edwin Stringham, graduate of the
Kenosha high school and now student
at Northwestern University, played a
violin solo after which the commence
ment address was delivered by Prof
Nathaniel Butler of the University of
Chicago. Prof. Butler spoke on the
subject, ''The Social and Industrial
Value of Fducation.' and his address
was thoughtful one not only for the
members of the graduating class, but
also for the school patrons in the audi
ence. He brought to them new idea
of the value of education for the man
in every day life and urged strongly
the higher education of the boys and
girls of the country.
Following the address there was a
vocal solo by Mrs. Morrell Gilman af
ter which the diplomas were presented
by Mrs. Mary Bradford, superintendent
of the schools. In presenting the di
plomas Mrs. Bradford assured the mem
bers of the class that they would carry
into life with them the best wishes OF
the officials and teachers of the Keno.
sha schools
The program for the evening closed
with another selection by the high
school chorus. The final event of com
mencement week will take place or
next Monday evening when the annual
Junior promenade will be held.
The reunion of the alumni of the
school will be held a week from today
md at that time the members of the
class of 1911 will be formally received
into the society. The members of the
class receiving diplomas at the exercises
pm Friday evening follow:
List Of Graduates.
Classical-Laura Augusta Baldwin
elizabeth Lou Citizen, Ruby May Hill
Edith Lucille Holt, Margaret Beatrice
Kingsley, Mildred Louise Myrick, Amy
Fay Newman.
Scientifc-Bessie Charlotte Bendt
Ben Stalker Buckmaster, Ruth Eller
Garland, Nellie Charlotte Gustafson
Ethel Marian Hill, Edna Lucille Hei
dersdorf Cyril H. Kotz, Genevievt
Ruth Kelley, Nellie Lilley, Evelyn May
Longmore, Ramona Paddock, Aileer
Marie Shepherd, Charles Thomas
Joseph Thomas.
English Course-Clara Luella Alder
son, Margaretta Mae Davis, MaybeI
Elizabeth Hallett, Helena Bernice Ham
mond, Patricia Christina Hansen, Thor;
Nicholson, Catherine Blanche Novack
Frances Cecilia 0 Hare, Mary Grace
Robinson, Grace Ellen Shields.
Commercial Course-George w. An
dorson, Rose Meredith, John E. Novack
Erna Frederika Pabst