The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-07-31
The Annual Commencement
Banquet of College of Com
merce Held Thursday.
STUDENTS PRAISE THE SCHOOL
President Trenary Announces Four New
Additions to Course of Study at Pop
ular Institution for Next Year and
Gives Diplomas to Thirty eight.

The graduation exercises of the Col
lege of Commerce were held at the
Guild Hall on Thursday evening when
more than $50 students and friends of
the school gathered about the banquet
board and heard the story of the close
of another successful year in the his
tory of the popular Kenosha educa-
tional institution. The class of 1913
was made up of thirtyeight young men
and women and number of the mem
bers of the class appeared on the pro-
gram and their short talks at the ban
quet gave assurance. that their work in
the college had not been lost. A SPLEEN
did dinner was served under the dlrec-
tion of Myron Hale and in honor of
the event the long tables completely
filing the large room were charmingly
decorated with the colors of the school.
At the conclusion of the dinner Richard
L. Hardy was introduced as POSTMASTER
and number Of the members of the
class responded to toasts while mem
bers of the alumni from Kenosha and
other cities responded to toastsin which
former successful years of the school $
history were recalled.
In presenting the diplomas to the
large class Prof. Otis L. Trenary in
charge Of the school made very in
teresting address. He declared that the
banquet marked the close of twenty
years of school work for nm in Ke-
nosha and that It was pleasure for
him to look back over the twenty
years and note the success that had
come to the graduates Of the institu-
tion in the score of years. He spoke of
the early struggles of the school for
four pupils who had part in the open
ing of the institution and of the steady
growth that 1t had secured, thanks to
the loyal 4suppcst given by the people
of Kenosha. Mr.. Trenary spoke of adj
ditions to be made to the curriculum
during the coming year announcing the
addition of school of salesmanship
and a school o. advertising with plans
for an extension Of the work to fit stu
dents for efficient work in Offices. He
also announced the installation of a
new bookkeeping system with view
of especially meeting the demands Of
the big industries of Kenosha whose
needs for clerks with a knowledge of
wider system Of bookkeeping are to be
filled by the students Of the school.
He made strong plea to the mem
bers Of the class to strive to reach the
best in their life work and spoke espe-
cially Of successful men in Kenosha and
their efforts to make their lives sue
cessful.
His talk to the graduates was decid-
eddy well arranged and it bristled with
interesting points to aid the new work
ers in world field to achieve success.
The following is the program as
rendered in the post prandial exercises:
POSTMASTER Richard L. Hardy, 10.
Invocation Rev. I. W. Corey.
The Glass of '13-Lillian Turkelson,
IS.
History and Prophecy-Mary Peter
son, '13, and Carrie Cropley, '13.
Solo-Selma Milbrath, '13.
Everything -Nettie Hartnell, 10.
TO Labor Less and Accomplish More
-Verna Zoller, -.
Equipped for Business Alvin T.
Hansen, '07.
Ye Olden Times-The Rev. 7. W.
Corey.
Presentation of Diplomas-Mr. Ire
nary.
The following is the list of gradu-
ates:
Harwood G. Edwards, Frank De
Young, Adolph Rasmussen, Lula Wick
ham, Lillian Pabst, Paul Thomas Chas.
Peterson, George Petersen, Grover ".
Richards, Albert G. Gfroerer, Edward
Stewart, Ray Koehler, Roy Tillotson,
Jennie Lambert, Marion Carney, Eve
lyn Althof, Lancelot Button, Charlotte
Stenson, Neil Koehler, Elsie Swan, Ella
Porath, Agnes Helding, Petra Peterson,
Nettie Simon, Lillian Turkelson, Marie
Tack, Esther Manor, Annabel Smerl-
ing, Minnie Ungemach, Viola Quandt,
Anna Landane, Mary Peterson, Lillian
Anderson, Joe Gottschlch, Myron Me
Geehan, Selma Milbrath and Will Ball.
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assessments has set July 2Sth as the