Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-06-04
THE BIG CLASS

MABEl, NORA FORUM
LOLA NAE JOHNSTON
THEODORE CHRISTIAN LUND
LATIN COURSE
AGNES SHERRY
GARoLD WILLIAM HEAL
WILLIAMlyADE HARRINGTON
IRA ELIIAH TURNER
GERMAN COURSE
RUTH Z. APPI.EMAN
ELMA CAROLINE HoovERsoN
AGNES ROLAND
PANSY DARLENE MILLER
Left GJERDRuM SCHREINER
VERA MARTHA CHASE
KATHARINE LOUISE LINDEMANN
CLARA Rotf.AND
MELVIN EspEsETH
CLAUDE ELWELL SHANNON
MARGAREr SELMA HULsETHER
IRENE ANToINETTE OFFICER
VERNA EvELYS THAYEr
MELyIL OLSON
ENGLISH COURSE
FLORENCE RowENA BROWN
EDITH CAR0LINA HILL
BERGINA HARRIET HAUGE
MABEL CECELIA OLSON
ELLA KAREN THOMPSON
LAWRENCE JOIN BRODY
EVAN RAYMOND FRiEDELL
FRED IL N xss
CHAUNCEY McGARRY MORLEY
HUGH MUNsoN ROBINSON
BERNARD FREDERICK Roof
/ JESSE EDWARD SANDS
| DEVERN EDISON SLACK
! HALEY OAKLE1GH SMITH
OWEN JOSEPH SNoDGRAss
i The membership is about evenly d.
vided between home and aon-residenta
company of young people 1t is a priv
ilege to commend, a good portion Of
whom will avail themselves of h;gher
educational honors, and IN the larger
field will acquit themselves Nth no less
credit than they have shown in the
wot!s of our high school,
I Superintendent Bishop was master Of
/ ceremonies and the program opened
with selection by the high school or
ehestra, followed by feiyent invoca
! tior By Rev. L. W Nixon, then two
/ sc, ectons given by the high school Choir
! Is were wttl rendered
! The gehtletaas engaged 10 deliver the
class address, Df Cooke. was unable,
because Of illness, to be present, his
place being taken by Rev. Fred w
Harris Of ChinueWa Falls. His schol-
arly address was IN such pronounced
| contrast to the too frequent mess of
ehestnuts inflicted upon occasions Of
this character, that It was refreshing
and healthful. His subject was "Iho
Abiding Elements If Education, taxi
| en- up and handed under suggestive
heads, making 9ppeals to students for
/ those things which elevate and build
4 for manhood and womanhood strong
/ minds, clean character. ability to per-
form well what comes TO them to do in
leyery walk OF life. Education without
| purpose or determination to use IN right
sines was valaeles5 the idle person,
Dr. Harris said, had no place in this age
| Of accomplishment, and be urged upon
/ parents that they teach heir boys ard
girls to be Industrious. Throughout
/ the address abounded 10 capital thought
and made an impression on the class
/ and audience.
After musical selections Principal
Bishop presented he diplomas ard made
q feeling address in doing 30, express
IiGg himself as highly gIatifed with the
work performed By the class, making
acknowledgment Of bis appreciation Of
the strong support given him and his
ssistants by the board Of education
jgEd citizens in the Years work he
/ IN turn distributed US" as badges Of
honor 10 numerous students for effect
i've winning work ig athletics and de.
batting contests.
The audience was dismissed by Rev
Barber with the bepediction
The class play. "A Bachelors Ro-
nance, "Wednesday and Thursday
rights, drew two packed audiences at
the Opera House, and elected praise
The different characters were fittingiy
assigned and each took bis or her part
with becoming nicely and credit.
On the first evening some compliments
and goOd-natuFed egurtesies we're ex
changed IL speech and presentation be-
tween members of the Senior and Jun
Tor classes. The prattiest IF the class,
according to class vote, Hiss Katherine
Lindemann presented q mirror to the
corresponding member of the juniors,
Arnold Faucet The digger" Miss
Vera Chase, presented a spade 70 Ell
mer Hayes, the junior digger. Chaun-
eey Morley, the so-called ''spooner,
gave over monstrous spoon TO Joe
Roman, junior
The week was full 0f happy incidents
and pleasures for the ciass and instruct
ors, us well as anxjetias. These last
days will be memorable in the life Of
participants
We believe there is general concord
u opinion among orr people that the
years Nshool work sna accomplishment
has been fully up to me standard The
instructors have been diligent, earnest
and animated with a reformation to
give the best within them. For these