The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-02-03
OR. D. D. MAC LAURIN SPEAKS
Madison Man Happens Upon Same Text
Used Last June by Mr.. Stair for
Commencement Address-It Is
make a Record True

The curtain rang down on the last
scene of the commencement of the mid
year Kenosha High school seniors Fri
day night with the presentation of their
diplomas by Mrs Bradford in the Coli
scum, and incidentally with accompany
ing music and talks of more than usual
interest
The graduating class was unique in
having one more man than girls. Usu-
ally the High school girl graduate must
divide the young men of the class into
halves or thirds if there are to be
enough to go around, and Kenosha is to
be congratulated upon being fortunate
enough economically to make it possible
for it's families to keep sons as well as
daughters in school long enough to get
the training which the High school
course offers.
A rather amusing feature Of the even
ing was the fact that DR.. D. D. Mac
Laurin, Madison, picked the same sub
iect for his commencement address that
the Rev. Peter f. Stair used last June
in addressing the June graduates, and
those who heard the two talks, said
that he proceeded in much the general
manner in which Mr.. Stair did, in elab-
Grating his subject so far as essentials
were concerned.
The text was, "Make record true.
DR. MacLaurin explained that the text
is the second line of poem which
starts,
-Four things man must learn to do
elf he would make his record true. -
In the four things that he must learn,
the most important is that of learning
to g think without confusion, clearly, y
according to Dr. MacLaurin. The
speaker is of the opinion that Bryan is
one of the sincerest and most brilliant
men of the United States if not of the
world, but he says that he has never
'earned to think clearly.
Bores Like Gimblet.
"Thinking is an intellectual gimblet
With which we bore through subjects
and see the other side, y said DIR. Mac
Laurin. No man has learned to think
unless he can see both sides of the sub
1ect in mind Most of us are superb
cial in our thinking.
cit is an American fault We are in
too much of a rush to think carefully.
Nearly every failure in life attempts
NAV be traced back to failure In think
ing clearly"
The speaker emphasized the necessity
of an all-embracing love of mankind if
an individual is to round out his life
to a satisfying fullness. He said it is
not enough to love ones friends but
that if a character flower is to bloom
which will be joy to the possessor and
the world, it must have a root in uni
versal love of mankind. Especially
must one love the poor and unfortunate,
Splendid Music.
The Girls Glee club sang "Carme-
no !" most delightfully."-, while the Boys
octette sang "NThe Rosary and GA
Midnight Tragedy" with unusual effect.
The violin solos were palyed by Ed
mund Stella. All of the music was ex-
cellent and thoroughly enjoyed by the
audience. The High school orchestra
played the Introductory music. The.
Rev. Peter f. Stair made the invocatory
prayer
The list of graduates who received
their diplomas last night were:
In the classical course, Anna M. Brad
lev. Elsie Florence Gibbon, Clarence f.
Iverson, Charles Norman Jensen, Rose
M. H. Landane, Sigrid Esther Larsen,
Marjorie M. Miller, Katherine Mary
Perkins.
The scientific course, Harold Conway
Curtis, Elizabeth Helen Jensen, Andrew
r. Redeem, Francis William Hackett,
Henry Lawrence Hastings, Arson Walk
er Perkins, Frank J. Zoubek.
The English course, Philip Hartman,
Jr., William John Morrow, Alois H.
Tennessen, Elsie M Maxwell and Helen
G. Petersen.
The commercial course, Cecilia d.
McCloskey.
Mrs. Bradford Speaks.
In presenting the diplomas, Mrs.
Bradford gave resume of the history
Of the class. She called attention to
the rapid increase in, the percentage of
pupils who remain for the high school
course in the past years. She gave
statistics that showed that the percent
age of the pupils remaining for gradu-
alton, using as base the number in
the class in the seventh grade, is almost
twice as many this year as in the class
that graduated in 1913. In 1915 the
graduates were 26 percent of the class
in the seventh grade. Last night Al