Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-06-02
COMMENCEMENT

The last week interest has been
centered in eleven Of our young pee
pie who scored their initial triumph
and registered their first noteworthy
| success in finally arriving at the long
sought OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Week.
| The first real celebration began on
| Friday morning, wien the Seniors
We're pleasantlf surprised by the IN
formation that they were to be ex-
lcused from finals When it daWned
on them that, for once. the teache's
had reversed tile situation, and played
a prank on them By dark hints Of
obscure long-forgotten points and
gloomy predictions that few would
review thoroughly enough to pass
much mirth ensued.
The Bacchalaureate address, given
last Sunday evening at the court
house, was very ably delivered by
Rev. Waters, the invocation and ben
edictiOn being pronounced by Father
Webster. Musical numbers were fur
nished By tile Girls Glee Club, the
last new organization OF the year,
rendering o Perfect Day''-a favor
Eite Of the class, a vocal duet by Lu-
cile Murphy and Marguerite Sailer,
and,a violin solo by Miss Cutland, act
|companied by Miss Freda Frankel
whose technical difficulty reminded
us all too forcibly of the superiority
of the talent we are losing
On Tuesday night the class play
was put on and, all predictions to the
contrary Notwithstanding the fact
that admission was charged did not
prevent the house from being crowd
ed to it's capacity, proving that the
people approve heartily the pluck Of
the class Of 1916 in resolving to as
sumo the entire burden Of their grad
uation expense instead of thrusting
it upon already oyerblrdened tax
payers. The play, x Social Judas !,
was ably staged by Prof. McMahon
and was in itself a very strong play
from the only point Of view from
which any amateur .histronie effort
should be considered, as d dramatic
study, the peculiar plot Offering the
actors. d chance to display ability in
double roles. This was especially
marked in the work Of Richard White,
who as an irascible business mar. in
1.-The hrst act, used his own rapid style
eof delivery, but in the third act reap
epeafed as all English lord With a
hdrawl which brought down the house
and as the rest of the cast revealed
TYPES opposed to themselves quite as
leffectively, the large audience seemed
delighted with this evidence that we
have added to our list Of residents
possessing dramatic talent. through
the proficient coaching Of Prot. Nc
| Mahon, whose efforts were, however,
made less difficult by the excellent
| training Of Miss Frankel in a try
out play given early III the year.
| On Wednesday morning the high
school assembled for the final roll
call, and, prosaic as that bit Of rou-
tine seems daily, there were tears in
many eyes as the Seniors answered to
| their numbers for the last time.
At night the Commencement exer-
clseS were held at the Opera House,
| which had been deliberately decorated
| in the Senior colors of purple and
gold on the stage, the rest of the hall
displaying the Junior colors of old
rose and silver. Great praise is due to
the Junior president, Lois butcher,
the chairman Of the decoration COM
mlttee, Chas Simmons, and the rest
of the loyal Juniors, who, despite the
handicap Of few numbers, performed
such a prOdigiOuS task in working out
their ditficult scheme tremendously.
that it predicts Senior class Of
unusual energy and originality next
year
Another innovation which was in
augurated by the class of 1916 was
substituting for the stereotyped for
NAL essay an address by an eloquent
speaker from abroad, the orator be-
ing Rev. Clark of Tomah, Wis, who
delivered a speech replete with good
advice to the finishing class. After
musical number tht presentation Of
diplomas was made by the Pres. Of
the school board, E.A Everett, who
in words SO happily chosen that it
made his audience wish for longer
address from him, congratulated the
graduates on having achieved one OF
the two great epochs in an indiyid-
ual's history, and the smiles OF some
! in the class revealed that already the
other is imminent. It was most fit
ting thaa the final word of godspeed
was uttered by Prof. Mcmahon, who
added to the appreciatiye WORDS OF
Mr. Everett regarding all the high
school teachers, glowing personal
tribute, from his standpoint Of a
principal, to the two departing as
sistants, who have endeayored TO add
to the provefbial faithful service OF
| the teacher still higher consecra-
ton to earnest effort because in lead
ing toward high ideals Of scholarship
and citizenship the young people en-
trusted to them at the most crucial
formative period, they have obeyed
the deepest impulse that stirs human
hearts Loyalty to ''Our ain folk.
Following the exercises there was
a reception given the Seniors, turn