The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-06-20
SEATS IN DEMAND
At SCHOOL EXERCISES
INTERESTING PROGRAM OF MUSIC
AND SPEECHES APPRECIATED
BY AUDIENCE.
Milton c. Potter, Superintendent OF
Milwaukee Public Schools,
Guest of Honor.

WatertoWn High school held at Turre r
opera house Wednesday at p. NJ
Crowds arrived early in the evening
and impatiently awaited the opening OF
the doors. They were well repaid for
their wait for an entertaining program
was provided for all
A noted teacher and speaker was
present. He was Milton c. Potter,
superintendent of Milwaukee public
schools. He addressed the class and
audience on THE Unwisdom OF Rea-
SON.
The program was opened by a must
cal selection entitled Hungarian
Dance No. e. by Brahms. This music
was furnished by the High school trio,
consisting Of Miss Ruby King, piano,
Alvin Stallman, violin and Rueben
Spangenberg, cello. The selection was
we'll rendered and indicated the must
cal talent of the young musicians.
| Miss Alice Schoenicke gave the
salutatory address. Her speech is as
follows, touching mostly on the good
roads question.
Members Of the board of education
teachers, parents and friends! In be-
half of the class of 1916 | cordially
welcome you to the commencement
exercises OF the high school. We wish
to thank the board of education for
the school building with it's equip
ment and for the efficient corps of
teachers they provided for u.s. We
wish to thank the teachers for their
excellent instruction, patience perse-
lverance and goodwill at all times.
And finally, we wish to thank our par
ents for the splendid opportunities
they have given us to obtain a high
school education. We hope, to a small
extent at least, to show them our ap-
probation and gratitude for all they
have done for us. We are glad that
you are here and we thank you all
for the many advantages we have en-
Ijoyed
The end of our high school life
lawakens feelings of joy in the hearts
of the graduating class of 1916. We
are happy for we have successfully
completed our course of study and be-
tanned what we aimed to attain at the
time we entered high school as fresh
men.
Our high school life may be COM
pared with the glorious spring-ti time
Just as spring, the beginning of a
period of brightness, paves the way for
summer when blossoms develop, so our
Of q
period of growth, pave the way for our
future life. AS we compared the
Ispringtime to high school life, so may
its blossoms be compared with our
happiness. And as blossoms fall and
leave seeds in their places, so our hap
piness has passed and is leaving mem
cries. Many fond recollections of our
beloved Alma Mater linger in our
minds. May these fiower-like memoir
les of high school days be ever upper
most in our minds
But our joy is marked by a tinge of
sadness; these high school days with
their work and play, troubles and
pleasures, are gone, never to return.
Steiner things await us at yonder
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graduating class leaves with regret
those walls, which will no longer re-
sound with the busy tread of high
school students or to the explanations
! Of the teachers, and now extends it's
heartiest farewell greeting.
My subject for this evening is High
way improvement" | wish to limit
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fits derived therefrom.
The Importance of highway improve
ments has been greatly increased, ever
since travelling has been stimulated
by the advent of motor cars. Long
trips can be made with comparative
ease and safety Distances have de-
creased fivefold. The motor cars
themselves afford excellent means of
observation Hitherto places were in
accessible except by trains. Now we
| find highways stretching out to all
| places of interest, cities and places
remote from cities.
In a broader sense, since public
highways give opportunities to see the
| wonderful works of nature, they stimu-
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the work; for the aim of education
| is to teach to observe. Highways
leading to the wonderful creations of
nature have been built. More ought
to be built and maintained in order to
facilitate means for instruction in the
natural sciences such as: geology,
photography and topography. There
are highways which lead to the Yellow
stone National park, which is full Of
natures wonders and beautiful to be-
hold, to the Yosemite Valley, to the
Grand Canon and to the Niagara Falls.
We all are more or less familiar with
the conditions of most country schools,
their enrollments, their inadequate
equipments and their insuf1ciently
trained teachers But never have We
thought that bad roads are a great
deal to blame for these deplorable con-
ditions. In order that the pupils may
reach their schools, there must be
school for every small area. Since
only a few farmers live on a small
area, little taxes come in for the sup
port of the schools, and hence the
equipments bought for the money is
poor and the teacher secured is I'M