Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-06-21
PROPULSION OF FERNS
DECORATE PLATFORM
Superintendent KingsfOrd Presents
the Class and E. P. McFetridge,
President of School Board, Con-
fers Diplomas

The commencement exercises TOr
the graduating class of the Baraboo
high school, the largest in its history,
took place Thursday evening In the
assembly hall and the room was filled
to it's utmost capacity as the nIty-
seven young graduates, each wearing
a bouuuet of sweet peas, the class
flower, marched upon the stage, which
was prettily decorated with ferns.
The exercises opened with an invo-
cation by Rev. J. Lloyd Smith, VINO
asked the blessings Of the Almighty
on the evenings gathering and the
future of the young graduates. A
pleasing instrumental solo by MISS
Ed Johnson followed, and then
came the salutatory by Miss Viva
Mulcahy. The latter in v1vaclous
manner and with fine expression gave
the address of welcome. She stated
that never in the history of the Bar
aboo high school has class been
presented with diplomas on a more
momentous occasion. The United
States has entered into the world con-
f1ict. and within a year some or many
members of the class may be upon
the battlefelds of France. The speak
er said that the first thought or the
graduate is how glad he or she is
to have completed the course, but
the whole four years have been care
free, with no great Responsiveness
and only few disappointments. NOW
the door is opening for the members
of the class to enter life's school.
The future success Of each depends
on whether during school life the lit
tie things have been done well.
The valedictory by Harry A. Tor
renee, entitled "The Conquest of the
Air" showed careful preparation and
considerable effort. He delivered his
address in a forceful manner, tracing
the development of the airship from
it's infancy. He predicted that before
many years aerial navigation would
influence every phase of mans activ-
ity. He recited how first the land
and then the water had been con-
uuered by mans inventions, and now
the air, the only one of the three
that covers the whole globe, is about
to be brought under subjugation. The
young man told of the perfectlng OF
the automobile and the submarine in
a few short years, and added that
the aeroplane, now the most promis
ing Of the modes of travel through
the air, would no doubt soon be play
ing an important part in our every
day life. On behalf of the class be
thanked the board of education, the
superintendent and the teachers fol
the efforts made in their behalf, and
bade farewell for all the class to the
happiest days of their life.
The Commencement Address
Miss Agnes Grotophorst, with Miss
Leora Gollmar at the piano, sweetly
rendered two vocal solos, and the ad
dress of the evening followed. Pro
: fessor George C. Comstock, of the
University of Wisconsin, the speaker
chose for his subject "The Graduate
and the World He Is Coming Into
He stated frankly at the outset tha
his purpose in coming to Baraboo was
to talk about the war. The gradu
Ate's future is to be determined b.
the war, and his words, he said, were
meant solely for the young men anl
women of the graduating class. Mr.
Comstock said that he wanted tc
speak of the greatest drama ever Sc
upon the stage-the war across th,
water. He said to the seniors that i