Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-05-31
SCHOOL YEAR IS ENDED
Busy Week for Students In
Local School. Com
mencement Days.

to history, and with it the product Of
the Eagle River schools begin new
chapter in their lives. Beginning
Tuesday evening, this past week has
seen list Of school activitiessin keep
ing with the closing of the term and
parents and school patrons WHO have
viewed the different events are salts
fed that the past year has been one
of valuable training and work for the
students. The far-reaching ideals of
modern education have been well
brought home to the average outsider
this last week, displayed as they have
been in exhibitions of the work ac-
leomplished by the various grades in
nany lines. Too often parents and
guardians lack the necessary co-coper-
ia5ion for well conducted school and
this past week has been revelation
to4many of them as to what their
children really do in school. The old
notion of the ssthree Rs constitut-~
ing an education has been left by the
Wagside long since and the product of
the local schools has many and vari-
GUS methods Of attaining the true
ends of education.
Tuesday evening the eighth grade
graduation exercises were held in the
court house, under the guidance of
Miss, EinGira Klenk, the teacher. The
graduating class had prepared an ex
cellent program that was we'll received
by, the packed house which greeted it,
With plenty of good music and
some especially clever literary num-
bers, the work Of the students, the
class of twenty-one members ended
their grade career and made flying
start for their four years Of high
school. work about to commence. Rev.
w. J. Davies gave the graduating adj
dress and ON the theme SOLDIERS of
Civil Life' gave much advice that
was timely and as we'll adapted to the
audience as to the youthful graduates.
The entire program is deserving of
comment and to those responsible is
due all credit for a good piece of work
well done.
/ "Wednesday evening marked the be-
ginning of the program Of events
scheduled for the commencement Of
the senior class of 1918. At the opera.
house the three-act comedy, Safety
First was staged by the graduating
class and presented in manner above
/ the ordinary amateur style. The ten
fmembers of the cast did exceedingly
well in their various roles and no lack
Eof appreciation was shown by the large
audience that witnessed the produc-
ton.
Thursday afternoon the high school
| students presenteda patriotic pageant.
assisted by members of the various
grades in drill and other features OF
entertainment The pageant was
scheduled to be given on the high.
school campus but inclement weather.
caused change Of plans and the pro-
gram was given in the opera house
Following the pageant the manual
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their work which was highly INTEREST,"
| ing due to the fact that the manpale
training course is comparatively
new addition to the high school cufric~
ulum.
In the evening the class of 1913
nine members strong, held theirgrad
uation exercises. Rev. Healy of Iron
wood, delivered the commencement
address, which was followed by the
presentation Of diplomas; by Prin-
Grant Cook The members, finishing
the four year course were.:
| Louis Cook Harvey Nash
Irene Dyer Florence Nortwen
| Esther Holmes Rexford Kendall
Emil Johnson Francis Sailer
Grace Simmons
Following an entertaining programs
augmented by several musical selec-
tions by the Strnad orchestra, the
commencement dance brought close
to busy week of events that will
live long in the memory of those par
ticipating.