Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-06-07
COMMENCEMENT WEEK.

cor the school and faculty. On Sunday
evening the baccalaureate service
was held at the Baptist Church, and
Rev. H. D. Davies gave the address.
The graduation exercises were held
Of the congregational Church on We'd
nasday evening, with large and at
tontive audience Robert Nethercut
presided at the organ, opening the
nrogram with the Festival March,
while the graduating class marched
Ia their seats on the rostrum. The
Saudience joined in singing America,
after which Rev George C. Alborn led
in the invocation. A ~sextette of the
graduating girls sang two selections,
Miss Dorothy De Swarte accompany
ing on the piano.
DR.. Arnold b. Hall of the U. w. gave
the address of the evening, his subject
being "The Challenge to Democracy"
Ii would be impossible to give an ade-
1uate review of this remarkable adj
dress given in DR.. Halls own quiet
but enthusiastic manner. He gave an
insight into the history of the warning
nations for centuries past, leading in
conclusive steps up to the present
world problems, and then showed the
audience the varied ways in which we
as a nation can stand behind our men
at the front and in the several can
tonments and help win the war He
Especially urged on all the importance
of educating the young people, refer
ring to President Wilson's appeal that
no young man enlist before 81 years of
age, but make every effort to remain
q in school between the ages of is and
Il q, stating that the government had
made the suggestion if young man
wished to enlist in the navy at IS
years of age and would so notify the
proper authorities he would be provi-
{ ded with the proper uniform and be
supposed to finish his schooling in the
higher institutions, meanwhile beiL
subject to Uncle Sam" The object
& in this method of procedure is to thus
q have the educated young men for ac-
tual service rather than the less eff
cient service earlier in the boys life
Miss Clementine Malek of Milwau-
kee gave several vocal selections in
he rsuong and beautiful voice, all of
(which were much enjoyed.
Bernard Kenney preseated to the
8 High School the Senior class memorial
in very pleasing and appropriate
manner When he unveiled the memo
rial it showed a very fine large like
ness of President Woodrow Wilson
and the audience rose en- masse with
applause and enthusiasm at sight of
our hOnored executive. Willard Smith
very appropriately responded in &C
ceptance of the memorial.
A trio of the class gave cello and
piano ensemble, followed by the pre-
sentation of the diplomas by chair
man, Charles Gillette The class is
composed of thirty-one graduates but
five of these were absent working on
farms or testing milk in other coun-
ties or states.
Herbert While read an essay, "The
History of Civil Service Reform,
8 which had won first prize in contest
IN statewide contest among High
School pupils The writing of this es-
say had won for our High school the
S Loving cup which had been offered by
the State Civil Service Reform League,
and the cup was then presented by DR..
John A. Butler.
3 Professor Kolb presented the cash
prizes which had been offered by the
8 Woman's Club, Herbert While being
S awarded the first prize of SIS. Florence
buchanan was given Second Price and
4 Lorraine Bark the third.
Following the benediction by Rev.
u C. Alborn, the program closed by
the graduates passing out to the re-
ception held in the parlors below.
The members of the class of 1918 are
as follows:
General science course: Marjorie
Alexander, Lorraine Bark, Charles
barnum, Margaret Cross, Adolph Gels
chen. Martin Hartman, Harvey John
SON. Earl Smithyman, Marian Tulley,
Elmer Van Uxem, Irving Wade, Eu-
gene Wenzel, Arthur Wetzel, Jefferson
wheeler, lyman Wheeler, Edwin
ioung. English course: Florence
buchman, Vance Chamberlain, Doro-
4 NY De Swarte, Harold Fezer, Clarence
haasch, Delwin Jacobus, Bernard Ken
i ney, Margaret Kenney, Marie Maxson,
huth Wadsworth, Helen While and
Marion Wood.
Modern classical course: Harriet
Nfoss Philip Nolte. Commercial
course: Helen HIM.