Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-06-23
TWO GRADUATE AT
LUDINGTON SCHOOL

In their fine assembly hall, well
decorated with flowers and class col
ors of maroon and gold and before a
crowd of two hundred fifty happy
parents and friends, Ludington
School, town of Wauwatosa, gradu-
ated its largest class of twelve boys
and ten girls. Graduates: Alice
Barnekow, Florence Bandomir. George
Muzzy, Frank Gyurak, Margaret An
derson, Peter Buch, Albert Lancaric.
John Nelson, John Dorm, Lillian Hahn,
Anna Asman, George label, Mae
Birmingham, John Gault, Martha
CHASER, Pauline Pemper, Clifford Ruck,
Herbert Sigrist. Edward Steiner, An
itha Thiede, Winnie Peterson, Joe
Dorm, Miss Lillian Young is the
teacher.
The class started proceedings by
giving its yell outside the door. then
entered and marched around through
the audience to the stage.
The girls wore white sailor suits
with maroon sailor ties and each men,
Der wore the class flower, red rose.
The theme of the Salutatory was
welcome. The speaker even analyzed
further telling us she hoped we were
well, she saw we Rad come and she
/ assured us we We're welcome.
The Glass Grumbler grumbled a
little, but as the numbers of the pro-
/ gram proceeded, his speech was for
1 gotten as everything went so smooth
ly. The hard work of preparation by
/ both class and teachers was clearly
/ shown. A gift was given to each
member of the class, teacher and prin-
cipal, with each few pat remarks
showing the appropriateness of the
/ gift. There was gum for the chewers
and powder for the powderers.
The Glass Prophecy was read, show
/ ing what each member of the class
would be in later life. The biggest
part of the entertainment was in
watching the faces of the class dur
ing the prophecy and gift giving; as
tOnishment and confusion on the part
of those talked about and the unal-
loyed amusement of the others.
The class motto, Ralph Waldo En-
erson's definition of the purpose OF
education, "Train away all impedi-
ment and leave only pure power" had
been taken from a previous talk by the
Rev. Mr.. lnman and was interpreted
to have a real meaning and not merely
e series of words.
The address of the Rev. Mr.. Inmar
was for the parents as well as the
class. He defined "pure power" as the
"unmiXed ability to do and said it
was up to parents to give each child
a fair start and a square deal to the
/ end of childhood. He scored parents
who keep their children out of school
on the slightest preteXt. Only two out
of each hundred public school children
even reach the higher institutions Of
learning, said Mr.. Inman.
He wished that each member of this
class might receive a complete educa-
ton, not only physical and mental, but
moral as well. He told them if they
studied botany and learned nothing Of
'The Lily of the Valley" and the
"Rose of Sharon;" if they studied ge-
ology and did not learn of the "Rock
Of Ages" or zoology, and did not learn
Of "The Lamb of Cod" or ''The Lion
of Judah" or philosophy, and knew
naught of the philosophy of eternal
/ salvation, their education was not
worth much.
The class memorial, a bust Of
/ George Washington, was presented,
1 then the coveted diplomas were award
ed by the principal, Miss Jessie Sal
/ ter.
Miss Salter, who is leaving after
FIVE years o. hard fight against heavy
odds, then gave a little farewell talk
and if the volume and length of the
I applause that followed may be taken
as a measure, the people of the dis
trict showed nothing but warm appre-
1 citation Of her work.
We hope to have larger graduation
classes at Ludington school, but a
neater, better delivered commencement
program would have to be something
/ extraordinary.