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coLmfY:NEvys-v■sqkmRS:’ Somers, July », 1S97.The streets of: our milage presented, sis, aspect 'em X*5esa'ay ovening of last waet such as occurs only when. some-: thitig1 xnntsual is g’omg to take place.. Btolp in jtlio vyeiiih'g the peoplo from tn-j .trarrouu'djujj country cavac pour-fiyy mfco town fii'reborns* to si special' iu'vitatica .tby ivtend ■ the commenoe-ffiiyn/,- isocercTs^sof thcschoo* in IMsi-tuet 5, which :wflre to take-place isv the M. 33. bhOYch.«At.arc early.hour ilie building wasfilled, to overflownig. it ’being' neces-. sry to place seats in the aisles to ae-eom-modcte t'ae crowd. The fact that five young. ladies pud one young . gerr--ti'eirtori had-completed, their studies in the ffiiawiat ■ School,. and- wofe bow. reedy, • higher institutions of.'leta-rcing had caused .widespread inter*; «st in the community.,' -.The .class,_ wasj composed of, the fallowing young people:, Misses. Mabel .Cook, ik«pc Peter-5on,’I/Ott)6 Ktiigh, Mabel Yule, Sadie. •Sadffh rfdd-Jac-ob Schoffer, The-flower cecdrat'ionS wero very- fine, the beautt-ful'ibse pmd'ominating’. The. exercises begun n't S o’clock,, the young people of the class being seated on the plab. form ' under the motto -Onward” ■ worked in'.cedar and roses.' The prin4pa| fefcfcres of the program ware a chorus, - ‘‘In the School Bo'om, followed by4 ‘'Vacationinvo-by Pew A, M. Sa-hford. Oration-and salwihtory -address, Ambition.’’ by Miss Kobe1.'Cook.- Nest was a reci-“iW'Oia -Man* and Jim,” by Clarence Lytic. foyMi-.chell, odk of car prom’ising' young-.musicians, .favored Vob ttUdiftr.ce with a fine clarinetsolo. This- was followed by 2 recitation entitled “Curlew,” by Miss Katie Peterson, which was well rendered. Jacob Schaffer their gave an essay on Abraham biirColE. Glass prophecy.by amiss-Sadie -Haigh was followed by another olarine-t solo by Mr. Mitchell. A ro’e.i-i-ntion, .The Drowning Singer,” ■was given by Miss Mabel Yule. John Burns at Gettysburg” was the title of a declamation given by Frank B bodes. A renitasiW ^Thanatbpsi.s,” by-Miss 'Blanche Tv.le- wus followed .by .a. bhckuV. Vacation DayA”- «nd “Now Lav Our Books Aside.” Valedictory address, “Our Yesterday's” were- given by Mi*. Loct-i S. Bbigh. The county superintend en't 0/ school^, J. B. Ma-Joncv, then addressed t-he 'class, followed with a- few remarks by Kcv. aSenrv Brow a. 'After the conferring of diplomas the chorus .sang “Class of and the-exercises come to a close. The entire program from beginning to end was interesting and proiitable to ffU; and great, credit is due Miss Minnie Gritnshaw who for three years h:* served \b the capacity ns teacher la rbe krhbbl, fitting these young people for'a higher education; this being evident- tbfitt- her qualifications as a suocogsful teacher cannot be questioned.i_ t* ny nihr, oner-
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Racine Journal
Racine, Wisconsin, US
Thu, Jul 08, 1897
Page 8
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