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Forty Third Commencement Ann Arbor High School

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Day
20
Month
June
Year
1902
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Public Domain
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FORTY THIRD COMMENCEMENT ANN ARBOR HIGH SCHOOL

It Was Witnessed by Large Audience Wednesday Morning

Sixty-Seven Pupils Were Graduated and All the Courses Offered by the School Were Represented

One of the largest audiences ever assembled in High School hall was present at 10 o'clock a.m. Wednesday to witness exercises of the forty-third commencement. A class of sixty-seven was graduated, all the courses offered by the school being represented.

The hall was decorated very artistically with palms, bunting and the stars and stripes. Above the stage was draped the 1902 class colors, royal purple and gold, upon which was inscribed the class motto, "Without haste, without rest" The walls were festooned with the crimson and maize, the High School colors, and across the balcony front the 1903 class colors, green and white, were draped. Prominent among the decorations was the silk flag presented by the class of '99.

Seated upon the stage wen the members of the school board, the High School faulty and the members of the senior class who participated in the program.

To the pleasing strains of the High School orchestra the graduates entered the hall and took seats reserved for them near the stage. Prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. Young, after which "The Palms" was rendered by the orchestra. The first essay on the program was given by Miss Leila Ruth Edgar, of Green Oak, her subject being "School Days in Ye Olden Time." Clear enunciation and the character of the speaker's remarks combined to make her essay very interesting. She gave a fine account of the conduct of the school in "ye olden time'' and also of the development of education in America.

"Labor Necessary for Happiness," was the subject of the essay given by Miss Lulu Agatha Liesemer. The essayist's good delivery is worthy of mention and her short talk abounded with good advice. She took occasion to remark that only in activity lies true happiness and that only an earnest endeavor to labor brings happiness and success. Miss Liesemer was followed by Miss Elizabeth Steere, of Pittsfield, who gave an account of "Folk Lore of the Amazon Indians," Miss Steere related several of the legends very interestingly and spoke of the effect that has been produced upon them by the introduction of civilization and Christianity.

One of the best speakers on the program was Ormond Edson Hunt, who, after a selection by the orchestra, spoke in a forceful and brilliant manner on "Commercial Education." He made a plea for the establishment of a broad course in commercial education, which is now so necessary in consequence of the great development of commerce and the formation of great trusts. He argued that the business college does not meet the demands, the course being too short. "The aim," said the speaker, "is to be able to manage, superintendent, and not to be a subordinate and merely secure a position."

"The Niebelungen Lied," was the subject of a very good essay presented by Miss Edith May Wadhams. Her account of the German epoch was interesting throughout.

Miss Emilie M. T. Schlanderer's essay on "The Great Lesson," was full of good advice to those who think they know much but in reality have very little knowledge.

"The Power of Silence" was ably handled by Miss Charlotte Pauline Walker, who contended that the greatest students, artists, sculptors, etc, are those who have the power of being silent. The rapid advancement and progress made by America and her fast attainment to leadership was enthusiastically commented upon by Ashley Walker Morse in his brilliant essay on "Americanism."

The last speaker on the program was Miss Anna Wurster, whose subject was "Wild Animals I Have Known." She portrayed the animal characteristics displayed in human beings in a very amusing manner.

After the presentation of diplomas, the picture of Miss Nancy Purdum, who died last August, was presented as a memorial by the class president, Harry H. Pearce. It was accepted in behalf of the school by Miss Sara Whedon.

The list of graduates will be published in tomorrow's Argus.

The graduates of the High School Wednesday were:

Classical Course - Bessie Elizabeth Day, Eldred Mitchel Keays, Boyd Marshall, Elizabeth Beal Steere, Roi Scarborough Wood, Anna Wurster.

Latin Course - Walter Gelvin Bain, Anna Broomhall, Leone Bee Dennis, 

HERBERT D. CHANDLER

President Oratorical Association.

Leila Ruth Edgar, Elsa Caroline Kempf, Lulu Agatha Liesemer, Ethel Virginia Reed, Mary Eleanor Vall, Edith May Wadhams, Charlotte Pauline Walker, Olive Lillie Wines, Anna Wurster. 

Scientific Course - Marie Grace Burg, Olive Blanchard Connor, Lillian Elisa Cousins, John R. Davis Jr., Jane Murray Galatian, Harold Beach Gorseline, Mary Amorette Hawley, Frank Cyrus Higley, Ormond Edsun Hunt, Warren Francis Kendrick, Edith Pauline Kuhlmeyer, Melita Amanda Laubengayer, Carmen Frances Maas, Elizabeth Mabelle McDonald, Ashley Walker Morse, Catherine Melissa O'Mara, Edward Foster Parker, Harry Hamlin Pearce, Edna Mabel Read, Thomas Henry Read, Rebecca Ream, Charles Joseph

HAROLD B.GORSELINE

Treasurer Senor Class.

Rothschild, Emilie M. Theresa Schlanderer, Helen Thompson Sellman, Roland Arthur Stretch, Grace Alean White, Frederic Howland Woodward, 

English Preparatory Course - Ida Marie Braun, Loren Oldham Crenshaw, Bessie Rhea Earle, Clive Ewer Hallenbeck, Ethen Euneita Hare, Alonzo Bee Imus, George Allan Lindsay, Eugene Leonard McLachlan, Charles Jacob Michelet, James Garfield Morningstar, Charles Henry Sproat.

Engineering Course - Ira Sawyer Leland, Orlo Garfield Pepper, Ross Thomas Read, Roberto Segundo Rodriguez, Raymond Griffiths Stewart, William Steel Vall.

Commercial Course - Catherine Melissa O'Mara, Catherine Elizabeth Mary Purtell, Mary Loretta Purtell. 

Certificate of Commercial Proficiency - Rose Clara Fischer.