Rensselaer Democrat, Volume 1, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 May 1898 — 14th ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT. [ARTICLE]

14th ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT.

Of the Rensselaer High School. Occurred at the M. E. Church last j evening. The following program was rendered. Piano Solo—“Pasquinade,” Oottschalk’a...Bertha Nowels March Mildred Harris InvocationKeV. V. O. Fritts Vocal Duet--“ The Heroes Who Sank With the Maine’-Ida and Mabie Randal “The Influence of Ideals’-Lillie Nowels “Wordsworth”............Edith Shedd “An Imperial Divorce” Mary Bates Piano Solo —“Voise Briiiunte” Chopin, Mrs. Charles H, Porter. Symposium —The Golden Age—“Yesterday”Clifford Moody “Today” Bessie Moody “To-morrow Gail Wasson Vocal Solo —Selected-Mre. E. C. English “Shine, Sir”.......Bernice Warren ‘Mery Queen of Scots,” Recitation Nora Morgan “Builders” Ethel Perkins Instrumental Duet Nellie Moss and Marj’ Belle Purcupile “She Was Just Uut Out for That” Nell McCarthy “The Coys, Where are they,” Earle Mann , Presentation of Diplomas. Benedictionßev. Middleton The Virgie Items were received to late for publication this week. Rev. Middleton went to La Porte yesterday to conduct tie funeral of an old friend Mr. Houseman. Rev. A. E. Pierson of Union Township will deliver the me morial sermon at San Pierre next Sunday. Monticello won almost every thing in sight Wednesday at Field Day exercises at Remington. Frank Saylor of Rensselaer won the one mile bicycle race. Several seconds were won by our boys. The Daughters of Liberty held an entertainment Tuesday afternoon and evening at the residence of E. L. Hollingsworth and wife. Refreshments were served and the ot her features were music, charades 'and character acting. The proceeds went to the benefit of the flag fund

Another knockout has betjii given the cigarette fiends. Uncle Sam has positively refused to include in his army ranks the men who are addicted to the cigarette j habit. A cigarette fiend has ruined both his brains and his brawn. He will be but a puny match for the Spaniards, no matter how feeble a foe the latter may prove. At this crisis Uncle Sam needs clear headed, strong minded men, and the cigarette smoker falls lamentably short of both those requirements. A small boy who is a close observer gives the family history of papa’s pants as follows: When dad has worn his trousers out they pass to brother John, then mother ! trims them round about and WilI liam puts them on. When William’s legs too long have grown, ■ the trousers fails to hide ’em, so 1 Walter claims them for his own 'stows himself inside ’em. Next Sam’s fat legs they close invest, and when they won’t stretch tighter. they are turned and shortened, ' washed and pressed and fixed on | me—the writer. Ma works them i into rugs and caps when I have i burst the stitches. At doomsday |we shall see perhaps, the last of dad’s old breeches.—Ex.