Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 May 1889 — THE SEVENTH ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT. [ARTICLE]

THE SEVENTH ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT.

Six Promising Young People Graduate 5 From Our Excellent Schools, | The seventh annual commence- i ment of the Rensselaer High School I took place last Thursday evening, at! the Opera Ilouse/ Jln interesting ’ and promising class of six young i people, three ladies and three gentlemen, delivered their graduation theses and received their diplomas. ’ The spacious hall was elegantly dec- j orated for the occasion, and was ' packed to repletion by the friends of j the graduates and admirers of the f school, until even standing room was at a premium. Notwithstanding the unavoidable , quality of sameness which characterizes all graduating exercises, there is always enough that is new and fresh to maintain the interest of the people and to renew and increase their ; admiration for our excellent schools. I *• - i Of course the chief features of the , evening’s exercises were the theses of the graduates. These were all of an unusually high order of merit and in themselves furnished conclusive proof of the thorough and effective mental training of the young people in order to give them such breadth and accuracy of information, such a facile command of language and such an easy and graceful expression. Miss Lerie O. Wilson was second in the class and consequently had the honor of delivering the salutation. The subject, of her essay was “Pandora’s Box. ” Walter L. Willyy followed , his oration being upon the subject of “Heroism.” Mr. Arthur S. Nowels came next his oration being entitled, “My Ideal of an American Hero.” Miss Allie Kinney was next on the ; program, her subject being “A Visit ■to Venus and Mars.” Eddie W. IrI win gave a history of the “Class of j ’89,” and Miss Nellie Coen, who had i the honors of the valedictory, closed ■ with an essay entitled, •‘■Know Thyi self,” Prof. Reubelt gave the class address, and Mr. M. L. Spitler, of the I School Board, presented the diplomas. The exercises were agreeably interspersed with vocal and instrumental music, of a high order of excellence.