Hudson High School - True Blue Yearbook (Hudson, WI)

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SENIOR CLASS PLAY TRUE BLU E COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM May 24, 1917 17 On Monday evening, May 21, the class of 1917 presented at the Armory, a two act comedy, Mr. Brown Comes Down. The cast was as follows: Philip Royson ------- Felix Ullrich Robert Brown, Clerk of Benson Benson,------------William Murphy Jenkins, Miss Rebecca’s butler, ----------- - Paul Anderson Rebecca Luke, a maiden lady, ----------- - Harriet Slater Katherine Rogers, her niece, - Viola Solheim Marion Bryant, Katherine’s friend, -------------------Freda Blomholm Patty, Miss Rebecca’s maid, - Helen Kircher The scene of the play is at Miss Rebecca Luke’s summer home at Tresham in Eng- land. Miss Luke is expecting an architect, Mr. Brown, who has plans for converting her home into a cattery; and as her niece and nephew object to her squandering her money in this way, she plans to keep the architect’s visit secret. Accordingly she gives instructions to that effect to Patty, the maid, and Jenkins, the butler. Philip, her nephew, expects a college chum, Ned Saunders, down for the yacht race in which he is to participate. Katherine, Miss Becky’s niece, is expect- ing a girl friend, Marion Bryant, nicknamed Bob, to come down to visit her. Then Mr. Robert Brown, of Benson and Benson, come down to see Miss Luke on legal business. He is mistaken, in turn, for Mr. Brown, the architect, Ned Saunders, and Mr. Bob, these mistakes causing some very interesting situations. Philip has been made to think, thru a lit- tle deception on Kitty’s part, that Bob is a man, a mistaken idea which adds to the complication. Miss Luke does not want Philip to take part in the yacht race and agrees to give up the cats if he will not sail. Then Mr. Bob sails in Philip’s place and wins the race. When Mr. Bob returns victorious, all the complications are straightened out, and Mr. Brown is at last permitted to make the explanations so long delayed. Teacher: Parse “kiss.” Student: Kiss is a noun, though general- ly used in conjunction. It is never declined. It is not very singular, is used in the plural, and agrees with me. It is more common than proper.—Ex. The question has been asked as to how Oscar Hogland’s head could hold so much nonsense. Music...........................Miss Miller Invocation - -- -- -- - Rev. John Fisher Music—Star-Spangled Banner --------------------Francis Scott Key High School Girls’ Double Quartette President’s Address - - - - Leo Garrity Class Speaker...............Gertrude Fisher Music—Voices of the Woods - - Rubenstein High Schools Girls’ Glee Club (Orchestra accompaniment) Address-------------Principal H. L. Miller (Wisconsin High School, University of Wisconsin) Presentation of Diplomas - Mr. E. M. Rusch (President Board of Education) ,,, „ ... , I Doris Johnson T7 Class Song - - Words by - I Clarence Lee 17 Benediction---------------Rev. T. C. Eglin PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS Ladies, gentlemen, and fellow students: You gather here tonight to share in the commencement exercises of the class of 1917. We wish to assure you that you are very welcome. Tonight we are classmates, working to- gether as we have been for the past twelve years, and tomorrow we shall be men and women of the world, each one shifting for himself in the way that is best for his own interests. We have labored hard for twelve long years, and this night has been our guiding star through all our labors. Our one aim during our school career was to graduate, but now, after this aim has been realised, we have another, a far greater one, and that is to go through life’s school with the same if not greater success. We have been trained to overcome difficulties. The sword of education has been put into our hands, and we have been made strong to fight in life’s great battle. There was a time when a person could make his life successful with little or no education, but that time is past. A man, in order to make a mark in the world today, must have an education in order to compete with the increasing number of trained minds in the world. We have a large debt to pay to this com- munity, but it is not a debt of dollars and cents. The people of this community through taxation have made it possible for us to enjoy the advantages of an education. We have been educated at public expense, and the people of Hudson therefore have good reason to expect something from us in

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1« TRUE Durning has become a very popular reader. Her career started in Burkhardt where she took the leading part in the numerous lec- ture courses held at Grange hall. It seems so strange to think that Gwendolyn has be- come an elocutionist, for you will remember how she never would give oral themes in English. By the way, have you heard what has become of Achsa? Felix: Yes, poor Achsa was very unsuc- cessful in married life, but not for once did she become discouraged. Her first husband, a handsome young soldier, was killed in the great world war. Her second was a young aviator, who was killed in a daring air bat- tle. Her last husband, a traveling sales- man, after two years of happy married life died a natural death. Lately I heard she was engaged to a jolly butcher. Norma: I expected Achsa to be a pros- perous young wife. But Freda Blomholm’s career has been very strange. The Min- neapolis Conservatory of Music feel that they have been very fortunate in securing her services as teacher of baby talk in the elocution department. Felix: Her ability is so great that she and her pupils are renowned the world over. Felix: And did you know that our fam- ous class president, Leo Garrity, is chief justice of the supreme court? After work- ing a few years as a section hand, he de- cided to study law. Being a great success at that profession, he soon rose to his pres- ent position. Norma: Yes, I knew that he was chief justice, but didn’t know bow he rose to that position. Did you know that Georgia Fischer is a motorwoman? She became in- terested in the work during the war, and has pursued that occupation ever since. When the trolly line from Lakeland to Hud- son was finished, the city fathers offered her the position of motorwoman. Felix: Billy Murphy has thrown himself into his work with all his soul and has oc- cupied the positions of huckster, student, lawyer, soldier, and athleie. He and Lawr- ence Crocker at one time held the world record in their respective spheres. During all these years his aversion to women has been increasing—strange too, considering the way he used to skip school to go fussing. Quite recently he took his last vows as a monk. I always thought that Billy would finally end his days in that way. Norma: Oh yes, and you have heard of Gertrude Fisher’s wonderful success as a scientist ? She has revised the calendar and has discovered that leap year comes every two years, a discovery which has done BLUE much for the benefit of womankind. Strange to say she has never taken advantage of her discovery. Here comes the bell boy. I suppose you must go. Felix: Yes, I think that it must be time for the session to start. I’m so glad that I met you, and I hope that we shall soon meet again to talk over old times. CLASS SONG Now our happy high school days are past and gone. Today we’re glad, Tomorrow sad. But we will ne’er forget our dear old Hud- son high, Though far away We make our way. We’re forming friendships every day, Of course that’s very true, But now at last School days are past, So now we gladly sing our graduation song, Let voices ring, Now while we sing. Chorus: Teachers, parents, schoolmates, High school life is joy. Troubles and adverse fates. Do not spoil its joy. But the happy moments fly So swiftly that we wish we only knew How to turn life backward Now that we are through. High school trials and pleasures we have had galore; Each lad and lass, Joined with the class, To go tobogganing or to feast in banquet hall; ‘Twas all the same, Each one was game. Or in the class room every day. Each one a shining light Made teachers smile As grades they’d file; But now alas, we have to leave this school so dear. To take our place. Life’s battle face. Chorus: Esse quam videri. Shall our motto be. Doors now closed before us. Open by this key, For the class of T7 will be remembered always in this school, And the friendships formed here. Always will be dear.

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IS TRUE BLUE return. They are now willing to sacrifice again in order that the gene rations that are to come may have the advantages of a new and up-to-date high school. Fifty years from now, if we can look over the record we have made, and find that our lives reflect credit upon this community, then we may consider this debt paid. Ten years from now none of us will be able to recite a quotation from Shakespeare, nor shall we be able to quote Pascal’s Law, but it is not these things that we have learned in school that count. That which does count is the fact that our characters have develop- ed in such a way as to make us valuable citizens of the community. We have en- countered many hard and perplexing pro- blems in our school life, and because we set to work and solved these, we now feel assured that by patience anti diligent work we may solve the hardest problems of life. We leave school realizing, we are but what we make ourselves, and that our success in this life depends largely upon our own efforts. VALEDICTORY EDUCATION IN THE FUTURE Education is defined as “the systematic development and cultivation of the mind and other natural powers.” In speaking of one as educated, we imply not merely that he has acquired knowledge, but that his mental powers have been developed and disciplined to effective action. And in this, education in the United States seems to have failed. The tendency in American schools, colleges, and universities has been to drift, to “muddle thru”; and long before the war, businessmen, parents, teachers, and college professors were finding fault with the methods, ideals, and results of education in the United States. Tho many of the criticisms were sweeping and un- fair, they have had a good influence. New theories are being tried and tested, and a new system, which will be national in the best sense, is beginning to emerge. The general policy which seems likely to be adopted in the different states will de- mand equal educational opportunity for all children whether rich or poor. Just as each state will attempt to equalize educa- tional opportunities within its own borders, so the national government will cooperate with the several states in bringing about democracy in education throughout the United States. George E. Vincent, former president of the University of Minnesota, says there should be a federal department of education with a secretary, a national board, and a staff of supervisors and ex- perts, in order to develop this democratic ideal in education. The demeand in education now is for practical training and efficiency. In the vocational field, bureaus of guidance, trade schools, continuation classes, part time shop and class schools are in operation. Manual training, workshop, domestic science, com- mercial branches, and agriculture are be- ing taught in hundreds of high schools. College curricula are being gradually modi- fied to give more room to the natural and social sciences. There is a tendency also to introduce courses in business, journal- ism, and other pursuits which have a pro- fessional character. For example, in our own state university, college degrees are now being given for courses in journalism, agriculture, domestic science, manual arts, and olher subjects of a similar nature. Preparedness in the United States has concerned itself mainly with the army, navy, national guard, coast and fort de- fenses, modern guns, war devices, and other military activities which form the parts of war organization. But all these will prove ineffective unless founded upon a well- organized school system, which not only develops the mental and moral faculties, but also trains in thoroness, application, orderly habits, thrift, and self-discipline, characteristics which are the most valuable contribution that the individual can make to the cause of national efficiency and na- tional welfare. The close relationship which exists be- tween the school and national efficiency is illustrated by Germany and Russia. The school is the force of Germany’s industrial, commercial, political, and military aspira- tions. It trains the child in discipline, re- spect and reverence for authority and tra- dition, loyal devtoion to the country and government. Russia, on the other hand, has always looked on universal education with disfavor. Educational tiaining is a special privilege granted to a small por- tion of her people; and it is in a time of great national stress like the present that the serious consequences of basing her na- tional life on ignorance became manifest to the world. But the present war has revolutionized education in Russia. She is taking French schools for her models in- stead of German, and is also studying American schools; and after the war Rus- sia is determined to make the most of her