Alton High School - Tatler Yearbook (Alton, IL)

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Alton High School. Class of 1908. Class Day Program, June 11th, at 2:00 p.m. Piano Duet . . . Helen Chapman, Frieda Perrin Class History .... Dorothy Blair Oration, “The Supremacy of the Pacific Lee Hull Piano Solo, “The Last Hope” Nettie Elble Recitation, How Dot Heard the Messiah Helen Chapman Class Poem .... Emily Hoppe Song, “Heigh Ho! Pretty Maids Warner Senior Quartette Mildred Gwinner Emily Hoppe Lorena Bauer Pauline Tonsor Recitation, “Wee Willie Winkie Grace Shelton Class Prophecy, Kathryn Hannahan Song, “Ching-a-ling” High School Glee Club President’s Address Richard Sparks Music ..... High School Orchestra 20

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And e'en, if safe through this vast sea Of brain-fatiguing difficulties, The “E” appears upon report, What credit comes? Nay rather, Think of tiie sympathy escaped. Which would console thee hadst thou failed. Martin Bristow, '09. To a Candy Hand. 0 hand ! thou sugar hand, of color red, Ambrosia sweet, to me in thought return ! My muse, not yet evoked by Grecian urn, On thought of thee my passions deep has feed. With thee I first acquaintance made in school, Where thou upon a pupil's desk reposed, Within thee, a source of pleasing taste enclosed, And I did think the boy was much a fool, Who oft with lust and greed did feast on thee, Till 1 one day thy powers was bold to test: Then was it I did find confection best. The opium eater’s joy is naught for me. Nor e’en the reveler’s sparkling cup of wine. But thou, O hand, dost inspiration give. Again in thought with me thou still dost live, 1 grasp thee, cherish thee, O hand divine. Far stronger than Minerva’s power thou art. For thou defendest me from the foes that lurk Among the ponderous books o'er which I work, A present aid, grave wisdom to impart. In beauty thou'rt supreme. Each curving line Surpasses art of Michelangelo ; Thy form, thy tint, thy grace have taught to grow In me a love of art. for which 1 pine. No fitting words have I at my command Thy merits to prove; thou didst befriend me When in need, so henceforth I’ll commend thee To careworn student, O thou candy hand. 19 C. H., ’ll.

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Class of 1908 Commencement Exercises of the Alton High School, at the High School Auditorium. Friday, June 12th, at 10:00 a.m. Music, “Marche aus Flambeaux” . . . Clark High School Orchestra. Invocation . . . Rev. R. P. Hammons Music, “A Spring Song” .... Pinsuti High School Chorus. Salutatory . . Sara Blanche Elizabeth Cartwright Vocal Solo .... Marie Mathilda Luer Address, “The Torchbearer of the Middle Ages’’ Rev. D. E. Fox Music, “A Twilight Revel” . . . Feraris Elliott Senior Quartette Mildred Emily Gwinner Emma Magdalene Hoppe Lorena Julia Bauer Pauline Violet Tonsor Valedictory .... Frieda Grace Perrin Presentation of Diplomas, by J. A. Cousley, President of the Board of Education. Music, “Spring Song” .... Mendelssohn High School Chorus. 21 Benediction