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THE   GLASS   OF   s96.
7th ANNUAL    COMMENCEMENT   EXERCISES HELD AT DOHERTY OPERA
HOUSE LAST EVENING-
The°Giris Outaumber the Boys, the Ratio
Being Four to One. o .
A Very Pleasing and Enjoyable Program,
With the class of this year, a total
of 30 students have graduated from the
Clare high school, since the first class
—that of ;87. Everyone of the past
graduates ha've shown by their lives
since,that the influence of their school
days spent in Clare,has been aught but
for good. And what has been true of
past graduates will be true of the class
which acquitted itself so nobly last
evening.
Almost every seat in our beautiful
opera house was occupied when the
program was opened with a choice
selection by the orchestra.
The five graduates then marched in,
followed by their instructors—W. J.
Hutchinson and Miss Grace L. Smith
—taking their seats under a beautiful
canopy of blue, which was supported
by five pillars, draped with the class
colors, old gold and blue. At the left
side of the stage could be seen the
class motto: "Resolution is Half the
Battle " Ferns and beautiful flowers
added to the beauty of the stage, making the sweet girl graduates look more
sweeter still.
All heads were bowed while invocation was asked by Rev. S. A. Long.
The next on the program was a duet
nicely rendered by Dr. G. W. Burrier
and Oscar Fishley.
Then came the first oration, "Harmonies and Discords,,' by Miss Clara
Bruske. Miss Bruske handled her subject in a splendid manner, her comparisons were excellent, and her oration
full of literary merit.
Miss Nelly Presley's subject, l*Pen-
altv of Eminence." showed deep
thought and originality. Her rhetoric
and logic was faultless and delivery
splendid. Miss Presley was the master
of her subject in every particular.
The people always delight in hearing Rev. A. H. Coors, and they were
favored last evening by the solo, "Jerusalem."
The next oration was by the only
boy of the class, Clark Gicerson, and
the subject, "Ability and Opportunity. *' He advanced many an idea that
is well worthy of careful thought.
His oration was not without wit and
once in particular referred in a happy
manner to the ages of the girl graduates. He informed his audience that
he was the baby of the class.
"Our Country's Tomorrow," by Miss
Minnie Presley was full of noble ideas
and the thoughts she advanced ought
to be an incentive to all to always do
what is best for our country, so that
we will be doing our share to preserve
her institutions.
Miss Christie McDonald's subject
was the clas;- motto, "Resolution Half
the Battle" She handled her subject
in a clear, forcible manner and certainly proved that "resolution is half the
battle."
Every one of the graduates received
hearty applause at the close of their
efforts and well they merited it. Each
was the recipient of beautiful flowers
and other gifts.
The solo, "Don't be Cross,''by Mass
B. Louise Bruske, was finely -rendered
and the audience called her back a
second time.
Prof. Hutchison then made a short
address. He spoke to the class of '96,
to the patrons of the school, and to the
boys who have left the school to "work
for 50 cents a day, three days in the.
week, and 20-weeks in the year." He'
made some telling points andcertainly
impressed upon all that "an investment in knowledge always pays the
best interest."
The presentation of the diplomas
was made by the president of the
school board, N. Bicknell. Mr. Bicknell was in his happiest mood and
kept the audience in continued laughter. He made a pleasing contrast to
the time he first came to Clare, 25
years ago, and the present. This place
was almost a wilderness then, Main
street being a miserable corduroy road.
He never dreamed then that Clare
would, in a few years to come, be a
handsome little city of beautiful
streets, pleasant homes, have a $16,000
school-house, with a corps of nine
teachers, and that he would be president of the school board handing out
the well-earned diplomas to graduates
of the institution.
The program was then concluded by
the class of '96 singing their class song,,
after which came the benediction.
GRAND  F1ELB    BAY,
ATHLETIC AND OTHER SPORTS TO BE
HELD ON TUESDAY NEXT, IN
THE BASE BALL PARK,
UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE CLARE
FIRE DEPARTMENT
AN ATTRACTIVE PROGRAM OF EVENTS
PREPARED FOR CONTEST.
OVER 50 VALUABLE PRIZES Ol-FERED.
Next Tuesday, the first annual field
day of the Clare Fire Department will
occur at the base ball park. A program
consisting of hose races, base ball
game, foot races, high kicking, high
and broad jumps, tennis, bicycle races,
and various other events has been arranged by the department, and it is
expected that numerous entries will
be made and that the prizes will be
keenly contested for. The sports will
open with the free features, consisting
of foot, bicycle and hose racing, which
will be contested on 5th street, at 10
a.m. At 1:30 p.m. the sports will begin at the park and continue until the
program is carried out. At seven p.m.
there will be a hook and ladder exhibition and bicycle parade and every
bicycle rider in the two counties is invited to participate in the latter. A
special excursion train will leave Harrison at 9 a.m. for the accommodation
of* the Harrison fire department and
other visitors. A special invitation is
extended to all by the fire department
and it is hoped that a large crowd will
turn out to witness this, the first field
day.
PROMOTION EXERCISES.
This has been a very interesting
week to the patrons and pupils of the
Clare schools. On Wednesday morning the program for the week was
opened at the school-house, where the
very little folks, under Miss Malcom
and Miss Greenfield gave the beautiful
cantata, "Mother Nature's Festival."
The exercises were held in the kindergarten department in the presence of
a large number of visitors. The room
was tastefully decorated with a great
variety of flowers, and the way the
little ones performed was truly wonderful. There were little folks dressed
to represent blue birds, robins, swallows, buttercups, daisies, lillies, roses,
violets, snow-drops, fcrget-me-nots.
etc. About 10 children took part in
the pleasing program and those who
were not present missed a great treat.
On Wednesday evening at the opera
house the juvenile opera, "The Enchanted Wood/' was given by the
pupils of Misses Harrison, Halstead
and Meehan. Winnie Rhoades "was
the Fairy Queen, Edna Clark took the
part of Mother Goose, and May Squires
the School Teacher. There were
twenty or thirty fairies and eighteen
boy policemen, under Captain Grant
DeFoe. It was a pleasing production,
and the participants were heartily applauded. Miss Bruske and Mrs. Reed
and their pupils then gave Red Riding
Hood, Otha Smith taking the part of
Red Riding Hood ; Miss Bruske the
House-wife; Mrs. Reed, the Grandma;
and John Giberson looked a genuine
wolf in his make-up. "Red Riding
Hood" kept ohe audience in a continual round of laughter from beginning
to end.
Certainly all the teachers deserve
the greatest credit for making the
last week of school the grand success
it has been.
National Educational Association
Meeting atBuffalo,N.Y., July 7—11
For the above, excursion tickets will
be sold to Buffalo and return on July
5th and 6th, to be good going only on
date ot sale and limited for return to
July 12th, with an extention, if desired, to Sept. 1st, at rate of one first
class limited fare via the route traveled, for the round trip, plus $2.00 membership fee. Should any wish to go
via rail and return via steamer (northern S.S. Co.) or vice versa,- exchange
orders may be diawn for such tickets.
Annual Convention Y.P.S. of C. E.
at Washington, D.C.,  July 7—13.
For the above, excursion tickets will
be sold to Washington, B.C., and re-,
turn, July 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th, to be
good going only on date of sale, and
limited for return to July 15th, with
an extension, if desired to J uly 31st, at
rate of one flrst class fare for the
round trip.
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TO THE CLASS OF '96.
Grand Eapids Herald:
The month of the graduates is here
and forth from the halls of the high
schools, the academies, the seminaries,
and the other colleges of the land
come the throng of '96.   June was fittingly chosen as the commencement
season.    While balmy zephyrs cast a
dreamy spell, and while roses, the picture of all that is beautiful and lovely
in nature are blooming, the graduate
is born.   There is a dreamy freshness
in the young man or young woman
"Who can step from one of these institutions into the world.   He has reveled in the literature and wisdom  of
ages.   All that, is held  highest and
noblest of attainment has been held
out to him by enthusiastic teachers
and his natural aptitudes haye been
watched and cultivated as by jealous
parents.    But  nothing  his   teachers
have done have compared with the influence of his fellows and his own endeavor.   It he has utilized the means
at his command he stands upon the
platform to receive his diploma with
an inward consciousness of his power
and his responsibility.   He is not vain
but he realizes as he must that he is
one of the chosen few who -have enjoyed such priveleges.   In his mind at
least, there is little questioning the'
method of his education or the outlook for his future in the world at
large.   His valedictory may bitterly
condemn the wiles of the politician^ the
tricks of spoilsmen, the greed of corporate capital or mistakes of trades
unions.   But littie does he realize the
terrible  temptations -which   prompt
such heartless acts.   He looks at the
world from the high pedestal of the
greatest minds of the centuries which
have pointed out the path of public
and private honor and morality.   Let
a sneering world not mock at what
may seem to it puerile purity and innocence.   Were it not for this steady
stream of youthful vigor with character and brains which   pour forth
every June .from educational institutions, the world would soon grow sluggish and settle back in a hopeless materialism. . It would lose the inspiration of still higher endeavor and forget the achievements of the past. . All
hail the class of '96.   Welcome it to
the workshop,  the offices   and the
farms.
HE STOLE A HORSE.
Last Monday evening at about half-
past eight o'clock, a horse and buggy
belonging to Messrs. Bicknell & CoP,
which was fastened to a hitching post
in front of the store, was stolen. It
appears that George Saunders of Gladwin, who, according to his story, some
time ago received an injury to his head1
and since then has been subject to delusions and illusions, haying occasion
to return to his home from this city
Monday night, had a special attack of
the aforesaid delusions, the malad}*
taking a most accommodating turn,.
Sweeping the street with'ai --monarch
of all I survey" soit of glance, his eye
took in the numerous handsome turnouts which at that especial time may
be seen on Main street, and after
sizing up Mayor Rorison's,Ed. Waller's,
W. S. Cooley's, Tom Dwyer's, R. M.
Mussell's, our own humble nag, and the
rest of them, his choice fell upon
Messrs. Bicknell's thoroughbred ancl
gorgeous ecmipage. Coolly taking his
seat, he drove leisurely north and east
ward until he reached the outskirts o_
the city. According to reports along
route, a-change must now have passed
suddenly over his brain, and his -fickle
imagination haye conjured up all the
spirits which pursued Tarn o' Shanter,
for he urged his borrowed steed into a
2:_0 gait. Arriving at Graye's millhe
alighted, and considerately tying Che
lines to the dash-board, he turned the
horse in the direction of Glare, evidently laboring under the illusion that
the animal would return to the ^enchanted land from whence his-desire
had called it. He rested ap'ihe mill
until morning, when he,-resumed his
journey to Gladwin. The horse returned as far as BickneH's, farm, five
miles north of the city, where it was-
recognized and taken care of and its
owner notified. The animal is badly
stiffened, and otherwise suffers from
the effects of the hard usage. Officer
Parrish, acting on information, went
to Gladwin and arrested Saunders,
who is now in the county, jail at Harrison, awaiting his trail.
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