Name/Title
WHS Commencement 1902 ProgramEntry/Object ID
20.21.28Description
Material: paper. Size: 4 1/2" x 6 1/2". The image shows a vintage commencement program from 1902 for the nineteenth graduation ceremony of Waseca State High School, featuring the class motto "Excelsior," location and time of the event, Ward's Opera House on Tuesday evening, June 3, at 7:30 o'clock. (Contents) The program lists various performances such as music, recitations, and orations, featuring pieces like "Veni, Vidi, Vici" by the Hall Orchestra and "Fairyland Waltz" by the High School Chorus, as well as recitations like "The Cricket on the Hearth" by Florence Castor and orations addressing topics like "Our Foreign Element" by Frank J. Boucher; the program includes a valedictory oration by Antoinette Thompson. (Back) A listing of the Board of Education, teachers, and graduating class, with specific names under each category, such as Dr. D. S. Cummings as President of the Board of Education, Lafayette Bliss as the Superintendent, and names of teachers like Miss Louise McCoy and Miss Alice Deverell. Additionally, it details students from the Latin Science Course, including Florence Castor, and the Modern English Course featuring Frank J. Boucher.Context
The Waseca High School graduating class of 1902 included: Antoinette Thompson, Martha Dunn, Elizabeth Drum, Florence Castor, Carl Ungerman, Mabel Felsted, Frank Boucher, Jalmar Simons, Louis Hansen, Oliver Bullard, Robert Castor and Josephine Hennberry.Collection
CastorCataloged By
PfenLexicon
Legacy Lexicon
Class
Documentary ArtifactCategory
Communication ArtifactsCreate Date
July 23, 2025Update Date
April 8, 2026
