The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-06-26
TnE COMmENcEMENr.
Interesting aud Profitable Exercise.

Interesting and Profitable Exercises
j ForAfew weeks past the faculty and
stndsntsef the State Normal School
have been earneStlS engnsesl rfepar-
ing Tor the closing exercises OF the
school year. They both did their beSI
to make the occasion one of lasting
benefit as well rs one OF enjoyment
The faculty and students seemed tov
With each other IN 1he worksof prcpa-
ration. or courseeach professor was
anxious for his cinss, and each student
was anxious abont bis own reputation
as well as that of his class. The OBJ
ject 0f all was to make the Commence
uaent success. The faculty worked
for this with communicable zeal, and
thestiidehts, upon tle whole, did their
part Welt The most OF them we're
well preTrre,l to stand the test of criti-
cal examnationl The whole affair was
creeItable alike to faeulty and students.
The =
~. BAccALAUREATE SERMON
was preached by President Pomeroy a
week ago Sunday. at five O'Clock in the
afteFnOon. The singing Fthe oeea-
sionsWas conducted bya choir selected
from the students, led by Professor
Hosghnd. Rev. G. E. Lewis made
the opening prayer. Mr.. Pomeroy read
for his text 81 have written unto you,
young men, because We are strong II
John. q IA. The President claimed the
privilege of using the phrase ''young
merlin . generic sense, and therefore
applied his discourse to young men
and women. The sermon was we'll
Adopted to the occasion. 1t had been
thoroughly prepared and was delivered
in a most eifectiye manner The die
ton WIS faultless; every statementwas
clear and TO the point. We haYe new
or listened to many discourses which
pleased us better. The subject, ga well
Developed Manhood" was discussed
from Seriptural as well as 8 rational
standpoint. The Professor took the
position, and sustained it, that true
manhood consisted in a thorough de-
velopment of the physical, intellectual
and spiritual man he showed how
'sIch manhood allied Us to angels and
God. He referred to the conflict going
on between truth and error, and urged
the students to seek such preparation
OF mind and heart as would enable
them to do valiant and effective service
for truth and right. Siiiss2.te5
WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS
occupied the whole of Monday and
Tuesday. We were not permitted TO
witness this parE of the performance,
but we have reason to believe that it
Was quite satisfactory to those who did
attend. Tuesday evening the assem-
bly, room was pretty well filed TO hear
PROF. MOTIONS ADDRESS
before the Phi!adeIphi and I.yceum
The address was well writ
ten, and pretty well delivered The
Professor is always classical, and has
the happy faculty of splicing his lee
lures with appropriate anecdotes.
THE ORAL EXAMINATIONS
Of Wednesday were well attended,.
We believe the whole audience were
pleased at the thoroughness and the
of the examinations. Each
student of q class was required to draw
l topic witten upon a slip of paper
and discuss the question propounded in
heir own lanapage. We are glad to
Jay that the most of them answered
'eadiIy and intelligentIy. We wit
messed the examinations of the follow
ng classes: Botany, by Prof. Cope
and. In addition to the discussion of |
opics several of the students evinced
heir practical knowledge by analysing
yarious flowers.
Physical Geography, Miss Sprague.
This was large class, and stood the
est of very searching examination.
Prof. Carmichael then proceeded TO
examine fine class in algebra. The
AlAiiildIAOEl COLASiSLCNl III lnS OlSCuSSlOu
If various topics and black board ex-
,rcises. The class had been thoroughly
lrilled. sgE8{z
Rhetoric, by Mrs. Morse. Various
opics were discussed, and every stu
lent Was required to give some exam
he, original or selected, of the several
principles of rhetoric. We enjoyed
his examination very much.
The monotOny was relieved by mu-
ic, select readings, military drin of
heyoung men, and caIisthenic per-
ormances by the young ladies. The
inging was good; the select readings
aking; the calisthenics decidedly
Enjoyable. Mrs. O'Brien has succeeded
in teaching the young Ia
lies this notwithstanding exercise.
70 part of the examination gave more
general satisfaction,
THE soCIBLE.