The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-06-18

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Closing Exercises OF the Tenth Year.
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Eighteen Graduates Receive Diplomas.
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The Normal School closed Its tenth
ear with the term which ended this
week. The bacccalaureate sermon
Sunday afternoon, by President POM
eroy, was listened TO and well spoken
of by a large audience, and we may
say the same OF Prof Keilogg's address
Monday evening 90 the School soice-
ties. Monday and Tuesday were de-
voted to written and oral examination
of classes, and the results, so far as
we have heard were quite satisfactory.
THE CLASS OF 1879, era
Wednesday was the last and most
interesting day, being that devoted to
the graduating class and the. confer
ring of diplomas. BY nine O'Clock the
building was throngedg with students
and visitors, and the large audience
room was more than full. Near each
corner there depended from the ceiling
large design in evergreen, compris-
ing a wreath, anchor, cross and shield,
and from the centre OF the ceiling hung
a massive bell of leaves and flowers,
with boquet ofroses for its clapper.
The motto of the class 'sGradum
protecimus; fms opus eoronat," in
large evergreen letters was finely
displayed in a half circle upon the wall
at the head of the room. The faculty
and n number OF visitors occupied
seats upon the rostrum, and at its right
end were ranged chairs for the gradu-
ates, and behind them the piano and a
large choir Of young ladies and gem
tlemen. The arrangements were In
good shape. '9 ~ .Aes SD
The programme, which was carried
smoothly along under President Pom
eroy's management, was as follows:
PRoaRAMAE. -,
Music-"Happy and blest.'' Prayer.
Music-"Hail! Festal Day.. Salutato-
ry-"Whence and Whither''-Joseph
II. Hill, Usage City, Kan. Essay
"Ioung America"-Carrie III. Cod
dard, Emporia, Kan. Oration-"En-
ergy"-7John II. Kirker, QuenemO, Kan.
Music-"Soft Floating on the Air. "Es-
say-"Clouds"-Hattie Piper, Wiilink,
n. Y. Oratlon--"Our Every Day
Observation-Disclosures NJ. Light, Erie,
Kan. Essay-'sTo Labor Is TO Wor-
ship"--Ameln Goodrich, Emporia,
Kan. Music--t'Were 1 an Angel
Bright" solo. Essay-"The Pilot
Mary 4. Overstreet, Emporia, Kan.
Oration--"The Shrine Of Ambition"
james E. KlOck, EmPorias Kan. Es-
say--"Little Rifts"--Althea i Davis.
Marvel, Mo. Music--"The Bird Con-
cert "Waiting''--Emma
Melville, Sherman, Mich. Grafton
To-day and TO-morrow'-Albert
'Star Light"-Ella Thompson, Mel
vern, Kan. Music-"As the Hart
Pants" Oration-"The Teacher
ii. l.. +. Robertson, Mansfield, Kansas.
Essav--"Money as q Power"-Mrs.
Bertha G.. Ross, Independence, Kan.
OratiOn--"Education at the South
Thomas Meek, Kosciusko, Miss. Mu-
sic-"The Farmer and Seasons" Es-
say--"Suceess"--ElIi Partch, Hiawa-
tina, Kan. Oration--"Self Loyalty
/. Il. Way, EmpOria, Kan. ValedictO-
ry--'Girls"--S. q. Slack, Hartford,
Iowa. Muslc--"Nazareth." Confer
ring Diplomas. atE 1VasH
Mr.. Hills salutatory eviRced mature
thought and logical acumen for so
yonng a graduate. Miss Goddard's es-
say was unpretentlous and patriotic.
NJ XIII Or tl,aOr;zad warn tair Mics
Piper drew some happy Illustrations
from natural phenomena. Mr.. Light s
remarks were practical, Observant, and
easily spoken. Miss Goddard's thoughts
were well expressed, and her enuneia-
tion good. Miss OVerstreet's essay was
spirited and well read. Miss Melville
frightened the audience up considera-
bly,. Mr.. Martens delivery was good
and his subject fairly handled. Miss
Thompson's essay cvinced constructive
ability, and was well read. Mr.. Rob-
erson was very positive in his theory
of teaching, and we trust will some
day adorn that profession. Mrs. Ross
protested forcibly against rock bedded
practices of human nature. Mr.. Meek,
like Mr.. Light, gave some careful OBJ
servations and opinions on Il purely
practical matter. Miss Partch must
have pleased all who can appreciate
beauty Of sentiment aud expression.
Mrs Ways Grafton was fully up to the
average, and Miss Slack's valedictory
was excellently written and spoken,
her respective allufions to the faculty,
the friends Ofthe school, schOOlmates,
and classmates, were all happily
wOrded and gracefully rendered.
The singing, by quite a number OF
young ladies and gentlemen, was very
good, and that of the Misses Murdoch,
Trask and Sebastian was sweet and
clear. Prof. Hoaglan sang the solo
Nazareth, finely.
President PomerOy, assisted by Prof
Carmichael, closed the exercises by
presenting the graduates with dlplo-
mas, comforting upon each the degree
of Bachelor OF Elements. Mr.. Pom
eroy's remarks were very suitable tC
the occasion, and full of sound advice
which none will regret trying to fol-
low. Tie large audience, amid mutn-
al greetings, congratulations and fare
wells, then gradually dispersed.
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