The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-06-06
While 5 file Only Comparison You
Could Make to the Appear
aHce of the Baptist
Church Last
Night,
That Sacred Edifice Being Filled in
EysryPs7t With the Fairest and
Brayast ofLeayenworth's
Population.
/ The Occasion Being the Commence
ment Exercises Of the High
Schoo! Graduating
! Class,
And Which Were, in Every Respect
fhe Nest Successful Which
Have Taken Place for
% Number of Years.



Number of Years.
BIG JAM.
To say That the Baptist Church was well
. lr-i last night. upon the occasion OF tie com
meme gI4-Lg exercises OF the ilSh ssCbOpi EAU
u...-.- class would be pu ting II altogether
600 .l-uIly: 10 say that The sacred edlhce Mao
crowded, would not be eNagEerAllOn IN the
least. while 10 say that il was, In all ~ Oo;i-
h. l.g, the largest asSemOlaSe ever Sathefed
Lg.--l..gr under one TOOIlh
THE CITY OF LEAyENwoETH,
,r,r7rr I,.- perhaps, the truth OF the matter.
rf.... I...ri-t Church has been nlled during the
r.osr->s OF the late Temperance meetings IL
..s.- crowded VIXEN BeecAer preached here,
bat last uiyuj II was perfectly yAiIli4i'u' anu
suga a jan! ~ IL was!
LIVERY SEAT ~ TIE HOUSE
,r--,z % ken. many Of the chairs brought up
ION rI. room below having two occupants;
1 4,. al~les during the progress Of the exercises
were nl.ed with ladies' anu
ina. up. who arrived too late TO OBTAIN sGttihs
I..,5r1 fnr space at the rear was completely
u.l,G, even outside the large doors;
TIE GALLERY WAS CEOwDED;
t;,, r,-,'r,It srrps We're occupied: every avail
able space within the cBuIch was taken, anu
thai. loo, i0ng before the hour announced Tor
M. exercises 10 begin. AT hrst the crowd
SuGzea along the al>.es until y became 100
dense lDr tLat movement, and.tA al! dur
lug the evening, the vast ASSEM- oi''St' packed
almost like SstruiueS in "A box, Alcou
THE TERRIBLE HEAT
offi,a S5,trv night patiently and good bI-
u.or,-tIy: without word OF complaint or
dls>..; .~ifc;iOn being heard. IL was most OPP
pr.ssiEely warm, although every thing was
done 20 render the audience cohiof'aDie' but
u0;y-Ij llstaudI ling this drawback no one SEEM
e.. posed 10 leave There must nave been
nj I,...s. sixteen hundred persons inside the
church. which would be The very lowest thII-
matt -Oin- put the number at
HyES HIGHER FIGURE.
Re That rs il may. the graduating class Of
ISIS mas every reason to be proud of the re-
G pIiDu. or ovation As il might the more
nror,er.y be called, rendered them by the gen.
mons ryoule OF a:tvei worth last night. And
the class deserved IL, too, for many reasons
not the least among which Is the TACT ihai
TINS class IS
TIE LARGEST EVER GRADUATED
from the High School. Thirteen is large
number. and when 50 many worry through
fhp fer,r wears which constitute the
High school course they have every
reason 10 De congratulated. This cIiiS'
J., probably, on an AVERAGE, inc younSes,
| ever graduated, which is IN Itself an Item
| not unworthy Of record. The marks of scholal
ship also obtained by this class are very hisii-
and
| WILL COMPARE VERY FANOEABLY
with those Of any other class who ever re
o
| Taken as a whole, the gradual on exercises
| last night VIII long be remembered 3,s the mos
brilliant and successful which have eve
| taken place III this city. The church presenteC
\ Most BEAUTIFUL APPEARANCE,
| moi from is CELEBRATE decorations, for II wa
entirely devoid OF anything Of that nature
but from the character OF the audience Whlci
| was composed OF the very best of our metro
p8llIal population. owing TO the iact ina
[ II would have been necessary 10 m axe SOM
! very costly alterations III the pulpit,
| TIE CONTEMPLATED EXTENSIONS
nj either side were not erected. which was, {,
| saw the least, an inconvenience, As the me IN
beers ul .l- Board OF Education and the teach
! grS were cgmpeiIe. 10 sit ia the audience
| although special seats were reserved upon tn
| Gell sd OF Iae platform for them. Upon TIA
lulplt were sealed, beside the graduating
| class Prof W. W. Gram, principal of Tia
the graduates, the Rev. J. &. BodwcIt, am
! Hon. O. I.. lay Tor, President Of the Board %
! Education
TIE EXERCISES
were opened by music, rendered by the OF
/ cuasrTa OF tn. rn-,IIuentai band OF the 23u
! Infantry, after which Rev. J. G. BOdwell de
| IfveTcd a most appropriate prayer.
| The salutatory, nF.Iiss Clara l.. Mallory
| VS. ashy:ifty welcome to the audience, and
! heartily received: her essay, upon the sui
feCr, Masks Vas an able effort, and was III
recipient OF mc..igd applause.
Miss Lizzie 81. Brua's essay upon th'
| .sFalSe Estimate Of Wealth" was well writ
! ten. well delivered, ana showed a. once dee
thought and careful. preparation, toSetne
with the happy faculty OF an expression {
original ana common sense ideas.
The first Grafton upon the programme, tn
Choice oil q Pursuit. by Mr.. Emanu,
| Frieudlich, was very good, and bore the in
press Of a careful study OF the subject, his ef
Tort being received with applause.
| The next essay. ''Sclf Love-" 10y Miss Kat
| HuugeTiOrd, was n mirror for the reflection I
that ruling passion which is predominant
as human characteristic. ana WhlIe enllfel
true TO nature was free from any species {
Mr.. William Z. Mills Grafton on 9Th
! Exile" was semi Historical in its character
and well delivered. 1t dealt with the mode
| OF punishment adopted by foreign nations /
the treatment of criminals, ana also OF In
| voluntary exile, VINO, of his own NolitioI
fOrSakcS the cOmpanlOnShlp OF men.
| Ire essay, by Miss l. Farrell, upon the subJet
OF " Teachers of Little Children was one
the most interesting OF the evenings pr
gramme, and the We'll inherited applause n
ceiVed by the young lady was SUFFICIENT tei
tImOuial OF the appreciation of the audience
Miss Daisy L. Woods essay, % Harvesis
was ably written, dealing with the results I
the labors OF mans lifetime; the harve
which is the product OF his sowing; II
J housing OF the good Sheaves in the granaI
| reserved 10y the great Glver. and the reJeclo
Of those which prove worthless
The essay upon the subject 'Cul Bono b.
| Miss Rose +. Budd, was carefully prepare
production, the charm OF Miss Budd's deliN
d /.
was replege with new ideas, well expressed.
| The Grafton Of Mr.. Charles L. Carne.
| Free Trade" was AN elaborate and AN ab
defense OF ms subject, and entered into ii
details 81 both sides OF the question, shown
| an intimate acquaintance with the matte
in hand.
! ..Our Relations" an essay, by Miss Carr
II. CretorS, was written in comical ven
! and ELECTED many a smile from her nearer
The mother-iu-law was the principal topi
under discussion, but received rational trea
| nent at the hands ofthe fair essayist.
Miss Kate BOrland's essay, 'Ships that 9
TO sea- was one of the most interesting e
! forts of the evening. ana was listened To wit
| rapt attention. II was well written, and boz
every evidence OF keen perception and orig
, Mr.. Emil Ziehl's Grafton, "Capital and l.;
| bOr'waSa clear and suCcinct statement of n
relation the one bears to tina other, and shoy
ed an intimate knowledge and close study
the subject. The applause which followe
Mr.. Z.ehl TO his seat was at once spontaneoI
, and hearty.
! Miss Anna ]. Hardwicke's essay upo
"Epics" was the closing exercise by the cha
OF the evening, following which was the val
| dictory. Miss HaTdwicke delivered the par
ing words TO teachers, Classmates and frient
in a feeling manner, which was responde
10 by a cordial appreciation from the al
dience.
TIE ADDRESS 20 THE GRADUATES,
. by Prof. W. w. Grant was full of commo
sense and good advice. During the course
his remarks he said: "As You live do n,
forget now 10 work. The bright scholar, II
] promising pupil, the brilliant youth, oite
forget this maxim, and too late finds ths
his own ineTtness and Incidence has place
! him far below the position occupied in aftt
; life by the comparatively dull pupil VT
never lets the day go by without learniI
something. Wherever you go, whatever yo
do. remeIn Der that work IS the foundation
? success. Nou have served Your apprentic
{ fship. now show yourselves masters. One yei
AGO you were spectators Of such a scene
this, in which You are now actors; but r
! member thai years brings changes. liN
worthy OF yourselves; live life of honorab
doing.
PRESENTING THE MEDALS.
After few words from President Tayl'
: the medals were presented to the follow su
ce~Sful competitors:
: Middle Clash. W. Mitchell.
Junior CIaSs-LOrinda Henderson.
q Grade 0ne-Anna Friendiich.
: The medals given each year are purchast
: by the interest from the medal fund, no
: amounting To S12.jO. the donors of the fur
5 being the late Commodore T. II. Iurfee,
z l.. Newman and Dr.. J. W Morris.
3 the hpnedigf ion, DrDnOungti EN N