The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-06-18

The thirteenth annual commencement
of the State Normal in this city opened
Sunday, under auspices of the most
encouraging character. The large as
sembly hall of the handsome new build
ing was literally packed with people,
pursuant to the announcement that the
Baccalaureate address would be deliver
ed at O'Clock p. M, by Professor
Welch, president of the institution.
The effort was one of the best of its
class ever made in Emporia, and abound
ed in valuable suggestions to the gradu-
ating class which were set forth in
fitting language and by the aid of we'll
chosen illustrations which viii serve to
deepen the impression made by them
upon the minds of the many who were
present on this eventful occasion. The
theme of the address, Something for
Nothing" was declared by the
speaker TO be pronounced a fallacy
Oy nature, and that the young
man who declares that the world is in
debted to him. is more or less thief.
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TO defy this law, and comprising success
in life by sharp practice and ignoble cum
ming, was invariably TO lead to crime,
and subsequently to punishment. He
argued that the law of ali honest acqui-
sition was something for an equivalent,
and strpye 10 impress upon his young
hearers the paramount importance of
building up noble characters, and by all
their acts render themselves necessary TO
their age and generation.
We should like to dwell at greater
length upon the professors admirable
address, and give fuller review of the
excellent subject matter which it con-
tanned. Suffice it to say that it is spoken
of in the most fiattering terms, and was
fully up to the requirements of the nota-
BILE occasion in all particulars.
The exercises to-day consisted of pub
lie examinations from $40 to p. m.
The planting of Il tree by the class of
1890 at p. m, and class exercises in
history and prophecy, lasting till 1880
p. IN.
Tomorrow the programme will con-
sist of public examinations during the
day and the alumni reunion in the
evening, to be addressed by ex-president
Kellogg and Prof. Davis.
MONDAY, THE SECOND DAY.
The earlier hours of Monday were de-
voted to oral class exercises, and the later
ones belonged to the graduating class.
At four O'Clock tree was planted,
upon which occasion Mr.. Cal. Severy
made a very neat and appropriate adj
dress.
At eight O'Clock the assembly room
was filled with very large audience to
hear the history, prophecy, and other ex-
ercises by members of the class. The
opening song was the fine old "See our
oars, with feathered spray" and though
we have pleasant memories of the song
from our own college days, a quarter of
ia century ago, yet we consider it was
very well rendered The other songs
were a trio, a qurtette and a "GoOd night"
song, all of which were appreciated.
The history of the class was given
by Miss Higgins, and was apparently
well written, but the low tone in which
it was read made il inaudible TO large
part of the audience. Some of the de-
scription of personal pcculiarities of the
students were highly humorous. The
essay by Miss Bixler, and the Grafton
by Mr.. Ford, were quite up to the aver
I "a nf pynrRiCns nf a l. ind nd taA
the applause which they received. The
best part of the evening, however, was
the prophecy, by Mr.. j. L. Clipper,
whose voice could be heard and whose
points, both humorous and satirical,
were well made, and in several instances,
fairly brought down the house. One
was that Mr.. K. must he a genius, for
genIuses were born,-not made, and Mr.
X. was certainly born. Sometimes
straws show which way the wind blows
Is it a straw in the wind of public opin-
ion when the prophets of the fortunes OF
the graduates of teachers college
only places one out of ten in the
profession of teaching ut the
end of quarter of a cen
tury. A semi-humOrOus reference
to a former class was made in a resolu
ton at the close of which was passed
and class day was over. The
students have yet to receive their diplo
mas, which will be accompanied by tho
good will of the faculty and friends o.
education everywhere, but if they re-
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instructors, they will he prepared for {
rougher discipline and harder tasks be
fore they graduate in KNOCK about col
1 lege"-the university of the world
: whose portals they are only now enter
: ing.
THE THIRD DAY.