The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-06-25

models of mechanical power and
The orators were: Mitchell c. Smith,
Neosho Fails; John l.. Chopper, Lath-
rope, Missouri; Frank KiZer, Empnria;
Henry C. Ford, PIERCE City, Missouri;
Franklin F. Pearsc, Hutchinson;
William Reefs, Emporia; Calvin L.
Sevcry, Emporia.
The essayists were: Miss Elinor NJ.
Bixler, Arvonia; Miss Florence Higgins,
Alloona; Miss Louisa NJ Raih, Usage
City.
The valedictoiIan was Miss Asenath L.
Dixon, of Plymouth and we'll she justified
the choice of her classmates. There had
been ten essays and speeches. and
although relieved by the performance Of
the Knights Templar band, who dis
courscd music sweet and enlivening, it
would not have been wonderful if after
three mortal hours in a crowded hall the
audience had been weary, but Miss Dix
on at once won all her audience. Her
modest demeanOr and earnest utter
ances were listened 10 with sympathetic
attention. THE workers die" she said,
"but The work goes on" and her refer
ences to Wicklif and Luther and other
great ones of the past who started great
wheels in the machinery of the ages
were terse, pointed and clear, and when
she turned to the. regents, professors
and classmates with appropriate words
of vdlediction, there was touch of
feeling in her tones that played gently
ON an answering chord in every heart
and all felt with her, "God bless you"
The admirable salutatory-"Fh The cor
ner stone of the Republic" was hand
somely delivered by Mitchell @. Smith
John IL. Chopper pronounced very
eloquent Grafton on The oldest and
Newest Empire and closely contested
the prize for oratory with Calvin L..
Severy, The subject of whose splendid
address was the american Ulcer"
"The Utility of Mental Science" was
well and ably set forth by Harry c.
Ford, while The American School
Boy" found IL thoughtful advocate in
Frank KiZer "Atoms" was the unique
subject of fine Grafton by F. F. Pearsc,
which was followed by spirited appeal
on Zeal" by VIM. Rees. 'Life's Bat
ties as Stepping Stones" was ably treated
by Miss Florence Higgins.
Miss Bixler advanced many excellent
IDEAS on the woman question, and Miss
Louisa NJ. Rath read an excellent pro-
duction on the Ultimate End of Educa-
ton"
= The exercises were all good, and we
notice Miss Dixon most because the
class did itself honor in choosing her
for their representative speaker aud we
hon0r them in her
So much tor the mcntal-now for
the material Were the essays good ?
So, too, was the ice cream. Were the
orations perfect! So, also, were the
picked eggs Was the music sweet I?
So, too, were the raspberrics and cake.
Was Miss Bixler tender, Miss Higgins
or Miss Rath, delicate? Not more so
than the chicken not better than the ice
tea Is cookery one of the divine arts d?
Is it taught at church? Is it part of
Christianity? Then the ladies of the
Congregational church are the best
Christians in the world. There was
nothing soft about that dinner but the
custard nothing sour bat the vinegar.
l.. l.
Smith had been there, he would have
said as redo now with great satisfaction,
al have dined today" As the entertain
ment in the cellar was Il culinary sue
cess. so we hope it was strongly pecuni.
arily so, and we hope when we are
hungry we may never he far from some
Emporia Congregational lady or her
equivalent
The dinner was succeeded by an ad
jourment to the assembly room, where
the following toasts were very. happily
responded to by the gentleman named
below
/. The State University, /. b. Kel-
logg.
2. The State Agricultural College. c.
v Eskridge
g. The Common Schools, President
Fairchild, of the Agricultural Col
lege.
4. Our Public Institutions. Governor
St. John.
5. The Alumni Of the Normal School
A. W Stubbs
8. Our Visitors, DR.. J. j Wright
In the evening the presidents levee
was held at eight O'Clock and Professor
| Welch and his excellent wife stood in the
parlor tor two hours receiving the con
CALCULATIONS of hundreds of friends Al
nine O'Clock general social was an
nounced, which was pleasantly enliven
ed by music by the Knights TemplaI
band, and singing by the Normal Glee
! club. A Welch song by tie Rees broth
eFs was warmly applauded.
Not until late hour did the immense
gathering disperse after one of the mos
notable days in the history Of the Nor
NAL and of the town.
| SUDDEN DEATH.-Frank Perrier. a