The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-06-25
The Dedication Of tee New State Normal
and The Thirteenth Annual Com
mencement of the lnstitaiion. z.
A Full Report Of the Exercises.

sA1SpltGS Vi llAOSt
encouraging character The large as
sembly hall of The Sandstone new build
ing was literally packed with people,
pursuant to the announcement that the
Baccalaprpate address would be deliver
ed, at 4 O'Clock p. M, by Professor
Welcb, president fIhe institution.
The effort was one Of the best of its
class ever made in Emporia, and abound
ed in valuable sugsestions,to the gradu-
ating class u iiicIi .wI1ss stt forth in
fitting Language sad by thss,iid Of WE'LL
chosen ILLUSTRATIONS which VIII serve to
deepen the impression made by Them
upon the minis Of the many who were
present on this evenfIuI occasion The
theme Of he .a,ldress. "Something for
NothingS-y WAS declared by the
speaker 10 he pron0uueed IA fallacy
by nature, land that the young
man who declares lbai the world is in
debiea TO hinlS Is more ar less a thief.
He proved that The tendency of striving
TO defYstIii Law, and composing success
in life by Sharp practice and ignoble Gun
ming, Was invariably 10 lead TO crime,
and s'sIisseq Ia punishment He
argued that the law of all Honest Acqui-
silion vas something for an equivalent,
and stSoye 10 impress upon his young
hearers the paramount importance of
building 1p noble characters, and by all
tl,eir act. render themselves necessary, 70
their age and generation. -.4 ..fs,,-,.t
We vshOald like to dwels At greater
length upon The professors admirable
address, and give . fuller review Of the
excellent subject matter ahich IL con-
tanned Suffice itt1say that 1t is spoken
Of in'the mos, fiattering terms, and was
fully up to. the requirements of the meta
bleaoeeisinn in all particulars.
| 90 lNoNDt4, THE SECOND DAY
7 The earlier hours of Monday were de
voted TO oral class eXcrcises, aud the later
ones beloRg ed tO tine graduating class.
At four o'clock tree was planted,
upon which occasion Mr.. Cal Severy
made very, neat and appropriate adj
dress. ~ IS s- IEa-
Al ei ght o'clock the assembly room
| was filed with very large audience to
hear tlle- history, prophecy, and other ex
ercises by members of the class. The
Opening song was the fine old "See ouI
oars, with reathered spray and though
we have pleasant memories of the sons
from our own college days n quarter o
century ago, yet we consider it wa
very well rendered The other song
We're a trio, "A qurtelte aud Good night
song, all of which weIe appreciated
The history Of thc, class was givel
by Hiss Higgins, and was. apparent,
well written, but the low tone in which
: il was read made 10 inaudible to larg
} part Of the audience. Some OF the Ilc
scription Of personal peculiarities of tn
students were highly, humorous Til
3 essay by Miss BiSier, and the oratio
BY Mr.. Ford. were quite up to the ave-
age of exercises Of the kind and merlte
r the applause which they received. Til
q best part of the evening, however, wa
4 the prophecy, BY Mr.. j L. Clippc
s whose y6iee could De heard and who's
: points, bOih humorous and satirica
/, were well made, and in several instance
/. fairly brought down the house. on
q was that Mr.. X. must be "a genius, f.
E genIuses were bOTn,-hoC made, and NJ
!. X, was Certainly barn. Sometime
! straws shoAs which. way the wind blow
: Is it a straw in the wind Of public OpiI
e ion when the prophets of the fortunes I
. the. graduates of teachers, colleg
: only places one out of ten in: I'll
! profession of teaching at til
!. end of n quarter Of cel
J. tnry.s A ssemi-humerous refcrenc
10 a former class was made in resoil
tion at the close of which was passe
!, and class day. was over. Tn
5 students have yet to receive their dipl'
i mas, which will he accompanied by I'll
E good will of the faculty. and friends
d ! education everywhere, hnt if they r
L mbeE the teachings Of some of the
p instructors, they will he prepared fog
rouglRr discipline and harder tasks n
fore tlty graduate in "Knoek about co
!. legel'-the university Of the work
whose portals they are only now ente
!: 3noE ta@f vsEal SIS aaa1 Fa-ir as
,N - 4rtR THIRD DAY 3D.
q The weather has been very auspiciou
! and ihe attendance npon Che commence
: ment exercises increases each. day III
: time from $3.50 .. ~, to p. m. was take
: up on Tuesday by class examination
H'lnclE aWefe conducted in room No.
= By the faculty The Students all cvinc
u very encouraging degree OF progress
S their several studies. aand show the sui
r. stantiaI results of thegefEOrts put fort
: by the teachers during the past yea
7 While these exercises are not Ordinaril
|, considered OF general Interest, they hay
y beeHquite fairly. attended, many Of tn
: visitors Belonging to the alumni of III
! institdtiSis 80. - g. = 80 80 80 s-'~a
In tho evening avery large and appr
: ciatfye zantlience gathered in 'the A
-sembly han 70 hear tho addresses of e.
= President Ia B. kellogg and Prof. B. 7
3 Davis 10 the alumni reunion. After a
t Eopening prayer by Rev DR.. corile,
: Judge Kellogg was introduced by Pres
! dent Welch, and began his fine sddrel
n by setting forth the advantages of con
g bination, demonstrating By very luci
!, line orkargnment and many citation
: from. The history al events, " hich SHOVE
Y much carelal research that all the el
I serprisrs which had contributed TO IL
u 1ayalhpnant aF. cit-tltzat;op a,d ,l,a 10
4 fectiaE afi thDse3soeial, mDral. and M
e teiral systems which prevail in the ar
# Of the worlds best achievemepJs, ha
: been effected by means of combination
q and NEillIOut which no work of real for
D Tor excellence e,il sbe aceomplishe
q T1ns principle, wis applied 70 the ihsl
y tnuons in H9lOset behalf the able adore
: was made, aud the speaker appealed
il very effective manner Iothe hearty c
. operation of all friends. Of The Normal
n giving tosit their .waTmest encourag
d nlent, and by Word and; decd establis
q in Tho noble work in which it is e
= THIS wasa followed b. the song
&c - Bright STAR Of sI5ore,p which was pI
ii duccd by the sweet vocalist, Mrs l. ]
j Fox. viii. exquisite taste, The aecoI
panineni being eharmingly rendered
m Mrs. CIV. Newman on the piano Al
II Mr., Peters on the vtoionceIlo. i1-t'
II Professor Davis was then presente
5 and favored.the aadienee with = very e
= eellent address On the Morals of O.
e Pubic Schoois,A' which he said shou
d be.Slost. sacretIly guarded by the emplo
3 menls Of competent' teachers. and q
4 t-efimhFalaah from the schools of all d
! grading Influences Mr Davis, ripe e
pcrience ia school work enabled him
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