The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-06-16
THE GLASS OF 81
Third Annual commencement of the
Emporfa High School.
a Review Of tle E.sEsl.s. a. the Com

EmporfA High School
a Review of the Exercises at the Con-
EreGatiOnal Church.
Pursuant 20 the forced adjournment
of the commencement exercises, on &C
count of the storm Thursday evening, /
the spacious audience room of the Con-
gregational church was filed Friday |
afternoon with friends of the graduating |
class and the public schools, to listen to |
these exercises
The chapel presented a cheerful ap-
pcarance, Notwithstanding the fact that |
the decorations of flowers and evergreens |
had been arranged for the evening pre-
vious. The class motto-'The Mar
BILE Waiteth'' was arched above the
rear of the platform, and in the center
of the arch was suspened an emblematic
horseshoe of roses.
Shortly before 3 o'clock the class, to-
gether with their teachers, Mrs. Morse
and Mr.. Hill, entered and took seats
upon the platform.
An overture was then rendered by the
orchestra, after which the Divine bless
ing was fervently invoked by Rev. Mr..
Hendy, pastor of the Presbyterian church.
MISS LEFA DEAN FARNHAM
was next introduced, and delivered the
Salutatory and an essay, "Mind and its
Mintage," both of which were very cred.
table productions and evinced much
careful study and research. Miss Farm
ham truly maintained that the mind is
grand, unbelievable something which
evolves all knowledge and which formu-
lates many fine and noble thoughts and
sentiments, that in measure lose their
grandeur for want of appropriate Ian
guage in which to clothe them.
MASTER oRMoND PERLEY,
the next speaker, treated of orators and
oratory, in a manner that would do
credit to person of more mature years
and ripper experience. He spoke with
evident familiarity of the history of ora
tors, ancient and modern, and claim
ed that the greatest orators the world
has ever known were those embraced in
the Revolutionary century, beginning
about the year 1850. Also that while
the press has in measure superseded
the orator as a moulder of public Opin-
ion, there are grand possibilities for USE
fnlness in the line of oratory. Master
Perley spoke without manuscript and
displayed good deal of oratorical tai
ent for one so young.
MISS CARRIE MORSE
6oA Cd oh
fact that a dry subject need not neces-
sarily be dryly treated and made "Dry
Bones glitter and sparkle with gems of
truth. Miss Morse has the happy facul-
ty of speaking directly to her audience
and her animated style of expression,
coupled with the choicest language tair-
ly won the admiration of all. The Gen.
trail thought that the careful analysis of
dry studies and the sterner realities of
life work like the analysis of dry bone
reveals much that is grand and beau
tiful, was clearly set forth in this essay.
"Ruins of Time" an essay by
| MISS NELLIE CUNNINGHAM,
was an excellent production, and
abounded with illustrations to prove that
the many apparent ruins of time are but
the giving way of the old to be replaced
by the new, which more than compen
safes the loss. Not only is this true o.
ancient works of architecture but of an
cient dogmas and theories as we'll. Mis-:
Cunningham is forcible speaker and
her enunciation is particularly clear and
distinct. After a quartette by Messrs
Holmes, Murphy, Binns and Brown will
Prof. Pete at the piano,
EMANUEL F. SMITH
was introduced and delivered an oratiol
full OF good thoughts fitly expressed, Oh
the theme, "Dress is Not the Man..
Master Smith is the first of his race t.
graduate from the schools of this cit,
} and his achievements are the source o
just pride on the part of his parent
who have spared no pains in givini
him the advantages of education. H
: spoke without manuscript in clea
: and forcible manner, and was HEARTH
| cheered at the close.
IL MISS KTTTIE ELLIOTT
followed with an essay on the subject
Gan Iron Key Unlocks Golden Trea:
ure," and admirably sustained the argu
ment that by firm and steady purpos
of the will, the golden treasures c
knowledge may be unlocked and tranl
formed into crown of richest usefu
ness. Miss Elliott's mode of expire:
sion was excellent.
, The essay of
MISS ANNA RIGGS
= containing the History and Prophecy c
the class ELECTED the closest attention c
the audience and fully sustained, i
points of excellence, the productions c
those who preceded her. The histor
of the class given by Miss Riggs is a
a follows:
1, The graduating class of the Empori
high School, in 1881 comprises eigh
members, two of whom owe all of tiiei
D instruction TO the Emporia publ
J., schools:
Mary Marcia Garlick was born in Chi
cago, Illinois. Has attended school ii
Wheaton, Peabody and Emporia schoo
. six years.
Carrie Carpenter MOrSc IS q natlV
f of Emporia. She has received her educa
ton in the Emporia public schools, wit
|, the exception Of two terms spent in tn
l Normal of this city; has attended schoo
4 eight and one half years.
Emanuel Smith is native of Tennessee
| For the past eight and half years II
has received instruction in the Empori
4 public schools, and has never been tai
s dy or absent more than one day or dc
graded
LLefa Dean Farnham was born in 18th
1 aca> New York. She has attende.
e school eleven and one-half years, il
A Binghsmton, New York Philadelphia
Penn. and Camden, New Jersey. Sh
, entered the Emporia High school il
September, 1880.
Lyman Ormond Perley was born il
| Emporia. His school life eight and one
4alf years has been spent in the Empori
Lsnblic schools, with the exception of on
Year, which was spent in the Normal.
d u Kittie Alice Elliott, of Bushnell, Il
, hnois, has attended school ten years; ii
Nrbana, Illinois, seven years and il
fEmporia. Kansas, three years.
N Rose Nellie Cunningham was born il
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where she al
tended school four years; she afterward
attended the State University at Law
renee, Kansas one year; State Normal
one term and the EmpOria High schoo
2 one year. She has studied necessarily
/ for the past two years.
, Annie Washington Riggs was born il
Portsmouth, Ohio. She has attended tn
public schools of EmDoria for the mas