The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-06-16

of fashionable schools for ladies, CAV,
their origin and the reason for their de
cay, which in substance was, that the
relationship of woman 10 society wa:
not understood She was not on q leve
with man. But when the condition OF
things were better understood and thu
good qualities of woman better appreciat
ed she was considered of sufficient i'm
portance to be educated at the same
school. The drudgery was lifted off heI
shoulders and better distributed. He
said that we would have portion of the
drudgery of the world to perform, and
that We must not shirk. Our success
will depend upon how we'll we do>our
part of it.
The charge to the class was full OF
the best of advice The relations form
ed at school were graphically
described, and the painful ordeal
of severing them pictured. 1t was
necessary that we should meet,
and part, the very condition of
things required it. The class were
charged to rely upon SELF and never
stoOp to unmanliness, TO suit the whims
of society. Resign your position first,
but do not resign merely to be endorsed.
The address pictured the duties of
home, school and society, in the prob
lem of education, too plainly 10 be mis-
understood. If our state could be thor
Oughly imbued with the ideas contained
in the address, the science OF education
would be reality in the SCHOOL state"
The room was comfortably filed with
attentive students and citizens. The
threatening aspect of the weather kept
many away. Rev. Mr. Kirby dismissed
the audience about half past nine
O'Clock.
SECOND DAY.
The public oral examinations of the
Fourteenth Annual Commencement CT
the State Normal, began Monday at
$50 a. m., and continued till O'Clock
p. m. There were many visitors present
during their progress, and the result
gave evidence of an industrious year, on
the part of the pupils and faculty.
In the evening the class exercises took
place in the Assembly room, the pro-
gram embracing an Grafton, history,
prophecy, etc. The meeting was called
to order by the president of the class,
and the exercises of the evening were
The assembly room was filled with a
very attentive audience. The first exer
else was the reading of an essay, by the
class essayist, Miss Allie Hassler. She
took for her theme the class motto,
Through Trials to the Stars" and treat
ed it with ability. Among other senti-
mcnts uttered, were the following:
without trials you must die but half q
man. Man is not man when he is Gre
ated, but manhood GENES with years.
traced the history of this country and
the lives of some of her greatest men,
showing that the high eminence they
reached, was ever through trials. The
delivery was commensurate with the
we'll chosen subject matter.
The class history, prepared by Miss
Brown and Miss Young. furnished
many occasions for ludicrous indulgence
The members of the class were repre-
scented as having many of the most start
ling adventures. 1t may be sufficient
comment to say that the ladies achieved
reputation as successful historians
which will hereafter distinguish them
with the class of 81.
Tho class Grafton, delivered by Mr..
Gibson, was well-prepared production
He took for his subject, 1.-THE victories
of thought" and handled it in a manner
to reflect credit upon that gentleman
The subject matter was especially good
The excitement of the occasion some
what affected the delivery.
Miss Florence Axtell was chosen by
the class to prepare its prophesy, on the
ground of her supposed especial fitness.
The good judgment of her classmates in
making the selection they did, was fully
verified by the prophesy. We were led
to believe that Miss Axtcll had been
cultivating her imaginative powers in
anticipation of the event. The culmi-
nation was grand. Her ingenuity in
bringing the class together after tarry-
ing for fifteen years, was simply admir-
| able.
The graduating class, by their presi-
dent, made presentation to the under
graduates in a very appropriate speech.
The response of Mr. Granger was as
follows: 1--WE thought the graduating
class would have presented us with a
box of tacks, as emblematic ofour sharp
ness; but instead, they have presented
US with a dead-beet, and rs the actions
are usually in conformity with the state OF
the mind, We must judge the condition
of the class by the present they have
made"
After general approval of the eXer
cises by loud applause, the crowd was
dismissed.
| THIRD DAY.
The oral examinations continued un.
til 1 80 d. m. At 3 O'Clock, the public