The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-07-31
PEN PICTURES.
Impressions OF AIadIsoa By Kansas
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j WONDER " Venpne Haroeo OF Ue-
light was more delightful than was the
capitol park this morning. when the
5000 assembled at 8 O'Clock 10 hear the
address Of welcome The stately build
ing, the cleaning tents. the myriAds Of
streaming days and festoons, the gaily
dressed ana ever changing throng, the
shade trees and restless f0untaIn-all
combined to form scene gay and i'm
posing. Long before the exercises be-
gan, the band dIscoursed most delight
tul music from the grand stand on the
east side Of the capitol; and with melo-
dy in my ears and sunshine over head
separated for the moment from our par
y, leaned over the basin Of the fOun-
tain and named 1t, to please
the passing within, HippOcren0. though
hasten to ada that !. did not drink
thereirom. Forgetting At once the
throng and the occasion, / thought
what day
To sun me and do nothing. Nav think
Merely TO bAsk and r1pen Is sometimes
The students wiser busIness.'
But no such unheard of privilege dur
ing . week like this, and soon the presi-
dents hammer called Us to the stand to
witness the formal opening Ofihe N. T.
A. Rev. G. q. Richards, Ii. D., led in
prayer after which His Excellency, Gov
ernor ]. n. Rusk, Mayor Stevens. Gen.
eral Fairchild, Assistant State SHperin-
tendent Chandler and DR.. John Bascom,
of Wisconsin University, made short
addresses Of welcome. happy combina-
lions OF cordially, wit and good humor,
and most heartily were we welcomed to
state, county and city.
No less interesting were the respOn-
ses made by President Bicknell, DR.. D.
B. Hager, DR.. Richards, first president
of the association, Hon. J. L. Pickard of
Iowa, one of the associations "god faith
ers." DR.. E. e. White, of Ohio. and
Gen. John Eaton, commissioner of edu-
cation of the United States.
President Bicknell then delivered his
annual address which We did not remain
TO hear as we wished TO look over one
wing OF the exhibition building. We
succeeded in catching glImpses Of
| Wards Exhibit of Natural History, the
Mechanical Department of Purdue Uni
Yersity, Lafayette, Ind. }, the PaIaeon-
tologcial Collection Dorchester n. "
and the display of the st. Louis Training
school.
While making the tour Of these
places we were joiued by SupeFin,eDd-
eat Wilcox, of Beloit Kansas, Professor
Greenwood, of Kansas City. and Prof.
n. B. Norton, OF Ban Jose, California.
There are twenty-five delegates from
Kansas, eleven OF which are furnished
by the State Normal.
Arkansas has nifty representatives,,
while Kentucky boasts of two hundred.
But Iowa carries off the palm with her
Ave hundred.
THIS afternoon our party selected from
the ak or seven meetings ofdepartments
in. session that OF the Froebel Institute
and right royalty were we repaid by the
hearing of Col. F.fW. Parker's mastery
address, "The Conflict of Two Ideals"
Il Is by far the best address to which We
have listened. but. though have faith
Jul outline, ] must omit it. for briei
account of our excursion on the lake.
President Taylor came up in the even
ing to say that the steamer would
Ieavs in about fifteen min.
utes, so we FASTENED, as only
Normslites can, fearing we would b
late. But we were IN ;ime-as Normal
ties ever are. Boarding the beautiful
steamer "Mendota," we were soon
"-Rlinging the western waters aside.
Breasting the pillows In conscious pr,d'
Rolling the feecy foam below,
Like wintery wTsaths Of drifting snow
Madison is fairly begirt by lakes
Mendoza Lake, the one on which W,
rode, ts the largest of four, being mint
! miles long by fiYe wide. 1t lies north
west OF the city and is connected will
its sister nalades. MOnona. Waubesa ant
! Kegonsa, by the Yahara. It's name
Mendoza. signifies EVIL spIrits.''
, The steamer made a complete circui
4 of the lake, starting up snd skirting tn
University grounds and returning oil
the state Insane Asylum and the bluf
from which latter cleaned tn
torches of an encamping party. Shall
4 ever forget those hours. The recedinl
shores, the long track of foam the fresh
keen breeze, the Tapping banRers. tn
!. distant view of the city, with the towe
of its capital flashing already with cleo
9 trio light, the tiny row-boats, the song
and merry conversation. All, VIII
o could forget.
4 Some one wished to know who coul
o account for the great quantity of dea
= fish afloat on the lake. Fortunately W
4 had with US DR.. Gapen who came, b
avowed, for the express purpose OF bein
questioned. To this he answered tbs
!, he had but one theory TO present, s. G
that the fab, we'll aware of the gres
4 quantity of brain food requisite for sue
# an assemblage as the National Teachers
= Association, had offered themselves
n willing sacrifice, giving up the gho'
a without solicitation.
How the handkerchiefs futtsred 8
70 we rounded the bluff! How clearl
>, aud STRONGLY rang: columbia, tn
"a Gem of the Ocean" across the waters
n And as We neared the pier, with wha
p reluctance we sang
!. Heed not the stormy winds,
Though loudly they roar,
Watch the bright and morning star,
y And pull for the shore"
From the ''shore' We went home, goin
NJ by the park to witness the grand illum
nation, which, by the way, takes plaC
every night. Two thousand Chimes
" lanterns we're depended from wire string
- in every direction. Ten Van Derpoe
= electric lamps enciTcled the tholus, Il
rotunda. senate and assembly chamber
~ were alike illumined with electricity.
" The immense tbrong of strangers an
citizens promenaded tor several hou
= In the park made gay by countless flag
and RED, white and blue lIghts,-to Il
- inspiring strains of Lenders brass ban
HATTIE
% MADISON Wisconsin,
of Thursday, July II, 1884 !
m Notwithstanding the countless emit
a AIN ments in the various churches an
= halls, l entered the Capitol building f
+, q final glance at the hitherto unvisite
exhibits
The rOtunda is beautifully decorate
!, with such notices as Education is Il
n Sne1gth of the Nation" THE Nation
10 Her Safety Lies in Her Schools" et'
"A etc.
"A Passing in rapid succession the &c
graphical display of the Lewis school
Boston, @. q. KING; the Massachusei
School for Feeble Minded. Miss L.
be Moulton; the Illinois department, Al
We the display OF one of the state norma