The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-06-12
CLASS DAY.
Report of the Exercises at the Normal
Monday Evening.



Report Of the Exercises at the Normal
Monday Evening.
si TRssdAy's Daily.
The Normal class day exercises which
were begun. so auspiciously. Yesterday
afternoon: were. concluded last evening
In . very hsppYMay. So.
The program. was opened with a cho-
Ems, the BeacOa Light is Beaming," a
cong IndicalIye OF the future of the class
This vas followed by an grafton by B.
D.. Ausherman on the Accom- and
the Oak" which was full of thought
well expressed. Il dealt with gFowths,
political, religious and educational, Of
sncient,. medieval and modern times,
and presented a forcthle picture of the
different systems of civilization which
have all contributed TO the present sum
Of the Wcrld's enlightenment. 1t was
delivered IN highly pleasing man
nef and the applause which was show
cred upon the speaker gave evidence of
the favorable impression which he had
created.
The responsible duty of addressing
the undergraduates ss assigned to Miss
Villa WheFland, and the manner IN
which che fuifilltd this mission cannot
be too highly commented. Her ap-
pearance : al once won the favor
Of the audience and the sub
ject matter of her Grafton and
the style Of its delivery were all that
could have been desired. The follow
ing Is brief outline Of her address:
Ny dear young friends, was
quite at Q loss 70 know why was chosen
to advise you this evening, and after
long consideration ! concluded my iel-
lows had been guided by that old
maxim cage before bca Iiy" We OF the
I6izss % a. say to You, climb up higher,
struggle ia strive until you attain 10
our height come up higAer for We are
Aere. Ana D0w, present yOu this token
Of our esteem, (preseDtiug . sheaf Of
wheat InteFtEIned with rOses) and al
though II is suspicIously suggestive of
greeDness and like most Of you boys,
beardIses. yet 1t gives evidence of
plentiful harvest of fruit. Nay
your pathways be like this sheAf-plen-
tsfully strewn with roses.
McAllisteE, the "Irish Orator, -. repli-
Cd in behalf Of the undergraduates:
LADIES AND GDNTLEAKN: I was con-
siderably q a loss myself to know why
this honor had been conferred on me
but when l knew that MISS WherIand
had been chosen easily saw a. she did,
that il was that age might come before
beauty. While these self praised seniors
are melting u to emulate their deeds
on the one hand notice that on the
other they are trying TO cover them up
with straw. In selecting present for
yOa we recognized the fact that II would
Be long time before you could enjoy
the fruits U4 cur iabOFs end thas you may
be able 70 eat thereOf when the time
comes, and that you may look. well,
allow me 10 present you With these
lpreseuting'a set Of false teeth and .
AiO: =. ~
The response abolnded in bs
morous a1lunons 70 the graduates, which
Nere heartily enjoyed by the audience
e1d Mr.. MeAllister in speaking for the
under Graduates displayed the ready Wit
Of the naiI6nality 70 Which he belongs.
The tokens Of eeniIitg with which
Er. McAlllstes presented The
class were gracefGlly received
with IhaBks BY Miss Wherisnd,
on the part Of the senioFs-
The class poem. written by Ere
nO0t Miller, was read by Miss
AyrtIes jones, and in view of