The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-06-11

MondaY night the class exercises Of the
Normal clnss Of IS were held in the as
sembly reom- Notwithstanding the
rain, and he other attendant moon.
veniences. tie room was filed By friends
of the school and the class.
The exercises were opened By music
from theclass orchestra, which rendered
Its selections remarkably well.
The first literary production was Miss
Alice Reynolds essay, Uses of Thought"
The essay evinced careful study Of the
subject in hand. 1t was well written
and especially we'll read.
"AIps on Alps Arise" and Mr.. w.
d. Jacobs succeeded in surmounting
them by cratory in highly creditsble
manner. Success awaits him IL he han
dies every Alpine problem in life ss
well as he did the subject of address.
A song was rendered by the entire
class. The chorus singing Of class,
with competent leaders, always holds
an audiencer This occasion was no ex-
cephon. There seemed, however, to
force itself in the music melody Of sad.
ness begotten Of the reality that this
voicing in unison Of sentiment In song
would be privilege little longer &C
corded to this class of 'S5.
Miss Nellie Cunningham read the
class poem. "The Parting of the Ways
which was written by Miss Hattie
Homer, whose literary talent Is well
known here. Miss Cunningham has
an exceedingly clear and musical voice
and rendered the poem impressiYely.
Mr.. e. Kauffman's Grafton 1.-THE Mes.
sage Bearer was e scholarly
production, containing much thai
is practical and bearing marks of q
sklllful writer.
The class quartet followed with q
song, there's Music in the Air" Tu.
multuous applause brought the quartet
out second time.
Mr.. G. 4. Bishop delivered the addrel
TO the undergraduates. He commenced
with plain. practical talk, and having
called on Mr.. A. L. Funk, the represent
alive OF the undergraduates to come e
the stage, he carefully unwrspped 9 pa.
per from a young, green stalk Of
corn and presented it to him
In the course of his talk Mr.. Bishop
said the emblem was a suitable symbol
since Kansas corn had attracted the eyeI
of the whole world. Among othel
pleasantries he said: 81 consider young
corn typical of the undergraduates, In
that 1t is verdant. It is characteristic o
the gentlemen because 1t is yet In need
Of cultivation. and represents the ladies
in that it will require good husband-r1
if it ever amounts to anything Of good.
BE closed by hoping that the department
he was addressing would become to thu
educational interests of Kansas wha
corn has been to the industrial and com
mercial interests.
Mr.. Funk, true to his trust. stood in
dignified manner under the weight o
wit and wisdom from the Bishop. A
the close, holding up the young stalk b
said, "You behold what you have left be
hind you. That represents Wondrousspos
slbilities. and"-pointing to the senior
sitting alternately ladies and gentlemen
on the stsge-''these two rows do not.
He said the motto of '55 in starting ha
been mot for school, but for life" ant
see the arrangement of the class nov
After indulging in other jokes, mingle
with some good advice. the speake
reminded them that they are sculptor
of life, and, for the Juniors, extended tn
wish that their highest conceptions c
success might reach the grandest Col
} summation. In the midst of his addreE
Mr.. Funk, in accordance with the con
plotting clause of the '95 motto: "The
the full grown corn In the ear" presente
to each senior full groWD ear of corr
and to MIR. Tom Reynolds two.
The class at the close sang to the tuI
of "Do you think I'll make q soldier
a song "Do you think I'll make senio
senior in the year of 1862" with Il
chorus, "Rise, spout. we'll send Il
posies, posies, in the year of 'S6
: Prof. A. G. Moss played accompan
ments for all the vocal music of u
evening.