The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-03-12
NoRnrAL NOTES.
SATURDAY. March Z

DAlGh6A4s AAoASA -
County Superintendent Dixon, who
graduated from this institution IN 1880
honOred her "Alma Mater with visit
yesterday morning.
Miss May Collier has been stopping
for few days in this city with her sis
ter Maggie.
Ar. Edward Palmer of Peabody called
on Little Ed" his son, last Wednesday.
Miss Emma Lewis was favored with a
VISIT from her brother few days ago.
The senior class dignIfied itself by
electing to its presidency the distin-
guished giant. Mr.. T. II. Reynolds OF
Great Bend.
Abnormal chorus" in charge OF Prof.
A. C. Moss, meets on Tuesday afternoons
at 4;30.
B C. Hasting was elected president of
the Lrteratl last evening. Mr.. Hasting
has been faithful member Of this So
ciety for several years, and is therefore
thoroughly conversant with ats needs.
We predict an excellent admInIsira-
ton.
At its last session the following Off
GERS were elected Tor the AmicIcian So
ciety: President. d. B. Lehman; vice
president, ]. II. Tibbles; secretary, Mol
lie Robb; attorney, Lily Clark; sergeant
Ct arms, g. l. Brooks
In Prof. Fowler's rhetoricsls on yes
terday morning. Miss Carrie Bradley
read 40 essay on 'The American and the
French Revolutions. COntrssted. " The
common tendency Ia the discussion of
historical matters towards "rehsshlng
stale facts" was couspicuously absent In
Miss BradleY's effort. The essay was
rife with fresh, vigorous opinions aud
interspersed with strong, pleasing fig
ures. After it was read, considerable
comment was offered, most of which
was commeudatory and some otherwise.
The principal fault found with this pro.
duction and particularly with its sup
porters was disposition to divest the
character of our revered Washington of
the "least and the last remains" of weak
ness and to invest it with every magma
BILE virtue. A man who Is utterly devoid
of faults is fit only for "habitatiOn in the
SKIES" and being thus endowed with
divinity has little credit for success
which Can be measured by human effort.
| However, Washington may we'll serve as
type of true manhood and perhaps
after all these extrsvsgsut destinations
are not very largely productive of Ill.
At the Lyceum, the quartette rendered
a song entitled speak Kid Word
which did not seem to be well received
by the audience. A vocal solo by MISS
Edith Miller. NIT with more apprecia-
tive consideration. Messrs. Haines
Newton, Culver and Taylor rendered q
solo and quartette, the burden of which
appeared to be twn animals, one oi
which was stationed on the bank and the
other snugly domesticated in an adjoIn
ing pond. After an animated discus-
sion between said animals, the quartette
disbRnded. A loud, prolonged encore was
honored by superb bow on the part o.
the organist, and all was ever. For fur
Their information relative to the names
and occupations of these two animals the
gentle reader Is requested to call on oul
old friend Will. Miss Hattie Andrew
supplied US with a laughsble dish O
"Green Apples" Miss Edith Miller read
an essay on Mythology" and Mr.. j. L
Minor posted US on the "Soudan War
in an Grafton which showed a gooC
knowledge of that matter. MIR. A. II
Newton's essay on "Tennyson" held The
attention of the audience well and thu
debate was very interesting. Messrs
Brown and Gray were opposed b.
Messrs. Shrek anG WoOdw ward. Tn
alternatives gained the day.
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