The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-03-19

the state III pfOpOrliOD 10 It's pppulhtlO0.
aany house builders have so placed
their residences as u commsnd direct
view through the main avenues-lhaL Is.
the houses stand at the head of the street.
This is good idea foS the houses and
also for the Ihoroughfsres. We do not
remember 10 have seen this plan adopted
in any other Kansas town.
The one state institution OF Emporia
,is tae Normal school. and it stands in
the king row" we have noticed aud
Commands the main business thorough.
fare, which, as in Atchison, is called
Commercial street. Tue IN urmal" may,
10 fact. b. said TO stand at The head of
everything in Emporia The town has
literally 'laid itself out" on the lnstitu-
ton When The first building, connd-
cred quite palace at first, grew shabby
the town moved nerget,caIly tor new
building. and when that burned down
Emporla was on hand Ia a few months
with another. The Legislature never es-
capes the patient search and vigil long"
OF the Emporjsns who go up 20 Topeka
after an appropriation for the Nor
nal.
1t was matter ia which the Normal
was concerned. and so all Emporia WAS
Interested, that really took The writer to
that town ON FridsY evening The oc-
CASTOR MAS the second annual contest of
the Kansas Inter Collegiate ASSOCIATION,
~ which an i,a hriaf orsfa-s closo. f-T,,,
ihe n orm1l school, the State University,
Ottawa University and Washburn Col.
lege were u compete for two
prizes. Tnis gave an opportunity TO
pass an evening. at the Hotel Coolidge
aud WhhleY's opera house, with large
number of representative students Of The
Normal aud the other collegiate institu-
tions of Kansas, Together with several of
Tie instructors. II may be SAID OF the
Kansas student taaf, up go date, be is a
verv sensible. well bred young fellow.
modest, intelligent and enthusiastic to
sufficient degree about his own alma
mater, but who, as yet, has not gone to
seed on the subject OF college "things,"
college songs, college badges, college
cries, college feuds, college clubs of all
sorts, aud the various devices by which
the coilegian in less sensible aud eulight
ened countries strives 30 let the universe
kuOw that he Is not as other men are,
but is 'iu college"
CO.education is tue rule IA all the
Kansas schools. and all that Is true of
the gentlemen is true OF the ladies'
Whitley's opera house, where the con-
test WIS held, is, we believe, the latest
"temple II the drumt' built IA Emporia.
aud seemed 10 be an admirable example
OF what, in the oil eounr,es, would be
.lled provincial" theater. II was
found 10 be neat aad handsome enough,
aud the common mistake has been avoid.
ed Of making the house TOO large. By
suspending the gallery and other space
saving devices, enough room has been
saved for auy probable audience without
making the auditorium big and barn
Ike. On the particular evening in
question il looked bright sad cheerful.
To one accustomed 10 the peaurious
gloon OF our opera house. The light was
really quite dazzling. The stage was
hsnked with masses OF bright Towering
plants. The audience. composed almost
entirely Of young people, was as bright
as the flowers. and save when applause
was strictly in order, nearly as st,Il.
Now THAI tbs cones, is al over and
the verdict rendered, and none of the
Judges" are candidates for re election,
IL is safe to speak OF the eff 3rts b9th of
the successful and unsuccessful eompeii-
tors.
The .cur orstions were remarkable Tor
their sympathy with humanity. They
were all in harmony with the divine
attribute Of mercy. MIR. Buckland OF
WRshbGtu spoke On "Our Present Out
look. )" aid his speech Vas plea for his
native land II was a defense OF his own
country M egsiEsi some of themselves.
4 declaration ,hst the American citizen
is neither a miserable demagogue nor
his dupe. but IS RAPIDLY becoming
scholar, snd, 10 any ven, is & nile
man. This was well sad Mr. Buck
land should use his 0raIon for Fourth
OF JulS purposes. az least until he can
get better one. Mr.. Scion r Gilmore
OF the Stale UniversIty, in speaking OF
"Individaal ManhOod,n enlarged Mr.
Bucklaud's field Of view and claimed
that he best should r. said for all men !;
thai The Individual man wis working
out his own salvation, through a move
ment IS silent ana - irseslstibls as the
frost that reDds the cliff or tue humble
heaven in tie housewives meal B tn of
these orato,s spoke as young men, with
the enthusiasm of youth old c,nics who
have sianed away hage rs we'll as epror-
lonitY. sheer al ,his enthusiasm, but 1t
saves the world.
THE Congo Cenfrlet c. by MIR.
Docking OF IRE $ ale Normal, " as chiefly
marked by tie extensive search it dis
played IN TIE direction IT what may be
current history; thu hlsiesY which has
not yet bseu bound up IN books, which
cannot be hunt, up 70 cyclopedias. Il
was like the oiher oratsons in prophecy
OF better DAY s. when the Dark Contiuent
shall be illuminated breugh secogui.
uon Of tbs PRAGUE OF International
con'erence, .gtowias cut Of Tie doctrine
of national Fraternity
In the qualisies o, drsulailc fervol
and inieRsi,y, the orAIi. n % Mrs MolIis
Cloud OF ouswe, the jew OF Fact ths
jew OF Fiotinu." was 1nique. Tue
Others h 81 saoksa for unlvels.l human
ity ent she voiced he wn,pgs OF = smii
ten ard down rodlea race. The y,luti
OF The speaker. her siishi form. sses e
BY the in,ersity Il b.r sFesch, her Girl
ish voice, iremploss Viih indieuailun
added greaiiy u the force 81 the ,rnth O
history watch sar surveyed il bnrrin,
sentences
Fbus tpnr ffirs sttdutives OF Ranss
youth and cuIinre, choosing iheir sel
! SUBJECTS With ,al collision Or mutua