The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-06-21
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commencement exercises Of the Aea
demic Department OF the Kansas
Wesleyan, Notwithstanding the large
audiance at the Presbyterian church
where the funeral obsequies Of Mrs
LOomis were being held. The fora
decorations Of the pulpit were very
attractive, and the church itseli
presented a very attractive appear.
ance on that bright morning. Both
nature and art eOnspired to make
the occasion IS pleasant as possible
The programme was as follows:
INVOCATION.
The Trumpet -,
Cornet solo ..-.- ..-.-.-- !. =. Bull
Oraiiun ---.---.. jas y Baker
Essay A"'''' ;. Edith Collin.
The Minor chord
M Wondering sargyards,
'''''' Source, Of National SirssgiS
Paper ... Gee. HermOn n. Hubbard
Public Education
Essay -. J,,,.y s Anna NJ Lockwood
solo and Chorus .- .... Retta WOOdry
scotch Lassis Jean
Grafton 90. Fred &. Prescott
Grafton . Il. Lee Prescott
IH'Dorfaaoe Of FAysieiai cgLisrs
Essay Hattie Winterburn
OF Things Hare Pissed AEay
The cain, aud ne Storm
Grafton Harry +. Wintrrburn
The Brush Parliament
Night bring, oct IN, SiarI
The SiIrery Sea
AWARDING OF DIPLOMAS.
BENEDICrlON.
The oratiOns, papers and essays
all evinced much careful thought
aud reading upon the themes chosen.
II We shOnld mention one prominent
defect in the efforts Of the male
speakers, we should decide that Il
was in the delivery. No doubt more
proficiency in this respect will beac-
quired as they advance in the college
course. Diplomas were awarded to
those who had completed the Aca-
demic course in the Classical, PhilO-
sOphical and Scientific Departments,
also in the Commercial course.
Bishop Ninde, Of Topeka, delivered
the address to the graduates. He
commenced with u few cOmmendatO-
ry words upon the inside architect
ure Of the church, regarding the
room ~ one of the finest and most
comfortable he had ever seen. He
said the man that planned the inter
ior must be an adept at church ar
chitecture, and that he would like
to learn his name before he departed
from Salina. He then compliments
ed the Kansas Wesleyan University
building, which for interior ar
engagements and adaptation to col
lege purposes was matchless. He
spoke well Of the progress the col
lege had made aud thought it, future
could not be otherwise than grand.
His remarks to the graduates we've
especially fine. He addressed them
r. "my fellow students" for i'm the
school of life all were students, no
matter how far advanced. He would
especially impress upon them the
necessity Of retaining their youth as
lOngas possible and charged them al
80 not to lose their confidence IN their
fellow beings not To reach the de-
plorable state Of manhood known as
the blaze, but tO be imbibed with the
same youthful enthusiasm which
characterized them now, ia all the
future relations Of life. To illustrate
the natural tendency to grow old too
fast, and To che, K that tendency, he
referred To his experience in Pales-
tine. When choosing horse for =
trip one day he charged his drago-
man 10 bring out a gentle horse, As
he had never been skilled ia horse
manship, aud was not disposed to
try any AleXandrian feats this late
ia life. The dragOman's advice.
" hich lac found later in the day To he
very sound, was To take spirited
horse as Its mettle would be sufii-
ciently tanned before the nigh!
shadows fell. The Bishop has an
elegant voice as we'll a. manner,
which added to his elegant presence,
max, him a most delightful speak
er. President Schuyler, of course,
presided at the exercises and in the
presentation Of diplomas made very
appropriate remarks.
The following is the Supreme
Court syllabus in the McMicken case
(McMicken being charged with the
murder Of Aaron Robbins brother:)
Where "a person under Indictment
or information for crime and COM
mitted To prison, is not brought to
trial before the end Of the second
term Of the court, having jurisdic-
ton of the Cilense, which is held af-
ter such Indictment ar inflammation,