The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-30
Thou never more would be
The man thou art content"

Thy self the man God meant;
Thou never more would be
The man thou art content"
"What Shall 1t Be-" by Miss Andrews
''NIy youth and inexperience make politi-
cal theological and scientific themes I'M
possible We, as graduates, are standing
where the brook and river meet. Our ideas
are uniformed Very few of us have known
grief and sorrow. We know little beyond
our school life. So rapidly have we adj
VAnced that our ideas have not had time to
crystaliZe.
The tedious reviewing, repeating. dig
Cing out problem in geometry, questions
of economy. constructions IN latin, seem
sometimes, to US, to be needless, but they
develop mind. thought and character
They enable us TO meet the problems Of
life and questions of the great world upon
whose threshold we now stand. Some day
we shall come to the craggy pass, where
the whole of life's stream VIII be broken
up into whirl and tumult, foam and noise.
DUN NivimuS' by Miss COrwin-
Cooking about us at almost any time and
place we NAV see evidences OF intellectual
growth The very lightning of heaven
has been changed and its powers used to
carry rs from place TO place; to light our
wandering steps and to carry our thoughts
around the world. We are living in the
intellectual age and at the dawning Of n
universal moral reformation. The world
j. awakening 10 q BttbtE MISUNDERSTANDING VI
Its duty toward God and man.
Intellectual development is grand but
what viii ii avail without the moral deVel-
opment2 While we educate the brain let
rs not neglect the education Of the heart.
Is there ought that Is in our nation either
socially or politically that is vile, that we
would fam cover up? II there Is, let us
remedy il by making ourselves perfect and
there our influence viii be for good.
We might talk against and weep
over that which IS false in the
world for days without number
and the blemish would still remain. But
let each one strive for self perfection and
that which is wrong viii disappear like
mist before the morning sun.
Dear teachers, who have guided our
wandering minds through the mysteries Of
many an OlOgy and ism, it IS far from a
pleasant task to bid You adieu on this oc-
caSiOn The pleasant relationship of
teacher and pupil is now over and if in the
days to come you should by chance think
OF the class of 80 may the good only come
TO your mind, and may any unpleasant
thing that may have happened be blotted
out forever. You hold a very dear place in
the hearts of this class and as we travel
along LIES dusty road the knowledge you
have impaired to US, the advice you have
given and the examples of truth and hon
esty you have been to us VIII accompany
us and exert their influence although we
be far distant from you.
At the close of the exercises Prof. Shull
addressed the class as follows:
MY dear Young friends: To You this is
an suspicious day During the past four
years you have labored assiduously in
your school work, and tonight we extend
TO you oar hearty congratulations upon
your arrival at this, the elimination of
your earnest efforts. You now leave the
Immediate watch-care of your teachers,
ig hpnn haf of
seek admission to higher institutions of
learning. But some viii pass directly
into the stir and hustle of active life, and
as you go forth amid the harsh conflict of
opinion, the ardor of pursuit, the tumuit
of passion and the enthrallmenG of avarice
we would give you these parting words Of
counsel: Be strong, acGuit yourselves like
men and women, thoroughly equipped
with moral stamina that viii enable you
TO fill with dignity and honor the various
positions of society, church and state 20
which YOU may be called. 1t is our
earnest desire that you may not be con
tent with this preparatory education, but
that you may thoroughly explore the
fields Of knowledge TO which you have
merely received an introduction. Mr..
Superintendent, | present to You this
class as suitable persons to be graduated
from cur High school"
DR.. Stevenson then in a few well chosen
Der the good lessons they had been taught
making an eloquent appeal to them to
look upon life seriously and with deter
animation TO succeed.
President Levy hen made the following
address and presented the diplomas:
In the fullest fruitiOn of hope, ambi-
ton and aspiration. you have reached LIES
practical morn. No more enyiable posi-
ton than that occupied by you tonight |
ever falls TO the lot of hopeful youth. Sur
rounded by those who are near and dear
TO you 10y ties of cOnSanguinity and friend |
ship. you have reached the goal to which |
yOu viii ever revert as one of the happieSt /
epOChS in your existence. You are about to /
cross the portals separating the periods of /
dependency and self reliance. Here the f!
duties of the parents, teachers and the I.
public in equipping you to take |
mp LIES battles ceases, and hence I.
forth you will become an integral /
part of the great mass of humanity. /.
The foundation of your career has been /
laid; you must build the superstructure !
Your success depends on the practical use /
YOU make of the knowledge inculCated in .
YOUR minds The apple blossom is a senti- /
ment; beautiful to the sense of vision, but !
il fades III day and falls at the slightest .
breath of the zephyr. The fruit of the I
tree represents the value and result of the /
care, time and labor entailed in its cultiva-
tion. Let 1t ever be your effort to gather .
the fruit of knowledge foStered bv the |
great minds of those who have laboreG in |
the vast fields Of information in the past /
and profit by their researches and expert /
ences.
The foundation Of society rests on edu-
cation. They VINO are best fitted for the .
worlds battles are those possessed of 4
broad and liberal education. The world .
of literature, arts and science, /
whether of law. medicine or kindred !
subjects Is open to YOU. No country on .
earth Is quicker TO recognize merit and /
ability than this. The halls OF congress /
are full of graduteS of the public schools.
Many ofthe public schools. Many of the .
historical names on the scrolls OiIame and .
honor of this great nation never had the .
advantage of a college education.
No educational system has ever been de !
vised that can reach you wisdom EX- /
perience Is the only teacher of this science
Every moment of your future should be .
employed for some useful purpose.
Buried IL the dead past. no regrets can
recall time that has been wasted. Success /
in life requires active, energetic pushing
spirits There j no room for droneS.
Greatness was never achieved by in &C
tivity, and supinely waiting for luck TO
come
One of our graduates of 1855 has made
such rapid progress in the science of med
feline As 10 attract the attention of the
most eminent physicians of New York /
We view with pride and pleasure the adj
VanCement OF this young man. who but
two short years ago ended his public
school career on this very stage. Your Oh
pOrtunltleS are 10 less than his, If YOU /
but grasp them when offered. and profit by
the information and advice of those of
more mature experience and superior
merit.
Contemplate but Tor moment with